Clip Cards for Hand Strengthening Have you ever tried clip cards for hand strengthening? Clip cards are task cards for children to mark the correct answer using a clothespin. The opening and closing of the clothespin encourages hand strengthening. In addition, academic material can be reviewed such as colors, letters, numbers and letter sounds. This […]
Examining Gross Motor Progress in Children with Cerebral Palsy Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published research examining gross motor progress in children with cerebral palsy. The researchers wanted to determine the factors that influence progress. The prospective study was based on 2048 assessments of 442 children (2-12 years old) diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The […]
May 2018 Issue of the Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Pediatric Physical Therapy The May 2018 Issue of the Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Pediatric Physical Therapy has been posted. You can download the magazine for FREE at the end of this post. The Your Therapy Source digital magazine includes the […]
Penguin Fine Motor Activity – Free Printable Activity Pages There has been a lot of press lately about children entering school lacking fine motor skills. Occupational therapists and other professionals speculate that it is from a lack of fine motor skill practice and increased screen time for young children. The huge problem with this decrease in […]
Find and Color Marine Life Visual Motor Freebie Here is a fun FREEBIE to challenge visual perceptual and fine motor skills – find and color marine life. Students need to find the marine life and color it according to the key on the activity page. Add an additional challenge by having the students count each […]
Fidget Spinners and ADHD – What Does the Research Say? Do you have students who are still crazy about fidget spinners? Perhaps you have teachers asking what is the benefit to the fidget spinners? Or maybe you have teachers ready to take the fidget spinners and throw them in the garbage! The Journal of Attention […]
Manual Dexterity and Cognitive Functioning in Children Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research examining the relationship of manual dexterity and cognitive functioning in children after neonatal arterial ischemic stroke regardless of a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. The participants included 60 children with a past history of neonatal arterial ischemic stroke without epilepsy. Fifteen children had a […]
Air Drawing Brain Break Freebie Do you need a quick brain break activity? This air drawing brain break addresses so many skills and requires NO PREP. Just print (download at the end of the post) and start moving. Or don’t even print, show it on the projection screen in the classroom for a whole class […]
Relationship between Physical Activity, Weight, and Motor Skill Development Children seem to move less and sit more. Did you know that in the United States, only 22% of children meet the current physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity? In addition, 63% of children participate in more than […]
Were You Adequately Prepared to Provide School-based Therapy Services? Recently, we posted a survey asking the question: Were you adequately prepared to provide school-based therapy services? The reason why I asked this question, is I know I was not. When you are taught following a strictly medical model and then you enter a system of a […]