📘 100 OT Interventions for Pediatric Development

 ✳️ Section 1: Gross Motor Skills (20 Interventions)

  1. Animal Walks (bear walk, crab walk)

  2. Obstacle Course Navigation

  3. Scooter Board Activities

  4. Balance Beam Challenges

  5. Hopscotch with Movement Prompts

  6. Trampoline Jump Sequencing

  7. Therapy Ball Core Workouts

  8. Wheelbarrow Walks

  9. Climbing Wall Grips

  10. Jump and Reach Games

  11. Floor Ladder Drills

  12. Cone Weaving & Agility Games

  13. Kick-and-Catch Circuits

  14. Stilt Walking or Bucket Stilts

  15. Yoga Poses for Kids

  16. Tricycle or Pedal Car Workouts

  17. Throwing at Targets

  18. Step-Up-and-Down Patterns

  19. Tunnel Crawling Routines

  20. Parachute Play Coordination

✳️ Section 2: Fine Motor Skills (20 Interventions)

  1. Pegboard Patterns

  2. Bead Stringing Sequences

  3. Clothespin Pinching Games

  4. Tweezers & Pom Pom Sort

  5. Playdough Rolling & Cutting

  6. Pencil Grasp Strengtheners

  7. Lacing Cards or Shoe Tying

  8. Buttoning Boards

  9. In-Hand Manipulation Games

  10. Paper Tearing Art

  11. Puzzle Assembly Tasks

  12. Cutting Along Lines

  13. Sticker Placement Patterns

  14. Coin Drop in Slot Box

  15. Writing in Sand Tray

  16. Finger Mazes & Tracing

  17. Using Tongs to Transfer

  18. Squeeze Bottle Art

  19. Finger Puppetry Drills

  20. Stringing Pasta Necklaces

✳️ Section 3: Sensory Processing (15 Interventions)

  1. Sensory Bins (rice, beans, foam)

  2. Deep Pressure Activities (weighted lap pads)

  3. Proprioceptive Wall Pushes

  4. Swing Therapy (linear/rotational)

  5. Tactile Play with Slime/Gel

  6. Brushing Protocols (Wilbarger)

  7. Vibration Toy Exploration

  8. Calming Fidget Box

  9. Auditory Listening Therapy

  10. Aromatherapy Playdough

  11. Bubble Blowing Breathing

  12. Resistance Band Pulling

  13. Sensory Pathway on Floor

  14. Rocking Chair Rhythmic Moves

  15. Crunchy Snack Crunching (oral-motor)

✳️ Section 4: Visual-Perceptual & Cognitive Skills (15 Interventions)

  1. Matching Picture Cards

  2. Spot the Difference Games

  3. Visual Scanning Maze Hunts

  4. Shape Sorting Boards

  5. Memory Tray Challenge

  6. Visual Schedule Making

  7. Puzzles with Missing Pieces

  8. I-Spy and Object Finding

  9. Pattern Block Copying

  10. Tangram Assembly

  11. Copying from a Model

  12. Mazes and Path-Finding

  13. Dot-to-Dot Drawing

  14. Visual Tracking Ball Games

  15. Simon Says with Visual Cues

✳️ Section 5: Self-Care & ADL Training (10 Interventions)

  1. Dressing Dolls Practice

  2. Fasten the Button Race

  3. Toothbrushing Practice with Mirror

  4. Handwashing Routine Songs

  5. Zipping Practice on Boards

  6. Eating with Spoon & Fork Games

  7. Shoe Lacing Relay

  8. Pack the School Bag

  9. Snack Time Setup Practice

  10. Potty Training Visual Charts

✳️ Section 6: Social & Play Skills (10 Interventions)

  1. Turn-Taking Board Games

  2. Role Play with Puppets

  3. Cooperative Lego Builds

  4. Emotion Matching Cards

  5. Mirror Face Mimicry

  6. Storytelling Circle Time

  7. Freeze Dance for Impulse Control

  8. Follow-the-Leader Routines

  9. Bubble Pop Turn-Taking

  10. Puppet Shows for Conflict Resolution

✳️ Section 7: Regulation & Behavioral Support (10 Interventions)

  1. Calm-Down Jar Use

  2. Yoga & Mindful Breathing

  3. Body Check Charting

  4. Emotion Thermometer Tool

  5. Social Stories for Transitions

  6. Visual Timers for Task Endings

  7. First-Then Board for Clarity

  8. Safe Space Setup in Classroom

  9. "How Do I Feel?" Wheel

  10. Weighted Blanket Chill Time

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