Name Tree!
Target Age Range: 4 and up
It’s apple picking season and what better way to celebrate than with making a name tree in OT:). This is a great activity for your Preschoolers and Kindergarteners. It targets fine motor strength/endurance, fine motor control, early grip positioning, and name writing/sequencing. Oh and I almost forgot scissor skills. All and all it’s a fine motor dream!
Fun fact: coloring inside the lines is a great way to work on fine motor control. A skill later needed to write legibly and on the lines.
I found the apple pictures on Pinterest when I searched for “apple coloring pages”. Here I drew a tree, however you can always have your child trace their hand if you’re looking to add some bilateral coordination practice into the mix. If having your child trace their own hand is too tricky, you can always trace it for them:).
Enjoy!