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Children's Occupational Therapy Body Image/Spatial Awareness
Children's Occupational Therapy Body Image/Spatial Awareness
11. Play musical statues- when the music stops freeze in a certain position.
12. Follow my leader-child in front dose an activity which other children copy. Ring a
bell and children freeze in a position. Talk about the position i.e. my right foot is
in front of my left.
13. Directional body movements- associating directional body movements with the
drawing of lines-Up, down, out (away from body towards side or from side into
body). Verbalise the direction the child is drawing the line.
14. Symmetrical movements raise both feet.
15. Alternating movements- rise right foot then left foot.
16. Two different movements raise one arm and one leg.
17. Obstacle courses- under, over, in, out, through, forward, backward, big, little.
18. Concentrate on specific body parts without moving them. Lie down on the floor
and become aware of the name body part. Stretch and relax. Name, touch or
raise body parts. If identification I s a problem stroke, brush or put a ribbon
over part.
19. Carry out activities using beanbags, sponges, ribbons, bandages e.g. bandage
different parts of the body. Place beanbag/sponge between knee and chin, feet.
Wipe your face with a flannel.
Songs/Rhymes.
Hokey Cokey
Simon Says
Stereognosis game- put different objects in a bag and see if the child can
identify what they are.
Imaginative games- be a tree, teapot, ball- static postures. Be a kangaroo,
flamingo, snake, elephant, and gorilla- dynamic postures.
General activities- swimming, trampoline horse riding, blind mans buff, obstacle
course twister.