Writing Rocks, so make it fun and more effective by combining it with play doh! All you need is play doh and a pencil. Here are 2 pdf's to keep therapy enjoyable. BTW National Donut Day is the first Friday in June! Share what you do that makes therapy...
Candy Corn Cut & Paste is wonderful for increasing tolerance for fine motor table top tasks, following directions, and visual-motor skills. Pre-K kids can complete it in 1 sitting and it is not overwhelming. SUPPLIES: Black construction paper, white crayon or white pencil, glue stick, scissors,...
Pool noodles can be used for a variety of therapy tasks. This picture should give you additional ideas on what you can do for grasping balls, balloons, and stuffed animals with 1 pool noodle. Great for using 2 hands together and accomplishing a task. Yippee!...
Don't forget to make sure clients, young and old, can do this well because it is one of the first steps for safety. This COVID-19 friendly activity will get a 2 thumbs up. We have included a pdf with colorful pictures for clients who need them. Washing...
Obstacle courses can be made from a variety of items. In this Obstacle course we used discarded containers and put a pumpkin face on the bottom of the containers and then let kids place the opening on a hook. We also, had them carry (vampire blood- water...
Here is a therapy task that addresses body awareness (especially digits), asymmetrical bilateral upper extremity coordination, hand strength, drawing, and visual motor skills. SUPPLIES: Yarn, tape (to hold down yarn ends), pencil, glue stick, 2 different colors of paper (we used yardstick for the yellow), and...
Without spacial awareness and visual focus/tracking it is difficult to write legibly, so here is an activity that can help develop these skills. DIRECTIONS: 1. Locate the middle of the paper and draw 1 circle and then 2 more that are a bit smaller than the...
If you want to work on folding, cutting, pasting, with a pinch of sensory then this is a good one. What makes this web unique is that you can fold a regular piece of paper as if you where going to cut out a snowflake...
You can laminate this and make it into a play doh (or any kind of dough) mat or place a sticker on each ornament as a task is accomplished! Bring on the fun and share what you have done! Download the PDF for Christmas Play Doh Mat...
There are many different ways to address spacing between words or letters. Using a pencil, finger, clothes pin, cotton swab (Olaf's buddy- just put 2 small eyes on it),or stickers placed between each word can help. OPTION: Try using colored paper strips cut to fit each...