Curriculum Center: Occupational Therapy Specific Manipulatives

Body Sox are designed specifically for spatial awareness through balance and resistance. Size Medium
Also available in sizes small and large

All the yummy food you need for your dramatic play centers and early nutrition lessons. Includes 100 durable pieces with a fresh design-soft, rubberized plastic in contemporary shapes. Ages 2 and up

Set of 20 Hot Wheels Cars. Ages 3 and up.

Plastic teeth are hinged, allowing the giant toothbrush bristles to clean all teeth--even in those hard-to-reach areas. Perfect for teaching dental hygiene.

Make your patients laugh while teaching them proper brushing techniques with this large rubber hand puppet. Great as a teaching aid or to create smiles during an uncomfortable procedure. 3 copies available

Children learn to identify foods and create healthy meals. Food cards have real-life photos and are self-checking (backs match food groups).

Build new fine motor skills as you snag oodles of noodles and toppings to make your bowls of ramen. 2-4 players. Ages 4 and up

56-card set of full-color photos strengthens fine motor, visual motor, and perceptual skills in preparation for handwriting and independent skills. Front side shows how to perform hand exercises. Back side presents a pre-writing activity.

Life-size models of USA coins that can be used for counting, building fine motor skills, and payment simulations.

Helps children develop eye-hand coordination, motor skills, and rhythm.

Nine large tactile discs made of pleasant to touch rubber containing ten different tactile structures, each with its own color, and matching smaller discs can be used for games such as simple sensing of textures and colors. Games can be structured to the ability of individual children. Stimulates sensory discrimination for both hands and feet.3 + years.

Tactile letters are specially designed to provide children with a multi-sensory experience to learn the correct written formation of upper and lowercase manuscript letters

This Tangle provides lots of tactile stimulation making it so much fun to touch and explore with your fingers.
Many other Tangle Therapy items are also available for check out.

49 sensory balls come in light and dark green, are toddler safe, and fully washable.
12 months and up.

1 wooden shoe, Solid wood, hand-painted, extra long lace. Ages 3 and up

Good for demonstration, active games, and student engagement. Counters measure 8 inches in diameter and are red and yellow.

Develop balance and coordination with this "no-fail" game. Players may run an obstacle course, try a relay race, play a slow-motion game of tag, or pass the ball from spoon to spoon without touching it or dropping it. Manipulative includes 4 spoons and 4 balls.

All small objects are put inside Ned's head. Each player is dealt a card with a picture of one of the objects. All players then reach into Ned's head simultaneously, through the openings representing Ned's ears and nostrils, to feel around for the object pictured on their cards. The first player to find the correct object wins the game. Helps to develop visual-tactile skills in a fun way.

Practice letter formation and fine motor skills in a multisensory way

Bring the coziness and good vibes of a campfire anywhere with this sweet SEL set! Children can twist the mug’s whip-cream-and-marshmallow top, squeeze the ooey, gooey, squishy s’more calming buddy, and explore the cinnamon roll’s nesting layers—so satisfying! Set includes calming cards with written prompts and poster with labeled emotions and emoji faces.

Take a bubble tea break for the senses with these friendly sensory fidget toys! Kids discover sweet ways to reset and build social-emotional learning (SEL) skills when they play with the Bubble Tea Break! Sensory Fidget Activity Set from Learning Resources. This set of three bubble tea fidget friends comes with all kinds of fidget fun—kids can twirl the straw and shake the cup to find the sequin smiley faces hidden in the swirling sand, squish the dumpling, and pop the donut popper!

Get ready for some ferocious fine motor fun! As children use the Monster Grabbers to grab and release the cute Mini Monsters, they strengthen the finger muscles they need to begin writing, tying shoes, zipping zippers, and more!

Give the small muscles in your kids' hands and fingers a workout to remember! With the Photo Fine Motor Fun Deck, children will boost their handwriting abilities, improve hand-eye coordination, and love every minute of it! This double-sided, 56-card set strengthens fine-motor, visual-motor, and perceptual skills. These skills are so important for handwriting and building independence. A full-color photo on the front of each card shows exactly how to perform the hand exercise. The photo on the back side of each card presents a pre-writing activity.

