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What is OTPlan?

Occupational Therapy Plan - an activity idea search engine for pediatric occupational therapy activities.   Match skills you want to work on, with materials you have, to a detailed occupational therapy treatment activity.  

OT Activity of the Day (Tuesday)

Stickplane - This activity works on grasp and finger strengthening as well as fine motor control skills by building a mini model airplane out of a clothespin and wooden sticks.

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use, Fine Motor Control, Finger Strength, Grasp, Motor Planning, Pincer Control, Sequencing, Tactile Perception, Tripod Grasp, and Visual Motor


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Latest Occupational Therapy Activity Ideas

Fun Jar - In this activity the child will strengthen his grasping skills and eye-hand coordination skills by inserting pipe cleaners or straws into the holes of a spice/herb jar.

Promotes: Eye-Hand Coordination, Grasp, Pincer Grasp, Tripod Grasp, and Visual Perception

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Pom pom Bird - This activity promotes grasping skills and provides tactile input by creating a little bird from different sized pom-poms.

Promotes: Bilateral Hand Use, Cutting, Grasp, Hand Dexterity, Pincer Control, Pincer Grasp, and Tactile Perception

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Fingerprint Turkey - This activity provides tactile input and works on finger isolation by creating a picture of a turkey using the child's finger prints.

Promotes: Finger Isolation, Sensory Processing, and Tactile Perception

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Pincer Penguin - This activity works on pincer grasp and body awareness skills by creating a penguin out of different size pom-poms and glue.

Promotes: Bilateral Hand Use, Body Awareness, Hand Dexterity, In-hand Manipulation, Pincer Control, Pincer Grasp, Sequencing, and Tactile Perception

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Crossing Colors - This activity promotes crossing midline and functional grasp by drawing between vertical lines while standing.

Promotes: Crossing Midline and Tripod Grasp

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