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5 Activity Ideas to Practice Motor Planning

Here are 5 activity ideas to practice motor planning skills: Ninja Clothes Pin Clip Activity – find the matching Ninja, move your body like the Ninja and clip the Ninja to the circle. Download the Ninja Free Activity. Motor Planning with Pool Noodles – here is a super easy set up but challenging activity to encourage […]

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3 FUN Elephant Activities to Practice Fine, Gross and Visual Motor Skills

Here are 3 fun elephant activities to play to practice fine motor, gross motor and visual motor skills.  Big bonus – It is actually Elephant Appreciation Day!  Who knew?  Me! Only because I just heard it on the radio.  Haha!  But it did spark a few ideas for the blog.  So here we go: Copy […]

Focus on What Children CAN Do!

  As therapists, it is our job to determine a child’s areas of weakness then we have to report on that to teachers and parents.  We do not get referrals regarding what children can do only for what children can not do.  Do you ever feel like we spend so much time focusing on what […]

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Teachers’ Perceptions of School Based OTs

The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention published research examining the results of a online survey completed by 47 teachers and how they perceive the role of the occupational therapist. The results revealed the following:  most of the teachers viewed occupational therapists as valuable team members.  the teachers reported limitations to the system […]

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Pediatric Orthotics

HeartSpace for Physical Therapy  shared an informative article on pediatric orthotics compiled by the pediatric section of the APTA.  If you are a new or a long time pediatric Physical Therapist this document provides an excellent overview.  The article answers the following questions: What is an orthoses and who designs them? What are the characteristics of […]

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September 2016 Your Therapy Source Magazine

The September issue of the Your Therapy Source digital magazine has been published.  You can read articles on bladder control, handwriting, playground interventions, fine motor activities, visual perceptual printables and more!  All free!  View below or go to the Monthly Magazine page to view the PDF version of the magazine. Open publication – Free publishing

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Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw – Dinosaur

Here is a freebie from the latest packet Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw Dinosaurs.  Children can practice scissor skills, sequencing, gluing and drawing this adorable dinosaur.  If you have a student that loves dinosaurs this is the packet for them! Download the free sample dinosaur page. Get more information about the complete Cut, Sequence, Paste […]