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Shaving Cream Tracks – Fine Motor and Sensory Activity
Shaving Cream Tracks is a fun activity to set up that encourages fine motor skills, tactile input and crossing midline. You will need plates, toy cars and shaving cream for this activity. This idea is from Therapeutic Play Activities for Children. Place the plates in front of the child or one large tray. Squirt shaving […]
10 Tips for Helping Children with Cerebral Palsy During Playtime
This hand out includes 10 tips for helping children with cerebral palsy during playtime (download below). This printable tip sheet is from Therapeutic Play Activities for Children. All children learn through play and exploration. Playtime helps children to develop fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, emotional and communication skills. Children with cerebral palsy also enjoy and learn through […]
How To Establish a Brain Break Routine
Do you lead or help teachers institute brain breaks in the classroom? Try following the same brain break routine every time to help children understand the expectations. This allows children to give their brains a well deserved break from learning and help them to process new information. An effective brain break routine may consist of: Deep […]
Visual Spatial and Working Memory Task
To use this free visual spatial and working memory task print out pages 2-4. Cut apart the cards. To practice visual spatial skills, place one card with dots and one blank board in front of the child. The child can use a dot marker, bingo chips or coins to copy the location of the dots […]
Groundhog Day Activities – Freebie!
Do you need groundhog day activities in a hurry? Take the Groundhog Day Motor Minute Challenge. You can print this freebie at the bottom of the page and your students will have a blast trying to complete these fine and gross motor activities in under two minutes! Can you complete all the visual motor and […]
Motor Coordination and Academic Achievement
Frontiers in Psychology published research on the relationship between motor skills, cognitive function, and school performance in 45 students from 8 to 14 years of age. Each participant completed the following to assess different skill areas: 1) Touch Test Disc for motor skill coordination, 2) Shuttle Run Speed—running back and forth for agility, 3) Academic […]
Visual Motor Connections When Tracing, Handwriting and Typing
Trends in Neuroscience and Education published research examining the visual motor connections in the brain when tracing, handwriting and typing in preschool children. Since handwriting letters has been shown to increase Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) signal during letter perception in visual and motor brain regions the researchers investigated functional connectivity by analyzing BOLD data […]
Management of Scoliosis in Children with Cerebral Palsy
The Journal of Spine Surgery published an open access review on the management of scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Research indicates that 21-64% of children with CP develop scoliosis most likely to occurring before 10 years of age. In children with CP, scoliosis can progress beyond skeletal maturity which is different from idiopathic scoliosis. The […]
The Handwriting Book
The Handwriting Book is designed to be an effective, easy-to-use resource for any parent, educator, or therapist. Ideas for activities, strategies, modifications, and adaptations for children of all ages are included alongside explanations of each aspect of handwriting. Each chapter includes helpful therapist tips to make handwriting practice more engaging and fun. Written by a […]
Valentine’s Day Sensory Motor Freebies
Here are two fun, NO PREP, Valentine’s Day sensory motor freebies! They are from the Valentine’s Day Sensory Motor Packet. These two activities are ready to go! Just print and start practicing fine and gross motor skills. The Valentine’s Day Brain Breaks is a great group activity to get heart rates up. The Conversation Heart […]