Dynamic Tripod Grasp
: Object is held with fingertips of thumb, index, and middle fingers; ring and little fingers bent; hand moves separately from forearm. Typical grasp for 4½- to 6-year-olds. Mature grasp pattern.
Eye-Hand Coordination
:The ability to use fine motor skills to accomplish a task that the eyes and brain want to complete.
Fine Motor
: Movement of the small muscles in the fingers, hands, and forearms (for example, writing, cutting with scissors, stringing beads, or drawing). Another term for “small motor.”
Finger Isolation
: Using one finger (for example, pointing).
Grasp
: Hold with fingers.
Gross Motor Skills
: Movement of the large muscles in the arms, legs, and back (for example, walking, running, or kicking). Another term for “large motor.”
Hand Dominance/Handedness
:The hand that develops strength, skill, and precision to perform fine motor tasks. A preference for using one hand over the other.
In-Hand Manipulation
: Adjustment of object in the hand, after grasp.
Occupational Therapist (OT)
: A healthcare professional who helps persons overcome physical or social problems due to illness or disability. OTs are skilled in adapting the environment so that a child can participate in the occupations of childhood: play, school, and self-care.
Open-Ended Activities
: Materials or projects used to create without fixed limits or restrictions. For example, drawing on a blank sheet of paper rather than a coloring book.
Pencil Grasp
: How a person holds a writing tool.
Pencil Grip
:Tool added to pencil to help correct an ineffective pencil grasp.
Pincer Grasp
: Using index finger and thumb to hold an object.
Pipette
: A syringe-like device used to pick up and dispense a liquid.
Proprioceptive Sense (Proprioception)
: The unconscious awareness of sensations coming from the muscles and joints that provides information about where each part of the body is and how it is moving.
Quadripod Grasp
: Held with fingertips of thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers; little finger bent; hand moves separately from forearm. Mature grasp pattern.
Reciprocal Hand Skills
: Using one hand to do one thing while the other hand does something different. For example, when cutting with scissors, one hand holds the paper and the other hand manipulates the scissors.
Release
: Using fingers to let go of an object.
Static Tripod Grasp
: Held with crude approximation of thumb, index, and middle fingers; ring and little fingers are only slightly bent; grasped high on the utensil. Typical grasp for 3½- to 4-year-olds.
Stylus
: A pointed metal or wooden tool used to make indentations in the support surface.
Tactile Sense
:The sensory system responsible for identifying touch input, understanding what has been felt, and preparing for a response.
Index
A
Acrylic paint
Acrylic spray
Address books
Alum
Animals
masks
stuffed
Apple seeds
Asawa, Ruth
B
Bags
freezer
messenger
paper
resealable
Balance
Bananas
Bark
Barrettes
Beads
Bilateral coordination
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Bilateral hand skills
defined
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Binoculars
Blankets
Blocks
Bolts
Bottles
glue
medicine
plastic
spray
travel-size
Bowls
Boxes
Briefcases
Broken toys
Bubble wrap
Bubbles
Buckets
Bulb paintbrushes
Buttons
C
Calculators
Calder, Alexander
Cameras
digital
Cardboard
Cardstock
Carrying
Cars
Cell phones
Chairs
Chalk
sidewalk
Chalkboards
Chenille sticks
Child Find Program
defined
Chopsticks
Clay
modeling
Clips
Cloths
Coffee cans
Coffee filters
Coffee stirrers
Cognitive development defined
Coin purses
Coins
Collages
Colored glue
Colored pencils
Colorforms
Coloring books
Colors
Combs
Confetti
Construction paper
Construction vehicles
Contact paper
Containers
air-tight
plastic
Cookie sheets
Cooking oil
Coordination
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Copy paper
Copying skills
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Corduroy
Cornstarch
Cotton balls
Cotton swabs
Counting activities
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Craft sticks
