Maintaining the attention span of children is getting harder and harder. Increased screen time, visually appealing videos, and other distractions are always bombarding students. Teachers and parents want to help the kids but may not know where to start. One idea is to try attention exercises for students. Coordination Attention Exercises for Students – What […]
Fine and Gross Motor Group Activity Idea If you need a fun gross motor group activity idea that also includes fine motor skills and coordination skills, this balloon bat is perfect. You can use the suggested activity for gross motor skill group session, indoor recess, or physical education class. Materials Needed for the Gross Motor […]
Pediatrics International published research on 100 Brazilian children (ages 8-11 years old) evaluating interlimb coordination and its relationship to their academic performance. Each child was assessed with the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Academic Performance Test. Participants were grouped into low (<25%) and high (>75%) academic achievers. The results indicated: a significant difference between groups […]
Delays in motor skill development may affect academics, activities of daily living, concentration, emotional and social skills. The Journal of Early Childhood Research reported on a study of children (ages 3-6) with coordination disorders who participated in motor skill interventions over the course of two years. The Early Years Movement Skills (EYMSC) checklist and the […]
Help children learn how to catch a ball with these step by step visual instructions. This is a freebie from the latest packet – Teaching Catching, Throwing and Kicking Skills. You can download the picture cards here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/teachcatchthrowkickfreebie.html Get more information on the complete download here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/teachcatchthrowkick.html
Are you familiar with “Quiet Eye Training”? This is a technique that attempts to get the eye to focus more instead of flicking about during coordination tasks. It teaches the eye to look at the ball long enough to process the information. The individual is reminded to briefly look at the exact spot where you […]
Watch this video activity idea that encourages fine motor skills, forearm pronation/supination, eye hand coordination, grading of movements and counting. You can view it at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/videohiddencups.html [subscribe2]
The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on 11 children with ADHD – Combined Type (ADHD-CT) and 10 typically developing children as the control group. Each child participated in an upper limb Fitts’ aiming task to measure motor performance and the Social Responsiveness Scale t0 measure social-communicative/autistic impairment. The following results were recorded: Children with ADHD-CT […]
Here is a simple, new way to play balloon volleyball. Just blow up a bunch of balloons and put them in a clear, plastic bag. Starting tossing the giant bag of balloons. The balloon bag allows for a large, very slow moving target to help children who may be just learning how to catch. Try […]
Purpose: Encourage following motor commands, motor memory and coordination skills. Materials: index cards with color words written on them (or use letters, numbers, sight words, vocabulary words, etc.) Activity: Give each child an index card with the color word on it and tape it to the child’s shirt. The children should sit in a circle […]