Research in Developmental Disabilities published research comparing kinesthetic sensitivity in 30 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 30 typically developing (TD) children all between 6 and 11 years old. Each child put their forearms on a passive motion apparatus which extended the elbow joint at constant velocities. The children had to focus on detecting […]
Today’s post is by a guest blogger, Paige Hays, OTR. She is an occupational therapist who provides in-home, pediatric occupational therapy services in the south metro area of the Twin Cities, MN through Paige Hays, Therapy Services, LLC. She is a mother of 2 girls, avid DIYer, and a highly skilled and experienced OT. She specializes in […]
Here are a few suggestions for your OT or PT app toolbox. Marked as FREE today but never sure how long they will last… Tesla Toy – just tested it out quickly. Touch the screen with one finger to create a beautiful electric field which changes if you add more fingers. Great cause and effect! […]
The Functional Skills for Kids is a 12-month long series written by occupational and physical therapy bloggers on the development of 12 functional skills for children. This month the topic is play! Each month throughout 2016, we will discuss the development of one functional skill in children addressing the many components of that skill. The […]
Here is a one page FREE download to print for three different Spring time egg activities. You can print the page(s) and use to create a matching game, hidden eggs game or scissor practice. Print and make a matching game. Print, cut out the eggs and laminate. Hide them in play dough or a sensory […]
I am so excited about this new download, Visual Perceptual Clothes Pin Games, that combines visual perceptual skills, hand strengthening and play skills. The first game is the Dinosaur Shadow Game. It includes four different dinosaurs to pin your clothes pins on if your dinosaur matches the shadow on the board game. The next game […]
Download this FREE Visual Spatial Dog Maze here from the latest Visual Spatial Puzzles packet.
Challenge visual spatial and visual discrimination skills with this puzzle. Can you find the two cards that are exactly the same? Download the puzzle Eggs-Actly the Same puzzle from Your Therapy Source. Get more Spring Visual Perceptual Puzzles.
Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published research comparing differences in gross motor performance of 20 children ages 3-5 with motor delays when assessed individually versus assessment in a group setting among 42 peers with typical development (TD). Each child with motor delays was tested 4-8 days apart in an individual setting and […]
Today we made a garbanzo bean sensory bin. We purchased some dried garbanzo beans aka chickpeas at the grocery store. Follow these steps to color the beans: Pour the bag of beans into a plastic bag. Add 2 dashes of rubbing alcohol (I am too lazy to measure but if you wanted to measure it […]