Build A Bear has starting accepting grant applications for children with special needs. The grant awards range from $1000-$5000 with an average of $1500. You must be a tax exempt organization. They fund: “Individual Project grants – These grants are generally for one-time purchases or to fulfill a short-term need, such as the purchase of […]
Pediatric Physical Therapy is offering free access to an informative article on how to modify off the shelf motorized cars for early powered mobility for children with physical disabilities. The article is entitled, Modified Ride-on Toy Cars for Early Power Mobility: A Technical Report, and it describes a variety of car models along with how […]
Here is a fun listening game that requires following movement directions that are provided in code. Read how to play at YourTherapySource.com.
Physical Therapy will be publishing research on the frequency of feedback that you should provide for children when learning a motor task. Previous research with adults indicates that providing feedback 100% of the time when learning a new task is less effective than when less feedback is provided. In addition, previous research has indicated that […]
After seeing this on Pinterest, I thought this would be a great idea for children to practice handwriting or add in some physical activity (a silent game). You can download the free speech bubbles to use and some ideas to go along with them over at YourTherapySource.com
Found this Brain Gym video over on Pinterest. This video offers some great visuals for bilateral coordination warm ups that require no equipment. Need more ideas for bringing movement into the classroom?Check out , Imagination Action Journeys and Classroom Activity Posters.
Here is the latest digital magazine issue with articles on cerebral palsy, OT month and activity ideas. If you can not view it below visit YourTherapySource.com/magazine for a pdf copy. Open publication – Free publishing – More cerebral palsy