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Motor Training without Vision – Kinesthetic Feedback
Psychological Research published a study where the experimental group had visual experience directly manipulated during practice. The participants practiced throwing darts to 3 specific areas of a dartboard. The results showed the following: 1. the experimental group trained without vision of their action, only feedback about the final landing position, significantly improved in their ability to […]
6 Free Printables for Valentine’s Day
Need some quick activities for Valentines Day? Check out these 6 freebies. 1. Follow that Monster: Visual discrimination and visual motor activity from https://www.yourtherapysource.com/vpvalentinefree.html 2. Multisensory Handwriting Activity for Valentine’s Day from https://www.yourtherapysource.com/msvalentinefreebie.html 3. Sample Pages from Valentine’s Day Handwriting Activities at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/valentinefree.html 4. Conversation Heart Clothes Pins at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freeconversation.html 5. Love Bug Pencil Critters from https://www.yourtherapysource.com/fmvalentinefree.html […]
Curriculum Development?
Have you ever considered developing a specific curriculum for pediatric occupational, physical or speech therapy? If you are a new therapist to an educational delivery model of therapy you may not be familiar with curriculum in the school systems. By definition, curriculum refers to the lessons and materials that students will interact with to reach […]
Step By Step Directions for a Mini Snowman Scene
After seeing this artist trading card idea at Art Projects for Kids (excellent website by the way), I thought this would make a wonderful craft projects for children who can benefit from practicing fine motor skills, scissor skills, sequencing, visual motor skills and creativity. You can download the one page step by step directions fro the […]
Motor Skills, Sensory Processing and Toe Walking
I ran across a blogpost recently on TheGaitGuys discussing idiopathic toe walking in children. They mentioned a recent article in the Journal of Child Neurology that investigated the differences between the motor skills and sensory processing abilities of children who do and do not have an idiopathic toe walking gait. Sixty children (30 with idiopathic toe […]
Pediatric Occupational an Physical Therapy Digital Magazine February 2015
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Follow that Monster Visual Perceptual Activity
Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to bring themed fun into learning activities, and this Follow that Monster Visual Perceptual Activity is the ideal resource! The engaging puzzle is designed to support children’s visual perceptual and fine motor skills while keeping them entertained with cute, monster-themed challenges. This free printable resource is perfect for therapists, […]
Balance Skills and Obesity in Children
Appetite published research on whether balance skills and quality of life are influenced by childhood obesity. Eighty seven children who were classified as Class 1 obese (BMI SDS 2.0-2.49) and Class 2 obese (BMI SDS > 2.5) were evaluated using the BOT-II to measure balance and the PedsQL to determine quality of life. Statistical analysis […]
Quick Brain Break – Q and A Body Game
Need a quick game to rest and refresh your student’s brain? Try this Q and A Body Game: Purpose: Promote body awareness, motor skills and listening skills. Materials: none Activity: This can be played with one player or a group of children. The adult faces the group. Explain the directions of the game. The adult […]
8 Simple Tips to Empower Students to Reach Their Goals
Here are 8 simple tips to help students reach their goals: 1. Change up the tools, toys or activities that you are doing. It may be just as simple as approaching the skill using a different tool or material. 2. Change the environment. Perhaps trying accomplishing the skill outdoors, in a quiet room or with […]