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Hole Punch Free Printable – Hungry Monster

Hole Punch Free Printable Hungry Monster

Hole Punch Free Printable – Hungry Monster With October right around the corner, I thought you might like some fun Halloween activities.  Help the hungry monster eat the correct candy by punching out the holes that match the candy he is eating.  This hole punch free printable (download access at bottom of post) helps children […]

DIY Games to Encourage Visual Tracking Skills

DIY Games to Encourage Visual Tracking Skills

DIY Games to Encourage Visual Tracking Skills Visual perceptual skills require the ability to see, organize and interpret visual information.  There are many different types of visual perceptual skills that are explained in detail here.  Visual tracking is one type of visual perceptual skills.  Visual tracking is the ability to control the eye movements using the oculomotor […]

Pen Grip Force, Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting in Children

Pen Grip Force Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting in Children

Pen Grip Force Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting in Children The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal published research examining pen-grip kinetics during writing tasks of 181 school-age children (5-12 years old) and investigate the relationship between the kinetic factors and fine motor skills.  A force acquisition pen was to measure the forces applied from the digits and […]

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Progression of Tactile Input Using Sensory Bins

Progression of Tactile Input Using Sensory Bins

Progression of Tactile Input Using Sensory Bins The tactile system provides information to the brain on light touch, pain, temperature, and pressure.   Children can experience decreased ability to interpret tactile input or can be oversensitive to tactile input.  Many early childhood classrooms and parents provide children with sensory bins to explore various types of tactile […]

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Seated Classroom Stretches – Free Printable

Seated Classroom Stretches from Your Therapy Source

Seated Classroom Stretches – Free Printable Students and teachers tend to sit in one position for extended periods of time especially as the children get older.  Hang this handy free printable with classroom stretches to remind everyone in the classroom to take a break and stretch your muscles.  Remember to complete each stretch to the […]