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Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw the Alphabet
Check out the latest ebook, Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw – Alphabet and download the 3 page freebie for the letter ‘a’ picture at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/cutsequencedrawaz.html [subscribe2]
Infant Responses to Tactile Input
Psychological Science has published research on 9 month old infants reaction to tactile input. The parents sat the infant on their lap while the experimenter stroked the back of the infant’s arm with a paintbrush. The experimenter varied the rate of the brushstrokes among three defined velocities: slow, medium and fast (0.3, 3, or 30 […]
Fine Motor and Cognitive Skills in Down Syndrome
The International Journal of Disability, Development and Education has published research on 12 adolescents with Down syndrome. Each individual participated in the Corsi-Block tapping test (e.g., visual working memory), the Auditory Memory span test (e.g., verbal working memory) and the Tower of London test (e.g., cognitive planning), and motor control, measured by the Purdue Pegboard (e.g., fine […]
Free Visual Discrimination Puzzle
Download and print this free puzzle to test your visual discrimination skills. How many of each smile face can you find? You can get the freebie at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freesmilefaces.html [subscribe2]
Clay Marble Mazes
Clay marble mazes is a great activity to encourage hand strengthening, eye hand coordination, visual tracking skills and more. Here is what we did: 1. Cover a recycled, clean styrofoam tray with tin foil. Use a small tray if you have a little bit of clay and large tray if you have a lot […]
5 FREE Printables to Practice Scissor Skills and More
Here are 5 FREE printables to practice scissor skills, visual perceptual skills and motor planning skills: 1. Step By Step Puppy – cut out the simple shapes and follow the step by step directions. You can download it here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/stepsample.html 2. Cutting Cards – Practice cutting skills on these smaller 3×5″ cards. Download a few sample […]
Bunny Garland Freebie
Download this bunny garland freebie to encourage eye hand coordination, fine motor skills and hand strengthening. You can get the freebie from Your Therapy Source at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freebunnies.html
Coloring Shape Stencils
How cool is this project? It reminds me of a zentangle which I always find very calming to do. There are two ways to complete this activity to encourage visual motor skills, grading of movements and visual spatial skills. 1. Doodle Shape Stencils – Draw any random doodle all over a piece of paper with […]
Free Sample Pages for OT/PT Goals Aligned with Common Core Grades 3-5
IEP Goals Related to the Common Core for OT/PT Grades 3-5 has been published in electronic format. Head on over to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/commoncore35.html and scroll down to download some free goals suggestions. There is one freebie for higher level gross motor skill goals related to English Language Arts for Grade 5. The other freebie is for pre-writing/writing […]
Tai Chi for Children
I am so excited to announce this new electronic title – Tai Chi for Children. You can download some sample pages from the ebook at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/taichi.html. This excellent resource includes a delightfully illustrated story for children with all abilities: It describes the history of Tai Chi and some basic principles and movement patterns (from Tai Chi […]