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...
Flashlight iSpy fun is a great way to inspire kids to keep looking for things. Here they get to make their own, and as you can see, they sometimes add some embellishments such as "sea donuts" (those orange circles you see in the last picture). We...
This complete the picture task is a wonderful way to let the brain process many lines running parallel with each other and in a curved fashion. These elements are wonderful for writing support for letters such as G,I,M,N, and H. Download the PDF for Complete the...
Completing a picture is a wonderful way to improve cognition, relaxation, and visual motor integration. When we are relaxed wonderful learning can take place and improved speech skills. Speech therapists often want to discuss what parts are missing before they draw them, and then talk...
Picture completion is an important visual cognitive skill that involves integration of visual and motor components. What is nice about this particular picture is that it really helps with understanding diagonal lines. This is important when writing the letters k, q, and y. Brilliant Therapy has...
You can adapt this tree for upper or lower case matching skills or say a letter and it's sound and place it on the tree. ST: Place apples on the tree and then a stem on top of each letter after making it's sound. OT: Have kids...
If you have not been doing pediatrics and now find yourself thrust into the school setting, here are some of the most common standardized tests being used. **VMI = Beery Buktenica Visual Motor Integration (good for ages 3 and up), This test can be done every...
Fingers love to explore what is inside and move them around. It can calm an Alzheimer's patient or give sensory feedback to a small child. You can also place a variety of small items inside such as foam letters, glitter, fuzz balls, marbles, spangles, plastic...