This idea has many variations. They can be book markers, gift cards, or obstacle course reminders in a home exercise program. Directions: Have kids make their own attitude pose or exercise move and then take their picture. Once you have secured a print, cut around the...
Folding Fish is a wonderful way to work on speech as well as fine motor strength, coordination, wrist AROM, and visual perceptual skills. Kids do better with a model (especially for drawing the fish body) and will improve dexterity and visual tracking up and down...
This activity can be adapted for a parent, grandparent, or anyone special. Supplies: Light blue paper (butcher paper), pastels or paints and brushes, water to rinse brushes. Directions: =Have kids type or write out all the words except "DONUT". =Draw out the rings. (donuts) =Color around the inside ring of...
Planning how space is used on a page is an important skill. This activity helps with learning how to plan, fine motor control, direction following, and visual motor skills. Activities that have purpose built into them are wonderful. Enjoy! Directions: -Draw out cup. (Trace a stencil to...
Paper plate crafts are wonderful for folding, cutting, and color/painting skills. Owl SUPPLIES: Markers, orange paper, scissors, stapler DIRECTIONS: 1. Draw your chest feathers across the center of the plate. 2. Fold the two wing sides of the plate and simultaneously tuck in the very top of...
This is a quick way to work on visual motor and visual-perceptual skills. Whether clients color or circle the 6 items it will motivate them to then write a sentence utilizing some of the words listed. Download PDF for Medical Doctor Hidden Pictures...
Pronouns are an important part of speech and these pictures can be used with a game or as communication support. OPTIONS: - You can have kids point to a picture they like and make a sentence using the word. - Cut them into cards and have kids pick...
This simple color, cut, and paste task is wonderful for bilateral integration, visual motor, and visual processing skills. Download PDF for Fox 3 Piece Puzzle...
Kids love color and do not usually prefer to write. Using colored paper strips can keep writing fun, but also help with letter size awareness (start with large strips and then get narrow strips and writing will get smaller), and spacial awareness. We have included some...
Here is another option for your obstacle course routines. Use a file folder and place a symbol in it representing each task in your obstacle course. As the child completes each task, they move the symbol representing that task to the other side of the folder....