23 Sep Fox 3 Piece Puzzle
This simple color, cut, and paste task is wonderful for bilateral integration, visual motor, and visual processing skills. Download PDF for Fox 3 Piece Puzzle...
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23 Sep Writing on Paper Strips
Kids love color and do not usually prefer to write. Using colored paper strips can keep writing fun, but also help with letter size awareness (start with large strips and then get narrow strips and writing will get smaller), and spacial awareness. We have included some...
23 Sep Fall Obstacle Course Sample
Here is an idea for an obstacle course used by both physical and occupational therapists. This can help give you ideas and if you like this, you will love the obstacle course eBooks, so grab some for yourself and save time and money. Each book has...
23 Sep Obstacle Course Super Hero Folders
Here is another option for your obstacle course routines. Use a file folder and place a symbol in it representing each task in your obstacle course. As the child completes each task, they move the symbol representing that task to the other side of the folder....
23 Sep Big Flower Bunny
Pin the tail on the donkey is also wonderful, but this big bunny gets a lot of smiles and pinch strength worked in. Place it higher on the wall to emphasize upper extremity strength and flexibility. Download PDF for Big Flower Bunny...
23 Sep Color Animals
Combine coloring and matching with one activity. Fun animal faces keep kids' interest and building skills such as visual-motor, fine motor coordination, task attention, and visual and working memory. Download PDF for Color Animals...
23 Sep Jack-O-Lantern
This is a favorite not only for all the skills that it works on, but also because every pumpkin looks good at the end. TIPS: Remember to focus on the process and not the end result. See if clients can do it with as little intervention...
23 Sep Octopus Pancakes
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...
20 Sep Adapted Pre-K Writing Journal
Too often educators do not have enough understanding of development and push writing skills too soon. Here is one way to adapt the page for the kids whose genetic make-up does not develop fine motor skills early. Start building writing foundational skills where it is...
20 Sep Doodle Cat: Introduction to Doodling
We cannot expect everyone to just doodle. Here is a wonderful tool to assist with getting started on the basics. TIP: For beginning doodlers, introduce it like directed draw. (see video) Do each line and have clients copy you each time. SUPPLIES: 1 pencil, markers to add...