Crayons
easy-grip
large
Cups
measuring
nut
paper
plastic
Curlers
Cutting materials
Cutting skills
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
D
Decorating icing
Denim
Descriptive language skills
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
Developmental readiness
Developmentally appropriate practices
defined
Dexterity
Digital cameras
Digital pronate grasp
defined
Dimes
Directional terms
Dishwashing liquid
Dolls
dressing
paper
Dramatic play
Drawer liners
Dressing skills
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Dress-up clothes
Dry-erase boards
Dry-erase markers
Duct tape
Dynamic tripod grasp
defined
E
Easels
Edible sprinkles
Electrical tape
Erasers
Eyedroppers
Eye-hand coordination
defined
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
F
Fabric glue
Fabric
Faux fur
Feathers
Feeding skills
five-year-olds
three-year-olds
Felt board
Felt pieces
Fences
Fine motor skills
cutting
defined
foundations of
helping preschoolers with
learning space
tools
writing
Finger coordination
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Finger isolation
defined
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Fingerpaint
paper
Finger puppets
Finger strength
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Fingerplays
Finishing nails
Five-year-olds
bilateral coordination
bilateral hand skills
coordination
copying skills
counting skills
cutting skills
descriptive language skills
dressing skills
eye-hand coordination
feeding skills
finger isolation
finger strength
grasp
hand strength
outdoor activities
pencil grasp
pincer grasp
shapes
singing activities
storytelling
stringing/lacing skills
tracing skills
vertical surfaces
writing/drawing tools
Flowerpots
Flowers
Foam pieces
Foam soap
Foam stamps
Foil
Following directions
Food coloring
Forearm control
Forks
plastic
Four-year-olds
bilateral coordination
bilateral hand skills
coordination
copying skills
counting skills
cutting skills
descriptive language skills
dressing skills
eye-hand coordination
finger coordination
finger isolation
finger strength
grasp
hand strength
outdoor activities
pencil grasp
pincer grasp
pouring skills
release skills
shapes
singing activities
sizes
storytelling
stringing/lacing skills
tracing skills
upper-body strength
vertical surfaces
writing/drawing tools
Frames
Freezer bags
Funnels
G
Gender
Geoboards
Gifts
Glitter
glue
pens
Gloves
Glue
bottles
colored
fabric
glitter
wood
sticks
Golf pencils
Golf tees
Graph paper
Grasp
defined
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Grass
Greeting cards
Gross motor skills defined
H
Hair bows
Hair clips
Hairbrushes
Hammers
Hand strength
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
Hand-dominance/handedness
defined
Hole punches
Holidays
I
Imagination
Imitating
Incline boards
Index cards
Indian corn
In-hand manipulation
defined
Ivory® soap
J
Jell-O® gelatin
Jewelry beads
Jewelry boxes
Jewels
Journaling
Junk mail
K
Kitchen sponges
Knives
plastic
X-ACTO™
L
Lace
Laces
Lacing cards
making
Laminate
Laminated paper
Large motor skills.
See
Gross motor skills
Leaves
Lego® blocks
Length
Letters
Liquid soap
M
Magazines
inserts
Magnetic boards
Magnetic pieces
Makeup brushes
Makeup sponges
Mallets
Marbles
Markers
dry-erase
large
thin
Marshmallows
Masking tape
Masks
Matching skills
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Medicine bottles
Medicine droppers.
See
Eyedroppers
Melons
Memo pads
Messenger bags
Michaelangelo
Mini-muffin pans
Mirrors
handheld
Mobiles
Modeling
Modeling clay
Money skills
Moore, Henry
Mulch
Muscle control
Muscle tone
N
Natural sponges
Newspaper
Newsprint
Nickels
Notepads
Nut cups
Nuts
O
Oak tag
Occupational therapists defined
On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets
by Michael Dahl
Onionskin paper
Open-ended activities
defined
Outdoor activities
five-year-olds
four-year-olds
three-year-olds
P
Packing tape
Paint
acrylic
fingerpaint
tempera
watercolor
Paint pens
Paint rollers
Paint shirts
Paintbrushes
bulb
large
small
Pans
mini-muffin
pie
pizza
Paper
cardstock
construction
contact
fingerpaint
for cutting
graph