Kick off engaging motor skill practice with the Football Finger Challenge Activity, a fun, game-day themed printable designed to target visual motor integration, fine motor precision, and bilateral coordination!
Perfect for pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, special education, or classroom brain breaks, this activity challenges kids to scan and match footballs and foam fingers row by row.
How It Works
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Identify the target item—either the football or the foam finger—at the top left and right columns.
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Track down each row simultaneously or sequentially, touching the corresponding target graphics on both the left and right sides.
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Maintain focus, rhythm, and accuracy all the way down the grid!
Skills Addressed
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Visual Motor & Visual Tracking: Promotes saccadic eye movements, scanning, and visual discrimination down rows.
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Bilateral Coordination & Finger Isolation: Encourages dual-hand coordination, point isolation, and midline crossing.
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Executive Function & Focus: Challenges working memory and inhibition as targets switch and patterns progress.
Therapy & Movement Adaptations
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Work on a Vertical Surface: Tape the activity page to a wall, whiteboard, or easel to encourage shoulder stability, wrist extension, and upright posture.
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Add a Gross Motor Balance Challenge: Have children sit on a therapy balance ball or peanut ball while completing the sheet.
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Stand & Stabilize: Position students on a balance board, rocker board, or balance pad while working against a wall to engage core strength and vestibular input.
Downloadable PDF File
Football, Superbowl
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