Fine Motor Control
Notes : �
This activity can be done with blocks of uniform size , such as 2 ” x2 ” children ’ s building blocks .
Level 1 Notes :
� Lay out on a flat surface a number of small blocks . o Example : 10 2 ” x2 ” wooden blocks . o Add more blocks as the person progresses .
� Ask the person to use the hand with the best strength and dexterity to make a single block tower as high as possible , aligning the blocks carefully to help with stability . o Repeat the activity with the weaker hand if possible .
Task : � Stack the blocks as high as possible .
Level 2 Notes :
� Ask the person to use the hand with the best strength and dexterity to remove one‐by‐one the top block from the stack of blocks completed in Level 1 without knocking over the stack . o Repeat the activity with the weaker hand if possible .
Task : � Remove blocks one at a time from the top of a stack of blocks without knocking over the stack
Level 3 Notes :
� Lay out on a flat surface a number of small blocks . o Example : 20 2 ” x2 ” wooden blocks . o Add more blocks as the person progresses .
� Ask the person to make two block towers as high as possible . o Alternate using each hand individually and both hands simultaneously , if possible .
Task : � Stack the blocks as high as possible .
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