This is a very adaptable template that can serve many goals. OPTION: Try taping it to the wall outside and use small darts and see if you can get one into the Gumball Machine. PT: Each time kids complete a task they get to add a sticker...
Stars capture attention. Use this to work on visual-motor skills, behavior rewards, line awareness, or a gift for Dad. Directions: Use card stock paper for your base, then cut out colored paper star shapes and glue them on the strip. Now you have your star book...
Sometimes things get hectic as you are trying to help so many clients. This activity tool is wonderful for a variety of skills including, visual motor, social, direction following, top to bottom visual orientation, strengthening when placed on a wall to reach up to, and...
Speech activities work well when movement and music are incorporated into the task. This makes the activity more effective. Here are some ideas to get you started on making your own. We put in a template in case you need something quick. SUPPLIES: Colored paper, scissors to...
Taken from our Reset Station and given to you! Make these hearts say any skill you want and place them in succession on a vertically hung paper strip! This concept can also work for some elderly clientele just by changing the tasks inside the hearts, and it...
This is an OT and ST favorite! Minimal cost and lots of fun skill-building. Any clients struggling with visual issues will benefit from the colorful cards that they have to quickly search through and process. Share your list of favorite games with the team on 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...
This yummy inspired activity does more than meets the eye. Some skills that it can address are; visual motor planning and coordination, line duplication, and spacial orientation. If you are working on task tolerance counting the number of scoops drawn can be helpful or using a timer...
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...
Too often we forget that role modeling for coloring is an important part of developing a visual-motor interest. ST: Color a picture together and talk about why you chose each color and if it could be another color. Blending colors can help with visual discovery. We have...