When asked to participate in this blog hop with a recommendation for a favorite summer time activity, I knew what my answer was right away. Sidewalk chalk is my absolute favorite. Depending upon how you use it, sidewalk chalk can encourage physical activity, fine motor, gross motor and visual perceptual skills. Now of course […]
Is the picture above hard to read? Of course it is – text on a busy background is difficult to see. One thing that really bothers me in a classroom is excessively decorated walls. I frequently walk into a classroom and am shocked at the visual overstimulation. There are patterns, pictures and words hanging all […]
Here are 5 ways to teach right versus left: 1. Verbal Reinforcement: Every opportunity you have verbally state right from left. For example, when dressing a child say “put your right arm in the sleeve”. When turning left in a car or walking on the street say “let’s take a left here”. 2. Visual Reinforcement: […]
Here are 5 quick fixes to improve your sessions when you are delivering therapy services: 1. Arrangement of the Room: If you have a therapy room or if you are pushing into another classroom how is the room arranged? Is it cluttered? Are there distractions? Is everything you need for your session available and […]
Pediatrics has published a large study linking reduced sleep and childhood obesity. The children who consistently received less than the recommended hours of sleep during infancy and early childhood had increases in both obesity and in adiposity or overall body fat at age 7. Insufficient sleep was defined as less than 12 hours per day from […]
Print this motivational wall art to hang up in the occupational or physical therapy room. You can download it from Your Therapy Source at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freebicyclequote [subscribe2]
Pediatrics published research on the gender-specific independent association between muscular strength and cardiometabolic risk clustering in 1421 children. The researchers used a principal component analysis to determine the pattern of risk clustering and to derive a continuous aggregate score (MetScore) from various cardiometabolic risk factors (i.e. % body fat, blood pressure, etc), body mass index (BMI), […]
I found this one hole puncher at Staples for $2 that is much easier to use than a traditional hole puncher. In addition, it offers a different type of resistance versus a traditional hole puncher. Instead of gripping it with the hand, you use it with the finger tips or you could use the palm […]
I came across an excellent FREE resource on adaptive equipment and rehabilitation technology. I was reading the Rifton Newsletter (which is also a great resource) at http://www.rifton.com/adaptive-mobility-blog. In one of the articles, the author referred to a digital magazine article from the NRRTS – National Registration of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers. The first article I read was […]
I love sensory bins and am always impressed by all the fun ones I see on Pinterest. The only problem is some of them would cost a fortune to make or are too hard to clean up (rice is such a pain to pick up off of the rug). I am all for messy play […]