Nathman, Mariellen
Mrs. Mariellen Nathman
Occupational Therapy
508-528-1266 x1321
nathman@norfolk.k12.ma.us
Welcome to Mrs. Nathman's Webpage
Mrs. Nathman was awarded a B.S. in Psychology and a B.S. in Occupational Therapy.
Mrs. Nathman is the Occupational Therapist for students in the second through sixth grades.
Mrs. Nathman works on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and the best way to contact her is via e-mail at nathman@norfolk.k12.ma.us.
Activities that help to promote upper body strength:
wheel barrel walking
crab walking
Twister
use a zip line at a play ground
Activities that help to promote hand strength:
using play dough or silly putty
use play dough or silly putty and add items such as small erasers, buttons, navy beans
and ask the child to pull these hidden items out
using a hole punch on paper or construction paper
using a clothespin to pick up items such as cotton balls or pom poms
Activities that work on fine motor skills:
Lite Brite
Pick Up Stix
Perfection
Activities that work on visual motor skills:
lace cards
scissors activities such as cutting out coupons or shapes
connect the dot activities
Activities that work on visual perceptual skills:
hidden picture activities
mazes
word searches
puzzles