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Handouts · OT

Hand and thinking practice

A printable OT practice sheet: an illustrated hand exercise with the dose left blank for the therapist, a sequencing task and a five-word memory list.

Hand and thinking practice

Occupational therapy · Home health

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Hand exercise

Ball squeeze, hold positionhold

Ball squeeze

  1. 1Hold a soft ball or rolled sock in your palm.
  2. 2Squeeze it as hard as you comfortably can and hold.
  3. 3Relax your hand.
reps
sets
hold (seconds)
times a day

Thinking practice

Put the steps for making tea in order. Write 1 to 6 in the boxes.

  • Pour the hot water into the cup
  • Fill the kettle with water
  • Put a tea bag in the cup
  • Switch the kettle on
  • Take out the tea bag
  • Wait until the kettle switches off

Read these five words. Cover the list. Write the ones you remember.

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