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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
We cannot expect everyone to just doodle. Here is a wonderful tool to assist with getting started on the basics. TIP: For beginning doodlers, introduce it like directed draw. (see video) Do each line and have clients copy you each time. SUPPLIES: 1 pencil, markers to add...
You will be surprised at what a wonderful skill builder this activity is. It is easy to measure progress objectively and works well in obstacle courses. From TBI to Autism clients, they will build skills in visual motor, visual tracking, balance, and attention to task...
This activity can be done with any theme. Whether it is stars, clouds, monkey parts, apples, bunny tails, or birds on a wire, it will be a fun engaging skill builder. SOME BENEFITS INCLUDE: increased visual motor, visual perception, bilateral integration, strengthening, and plyometric moves that...
This is a fun task, especially at a fine motor obstacle course. It involves; visual-motor, visual perceptual, UE coordination, and visual attention skills. SUPPLIES: Water bottle, rice or alphabet pasta, and any small items that will fit into the bottle. DIRECTIONS: Gather up your small items and...
Sensory bottles are fun to make and can be a calming tool. All you need is: 1. A clear empty bottle 2. Distilled water 3. Glycerin (available at pharmacy stores) 4. Glitter flakes, sequins, light plastic beads, or other sparkly things that are light enough to float around 5. Some lace,...