Here is a reason to go out and buy yourself a box of chocolates, eat the chocolates and save the fancy box for this fun fine motor activity. The things we have to do to create a therapeutic activity… Print and Create Fine Motor Projects – Valentine’s Day Get 12 fine motor projects with a […]
Here is a simple project to pratice sewing with young children. This is an excellent, inexpensive fine motor and visual motor activity. Want more lacing activities? Check out the elctronic book Lacing Cards for activities thoughout the year.
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published a pilot study comparing sensory integration versus fine motor interventions in children with autism. Children with autism or PDD were divided into two groups, with 20 children receiving sensory integration treatment and 17 fine motor skill treatments. The participants received eighteen, 45 minute treatment sessions during a 6 […]
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has created a great flyer on math manipulatives for preschoolers. This would be beneficial for pediatric occupational therapists to hand out since they are all fine motor manipulatives as well! All the items can be easily found around the house or outdoors. You can view […]
Here is a fine motor project that encourages fine motor skill practice and muscle strengthening of the fingers. Visit www.YourTherapySource.com for more therapy activity ideas.
Here is a free Thanksgiving activity to print and create. Laminate the play mat. Using wipe off markers, draw a path for the turkey to get to the table. Make matching letter clothes pins for Happy Thanksgiving. Pinch open the clothes pin and attach to the matching letter on the play mat. Get the free […]
If you need to work on fine motor, visual motor or button practice why not try some of these activity ideas? Dressing Skills: Step by step visual directions to teach children how to dress List price: $4.99 S&H: Free Find out more.
A recent study in Pediatric Diabetes examined the neurocognitive functioning of 68 preschool children, 36 with Type 1 diabetes and 32 without any chronic illness. The two groups were administered a number of tools to assess cognitive, language and fine motor skills. The results indicated that the children in both groups performed similarly with skills […]
Scavenger Hunts: Scavenger Hunts electronic activity book includes over 150 scavenger hunt cards to find. In addition, there are 3 different scavenger alphabet hunts and 10 pencil and paper scavenger hunts to encourage visual discrimination and visual motor skills. These hunts are great to get any child up and moving! Recommended for ages 4+ yearsold […]