Pronoun Fun lets you make many fun sentences that you can say or write just by putting the picture cards together to help sentence generation. Options: Try making social stories with the colorful cards or have clients act out a card that they see on the...
Here is an idea for an obstacle course used by both physical and occupational therapists. This can help give you ideas and if you like this, you will love the obstacle course eBooks, so grab some for yourself and save time and money. Each book has...
Pin the tail on the donkey is also wonderful, but this big bunny gets a lot of smiles and pinch strength worked in. Place it higher on the wall to emphasize upper extremity strength and flexibility. Download PDF for Big Flower Bunny...
This is a favorite not only for all the skills that it works on, but also because every pumpkin looks good at the end. TIPS: Remember to focus on the process and not the end result. See if clients can do it with as little intervention...
The smells are calming and the food is delicious. In this activity we incorporated safety, temperature discrimination (Placing hand above the heated skillet to see if they could feel the warmth it created), following directions, visual memory, grip strengthening (using squeeze bottles to drop mix...
These comical turkeys are fun to make and are wonderful for working on speech skills. Supplies: -Gum Drops -Tooth picks -Apple -Candy Corn Tips: Talk about how to plan where the feathers and eyes should go and then see how your client approaches the task....
If you want a child to engage in challenging motor movements, it is important to demonstrate them as well as do it along with them so that they can experience the full understanding of the movements. Energy makes energy so enjoy the wonderful world of movement....
This task covers a multitude of skills and provides great sensory input (smell, touch, tip prehension, taste, visual, and auditory). Some of the skills it utilizes are grasp, proprioception, strength, problem-solving, impulse control, and it can work on sensory avoidance. SUPPLIES we used: marshmallows, red licorice...
This fun therapeutic activity can be adapted to each child's needs. It addresses so many different skills that is worth doing. Supplies: - 2 paper plates - Markers - Snap or paper fastener - Scissors to cut out triangle hole in top plate Directions: Use the circle with pie shapes to...
Kids and parents love this colorful activity! These work great with our monster face that is attached to a facial tissue box. Print out the Monster face and cards and you are ready for therapy! OT Adaptions: Make cards that have animals on them and have kids...