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...
Laminate your own custom board focused on your therapy goals. Here is one idea to get the creativity started. OPTION: You can also use file folders to place your sticker velcro strips on. OT: For writing goals you may have kids place alphabet letters in a row...
Markers can be used for many games and therapy tasks. Here are a few: -coloring -writing -matching (use dried out markers for this, then put all caps with corresponding marker) -finding (Hide & Seek) -charades ( act out a color or item that coordinates with the color and let others guess) -tossing...
This is so much fun, and it builds skills such as; sentence generation, speech, social, and cognition! SUPPLIES: Tape or a Stapler, Print out letters (DESCRIBE IT), and pictures that help you work on specific skills. DIRECTION OPTIONS: - Have clients describe each picture that you posted up. -...
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...
These comical turkeys are fun to make and are wonderful for working on speech skills. Supplies: -Gum Drops -Tooth picks -Apple -Candy Corn Tips: Talk about how to plan where the feathers and eyes should go and then see how your client approaches the task....
This is more fun than it looks! Kids do one picture, turn it over, feel the paper bumps, and then ask to do another one. SUPPLIES: A piece of cardboard or cork board to work on, and a push pin. Directions: Place your paper pattern on top...
Cards can be used so many different ways; magic tricks, building card houses, hide and seek cards, and card games. TIPS: Make if fun and engaging and the brain will make more meaningful pathways. Here is a pdf to get you started. Download PDF for Card Games...
This task covers a multitude of skills and provides great sensory input (smell, touch, tip prehension, taste, visual, and auditory). Some of the skills it utilizes are grasp, proprioception, strength, problem-solving, impulse control, and it can work on sensory avoidance. SUPPLIES we used: marshmallows, red licorice...
This is what you want to do with kids that need to learn about tying their shoes. It is the first part of the task, tying a knot and it is wonderful because of the repetition component of this task. SUPPLIES: Ribbon pieces, tongue depressor stick...