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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...

Here is a therapy task that addresses body awareness (especially digits), asymmetrical bilateral upper extremity coordination, hand strength, drawing, and visual motor skills. SUPPLIES: Yarn, tape (to hold down yarn ends), pencil, glue stick, 2 different colors of paper (we used yardstick for the yellow), and...

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...

You can adapt this tree for upper or lower case matching skills or say a letter and it's sound and place it on the tree. ST: Place apples on the tree and then a stem on top of each letter after making it's sound. OT: Have kids...

This DIY matching activity is easy and cheap to make. I got a free shoe box from a TJMaxx store, then took a piece of paper and placed colors on it with markers and glued it to the top of the shoebox. Then I took scissors...