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Who Are You In September? Owl Themed Handwriting Activity

Here is a cute freebie from Who Are You? – a new owl themed handwriting and drawing activity packet. Use it to track student’s progress throughout the year and create an adorable keepsake while you are at it. Download the sample page, Who Are You in September? here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/whoareyoufreebie.html and find out more about the complete […]

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Doodling and Writing

Did you know that research indicates that students who drew or doodled while learning had improved memory recall over students who did not?  If you need to practice drawing skills, visual perceptual skills, visual motor skills and handwriting practice give some of these activities a try.  You can download the sample pages here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/doodlediariesfree.html Reference: Drawing to Learn in Science, Science […]

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Baby Oil and Cotton Swabs for Writing

Here is a fun, simple activity – painting, drawing and writing with baby oil.   Materials:  baby oil, small cup, cotton swabs, different types of paper and dotted shape cards from Alphabet, Number and Shape Cards –  https://www.yourtherapysource.com/alphacards.htmlPurpose:  To encourage prewriting skills, handwriting skills and drawing.  Promotes visual motor skills.Activity:  Just dip your cotton swab in […]

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Doodle Diaries

Check out this latest freebie – add to the doodle picture or squiggle and write a story about it.  It is available on dotted line and double line paper.  You can download the freebie at YourTherapySource. Here is a picture of a completed doodle and story –

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Walking Drawings

Health Psychology will be publishing research on drawings that children with cerebral palsy created of themselves walking.  Fifty two children (ages 5-18) were asked to draw a picture of themselves walking.  The drawings were then analyzed to see if there was any association between drawing size/ content with clinical walking tests and children’s self perception […]