BUTAG, BENA JANE L.

SPED 111(TThS; 4:00-5:00)

BEED-SPED 3

November 24, 2016

MOTOR ACTIVITIES

A. FLOOR ACTIVITIES
1) OBJECT RELAYS- This is a fun indoor or outdoor game and the whole family can take part.
STEP 1: The kids stand in a line and pass the ball/object to the child behind them.
STEP 2: Do it overhead, then between the legs.
STEP 3: Encourage the kids to use both hands together.
STEP 4: Make it more fun by having a bucket of objects at the front that have to be transferred to an empty bucket at the
back.
STEP 5: You can do this in fireman relay style, where everyone keeps their place, or have the last kid run to the front after
placing the object in the bucket at the back, that way they all get a turn to be in front.
2) SIDEWALK CHALK SIGHT WORDS- The objective of this activity is for the child to spell words by riding or
running over letters in the correct order.
3)

Treasure hunt- Kids love finding hidden objects especially when theres a prize at the

end. Simply write your clues on some slips of paper get creative. Place the first clue
somewhere easy to find, like inside your childs snack or cereal bowl. Then leave as many
clues as you like around the house, making a trail to the final clue. Instead of a prize, the
treasure hunt can lead to various coins around the house. This way the kids get to collect
all the coins and put them in their piggy banks in the end.
4) Indoor

basketball

You cant be too little for this version of basketball. All you need is a bucket and a rolled up
sock (or a small, light ball). Each player takes a turn at throwing the sock-ball into the
bucket. When a player scores a bucket, he or she takes a step back and throws again until
missing. The player who shoots the ball in the bucket from the farthest distance wins.
5) ROLLER BALL
Have children join hands in a circle. 'It' is in the center. 'It' tries to roll a ball out of the circle.
Palyers use their feet to keep the ball within the circle. When the ball goes out--a new 'It' is
chosen.
6) SQUAT, SQUAT, SCAT!
This is "another version" of Duck, Duck, Goose.

While young children think "Duck, Duck, Goose" is fun---those over grade 2 may take offense
with playing a "Baby" Game...that's when you try the game with a "Themed" title or this type of
game name!
It's still Duck, Duck, Goose---but with a different name!
Have children sit in a circle...
Method:
One person is "It".
This person runs around the circle touching the players on the back saying: "Squat, squat, squat"
When "It" touches a player and says "Scat", that person must chase "It" around the circle.
"Scat" tries to tag "It" before he/she gets home.
Our wooden railways have always been a classic of ours. The range holds an endless
amount of tracks, trains and accessories that encourage childrens creativity. And besides being fun to play
with, while building and re-building children practice their logical thinking and motor skills too.
Brio Tracks and Trains

Cars and Road Mat

City Life

This self-contained metropolis has it all: school, hospital, fire and police stations, a park, church, service station, parking
garage, bus stop, restaurant even its own airport! Hours of fun can be had without ever leaving the border of these citythemed carpet play mats.
Farm and Animals
* Zoo and Animals
* Dinosaurs
* My Little Ponies
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* Lego and Duplo
* Stickle Bricks
* Mobilo

B. EYE-HAND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES

1) PASSING AND GENTLE TOSSING- It takes a lot of concentration for a toddler or a preschooler to pass or toss
something carefully with both hands.
STEP 1: Play a variety of circle or line games, like the relays above, where balls or beanbags are carefully passed from
one player to another.
STEP 2: Then upgrade to gentle tossing.
STEP 3: Have the kids move one step away from each other and thengently toss the ball or beanbag to each other.
2) SUSPENDED BALL ACTIVITIES- Use a suspended plastic ball and have your preschool child or
toddler play some games with it.

