I am always looking for ideas to shake up my OT treatments and try to get creative with activity tolerance activities, because it is just NOT functional or
I kind of love to share tricks for improving handwriting. There are so many “parts” to written work. There’s fine motor dexterity, pencil grasp, strength, endurance, visual perceptual skills, cognitive skills among other parts to handwriting. You can see more about these topics on our Handwriting page. One big way to develop the skills needed ... Read more
This buttoning activity uses an egg carton to work on buttoning skills. Check out all of the buttoning activities in this resource!
Visual Motor activities that work well in online virtual teletherapy occupational therapy sessions!
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Practice fine motor skills and beginning measurement with this easy prep water play activity for toddlers and preschoolers.
Is your child writing his numbers backwards? Fix those number reversals with this fun memory trick using "hungry" and "full" numbers.
Two Fun Belly Breathing Exercises for Kids : Balloon breathing and Using a Soft Toy to Help Teach deep breathing to kids /
These fine motor play ideas are FUN pencil grasp activities that build fine motor skills, perfect for addressing pencil grip in occupational therapy.
A reference guide to early pencil grasps, inefficient and efficient pencil grasps. Clear descriptions, age ranges and photographs. Read more at Your Kids OT (http://www.yourkidsot.com/blog/pencil-grasp-reference-sheet).
These OT recommended activiteis build skills and encourage play using household items. Use everyday items found in the home to help kids build skills.
Learn how to teach a child to hold a pencil correctly: With an easy, fun Alligator Trick.
This visual tracking tool is one easy way to work on the visual skills kids need for reading and writing by addressing visual processing skills.
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As young children progress from early mark making toward writing letters it can be tempting to push them toward tracing sheets and worksheets designed for handwriting practice. However, teaching handwriting without these tools can be a lot more fun!
Pediatric teletherapy ideas. Pink Oatmeal has several resources to make your teletherapy sessions fun and that allow you to send home a program!
Unlock the secrets to perfect scissor grip for preschoolers! Explore practical strategies and engaging activities to help kids with holding scissors correctly. Boost their fine motor skills with our
Use these 10 games for handwriting practice, allowing kids to improve legibility, sizing, placement, and more as they play.
These hand strength red flags are useful for identifying kids who might need some extra work on hand strengthening activities!
Kids will have fun learning about wedges and screws with this fun,hands on Wedges & Screws Simple Machines Lesson. Perfect for elementary age kids.
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How to hold scissors: Cute method to teach a child how to hold scissors: Thumbs Up Alligator!
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Whether your child has sensory sensitivities, struggles with fine, gross, and/or visual motor skills, or needs help with handwriting, these occupational therapy activities will not disappoint!
Check out these easy impulse control strategies to help kids impact impulsive behaviors and impulsivity that impacts function.
Looking to pass the NBCOT on your first try? Be sure to check out these tried and true methods and resources to get that passing score!
A clever classroom trick to help children learning to write inside lines
Grab a parachute and have fun with this collection of parachute ideas!
Handwriting isn’t something we practice in isolation every day. We have our handwriting notebooks and handwriting is addressed as we write together. But lately, as I have been watching my Kindergartner and 1st grader write, I’ve noticed that they aren’t forming several of their letters the conventional way. I jotted down a little list of the ... Read More about A SIMPLE Handwriting Trick {FREE Printable}
Thank you Elmer’s for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. Today we're experimenting with salt, glue, and watercolors to create some colorful ocean art. You'll only need a few materials to create
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Looking for sensory integration activities for autism to develop your child's motor skills? Check out our collection of fun vestibular system exercises!
Check out these fun and simple pre-cutting activities to help prepare your child and minimize your anxiety when it comes time to put scissors in their hand.
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