Alphabet Playdough Mat – Letter Aa This free letter Aa alphabet play dough mat encourages a multisensory approach to learning the letters. The black and white letter Aa mat includes an area to make the letter with play dough, visual scan for the letter to cover it up and hide the animal behind the play […]
DIY Games to Encourage Visual Tracking Skills Visual perceptual skills require the ability to see, organize and interpret visual information. There are many different types of visual perceptual skills that are explained in detail here. Visual tracking is one type of visual perceptual skills. Visual tracking is the ability to control the eye movements using the oculomotor […]
Pen Grip Force Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting in Children The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal published research examining pen-grip kinetics during writing tasks of 181 school-age children (5-12 years old) and investigate the relationship between the kinetic factors and fine motor skills. A force acquisition pen was to measure the forces applied from the digits and […]
Progression of Tactile Input Using Sensory Bins The tactile system provides information to the brain on light touch, pain, temperature, and pressure. Children can experience decreased ability to interpret tactile input or can be oversensitive to tactile input. Many early childhood classrooms and parents provide children with sensory bins to explore various types of tactile […]
Color Cut Glue Scissor Practice for Fall Fall is certainly in the air here. The apples are starting to get picked, a few leaves are falling and pumpkins will be right around the corner. Here are three black and white activity pages to practice coloring, cutting out simple shapes, planning out where to glue the […]
Seated Classroom Stretches – Free Printable Students and teachers tend to sit in one position for extended periods of time especially as the children get older. Hang this handy free printable with classroom stretches to remind everyone in the classroom to take a break and stretch your muscles. Remember to complete each stretch to the […]
Rhythmic Movement Training and Courses What is Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT)? It is a movement based, primitive (infant or neo-natal) reflex integration program that uses developmental movements, gentle isometric pressure and self-awareness to rebuild the foundations necessary to help overcome sensory, emotional and behavioral challenges for children and adults. (this post contains affiliate links) Who provides […]
Lacing Activities for Children Lacing activities help children develop fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, motor planning and visual perceptual skills. In addition, lacing helps children practice the precursor skills for shoe tying and sewing. You can start simple and have children practice lacing large beads progressing to smaller beads on a thread. If you want […]
How to Integrate Therapy Goals Into The Curriculum Curriculum refers to the lessons and materials that students will interact with to reach educational goals. Most elementary and high schools follow a specific curriculum for each subject. In general, a curriculum includes goals, instructional methodology, materials and assessments to measure progress. Therapy goals can be established […]
Functional Power Training Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy Did you know that 60-70% of ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy are integrated into their community, schools and recreational activities? These children strive to participate in the same activities as their typical developing friends and peers. It can be very difficult though due to decreased walking […]