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ABC Exercise Workout Freebie
Are you familiar with embodied cognition? When movement and learning are combined it may help your students to remember the material. This ABC Exercise Workout freebie includes movement and learning activities to help your students remember letter formation, letter identification, and practice fine and gross motor skills too! You can download it for free at the end […]
Fall Activity Page – Free Printable
Do you love one page printables that are ready to go? If you answered yes, you are going to be excited about this adorable, black and white fall activity page. You can download it for free at the end of the post. How to Use this Fall Activity Page Sometimes you just need a quick […]
Creative Drawing for Kids
It’s hard to think of a more enjoyable and creative activity than drawing, but for some kids it can be difficult in the beginning. The brain needs exercise just like any other muscle-and we all know how those early days of trying new skills are tough! This free creative drawing for kids art project is […]
Feelings Game Printable Freebie
Are you working on helping children to learn about their feelings and emotions? This feelings game printable is a fun way to learn about happiness and practice fine motor skills too! You can download it for free at the bottom of the post. How to Use the Feelings Games Printable Fine Motor Activity Looking for […]
Benefits of Recess and Executive Function Skills
Do your students have daily recess? Does your school promote longer recess periods? Research shows us that there are many benefits to recess. It can even help with executive function skills. Executive function skills include planning, organization, working memory, initiation, task monitoring, self-monitoring, inhibition, emotional control, and shifting/flexibility. Wow! Those are lot of super important […]
Effective Frequency for Motor Skill Groups
As pediatric therapists, we often recommend how many sessions of therapy to provide. Do you ever stop to consider what is the most effective frequency for motor skill groups? Here is a small but relevant study regarding the effectiveness of two group programs on visual-motor integration, motor proficiency, gross-motor skills, and parental perception of motor […]
How To Take Organized Notes
Do you work with students who need help taking organized notes? Do you have students who struggle with working memory? The Cornell Note Taking System can help you learn how to take organized notes. Students will not only take effective, organized notes, they can also study the material. The Cornell method was a system created by Walter […]
Free Fall Fine Motor Activities
Need some FREE Fall fine motor activities for kindergarten and older students? Created by an Occupational Therapist, this Fall Fine Motor Activities Freebie packet is all set to go to practice prewriting, handwriting, and scissors skills. You can download it for free at the bottom of the post. It is from the complete Fall Fine Motor […]
Child Engagement in Occupational Therapy
The current state of understanding about how to best promote child engagement in occupational therapy is forming, but the research is limited. While it may seem obvious that engaging a child will lead them to feel more comfortable with the therapist and open up their mind (or body) for physical activity or mental stimulation as […]
Benefits of Board Games
Have you ever stopped to consider how many benefits of board games there are for children? It is somewhat surprising how a set of simple game board, dice, a deck of cards and tokens can have big effects on the growth of a child. What is more surprising is that, game boards that are designed […]