Archive for month: October, 2009
Fine Motor Toy Winners to Add to Your Wish Lists!
Every year Family Fun magazine publishes an issue with their Toys of the Year. This year there was a large collection of toys that encourage fine motor skill development and handwriting skills. You can view the top 10 Toys of the Year at Family Fun. Here were some of the fine motor winners for this […]
Fine Motor Activity: Make Your Own Ink Dabber
Children love to use ink dabber markers. This is a great way to encourage visual motor skill development. But, ink dabber markers can be very expensive. Here is a simple way to make your own ink dabbers including using different types of handles. To order the letter dot worksheets visit Your Therapy Source’s DOT Letters […]
More Yoga for Children Resources
Previously, I had done a post on Yoga for children. I have since come across two additional resources that may be of interest to pediatric occupational and physical therapists who work in the schools. One is Yoga in my School. This website has all the steps you need to do to bring Yoga into the […]
KEEN – Kids Enjoy Exercise Now
I just learned about this organization on Twitter today and wanted to share the information. KEEN – Kids Enjoy Exercise Now is a non profit organization in 8 cities in the USA and three cities in the United Kingdom. As described on the website: “KEEN is a national, nonprofit volunteer-led organization that provides one-to-one recreational […]
Costumes May Do The Trick
Children love to dress up from an early age. Boys or girls enjoy the fun of pretending to be someone else. Pediatric therapists are always looking for innovative and creative ways to incorporate movement tasks into everyday play. Since Halloween is coming upon us, perhaps dressing up will do the trick. Here are several reasons […]
Fine Motor and Tactile Input Activity
Here is a new activity idea called Hunt and Find. This inexpensive activity can be created with objects from around the house or the therapy room. To view the directions on how to create and play the activity click on Hunt and Find. For more activities like this check out $ensory Motor Fun on a […]
Collecting Data in the School District, Clinic or Home
School based occupational and physical therapists are responsible to track a student’s progress with regards to the goals that pertain to their area of expertise. This is done my daily notes, monthly progress reports and annual reviews. Goals are created by the IEP team and in some cases by the therapists themselves depending upon the […]
Adapted Musical Instruments
I have recently come across several interesting websites regarding adapting musical instruments. School based occupational and physical therapists are frequently adapting tools in the classroom. Here are several websites for suggested adaptations: One Handed Woodwind Instruments A Day’s Work – This is a commercial website of items for sale. Although you can get some great […]
Homemade Assistive Devices
Workshop Solutions is jammed packed with information about homemade assistive devices for people with disabilities which I heard about from Barbara Boucher website Therextras. There is a full list of mobility and communication devices that two men have compiled. There are many photos to support the text which describes various pieces of mostly homemade equipment. […]