When it comes to finding activities that combine fun with physical development, bean bag games for kids are a fantastic option. These games are versatile, easy to set up, and suitable for children of various ages and abilities. Whether you’re looking to improve hand-eye coordination, balance, or gross motor skills, there’s a bean bag game that fits […]
Hand-eye coordination is an essential life skill that young children need to develop from an early age. Eye hand coordination fine motor activities are a great way to help young kids practice and improve their hand-eye coordination skills, which play an important role in everyday tasks, academic success, and the development of gross motor skills. […]
Beach balls are perhaps one of the cheapest and most versatile items to toss in your bag of tricks. Kids of all ages love to play with these colorful, fun balls at the beach, on the sand, in the pool, or even inside! Here are a variety of beach ball games and activities you can […]
Playing catch with a friend is always fun but do you ever stop and think about all the skills that are required to play catch? Learning how to play catch involves many skills. Tossing a ball back and forth requires eye hand coordination, visual motor skills, visual tracking, focus, timing, bilateral coordination, visual spatial skills, […]
Teaching Throwing and Catching to Children with DCD Research indicates that children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) exhibit significant impairments in general visual motor control and the processing of visual information. For example, children with DCD have difficulties with: the ability to use predictive information to guide action, the pursuit tracking of objects and the […]
Do you know what parts of the brain are activated when a child learns ball handling skills? You might be surprised to find out that catching a ball requires all the lobes of the brain to work together! When you see a child reach their arms out to catch a ball various steps have already […]
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research to examine the evidence regarding motor impairment specificity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is difficult to determine if there is evidence for specificity of motor impairment within different clinical groups. For example, are certain motor impairments associated with specific diagnoses? Previous research indicates […]
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]
Here are 10 ways to perform catching and throwing drills in children that they can do all by themselves: 1. Toss a balloon up in the air and catch it. 2. Bat a balloon up and down in the air using your hands. How many times can you keep it up in the air without it […]