BAT AND BALL: Use a bat and have your child practice hitting the ball with the bat. Use a variety of bats to increase the
challenge for your child.
3) BALL-WALL TOSS
STEP 1: Ask your child to toss the ball against a wall and catch it again.
STEP 2: You will need to experiment a bit to find the most effective distance from the wall it depends on the type of
ball, and how forcefully your child throws it, but encourage your child to start with a gentle toss!
STEP 3: See how many your child can catch before missing and keep a running record of the best tally. Encourage your
child to better the score each time!
4) TOSS AND CATCH- Tossing a beanbag or ball into the air and catching again is a good hand-eye coordination
exercise. If your child tends to throw randomly, have your child stand in a hoop or mark a circle to stand in - this can help
kids throw more carefully.
5) STACKING ACTIVITIES- Stacking one block or cup on top of another requires your child to pay attention
visually and guide the hands in movement. Give lots of assistance at steadying any wobbly towers until your child gets the
hang of placing the blocks or cups accurately.
6) SORTING ACTIVITIES- Place the sorted items into a small container. This child is sorting colored pegs into little
cups, but you can use buttons, bottle lids, or anything really. The key is that the items must be dropped into a specific
place, and this will encourage the eyes to guide
7) Pouring and Filling- Playing with sand and water can give your child lots of sensory experiences! But you can also help
your child develop visual motor skills when you give containers that need to be filled. The act of pouring and filling helps
your child to coordinate hand movements with the information that the eyes are sending to the brain.
8) Desktop Eye-Hand Activities- Worksheets that include mazes,overlapping lines, and tracing paths are also useful for
working on eye-hand coordination skills. This will help your child to write more neatly in the lines when formal
handwriting begins.
9) Dots And Grids- Dot pictures and grid pictures are helpful visual motor integration activities. They require the child
to look carefully at the picture and replicate it, which is the same skill needed in handwriting. Start with the really simple
ones for young kids and progress to the harder ones as their skills develop.
10) ROLLING A BALL- This activity is lovely for toddlers and young preschoolers.
STEP 1: Have your child sit with legs apart, and you roll the ball between the legs.
STEP 2: Your child needs to try and stop the ball before it hits their tummy.

C. CHALKBOARD ACTIVITIES
1.

Chalkboard Connect the Dots- work on writing (fine motor skills) as well as refreshing his counting skills.
Using a chalk board and chalk (or you could use your sidewalk or driveway if you dont have a chalkboard), I
made some simple connect the dots in basic shapes. Ive also done this on paper (on a roll of art paper -affiliate
link to make it large) with markers.

2.

The Spelling Race students line up in 2 rows facing the board. The teacher calls out a word. Students
have to write it down letter by letter i.e. each letter is written by one student. Every student has one move s/he
can write down a letter or make one correction if a mistake has been made. The team that finishes first wins
(provided that they spelt a word correctly!).

3.

A-Z race students line up in 2 rows facing the board. The teacher writes all (or some) letters of the
alphabet on the board twice (there should be set of letters for each group). The teacher chooses a category e.g.
clothes, food, animals, sports etc. The students run to the board one by one and write words beginning with one
of the letters of alphabet. The tam that finishes first wins.

4.

Pictionary- This is a classic and one that may easily be adapted to any level. Students are split into two
teams and they take turns drawing words, actions, or situations that they have drawn from a pile of cards.
Teammates guess what is being drawn.

5.

Hangman
Another popular game that may be adapted to your needs. Play the classic game where students have to guess a
word, or a more sophisticated version where they have to guess entire phrases, expressions, movie or book titles.

6.

Writing Race- This game is similar to the race mentioned above but in this case students race to the
board to write a letter, a word, or a complete answer to a question. You can have each student write the complete
answer or play it like a relay race where each student in the team only writes one word, then races to pass the
marker to a teammate who must write the next one, and so on.

7.
D. VISUAL PERCEPTION ACTIVITIES
1. Form Constancy- Try these form constancy activities and tips to help your child learn how
shapes and forms remain constant. This skill helps a child to realize that a letter remains the
same no matter where it is seen.
2. Visual Discrimination- Use these visual discrimination activities and games to help your child
learn to pay attention to visual details in matching things up and spotting things that dont
belong.

Hidden pictures games in books such as "Where's Wally".

Picture drawing: Practice completing partially drawn pictures.
Dot-to-dot worksheets or puzzles.
Review work: Encourage your child to identify mistakes in written material.
Memory games: Playing games such as Memory.

