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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 […]
Apple Tracing Worksheets – Free
It is that time of year again! The air gets chilly and apples are ready to be picked. Yum! Bring this fun theme into your school day with these FREE apple tracing worksheets. You can download them for free at the bottom of the post. This freebie is a perfect compliment to the Apple Sensory […]
Visual Perception and Handwriting
How does visual perception and handwriting work together? A recent research article took a closer look at determining if correlations exist between the eight sub-components of visual perception including eye hand coordination, position in space, copying, figure ground discrimination, spatial relations, visual closure, visual motor speed and form constancy, and handwriting ability. The researchers also […]
Free Cutting Worksheets for Fine Motor Skills
Are you in search of free cutting worksheets for fine motor skills? This 5 page black and white freebie is ready to go! You can download it at the bottom of the post. These worksheets are a great way to keep the children busy while they are practicing their scissor skills. How Do the Free […]
Animal Walks – Super Easy Brain Break
Animal walks just might be one of the easiest ways to provide movement activities for kids with zero preparation. Whether you are in a classroom, need to burn off energy at home, or want fun strengthening exercises for kids, this type of gross motor play is awesome! What are Animal Walks? Animal walks are simply […]