Oh what JOY they bring. Kids and adults love looking at them. Hope the pictures can inspire you to get yourself some. Walmart and other craft stores carry them and they are cheap! Idea: They are fun for finger tip prehension: Place one in each section...
With directed drawing, there is a picture or someone breaking down the picture that the client will draw into small increments. With this activity, you may start with drawing the bottom 4 horizontal lines, then keep adding on until the picture is complete. This picture...
If you like this you may like the Bubble Wrap Painting: Fish activity. We added a little angel fish for you to demonstrate with. OT & PT: You may have kids stand on balance beam with fish page taped to the wall and see if they can...
You may wonder how can this be used for social/emotional or writing goals. Here is an example: Have kids view all 4 pages and identify what they feel as if they were the person in the picture. Let them come up with descriptive words such as;...
These numbers may be good for beginning writing skills, but they are a super neat tool to have for an obstacle course too! We included a decorative and printer friendly version. OT: You may also have kids write the numbers around the number form. Yes these are...
A picture is sometimes better than words. This quick glance at grasp development can save you time in explaining to parents what comes next. Download the PDF for Pencil Grasp Development Pictures...
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...
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...
OT: Have kids glue cereal 'O's or write words onto the page. You may also have them paint it with cotton swabs (the nurse usually has plenty) and they are great for pinch strength. ST: Have kids place a sound or call out colors to put...