Looking for a fun visual skill games or gifts for this holiday season?
Visual spatial manipulation and Visual Perception:
These skills allow us to understand the positional relationship of objects and ourselves to other objects. This is important skill when we first learn our letters to realize when we mix up our p,q, b, d’s.- Kanoodle: https://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-EI-2978-Kanoodle/dp/B000FGECAI/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1507736182&sr=8-13&keywords=thinking+games
- Geoboard: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Single-Sided-Geoboard-Set/dp/B000F8XFBS/ref=sr_1_27_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507736182&sr=8-27-spons&keywords=thinking+games&psc=1
- Interlocking Straw Constructor: https://www.amazon.com/Constructor-Interlocking-pcs-Colorful-Educational-Skills-Construction/dp/B01DLKCCBU/ref=sr_1_99_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507736547&sr=8-99-spons&keywords=thinking+game&psc=1
Visual recognition, Matching, & Discrimination:
These skills are used to help us recognize the difference features and patterns of objects around us.- Spot It: https://www.amazon.com/Asmodee-00411-Spot-It/dp/B0039S7NO6/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1507736379&sr=1-1&keywords=spot+it
- On the Dot Game: (superimposed dots in a Vien diagram game) https://www.amazon.com/Brainwright-8002D-The-Dot-Game/dp/B0092ZAYNC/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1507737931&sr=1-2&keywords=dots+game
- I Spy Series: (similar to Where’s Waldo) https://www.amazon.com/I-Spy-Animals-Jean-Marzollo/dp/0545415837/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1507738512&sr=1-7&keywords=i+spy
Fine Motor:
These skills drive our writing skills and our ability to manipulate small objects with our hands.- Stringing Beads: (similar skill to knitting, sewing, tying knots, or braiding) https://www.amazon.com/Bracelet-Necklace-Essential-Accessories-Afantti/dp/B075LWQS1F/ref=sr_1_26_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507736852&sr=8-26-spons&keywords=beads+string&psc=1
- Suspend: (a game of balancing weighted rods pictured above) https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Suspend-Family-Game/dp/B007EA4UBY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1512480504&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=suspend+game&psc=1
- Let’s Go Fishing: https://www.amazon.com/Pressman-Toys-0055-04-Lets-Fishin/dp/B00004YO0Y/ref=sr_1_4?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1507736999&sr=1-4&keywords=fishing+game