Sensory activities: Use bendable things such as pipe cleaners to form letters and shapes (because feeling a shape
can help them visualize the shape). The letters can then be glued onto index cards, andlater the child can touch them to
"feel" the shape of the letter.
Construction-type activities such as Duplo, Lego or other building blocks.
Flash cards with a correct letter on one side and an incorrectly formed letter on the other side. Have the child try
to draw the letter correctly, then turn over the card to see if it is right. (Have them write in sand or with finger paint to
make it more fun)
Word search puzzles that require you to look for a series of letter.
Copy 3-D block designs
Identify objects by touch: Place plastic letters into a bag, and have the child identify the letter by "feel".

E. VISUAL MEMORY ACTIVITIES

1. Concentration/Memory Game- I usually start with a set of 6-8 pairs and gradually increase the number of pairs used in
the game as the childs visual memory improves. The aim of the game is for the child to visually recall where the
matching card was found.
2. Follow the Leader
Walk behind the person who is It. Go where they go and do what they did
when you get to the same spot. For instance, step onto the sidewalk and
wave your arms, walk across the grass taking giant steps, stop at the
driveway and spin, hop three times at the fire hydrant. Take turns being
It. Child learns to pay attention, remember, repeat.

3. Copy-cat (Also Called Mirror-Mirror)

Like Follow the Leader, but played while sitting or standing. Do a series
of actions that your child must repeat. Think fun and silly. Alternate large
and small gestures. Take turns being "It".

4. Steam Drawing
Can be played on a mirror or shower door in a steamy bathroom (or, if it's
not bath time, play this while finger painting). On a large steamed-up
surface makes shapes, letters, and pictures for your child to copy. Make
patterns that require you to use a part of your hand or elbow -- to make it
funnier and more challenging to copy.

5. Back Drawing
Use your finger to "draw" a shape, letter, or number on your child's back.
Have them guess what it is. Take turns drawing and guessing.

6. Change Sorting

Dump a bag of loose change in front of your child and have them help
you sort it into stacks of the different coins. For older children - have
them place them in coin wrappers to take to the bank and change in for
paper money. ;-) (Of course, be aware of and prevent
choking hazards with young children.)

7. Which is Different?
Xerox, print, or hand draw 5 to 20 copies of a single, simple picture. Cut
them out, and make a small change to one of the copies (draw an
additional line or color in an area... or add a moustache ;-) and have your
child pick out which is the different picture. Add more copies as your child
gets better at finding the different picture or add another difference, to
make it harder. It doesn't matter what change you make -- searching, and
comparing the details to identify the changed picture is the skill.
8. Close Your Eyes
Show your child a photo or illustration. Tell them to close their eyes, then
ask them questions about the picture. Begin with simple questions, that
your child will find easy, such as, What animal is in the picture? or, Is it
day or night? When your child is comfortable with the activity, move
towards asking them harder, more detailed questions.
This can be played in real-life, as well as with pictures. While standing in
line, tell the child to close their eyes, then ask questions such as, Is there
a man or woman in front of us? or, What color shirt is the cashier
wearing? or, How many glasses are on the table? or, What is laying on
the seat next to you?
9. Spot the difference- These days its easy to download worksheets from the internet or puzzle
books that will challenge your child to find objects that are similar and different.
10. Unscramble those words- Choose a word that you know your child can spell. Write the letters of that word on
separate pieces of paper jumble them up and ask your child to unscramble them to spell the word correctly.

F. DISCRIMINATION OF SOUNDS ACTIVITIES

Listening walks: This listening activity can take place indoors or outdoors.
Remind the children about the things that good listeners do (e.g. keep quiet, have ears and eyes ready). Invite the children
to show you how good they are at listening, and talk about why listening carefully is important. Encourage the children to
listen attentively to the sounds around them. Talk about the different sounds they can hear. After they have enjoyed a
listening walk indoors or outdoors, make a list of all the sounds they can remember. The list can be in words or pictures,
and prompted by replaying sounds recorded on the walk.
A listening moment: This is another activity that can take place indoors or outdoors. Remind the children how to be good
listeners. Invite them to show how good they are at listening by remembering all the sounds they hear when they listen for
a moment. Ask them what made each sound and encourage them to try to make the sound themselves.
Drum outdoors: Give each child a beater or make drumsticks, for example from short pieces of dowel. Encourage the
children to explore the outdoor area and discover how different sounds are made by tapping or stroking with their beaters:

