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Listen for The Code Movement Game
Purpose: Encourage listening skills, following motor commands, self regulation skills and left right directions. Materials: small object i.e. toy car, small doll, etc. Activity: Before you start establish what the movement pattern will be. Try to write it down so the children can refer to it if necessary. For example a pattern could be the […]
Play Strong and Review Academic Material Too!
Here is a activity idea similar to one from our electronic book Play Strong – Activities to Promote Muscle Strengthening in Children Through Play This is a four year old boy working on bilateral coordination, upper extremity and trunk muscle strengthening. The equipment needed is a regular size rolling pin and index cards. There are […]
Social Red Rover Group Game
Social Red Rover Group Activity Purpose: Promote motor skill development, cooperation and social skills. Materials: none Activity: Divide the group up into two teams. Place one team on one side of the room and one team on the other side of the room. Just like Red Rover the teams call friends over – i.e. “Red […]
Back to School Visual Perceptual Puzzle Freebie
Here is a cute freebie from Back to School Visual Perceptual Puzzles, the newest download from Your Therapy Source Inc. Practice visual motor skills and copying skills on lunch boxes. You can download the freebie at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/vpschoolfreebie. [subscribe2] Back to School Visual Perceptual Puzzles – Download of 12 visual motor, visual spatial, visual closure and visual perceptual challenges […]
First Ever Bilateral Hand Transplant on a Child
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has completed the first bilateral hand transplant on a truly STRONG, well spoken eight year old boy. Wait until you watch the end just two weeks after surgery. It is so amazing.
WiiFit, Motor Performance and Cerebral Palsy
The Journal of Physical Therapy Science published research on the effect of training with Nintendo Wii Fit games on motor performance in 40 children with spastic cerebral palsy (6-10 years old and GMFCS Level III). Participants were divided randomly into equal groups: experimental group that practiced with the Nintendo Wii Fit game for at least […]
Butterfly Color, Cut and Fold Freebie
Butterfly Cut and Fold: Practice coloring, scissors skills and folding paper with this activity. This are two versions – rounded corners or angled corners to cut. Available in black and white or color. You can download it here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freebutterfly.html [subscribe2]
Predictors of Independent Walking and Cerebral Palsy
Physical Therapy published research on 80 children with cerebral palsy (ages 2-6 years old, GMFCS Levels II-III) to examine what skills help to determine independent walking to help guide physical therapy decision-making. One year prior to walking postural control, reciprocal lower limb movement, functional strength, and motivation were measured. Family support to child and support […]
Try One More Time
During pediatric therapy sessions children are frequently encouraged to try just one more time. Here is an inspirational poster to remind us that the path to success requires many trials and even errors but never give up! To find out more about the full color, high quality 11″x17″ poster go to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/postertry.html. To see the other […]
Do What You Love Every Day
This poster is a great inspirational quote for an OT room. Occupational therapy can help you to continue to enjoy and do whatever it that you love everyday through adaptations, modifications, practice and education. Find out more information on this high quality, full color 11″x17″ poster at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/posterOT1.html or check out the other inspirational posters here. [subscribe2]