Check these out! This total body moving is great for body awareness! Kids pull up on the rope handles to keep the monster feet secured to their own. ST: Try having kids answer questions or talk while they are monster walking around....
Sidewalk obstacle courses are easy to make and fun to do for all ages. If you are setting one up indoors, you may want to use colored tape rather than chalk to mark out your course. Your course can improve, visual processing, visual tracking, balance, sensory...
This is an eye catcher and can awaken the sleepy ones with the tinkling sound of bells. Great for auditory dominant kids too. Speech therapists will be more likely to follow the rules emphasizing turn taking amidst auditory distraction....
These numbers can work out well for identifying a station in an obstacle course or be used for number awareness and pre-writing skills. Suggested materials: -Glue -Sand, spangles, sequins, feathers, yarn bits, or anything sensory - You can also use markers for writing practice. OPTION: For writing practice, write several...
File folder tasks are wonderful ways to get a job done and they take very little storage space. Therapists and teachers enjoy using them and they can be put in a task box for kids to complete. We included a pdf that may be used in...
It is often about writing and more, so why not build more by varying the writing surfaces. This can increase strength, proprioception, and fun! Good for all ages. Just place your writing paper on some of the following...
Here is a favorite that can be used in many different ways. I used a discarded cardboard grid from a game, but you can use a carpet knife on cardboard from a box, scissors cutting a cereal box, or make your grid from card stock...
This is a wonderful game to recommend to parents to play with kids that struggle with visual perception and visual attention to task. Great for adults as well as 4 year olds. It can also be adapted initially if it is too difficult. Development opthamologist's use...
This game can be challenging, but it is adaptable and will work for TBI, Autism, and other client populations. You can show the solution card and have clients put the puzzle together or show it to them briefly and then have them try to figure it...
Stars capture attention. Use this to work on visual-motor skills, behavior rewards, line awareness, or a gift for Dad. Directions: Use card stock paper for your base, then cut out colored paper star shapes and glue them on the strip. Now you have your star book...