a wooden door, a wire fence, a metal slide, and a few items such as pipes and upturned pots you have planted. Ask each
child to demonstrate their favourite sound. The whole group can join in and copy. Ask each child to take up position ready
to make their favourite sound. An adult or a child acts as conductor and raises a beater high in the air to signal to the
children to play loudl,y and lowers it to signal playing softly.
Teddy is lost in the jungle: One child (the rescuer) is taken aside while a teddy bear is hidden somewhere in the room.
Tell the other children they are going to guide the rescuer to the teddy by singing louder as the rescuer gets closer to, or
quietly as the rescuer moves further away from the teddy. Alternatively lead the children in singing a familiar song, rhyme
or jingle, speeding up and slowing down to guide the rescuer.
Favourite sounds: Ask the children to think about sounds that they do and do not like (e.g. stormy weather, barking dogs,
car horns, crying babies) and to say why.
New words to old songs: Take a song or rhyme the children know well and invent new words to suit the purpose and the
childrens interests. Use percussion instruments to accompany the new lyrics.
Adjust the volume: Two children sit opposite each other with identical instruments. Ask them to copy each other making
loud sounds and quiet sounds. It may be necessary to demonstrate with two adults copying each other first. Then try the
activity with an adult with one child.
Roly poly: Rehearse the rhyme with the actions (rotating hand over hand as in the song Wind the bobbin up).
Ro ly po ly ever so slowly
Ro ly poly faster.
1. (Increase the speed of the action as you increase the speed of the rhyme.)
2. Now add in new verses, such as:
3. Stamp your feet ever so slowly
Stamp your feet faster.
4. Ask the children to suggest sounds and movements to be incorporated into the song.
5. Say hello ever so quietly
Say HELLO LOUDER!
Listen to the beat: Play different rhythms. Remind the children to use their listening ears and to move in time to the beat
fast, slow, skipping, marching, etc. Keep the beat simple at first (e.g. suitable for marching) then move on to more
complex rhythms for the children to skip or gallop to.
I know a word: Throughout the course of daily activities, encourage the children to think about and play with rhyming
words. The adult begins with the prompt: I know a word that rhymes with cat, you need to put one on your head and the
word ishat. This can be used for all sorts of situations and also with some childrens names: I know a girl whose dress is
neater, she is sitting next to Gifty and her name is Rita. As children become familiar with rhyme, they will supply the
missing word themselves.
I spy names: With a small group of children sitting in a circle, start the game by saying I spy someone whose name
begins with and give the sound of the first letter, for example /s/. Then ask: Who can it be? Satish stands up, everyone
says his name and he carries on the game, saying I spy someone whose name begins with and so on. If any children call
out the name before the child with that name stands up, still let the child whose name it is take the next turn.
Name play: Call out a childs name and make up a fun sentence starting with the name (e.g. Ben has a big, bouncy ball,
Kulvinder keeps a kettle in the kitchen, Tim has ten, tickly toes, Fiona found a fine, fat frog). Ask the children to think up
similar sentences for their own names to share with others.
Voice sounds: Show children how they can make sounds with their voices, for example: Make your voice go down a slide
wheee! Make your voice bounce like a ball boing, boing. Sound really disappointed oh. Hiss like a snake ssssss.
Keep everyone quiet shshshsh. Gently moo like a cow mmmoooo. Look astonished oooooo! Be a train chchchchch.
Buzz like a bumble bee zzzzzzz. Be a clock tick tock. This can be extended by joining single speech sounds into pairs
(e.g. ee-aw like a donkey).
Target sounds: Give each child a target sound to put into a story when they hear a particular word or character (e.g. make
a ch sound when they hear the word train). Start with a single sound that the small group of children can make together
when they hear a target word. Be prepared to prompt initially and leave pauses in your reading to make it obvious where
the sounds are required.
Whose voice?: Ask children to close their eyes. Choose one child to say something (e.g. by touching them lightly on the
shoulder). The children then open their eyes and have to guess who spoke.
Clapping sounds: Think of words using the letters s, a, t, p, i, n (e.g. sat, pin, nip, pat, tap, pit, tip) and sound them out,
clapping each phoneme with the children in unison, /s/ /a/ /t/ then blend the phonemes to make the whole word orally. As
childrens confidence develops, ask individuals to demonstrate this activity to others.
I s-p-y: I spy for younger children; rather than just giving the initial sound, sound out the whole word e.g. I spy a ch-air, I
spy a b-e-n-ch, I spy J-oh-n.

