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Teach Direction Following with Cooking
Did you know you can teach direction following with cooking tasks? It’s true! Teaching direction following can be tough! Kids and following directions is sometimes like pulling teeth, especially when it comes to completing tasks around the home. The bedtime routine or morning routine is just one example of where direction following is a struggle.…
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Slime Pencil Grasp Activity
Working on pencil grasp? Or are you looking for a fresh fine motor activity that builds pencil grasp in kids? This slime fine motor activity is just that. It’s a fun and messy way to strengthen fine motor skills needed for a functional pencil grasp…using slime! You may have read the title of this blog…
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Executive Functioning in School
There are so many ways that executive functioning in school environments impact learning, peer interactions, and participation in the classroom. The back to school season, or any transition in school can be chaotic for kids, but it can also be a great time to work on executive functioning skills in a practical way! From shopping…
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One Zillion Valentines Day Craft
Have you read the book, One Zillion Valentines? It i such a cute Valentine’s Day book for kids. We read the book and made a Miniature Candy Heart Valentine based on the book a few weeks back. That same day, we made this airplane valentine craft too, because we loved this part of the book! Valentines…
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Healthy Habits for Kids
Occupational therapists can play a powerful role in establishing healthy habits in kids. The Occupational Therapy Framework indicates a connection between healthy routines and occupations, making healthy habit monitoring and implementation of strategies a meaningful role for therapists to address. Therapists work on a variety of skills when they take the “whole person” lens on…
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Books About Executive Functioning
Reading is a great life-long occupation! Did you know that there are books on executive functioning for all ages? Check out this list for your next read, while teaching kids about executive functioning skills…and maybe learning a thing or two yourself! These books are great tools to support mental dexterity in daily tasks at all…
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5 Things OTs Want Parents to Know About Pencil Grasp
Pencil grasp recommendations is a question that comes up a lot when kids have trouble with handwriting. In fact, many times occupational therapists receive a referral to check on a child with handwriting challenges and one of the things the teacher mentions is the child’s pencil grasp. Parents may have a lot of questions about…
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What is a Functional Pencil Grasp
The term “functional pencil grasp” is one of the possibly most discussed concepts when it comes to handwriting issues. School-based occupational therapists know that pencil grasp is one of those topics that come up so often. The question that often comes up is whether a pencil grasp is functional or if it’s one that should…
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Pencil Grasp Challenge Waitlist
Great! Your email address has been added to The Pencil Grasp Challenge Waitlist. You should have a freebie waiting for you in your inbox right now. Grab that freebie and then you can expect pencil grasp resources each week. AND, once we open up the Pencil Grasp Challenge again, you’ll be the first to know!…
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Hand Eye Coordination Toys
Today, we’ve got just one of the many fun eye hand coordination toys to share. Occupational therapy toys like these hand eye coordination toys are powerful tools in child development. Let’s talk coordination skills needed for tasks like play and self-care. What is Hand Eye Coordination Working on hand eye coordination is part of play.…
