Teaching handwriting is a complex process. It is not just about completing penmanship practice with pencil and paper. There are many components to the skill of handwriting that must be considered. When students participate in multisensory handwriting exercises, these various components can be practiced. What is Multisensory Handwriting? Multisensory handwriting includes all the various aspects […]
Motor Learning in Children Do you ever find that a child may learn a new motor skill (i.e. skipping) only to forget it rather quickly? Or perhaps you teach a child a new skill and he/she remembers how to execute it for a long time (i.e. bike riding)? There are many reasons why the body […]
How to Play Categories Do you know how to play categories? This is an awesome, classic game that you can play anywhere and with many different variations. No paper and pencil? No computer? No phone? NO PROBLEM – you can still play this game! How to Play the Basic Game of Categories You can play […]
Self-regulation isn’t just an at school social emotional learning activity. Self-regulation is important for the whole family. Teaching self regulation at home is necessary because children develop the ability to self-regulate by being around self-regulating adults. It’s crucial for parents, as well as teachers and care-givers, to understand the movement-mindfulness-self-regulation-executive function connection. Whole families and […]
Are you in search of a printable KWL chart? Or perhaps you want to know what a KWL chart even means? The Know, Want, Learn strategy is used to help students understand a topic and explore it further. This KWL chart PDF can be download for free at the bottom of the post. You can […]
What is a Visual Prompt? A visual prompt is a photograph, illustration or icon to represent a task. There are different types of visual prompts depending upon what each individual needs. For example, we all use visual prompts in our daily lives. We see an icon on the the restroom door, and we know it […]
Are you in search of some FREE Thanksgiving worksheets? Whether you need prewriting, fine motor, or gross motor activities, you can find a few to choose from below to help your students develop the skills to help them succeed at school and home this November. Prewriting FREE Thanksgiving Worksheets This generous freebie is from the […]
Did you know that ADHD affects approximately 3% – 7% of school-aged children worldwide? The symptoms of ADHD may include severe inattention, impulsiveness and overactivity and many children also display poor motor coordination. Pervious research indicates motor problems in children with ADHD 30% to 52% of the time. This can influence many skills such a […]
Do you work with children who have a diagnosis of hemiplegia? Many of you are probably familiar with the benefits of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) for children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Did you know that recent research also indicates that this type of upper extremity training […]
Name writing practice is an important skill during the early school years. Many times it is some of the first handwriting practice that children complete. Their name has meaning to them which makes it more motivating to practice writing. Recent research took a closer look to investigate whether children learn letter knowledge from name writing […]