Clapping rhythms: Clap a simple rhythm and ask the children to clap it back to you. Vary the rhythm that you clap. Once
the children are used to this activity, invite a child to clap the rhythm for others to copy.
6. HAPTIC PERCEPTION ACTIVITIES: TACTILE AND KINESTHETIC
1. Sorting
Another activity we have is 'sterognostic sorting'. This can be done with many things, including natural objects such as
nuts, seeds or even grains (the hardest). A child can sort two types of objects up to four or even five. At first this is done
looking, then with a blindfold using two hands. In my class currently I have a basket with wood cubes and wood
rectangular prisms (small). There are two bowls - the child first sorts looking; then closes her eyes or uses a blindfold to
sort the wood objects into two bowls.
2. Easy Handbag Hunt (for preschool children or for a child whose skills are very poor)
You need: an old handbag or even a grocery bag, various household objects and toys eg fork, spoon, small ball, toy car,
fake flower, toy cup etc
How to do it:
First make sure your child knows the names of all the objects you will be using. Then place the objects into the bag. Ask
your child to feel an object and tell you what it is. Your child should use both hands to manipulate the object. After
guessing, let your child pull it out to see if it is right. If correct, your child gets to keep it, if wrong, you get to "keep"
it. See who has the most items at the end of the game.
3. Grocery Hunt
You need: a grocery bag and a few unopened packets of non-perishables eg rice, popcorn, dried beans, macaroni, pasta
shells, jelly sweets
How to do it:
First make sure your child knows the names of all the groceries, and feel the packets to get a sense of how they differ.
Pop the items inside a plastic grocery bag. Ask your child to put both hands into the bag, feel a packet and to tell you
which item it is. After guessing, let your child pull it out to see if it's correct. If correct, your child gets to keep it, if
wrong, you get to "keep" it. See who has the most items at the end of the game
4.P lay mirror. Have one student have their back to the artwork and one student facing the art and the
other student. Have the student who can see the artwork do movements from the art, and have the
one with their back to the work mirror the moving student.

5. Play charades- a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the
actions of another player who may not speak
6. PANTOMIME YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY- In this game, you can use different themes, such as
careers, characters in a story, or whatever relates to your curriculum. Students begin seated in a
circle. Each student takes turns. The object is for the student to pantomime his or her hobby. One
student begins. He or she pantomimes his/her favorite hobby. Next, all the students stand and
try to follow along. After 30 seconds or one minute, everyone sits down. Students call out what
the hobby was. Continue around the circle. This activity is great for community building,
recreation, and lesson support.
7. Freeze Tag- One student is it. When students are tagged, they must stand still with their feet
wide apart. To become unfrozen, another student must pass under their legs.

8. Tug of War with a rope- This is a classic game best played outside. The class is divided in half
and stand on either side of the center point of the robe. Whichever side pulls the other side
towards them and past the center mark wins. This is great for recreation or for breaks from
lessons.

7. GROSS-MODAL PERCEPTION ACTIVITIES

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http://handsonaswegrow.com/lots-of-blocks-activities/
http://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/visual-motor-activities.html
http://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/kindergarten-handwriting.html#EyeHandCoordination
http://www.homeschooldiner.com/specials/special_needs/memory/visual2.html
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http://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/more-tactile-perception-activities.html
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