This can be a good tool for the visually challenged. We included a borderless copy in case some kids are visually confused by it. ST: You can also use is as a communication testing task. Verbally talk about what color goes where without pointing. Download the PDF for...
Change it up for the New Year by sharing goals via rolling a ball with the message on it. Our kids had a blast with it, and they demonstrated increased visual tracking as well as writing and communication skills. Printer friendly version included. DIRECTIONS: Cut out the...
If you want to make your cards fancy, just copy pictures like the talking boy and then cut them out and paste them on the blank side of the cards. Kids enjoy the mystery of cards and you can build communication skills at the same time. Share...
This handout should give you many ideas as to what you can use to provide useful matching challenges. Tip: With car emblems, just grab pictures from the internet and then match them to pictures of cars or descriptions of them. I used the car emblems with...
With 9 different colors used for the outline, you can have fun coloring or copying them on colored paper. They are printer friendly and fun to use. Cut them out and place them on a paper strip or pick them out of a box and...
Happiness is a smile surrounded by color. Making a circle and square fun to explore and a shape worth remembering is important and is often an OT goal. ST: You may choose to use this by finding items around the room that are shaped like a...
This simple desert scene is wonderful because the kids get to look for things they like. Little animals, flowers, ...
The strategies here are evidence-based and have been effective for many children. You can have kids eating adult foods such as cream cheese and stewed peppers. These are some of the strategies that we found that worked. NOTE: The approach taken is just as important as...
This is a speech therapy favorite with easy to mark off directions and an engaging picture to color. PT: You may choose to post this on a wall and then go up on tippy toes to reach the picture. Download the PDF for Park: Follow Directions...
You never know when you need a set of footprints, so here they are. We included additional pictures to provide more footprint related ideas. Download the PDF for Footprints...