Most clients like popcorn and associate it with something positive. They also like the smell, so here is a way to incorporate visual motor skills, communication, and hand strengthening. Just have clients take a hole puncher and punch out each popcorn popcorn cut out. OPTION: If you...
This activity has a Fine Motor and Sensory Focus. Kids learn about putting parts together to create a picture, turning cotton balls over in their hands, dipping cotton balls into paint, cutting and pasting. SUPPLIES: Glue, colored paper (blue, green), scissors, paint with something like a plastic...
Easy to set up and a wonderful way for clients to work on fine motor, visual perception, visual motor, direction following and asking for or sharing of tools makes this a great therapy option. SUPPLIES: Colored paper, white paint, paint brushes, scissors, glue stick. (optional-marker) OPTIONS: You...
Therapy and giving combined, make this a therapy task worth while. Skills that are worked on include; visual motor, writing, social skills, and cognitive skills. SUPPLIES: 2 (8x11) sheets of paper (blue & white), crayons/markers/pencils, glue stick, scissors OPTIONS: Try making your own signs with the blank...
Toys for fluency are wonderful especially for those kinesthetic clients. They are inexpensive and can be easily ordered from Oriental Trading Company or purchased at Party City as well as the Dollar Store. OPTIONS: Sometimes rubber/ squishy toys can also be helpful. Share your therapy ideas with...
When clients 'ink' it, it helps them 'think' it. So here is a therapy activity that can support social/emotional goals as well as fine motor cognitive skills. SUPPLIES: 1 chad, 2 paper plates, markers, scissors, and glue(optional). DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut out the center of one paper plate....
Counting is an important part of living. It involves cognitive and visual motor skills. This sheet makes it fun. OPTIONS: Color the shapes while you count them. Place a sticker on each shape if you come up with the correct answer. Count aloud for articulation practice. Download...
Sometimes clients will forget to stay focused on all the sounds in a word. Here is an activity that brings emphasis to the end of the word. This is a critical skill for reading. ST: Fluency, Articulation, Receptive language skills OT: Writing and task attention skills Share your...
Color by sounds can be a fun way to work on auditory processing skills and combining it with a motoric response. Enjoy! Download the PDF for Color By Sounds...
Fun easy to color pictures make this a fun way to get speech blends worked on. For OT's, they will most likely use it for task attention. Download the PDF for Starting Letter Blends...