Category Archives: Visual Motor

Let’s Trace App!

Let’s Trace app is a visual motor integration app for the iPad (.99) that presents simple strokes and shape drawing in a developmental progression. Let’s Tracing app provides visual motor practice for 2-5 year olds learning to trace within lines … Continue reading

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OT’s with Apps Workshop: “Apps and Application for Your School Based OT mTool Kit!

Interested in learning about apps related to school based Occupational Therapy intervention and administrative tasks? Join OT’s with App’s for “Apps and Application for Your School Based OT mTool Kit” August 7th & 8th ! Registration Information For more information visit … Continue reading

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Preschool Visual Motor Apps Gone Free!

Here are a few apps with visual motor activities gone free for the weekend. Whether they are for a day or for a few days is not always known so check them out soon to see if they will be added to your … Continue reading

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Shelby’s Quest App on Sale – Today (April 30 only!)

For the last day of Occupational Therapy and Autism Awareness Month Shelby’s Quest app for iPad is on sale for 2.99 – today only! Shelby’s Quest app was developed by Kami Bible, OT and features fine motor and visual motor activities. … Continue reading

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Dexteria Jr App from Binary Labs

  Dexteria Jr. app for iPad (2.99) is described on Binary Labs website as “a set of hand and finger exercises that help develop fine motor skills and handwriting readiness. The activities are specially designed for kids age 2-5. New characters, … Continue reading

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Bugs and Numbers App (Little Bit Studio offers a free code)

Bugs and Numbers app is new iPhone/iPad app (2.99) developed by Little Bit Studio . The third of their educational apps, this app features math activities and provides  fine motor, visual motor and visual perceptual activities for preschool and elementary ability aged students. The … Continue reading

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Motion of a Finger App

   Motion of  a Finger app (free) for iPhone/iPad is a visual motor game requiring accuracy and speed while following a series of 15 different pathways that increase in difficulty. The app is a  Game Center app but did not require … Continue reading

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Leo’s Pad 1 & 2

 Leo’s Pad is a relatively new app for preschoolers created by Kidaptive and designed by Stanford University featuring interactive and animated appisodes of adventures in science. Leo’s Pad Appisode 1 (free; iPad) has been available since mid December with Leo’s Pad … Continue reading

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Alien Buddies – Coming to Town for Free App Friday

Heads up! The folks at Artgig Studios are providing a holiday gift – Alien Buddies – Free on December 14th! Stock the fridge with eggnog and put out your finest fruit cake, the Alien Buddies are coming to town! This Holiday Season … Continue reading

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Shapes Touch and Write for iPad – Gone Free!

Reminder… Shapes Touch and Write  gone free today! For more information on the app see Shapes Touch and Write for iPad post dated October 25, 2012. Carol

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