Gross motor games for reaching and using both sides
Reach high, sweep wide, copy a pose and use both arms together, in front of the camera with no controller.
- In occo:
- Hands
- In occupational therapy terms:
- Gross motor, range of motion, bilateral coordination, midline crossing, imitation
Where it shows up day to day
- Reaching a high shelf.
- Putting on a coat.
- Catching a ball thrown to one side.
- Copying a dance move.
What is recorded for it
| Measure | What it is | Recorded in |
|---|---|---|
| Reach range | How far a joint moves at its widest. | Mirror the Bear |
| Hands together | The gap between two hands that should land at once. | Mirror the Bear |
| Pose match | How closely a pose matched the one shown. | Mirror the Bear |
| Smoothness | How smooth a trace or reach is, rather than jerky. | Trace the sky |
Goals it supports
OT · Hands
Bilateral coordination: both arms into a pose, together
Mirror the Bear shows a pose, like both arms up in a V, and waits for the child to match it with their whole body in front of the camera.
RecordedPose matchHands togetherReach rangeABA · Hands
Motor imitation, with the prompt each try took
Every pose in Mirror the Bear is a trial: the bear models it, and each try records whether it matched and the help it took, from none to hands-on.
RecordedAccuracyHelp neededPose matchClassroom · Hands
A movement break that ends calm
Play with snow asks for big reaches and catches with the whole body, then the class can settle with a calm scene after it.
