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Building Fine Motor Skills in Occupational Therapy

We began our session with a fine motor activity where students picked up colored balls and matched them on a game card using tongs. This exercise helps develop the tripod grasp, which is a mature pencil grasp using the thumb, middle, and index finger, essential for writing.

With support and cues, the student successfully transitioned from an immature fisted grasp to a more mature tripod grasp while tracing the letter L. This progression demonstrates the effectiveness of our fine motor activities in preparing students for writing tasks.