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Rolling a ball: Start to mould the putty between both hands into a ball shape. This programme can be used at home or in school.Ĭlick here to access 4 Week Theraputty Programmeġ. This should help improve motor control and aid motor memory for learning movements involved in fine motor tasks such as writing.Ĭlick here to access the Hand Warm Up Exercises 4 Week ProgrammeĪ 4 Week programme has been created to provide specific exercises for your child to carry out each week and also provides a link to a demonstration video. By doing this the child will have an increased sensory awareness of what their hand muscles and joints are doing. The exercises are aimed at increasing the tactile and proprioceptive sensory messages the child receives from their hands.

Ensure your bottom is right back on the chair, sit up tall with back straightĬarrying out the following hand exercises prior to fine motor or drawing tasks helps the child’s hands prepare for activity.

Ankles, knees and hips should all be at 90 o angles.

Feet flat on floor, (use a box to rest your feet on if your feet don’t quite touch the floor).

Sit at a table (preferably for your height).

There are a number of suppliers online who can provide the various colours in different quantities ranging from individual sized tubs up to pots containing enough for an entire class.įollow these tips for the best posture when carrying out table top activities:.

Obviously some children may be stronger than others but it is better to start with a softer resistance and work up to a firmer strength. As a rule of thumb we would use yellow with nursery and early years primary school children, red with mid to late primary school children, and green with older children.

We normally only work with yellow, red and green theraputty when working with children and young people. The different strengths are colour coded as follows: Theraputty is available in a range of strengths or resistances.To remove fine bits of putty from the table surface daub with a large blob of theraputty.When the theraputty is excessively stretched it can break down into fine strands care should be taken with these as they ‘stick’ to carpets and clothing. Place the theraputty on a clean smooth surface preferably a table.Ideally each child should use the same piece of theraputty at each session.Wash hands before and after using theraputty to keep it clean and avoid cross contamination and/or infection.Use theraputty as advised with the activity sheet provided.Theraputty is for children who have fine motor difficulties.