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...
Painting pine cones can be meaningful and fun for clients of all ages and this activity works on a variety of skills such as standing tolerance, balance, visual-motor, and communication skills. You can place them in a decorative bowl with lights or hang them on a...
This is a favorite with just a tricky part where you fold the mouth into the center of the card. With lots of folding and coloring, this might end up being one of your favorites. Fun for any occasion and super for building skills such as...
This task is a favorite with school based OT's because not only are kids motivated to write, they also get to work on spacial awareness, visual tracking, visual motor integration, fine motor coordination, asymmetrical bilateral integration, and sensory tolerance. SUPPLIES: Fork, dark colored paper, white pencil,...
This one is a sensory camp favorite for therapists and clients young and old. The streamer is a wonderful way to help clients visually track the ball as it moves thru space. DIRECTIONS: 1. Take colored butcher paper and tape it into your doorway. 2. Tape out...
This is a favorite tool for "Whole Body Listening". Invaluable in many autism classrooms, this gives kids a visual without having to talk with them and they can see what part of their body may not be in a listening position. For example, if their feet...
Doing an activity like this can help with writing, thought organization, memory, and communication skills. We have put in 2 versions for you. Let us know which is your favorite, because together we make therapy better! Download the PDF for Title, Author, Illustrator...
Articulation goals are really addressed with this worksheet as well as writing, reading, thought organization, and coloring. It is printer friendly, so use it how you need it to meet your goals! Download the PDF for First & Last Sounds...
Something speech therapists do not want to be without are Ling Sounds. So here they are in a colorful printable form. These sounds are "ahh", "eee", "ooo", "mmm", "shh", and "sss" which cover sounds ranging from 250-4000 Hz. Now that is a lot of frequencies covering...
PT: PT's will often place these around an obstacle course or make a path. Don't forget to print one out for clients to take home to make their own obstacle course if you want to promote therapy follow thru. OT: Use this as a jump and...