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Therapy Putty

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ELA: Writing Study Skills & Tools All Ages Strategy

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Fine Motor Skills Visual Motor Speed

Therapy Putty

If your student needs to strengthen finger muscles

How To Apply It!

  1. Therapy putty is specifically designed to improve fine motor skills by providing an appropriate level of resistance depending on the strengthening a student needs.
  2. Therapeutic putties come in a variety of resistance levels and are usually color-coded making it easy to keep track of the resistance a child needs. The school's occupational therapist can provide a recommendation for the appropriate resistance.
  3. Theraputty is one good brand. The green is typically a good resistance for children who want to improve their fine motor skills. However, there are plenty of other brands and resistance levels to choose from.
  4. If your child wants to use therapy putty at school, make sure his teachers are aware and it is used with proper discretion.
  5. Putty also can be great for stress relief and can be used when kids are upset, need to concentrate, or have the urge to fidget.

Why It Works (the Science Of Learning)!

Therapy putty enables students with weaker fine motor skills to get the appropriate finger exercise. As a student's skills improve, he can progress to a higher level of resistance. Therapy putty can serve the added function as a fidget tool. Students with weaker attention benefit from having a fidget to release some excess energy in a productive way so they can properly focus.