Sometimes those hard to bring up subjects of life are important and need to be addressed. Sometimes you just know that it is not right to burp at the table or grab someone else's stuff without asking. Here is a tool to help learn about...
Getting in touch with feelings and what words mean to others can be an important skill for like success. This is a fun one for kids that helps them start to better realize that words have meaning to us. Of course it is done in...
Chicken Egg is a quick easy cut & paste tool that is attractive to the little ones without scaring them. This is also a nice way to give OT activities, that are easily done at home, to parents who do not know how to spend...
To get this activity completed without fatigue we had the stars and moon cut out ahead of time. Kids enjoy moving the bat around in the sky by holding the popsicle stick with the bat glued on it. SUPPLIES: scissors, 2 paper plates, 1 stick or...
Directed drawing helps clients of all ages. Kids enjoy this particular picture, but you can break down any pictures and have your clients imitate what you show them. All you do is start by drawing a simple line or shape in the picture and let them...
Directed drawing is a wonderful way to build skills and have fun at the same time. Spacial awareness, thought organization, direction following, visual motor integration and coordination are just a few things that are developed with this task. Here is a turkey picture idea. Direction Idea: You...
These are easy to make and full of fun therapy benefits that include; visual-perception, visual motor, memory, executive functioning, and thought organization skills. This is good for clients of all ages and can be specific to their interests. NOTE: Visually attending to details is very important...
This complete the picture task is a wonderful way to let the brain process many lines running parallel with each other and in a curved fashion. These elements are wonderful for writing support for letters such as G,I,M,N, and H. Download the PDF for Complete the...
Completing a picture is a wonderful way to improve cognition, relaxation, and visual motor integration. When we are relaxed wonderful learning can take place and improved speech skills. Speech therapists often want to discuss what parts are missing before they draw them, and then talk...
Picture completion is an important visual cognitive skill that involves integration of visual and motor components. What is nice about this particular picture is that it really helps with understanding diagonal lines. This is important when writing the letters k, q, and y. Brilliant Therapy has...