
Activities to Enrich Ocular Motor Development
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Play with a toy race car.
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Fly a kite. Outline it in the sky with a pointed finger.
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Blow bubbles – try to catch one with the wand.
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Bop a balloon. Try this on a carpet square. Try for the most bops in a row.
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Play with a marble track game. Try to stop the marble on a specific color.
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Play with a magnetic fishing pole.
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Play Mr. Mouth, Grabbin’ Grasshoppers, Snackin’ Safari or similar games.
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Play with a remote control car. Tell the child when to turn left or right. Try it with an obstacle course.
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Play the Elefun game.
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Roll a marble or ping-pong ball back and forth catching it in a cup.
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Try to roll marbles onto a target.
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Build a racetrack for a car or train.
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Play flashlight tag.
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Play ping-pong.
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Hit a suspended ball with a paper towel tube.
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Hold a cup and have the child drop pennies into it. Move the cup.
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Use a flashlight to locate specific items in the room. The child names objects that you point out with the flashlight.
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On a large number line the child looks at the number you name.
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Play Simon game.
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The child draws a mirror image of a simple design.
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Find the differences between two nearly identical pictures.
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Copying designs.
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Use an eraser to try to “cross your eyes.”
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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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