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How to Help Children with Body Mapping
Many pediatric occupational and physical therapists work with children who exhibit decreased sensory processing such as decreased body awareness, motor planning and proprioception. These difficulties of sensing where a child is in space can interfere with motor skill development, peer interaction and safety. We are familiar with body mapping occupational therapy or physical therapy sessions […]
Free Visual Spatial Printable – Copy the Crab
This free visual spatial printable is a visual motor exercise to try to copy the crab. The dot to dot diagram challenges children to learn whether to draw lines up, down, left, or right to create the picture. It is from the complete Spatial Awareness Puzzles – Copy the Drawings. You can download the free […]
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How Does Social and Emotional Development Affect Learning?
How Does Social and Emotional Development Affect Learning? There is no doubt that social emotional learning teaches character. Many years ago the question of how does social and emotional development affect learning was investigated. In 1995, New York Times science reporter Daniel Goleman published the book, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, […]
Getting Along With Others at School – Tips for Cooperation
Do you work with students who have trouble getting along with others at school? Do you ever find yourself thinking I wish this group of kids could just get along better and cooperate? Maybe it is during a group therapy session, a play date, recess or siblings that could benefit from some tips to help […]
How to Start a Successful Sensory Diet
Have you created a sensory diet for a child or received one from your pediatric therapist? Now it is time to get all the suggested sensory strategies started. It can be difficult to make sure that the child receive all the recommend sensory input throughout the day. If you are at the earlier stages […]
Activities to Keep Students Busy When Interruptions Occur
As school based therapists we juggle high caseloads, many schools and tight schedules. It can be difficult to find a few minutes to discuss a student’s needs. Interruptions occur at times when you are working with a student such as a phone call from a doctor about a student, a teacher pops into the therapy […]
Multi Sensory Handwriting and Why It Is Important
Are you familiar with the phrase “multi sensory handwriting” and why it is important? Teaching handwriting is more complex than you would think since it is not just about putting pencil to paper. Multi Sensory Handwriting – What role does the sensory system play in handwriting? The sensory motor system plays a vital role in […]
Pencil Grasp, Legibility and Muscle Activation
A recent study was published on pencil grasp, legibility and muscle activation. The researchers evaluated differences in the handwriting characteristics of thirty-four 18-22-year-old subjects when using the four primary handwriting grip styles: dynamic quadrupod, dynamic tripod, lateral quadrupod, and lateral tripod. Methodology of the Study All of the participants completed three protocols involving tests of […]
Free Printable Winter Worksheets
Wow, it sure does feel like Winter here today. Everyone is off from school since we have at least 18″ of snow on the ground and more coming. To celebrate our early Winter here are some free printable winter worksheets all with a snowman theme to practice fine motor, visual perceptual and handwriting skills. Free […]