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 […]
Create this simple pool noodle stick to encourage reaction time, eye hand coordination, balance skills and muscle strengthening. Read all the details and watch the video at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/videopoolnoodlestick.html [subscribe2] Need more sensory motor activities? Check out Sensory Motor Game Boards at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/sensoryboards.html. Just print and play these games that encourage coordination, motor planning, gross motor and balance skills.
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 […]
Clay marble mazes is a great activity to encourage hand strengthening, eye hand coordination, visual tracking skills and more. Here is what we did: 1. Cover a recycled, clean styrofoam tray with tin foil. Use a small tray if you have a little bit of clay and large tray if you have a lot […]
Download this bunny garland freebie to encourage eye hand coordination, fine motor skills and hand strengthening. You can get the freebie from Your Therapy Source at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freebunnies.html
It can be difficult for some children to complete two tasks at one time (dual task conditions). In the school setting, the task of walking and carrying school supplies, lunch tray or textbooks is a common occurrence. Here is some recent research that was conducted to evaluate the effects of dual task constraints on walking and bimanual […]
Here is a Fall or Halloween activity to encourage eye hand coordination, bilateral coordination, motor planning and gross motor skills in children.1. Create the bat, spider and ghost. For the bat and spider we used half a recycled toilet paper roll, duct tape, google eyes and glued on some wings or 8 legs. The ghost […]