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10 Ways to Teach Letter Formation
Here we are covering creative letter formation activities to help children with letter formation practice to create the motor plan of actually writing and forming letters. This handout on letter formation will support parents, teachers, and therapists with advocating for this functional handwriting skill. Letter Formation Activities To get started, be sure to access these…
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How Vision Problems Affect Learning
Did you know that vision and learning are closely related? It’s true! Vision problems impact learning in a big way. Here, you’ll discover how vision problems impact learning for children. With a new school year, it’s time to start thinking about kindergarten screenings, screenings for vision problems, and wondering how previously struggling kids will do…
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Thank You City Play Dough Mat
Thank you for grabbing our City Play Dough Mat! You should have an email in your inbox right now with a link to access the file. Did you find this page accidentally and want to get your free copy of our city themed playdough mat? Go to our city play dough mat page to get…
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Upper Extremity Activities for Toddlers
Upper extremity hand strength isn’t just about strong hands! Kids need upper extremity strength for tasks such as handwriting, coloring, managing clothing fasteners, and more! The thing is, upper extremity strengthening begins at a very young age. In fact, activities for toddlers can be loaded with the strengthening and dexterity activities that strengthen the upper…
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What is Visual Tracking?
Visual problems can surface in many ways. Visual processing challenges present as difficulty in reading, handwriting, sports, navigating a hallway, or many other areas. Sometimes, the issue is a result of visual tracking challenges. Read on to find out exactly what is visual tracking and what an eye tracking problem looks like in kids, including…
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The OT Toolbox Contributor Spotlight-Kaylee
Meet Kaylee! Kaylee Goodrich, OTR/L is originally from Upstate N.Y., but now lives in Texas, and is the Lead OTR in a pediatric clinic. She has a bachelors in Health Science from Syracuse University at Utica College, and a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Utica College. Kaylee has been working with children with special needs…
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ClothesPin Pencil Grip
Pencil grips! It can be hard to find the perfect pencil grip. And then, once you find one that works just right, that perfect pencil grip gets lost in the expanse of a backpack or a messy desk. Today, I’ve got a pencil grasp hack for you. This clothespin pencil grip will help kids write…
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Development of Oral Motor Skills
Wondering about oral motor skills development or where to start with oral motor therapy? Below you will find information related to the development of oral motor skills. This oral motor development information can be used to guide oral motor exercises and oral motor skills for feeding. If you are looking for resources in infant feeding…
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Play Dough Hand Strength Astronaut Activity
Today I’ve got a fun astronaut theme play dough hand strength activity. There are so many fine motor benefits to using play dough mats in occupational therapy. And, actually, there are documented benefits of play dough itself as a therapy tool. We’ve had an intrinsic hand strengthening play dough mat on the website for a long…
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Dragonfly Occupational Therapy Activity
This blog post describes a cute dragonfly craft that can be used to address a variety of occupational therapy activity areas including: fine motor skills, visual motor skills, crossing midline, bilateral coordination, dexterity, and more. Dragonfly Craft Looking for a creative and crafty occupational therapy activity that is easy toprepare and packs big punch in…
