The simple movement of rotating a pencil or pen around in your fingers is another great way to work on fine motor skills. This is also another great way to work on handwriting skills by having kids quickly move down the page circling each dot...
Old car tires in a therapy gym for all ages is a hit! If you have some kids wash them there will be no black hands when you jump over them, into them, around them, or drive them down a line in the gym. Be...
There are many ways to structure using this tool, depending on what skills you are trying to strengthen. A wonderful precursor to a handwriting assignment or a way to learn how to organize space, thought, and develop fine motor skills. Supplies: Glue stick, 4 or more...
Helping kids develop strategies that help them be successful in life is important. Here is another tool to help kids and it can be adapted to fit your kids particular brain. Each child learns differently and uses different strategies based on how their brain is...
Whether your client suffered a head injury or struggles to visually scan this can be a helpful tool. Just think, if you cannot do this, you most likely struggle to pay a bill. This is also the type of task that can be sent home...
Sometimes cars are the only way to keep the interest going, so here is a visual motor task that can be completed and then colored. If you like this or need more of these types of tools, just let us know. And remember, the more involved...
Color by number involves visual scanning, working memory, visual motor coordination, task tolerance, color differentiation, and more. This is designed for more of your advanced clients and can also be used in a waiting room or as therapy homework. We have more to follow so...
This picture was used in an October themed obstacle course, where kids were able to use clothes pins to pin up multiple ghosts while balancing on a rocker board. The ghosts can be made of white card stock paper, card board with white paper glued on...
Laminate these pictures and you can incorporate speech skills in the pool. Discuss what looks more difficult and why, or what they want to do first. PT's and OT's your on your own, this is your kind of element. You may even post the picture in...
Pre-K and Kinder kids enjoy this non threatening coloring pages that also help with body awareness and strengthening. The combination of looking at the picture, coloring and imitating each simple move can help connect the dots for kids. Supporting body movement is important for personal...