,Visual motor integration (often referred to as “hand-eye coordination”) is the ability to coordinate what we see with how we move.  Visual motor integration helps children with tasks that require their eyes and hands to work together, like writing, cutting, or catching a ball. In occupational therapy, we work on developing these skills through fun, targeted activities that help children strengthen the connection between their visual skills and their motor control. For example, therapists might use games involving tracing, building, or copying patterns to help kids practice guiding their movements based on what they see. Improving visual motor integration can support children’s success with school tasks, self-care, and play activities. 

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Activities to Complete at Home:

  1. Copying pictures, shapes, designs, etc.
  2. Puzzles
  3. Coloring inside the lines
  4. Building with Blocks
  5. Matching pattersn with Tangrams
  6. Mazes
  7. Catching and throwing balls
  8. Using a “stomp and catch”DSC_0573
  9. Shape sorters
  10. Hitting targets with balls
  11. Stringing beads
  12. Cutting along a line
  13. Making shapes/objects/letters with Play Doh
  14. Craft projects
  15. Pop beads
  16. Ring toss
  17. Games such as Perfection, Lite Brite, or Thin Ice
  18. Draw half of a picture and have the child finish the other half
  19. Connect the Dots
  20. Tic Tac Toe