This is another favorite! The skill building with this is huge! Some of the skills used; fine motor, left to right orientation, top to bottom orientation, margin awareness, writing, sensory modulation, and asymmetrical bilateral integration. Supplies: -5 or more colors of paper (scraps are great for this) -2 pieces...
Too often we forget that role modeling for coloring is an important part of developing a visual-motor interest. ST: Color a picture together and talk about why you chose each color and if it could be another color. Blending colors can help with visual discovery. We have...
Music combined with any movement is a wonderful combination. Music can sooth fear, calm the anxious, or help organize thought processes and movements. PT: The use of music with movement can have dramatic effects especially for the auditory dominant client. An example of this is when...
Game Directions: Each client places 1 or more dots around the room and then sits down. Have clients sit in chairs facing each other (in a circle). Have one client at a time indicate who they want to go retrieve 1 dot in particular by...
Oh what fun and so helpful. Somehow we think that all kids just grow up knowing about the arrow, but we shouldn't. This activity is designed to help clients understand and be more comfortable with this very important symbol that is used in school and...
This tool can be individualized very easily. Clients stay attended due to the sensory input of the string and they enjoy moving the string/yarn. Variatons may include; matching to pictures that relate to each other ( political figures, tree to apple, dog to puppy, sad face...
This is a tongue and ear tickler. Share your creative articulation hacks on your Brilliant Therapy facebook page and earn points! Download PDF for Silly Sentences For Articulation...
This can be effective in decreasing writing stress for kids struggling with visual challenges. Download PDF for Writing: 3 lines per page...
This can be a helpful for writing tool. Here are some ideas: + Kids enjoy drawing an element from their sentence or placing a sticker in the box as a motivating element. + Place a color in each box and have kids write a sentence using the correct...
This is so much fun, that kids keep wanting to write more. A favorite therapy tool for encouraging more writing, all you need are scissors and a glue stick along with your pencil. Have you created some cool OT or SLP tools? Share them with your...