Being able to copy tasks such as drawing is a very important skill. Here are some ideas. Have your client duplicate what they are shown, this can be a calendar, pattern, or placing items in a row on a skewer stick. This can help with thought...
Make writing fun! When it is fun, the job gets done. SUPPLIES: colored paper squares, pencil, glue stick. OPTION: This can be a wonderful addition to an obstacle course. Other versions can be glueing flies to a web or strips on a tree. ST: Clients may glue down...
Orbies are fun and can be ordered on line or found at Walmart. They are slippery watery beads of colorful sensory fun. All you need is some water and a bowl to put the tiny plastic-like beads in and within minutes they expand before you. If...
Yes, this is just like the Forked Spider & Fly, except you can use a pencil or cotton swab to spread out the paint to create spider legs. They usually end up a bit thicker so make your paint blob a bit bigger. This is a...
The bright colored paper encourages clients to try to cut circles without drawing them first. Imagining where a line should be, is a visual motor integration, visual perception, and memory task. SUPPLIES: scissors, bright colored paper, glue stick DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut and glue on grass. 2. Cut out...
This is a nice way to get sensory motor and visual motor skills addressed especially with your little guys (PreK and Kinder). Using colorful markers just adds to the fun. If you want to increase the skill building opportunities (such as bilateral assymetrical UE integration), have...
Reflex integration is all about using neurodevelopmental movements to help develop and mature the body's reflexes for optimal functioning. Enjoy helping kids move! Share your special therapy moves with the Team and get credit! Download the PDF for Relfex Integration:ATNR/Landua...
Be creative when making your outdoor obstacle course. These can be for kids of all ages and wheelchair friendly. Items you might use are: tires, pool noodles, tape, cups, chairs, mats, bolsters, kiddie pools, exercise balls, animals, balloons, watermelons and cookie cutters, pastels and paper, paint,...
This is an effective way to bring comfort to kids sensory systems as well as improve body awareness. Once you do it, they will most likely ask for it again. It is a very handy therapy tool in a therapy sensory summer camp setting. In...
Music is highly underutilized in therapy programs considering that music is the only sensory input that fires in all areas of the brain simultaneously. This is huge for memory, concentration, and sensory regulation. You may also find our Treehousekidsmusicallearning.com helpful. It is designed to help with...