This subtle sample has a touch of color for increased cognitive attention but simple enough to not overwhelm with unnecessary visual data. It can also be used as a coloring page. Included is the sample pumpkin and a partially done pumpkin to help the intermediate...
This picture has a balance of simple and cluttered space. If you have a figure ground or other visual activity that you created and would like to share, submit it at the Brilliant Therapy. Download the PDF for Island Life: figure ground skills...
This can be used in a variety of ways depending on what skills you are targeting. = You may have kids look for a number of items and color a dot that represents each item singled out. Then use the dots to remember what they saw...
Directed drawing is a wonderful way to build skills. It can build visual attention, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, visual memory, thought organization, body awareness, attention span, social and grasp development skills. DIRECTIONS: Be slow and deliberate with presenting each line that is drawn. Demonstrate and say what you...
This is a wonderful visual-perceptual and visual motor tool. Kids just love the colorful fanciful pieces. They are easy to put away and pull out, colorful, and have a nice proprioceptive touch element to them due to the magnetic pieces....
This is a fun social visual cognitive skill building activity. Some specific skills this addresses are: sensory discrimination, visual processing, thought organization, working memory, writing, body awareness, communication, receptive language, pragmatic language, and following directions (receptive). DIRECTIONS: Have clients sit around in a circle and have 2...
Pronouns are an important part of speech and these pictures can be used with a game or as communication support. OPTIONS: - You can have kids point to a picture they like and make a sentence using the word. - Cut them into cards and have kids pick...
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 is a fun task, especially at a fine motor obstacle course. It involves; visual-motor, visual perceptual, UE coordination, and visual attention skills. SUPPLIES: Water bottle, rice or alphabet pasta, and any small items that will fit into the bottle. DIRECTIONS: Gather up your small items and...
We hope that this will help you cover all your bases quickly as you assess visual concerns with your clients. NOTE: OT's are the therapist of choice to bring vision concerns to as they have the most training in the vision area along with a vision...