Here is a activity that incorporates learning with movement. This is a great push in therapy activity for English Language Arts class to help teach action verbs. You can download the freebie at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/superherofreebie.html [subscribe2]
Purpose: Practice sensory motor skills while reinforcing math concepts. These are some fun in class energy release activities. Materials: math flash cards, dice Activity #1 – Flash Card Fun for a Group: Have the group sit or stand in a circle. Create one rule for the group to start. For example, if the answer is correct […]
Need a quick body awareness and spatial relationship brain break that combines estimation with movement and motor planning? Here is a simple activity that helps students to understand spatial relationships to objects in the classroom. Start out with each student standing up next to their desk. Have them guess how many baby steps it will […]
Are you familiar with “Quiet Eye Training”? This is a technique that attempts to get the eye to focus more instead of flicking about during coordination tasks. It teaches the eye to look at the ball long enough to process the information. The individual is reminded to briefly look at the exact spot where you […]
Here are a few suggestions for squeezing in some more practice for activities of daily living and positive reinforcements: Button Bags – sew a felt bag that has a few button closures at the top. In order for the children to get the reward they must unbutton the bag to reveal the prize. Zippered […]
Early Education and Development recently published research on whether active play during recess was associated with self-regulation and academic achievement in preschoolers. Fifty one children were assessed on self-regulation, active play, and early academic achievement. The results indicated the following: 1. higher active play was associated with better self-regulation, which in turn was associated with […]
Clinical Rehabilitation published a review of the research on gait trainer use in home and school settings for children with motor impairments. Seventeen studies involving 182 children met the inclusion criteria. The results indicated the following: 1. one small randomized controlled trial suggested a non-significant trend toward increased walking distance 2. a evidence level II study […]
Research in Developmental Disabilities published research on the motor abilities of 99 adolescents with disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) and evaluated the role of comorbid ADHD. Each participant was assessed with The Bruininks–Oseretsky test of motor proficiency, Second Edition. In addition, further statistical analyses were completed to determine differences in motor profiles between individuals diagnosed with […]
Research in Developmental Disabilities published research on 43 children with ADHD between 7-12 years old to determine if there are effects of different types of physical activity on executive functioning. A 12 week training program included two different groups: experimental group 1 (EG1) included 13 children who participated in ball handling, balance and manual dexterity […]
Research in Developmental Disabilities published a review of 45 research articles analyzing the motor skills of of children (between 6-16 years old) with ADHD and the influence of medication on their motor skills. The results indicated the following: 1. more than half of the children with ADHD have difficulties with gross and fine motor skills. […]