Visual Motor Skills

What are they?

• Visual motor skills, in short, are the skills we use to be able to look at something and respond to it appropriately.

• Examples include copying shapes, coloring within the lines, tying shoes, and catching/throwing a ball.

• These are fundamental skills needed for handwriting, reading, and doing a variety of bilateral motor coordination activities.

  
  

Examples of Supplemental Activities:

• Copying/writing/drawing shapes, letters, numbers, etc.

• Catching/throwing/dribbling a ball

• Puzzles

• Tangrams

• "How to Draw" videos or books

• Bilateral motor coordination activities

• Legos

• Drawing

• Coloring

• Painting

The OT Toolbox has great information resources. Read about it here:

https://www.theottoolbox.com/visual-motor-skills/