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...
File Folders are a great way to keep a wide variety of tasks in a small space. Use a variety of colors and textures such as tin foil, sand paper, and pipe cleaner. Put the task inside, laminate it, and you are ready to go! Directions:...
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...
This picture brings to mind versions of the popular game Connect 4. It can be done out of cardboard or try using egg cartons (You can tape several together to make a larger game board) and take turns placing a fuzz ball in the egg...
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...