Directed drawing is a wonderful way to build skills. It can build visual attention, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, visual memory, thought organization, body awareness, attention span, social and grasp development skills. DIRECTIONS: Be slow and deliberate with presenting each line that is drawn. Demonstrate and say what you...
Just a reminder to keep on the lookout for creepy crawling creatures. Kids will give more visual attention to this than many activities that you come up with, and they can facilitate great conversations! OPTIONS: Earthworms, chickens, goats, miniature horses, guinea pigs, and bearded dragons are...
Sometimes a quick sensory hack is just the fix for the ADHD kid or to wake up the alertness level for learning. This is a strategy that can get missed but can be super effective. OPTIONS: Body lotion, coconut oil, sunscreen, aloe vera gel, and a...
Obstacle courses are so much more appealing than just doing moves and counting from 1 to 10. Enjoy making your own course, and using some ideas from this one. If you like this you will definitely like the eBooks on obstacle courses found here at Brilliant...
Using Google Eyes can make all the difference in how kids will view the activity. BTW We added an obstacle course procedure tool that will help ensure success so that kids understand expectations better and are motivated to follow the rules. If you have come up with...
Trapazoid Jumping is a great way to address reflex integration, bilateral integration, and coordination. Share your favorite ways to work on these skills with the Brilliant Therapy team and get credit! Together we make therapy better!...
There are many different yoga visual support sheets on your Brilliant Therapy site, so browse around and find what you want. We have included this printer friendly and colored version for you to get started. OPTIONS: As you can tell by the pictures, Yoga and Tai...
This is a wonderful visual-perceptual and visual motor tool. Kids just love the colorful fanciful pieces. They are easy to put away and pull out, colorful, and have a nice proprioceptive touch element to them due to the magnetic pieces....
Here are 2 desert inspired coloring pages to help build visual-motor skills. OPTION: You can also do this as a directed coloring task. All you have to do is call out what color each item should be colored or not colored. This way you can help...
Activities with laminate scraps are endless. Recycling is a new way of working. Watch the videos and check out the pictures for some ideas. More Options: 1. Place laminate on wall. Place velcro bits on it and have clients reach up and place items on them. When...