Balls can be used for so many different activities in therapy. Here is one that can be adapted many ways. OPTIONS: You may use colored paper taped to the ground instead of cardboard. ST: Have clients call out a word from a chosen topic each time the...
Looking for a clover can be like looking for a needle in the hay stack. Great for visual discrimination and memory skills. Directions: Cut out clovers of different sizes and then cut out some 4-leafed clovers to mix in. You can vary the colors of green...
You can do this kind of activity with different colored blocks, parquetry or even cut up pieces of colored paper. This is a great activity to build visual perceptual skills and task attention. TIPS: Translucent plastic shapes are wonderful to use on a light table. This...
There are different ways to adapt this style of therapy game. Supplies: Music, colored paper, glue stick to apply directions and scissors to cut out eggs. We have included a sample pdf for Speech and the other pdf page or Occupational or Physical therapy. This can help...
This is another favorite! The skill building with this is huge! Some of the skills used; fine motor, left to right orientation, top to bottom orientation, margin awareness, writing, sensory modulation, and asymmetrical bilateral integration. Supplies: -5 or more colors of paper (scraps are great for this) -2 pieces...
These are quick and easy to make. A great additional learning tool that incorporates visual-motor, start point awareness for writing letters, visual discrimination, and other educational elements for reading and writing. Just draw the letter and then place colored squares on it. Kids can then place...
File Folders are a great way to keep a wide variety of tasks in a small space. Use a variety of colors and textures such as tin foil, sand paper, and pipe cleaner. Put the task inside, laminate it, and you are ready to go! Directions:...
This picture brings to mind versions of the popular game Connect 4. It can be done out of cardboard or try using egg cartons (You can tape several together to make a larger game board) and take turns placing a fuzz ball in the egg...
This tool can be individualized very easily. Clients stay attended due to the sensory input of the string and they enjoy moving the string/yarn. Variatons may include; matching to pictures that relate to each other ( political figures, tree to apple, dog to puppy, sad face...
This is so much fun, that kids keep wanting to write more. A favorite therapy tool for encouraging more writing, all you need are scissors and a glue stick along with your pencil. Have you created some cool OT or SLP tools? Share them with your...