Activities to Enrich Ocular Motor Development

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Ë    Play with a toy race car.

Ë    Fly a kite. Outline it in the sky with a pointed finger.

Ë    Blow bubbles – try to catch one with the wand.

Ë    Bop a balloon. Try this on a carpet square. Try for the most bops in a row.

Ë    Play with a marble track game. Try to stop the marble on a specific color.

Ë    Play with a magnetic fishing pole.

Ë    Play Mr. Mouth, Grabbin’ Grasshoppers, Snackin’ Safari or similar games.

Ë    Play with a remote control car. Tell the child when to turn left or right. Try it with an obstacle course.

Ë    Play the Elefun game.

Ë    Roll a marble or ping-pong ball back and forth catching it in a cup.

Ë    Try to roll marbles onto a target.

Ë    Build a racetrack for a car or train.

Ë    Play flashlight tag.

Ë    Play ping-pong.

Ë    Hit a suspended ball with a paper towel tube.

Ë    Hold a cup and have the child drop pennies into it. Move the cup.

Ë    Use a flashlight to locate specific items in the room. The child names objects that you point out with the flashlight.

Ë    On a large number line the child looks at the number you name.

Ë    Play Simon game.

Ë    The child draws a mirror image of a simple design.

Ë    Find the differences between two nearly identical pictures.

Ë    Copying designs.

Ë    Use an eraser to try to “cross your eyes.”

Ë    Hold two small objects in front of the child, move them back and forth ask them to say which one is closer.

 

 

 

 

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