3 play school busses

Includes plastic buttons in 4 colors (red, blue, green, yellow), 3 shapes (triangle, square, and circle), 2 sizes (1.5" and 2") and two hole styles. 4 36" laces and activity guide.
Ages 3 to 7

16 cards for use in physical education, developing gross motor skills and drama. Ages 4 years and up.

Plastic set includes a banana, apple, lemon, plum, orange, strawberry, grapes, apricot, pear, and a bushel "basket." Ages 18 months and up.

10 pieces (1 corn, 1 cucumber, 1 broccoli, 1 asparagus, 1 eggplant, 1 red pepper, 1 yellow pepper, 1 carrot, 1 potato) and bushel basket.
Ages 18 months and up

3 tactile fishbowls, 9 tactile fish, 1 instruction sheet. Ages 12 months and up.

Used for teaching the anatomy of the oral mechanism, oral hygiene, or placement of the articulators for producing speech sounds.

96 flash cards to use to teach Money Recognition and Counting Dollar Amounts.

o be used to teach money values, adding and subtracting, and making change.\
Ages 3 years and up.

Designed to promote physical activity while building receptive and expressive language skills.

15 toy food pieces (1 sushi, 2 edamame, 1 samosa, 2 shrimp, 1 bowl of rice, 1 slice of pizza, 1 taco, 1 half avocado, 1 pita pocket, 1 croissant, 1 Gouda cheese wedge, 2 kiwi fruit slices) Ages 18 months and up.

Lacing the beads builds hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

The scarves are designed to help children develop motor skills, encourage physical activity and brain development. Birth to 5 years

Red, yellow, and blue circles to be used for sorting and grouping. The circles could also be used as 'stepping-stones' to create walking paths, grouping rings, or in a variety of other interactive games.

Plastic worms in four sizes and colors

4 pairs of finger cymbals : brass with elastic finger straps

Remove one block at a time from below the top layer of the tower and stack it on top. Last player to stack a block without causing the tower to fall wins the game.

4 plates, 4 bowls, 4 mugs, 4 forks, 4 knives, 2 spoons

Children will love to build with these lightweight solid colorful wood bricks. Building structures helps develop fine motor skills and grows with the child, letting them build more advance structures as they master skills. Perfect for children ages 3 and up, these colored building blocks are durable solid wood, yet lightweight. The blocks have a smooth painted finish that won't splinter with play. Great for school, other educational or recreational programs, or for home use, these blocks will create hours of hands-on, imaginative play.

Pull up new fine motor skills one wiggly worm at a time! With the Wriggleworms! Fine Motor Activity Set, kids can grow a garden full of new skills with none of the mess! With the help of the set's specially designed Tri-Grip Tong, kids catch and pull worms from the soft foam activity board, building hand strength, pencil grip, coordination, and other essential fine motor skills as they go! These worms build more than just fine motor skills- the Wriggleworms! Fine Motor Activity Set is packed with 5-in-1 preschool learning fun! With the included spinner and activity cards, kids can turn learning into a game as they master color identification, sorting, critical thinking, and early math skills!

Turn math into a delicious fast-paced dash for the win with this fine motor dumpling bonanza! Draw a number card, then pick and match two numbered dumplings that add or subtract to the number shown, but watch out for surprises—you might lose a turn, name your own number, and more! In addition to early math skills, kids also hone fine motor skills as they play. Plus, the steamer basket doubles as game board and storage!

These fine motor tools help children as young as two years old build foundational hand strength, refine their pincer grasp, and improve coordination—all critical components of early writing and self-care skills. Ideal for teachers looking to incorporate hands-on, play-based learning, these tweezers provide a fun, engaging way for children to explore sorting, counting, and sensory play.

Do you want to improve your child's trunk and upper body strength, hand use, and manipulation skills? Use the Upper Body and Core Strength Fun Deck to teach controlled use and stability of a child's trunk, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, and fingers. These skills build an important foundation to help children complete everyday tasks successfully. The content cards present a developmental progression of movements (unilateral and bilateral) focusing on trunk and shoulder use, coordination activities, and fine motor skills.