Picture Pokes Freebie to Strengthen Fine Motor Skills Are you familiar with poke pictures? If not, they are pictures comprised of dots for children to poke to strengthen fine motor skills, improve hand mechanics and help with pencil grasp and control when children start writing. They are perfect for fine motor centers in the classroom […]
Spatial awareness is the ability to understand and interact with the environment around you. Whether it be avoiding obstacles when walking, reaching out to grab a pencil or determining left from right these are all examples of tasks that require spatial awareness. Developing the skills to express and understand spatial skills are the first step […]
There is no doubt about it that kids use iPhone and iPads. In fact, there are some scary, eye-opening statistics regarding media use and children: ages 8-10 spend about 6 hours per day in front of a screen for entertainment ages 11-14 spend about 9 hours per day in front of a screen for entertainment ages […]
The Annals of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation published a systemic review on ankle foot orthotics AFOs, walking and cerebral palsy. The purpose of the study was to complete a systematic review of the literature to determine if AFOs produce a more normal gait pattern by positioning joints in the proper position to reduce pathological reflex […]
This unicorn find and color activity is a freebie from the Unicorn Sensory Motor Packet. Children can practice visual discrimination skills, visual scanning and visual motor skills with this printable. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE UNICORN FIND AND COLOR Check out the complete Unicorn Sensory Motor Packet – This digital download includes 20+ games, activities and puzzles to […]
Challenge visual motor, visual scanning and more with these free find and follow ABCs. You can download this 3-page freebie from the Find and Follow complete packets that include every uppercase letter and numbers 0 through 9. The great thing about this freebie is it requires no prep – just print and it is ready […]
Teaching children right from left can be a difficult concept. The ability to determine whether you are using your right or left hand requires higher level spatial awareness, body awareness and motor planning skills. This right or left hand poster is from the Right or Left Games packet. You can download it for free (see […]
Pediatric occupational therapists sometimes recommend a weighted pencil to improve handwriting legibility and increase pencil pressure but what does the evidence say? Not much… I found one recent study on the use of weighted pencils and handwriting. In theory, the purpose of the weighted pencil is to provide extra proprioceptive input in the fingers and […]
Check out this fun freebie to challenge visual scanning and visual discrimination skills. You can download it for free by signing up for our newsletter at the end of the post. Can you find all 14 smile faces that look different from all the rest? Grab a yellow highlighter and give it a go. It […]
