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Button Gloves
Make these button gloves to practice finger opposition, finger isolation and encourage proprioceptive input. Get the directions over at YourTherapySource.
Connections Formed When Learning
Researchers studied how mice learned new motor tasks and observed changes in the motor cortex (specifically dendritic spines). The results indicated the following when analyzing the spatial distribution of new connections or clusters that formed between brain cells: spatial analysis showed that one third of the newly formed synapses were located next to another new […]
DIY Bead Maze
Here is a simple bead maze to encourage fine motor and coordination practice. Sorry to say you will need to sew but just a tiny bit and nothing complicated. Worth it for an inexpensive therapy tool. Read the directions on how to make it at Your Therapy Source.
Occupational Therapy Reminders
Do you ever with you could just give the teacher a quick reminder of what needs to be carried over in the classroom? Therapists and teachers are so busy managing classrooms that these quick tips can really come in handy. You can download 4 free handwriting reminders and/or get the whole set of 80+ tips, […]
Aquatics and Cerebral Palsy
The International Journal of Pediatrics recently published research entitled Aquatic Exercise Programs for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy:What Do We Know and Where Do We Go? It is a review article on research since 2005 on this topic. The results indicate that there is limited research on this topic. Most of the studies were […]
Including Preschoolers
Head Start Body Start presented a webinar on including preschoolers with special needs in active play today. This webinar had lots of great ideas – some therapists would be familiar with and perhaps some are new information. Here are a few tips that I found helpful: “teach children how to stop before you teach them […]
Bubble Wrap Printable
Head on over to YourTherapySource to download this free printable to use with large bubble wrap. Kids can tell a story popping pictures as they go or perform exercise repetitions popping numbers. There is even a free blank board to make your own popping game.
Twist (literally) on Puzzles Part #2
I came across another idea on Pinterest about changing up puzzles. Basically, using any picture or text that you would like, you can create a twisting puzzle. For this example I printed out a picture on heavy duty cardstock that would wrap around this container with about an inch of overlap. Cut the paper into […]
Robot in the School
If you know a child or student who can not attend school due to medical reasons you will want to watch this video. If the school has wifi and the child has the abilities this is an amazing way to attend school from home. I had seen previously how doctors use this technology for telemedicine […]
Twist on Puzzles Idea #1
On Pinterest (you will be reading often about ideas from Pinterest), I saw an idea for an open ended art project. It was sticking cut up straws onto contact paper. I thought this would be a great activity for a little one. We figured we would test it out. After cutting up the straws and […]