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Executive Function Skills Tied to Attention
Children with ADHD, ADD, or even just difficulties with focus and attention can have resulting struggles with executive functioning skills. There are many executive function skills tied to attention and focus that interfere with success in the classroom, home, extracurricular activities, and community. Consider all of the areas that make up executive functioning skills. These…
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Fine Motor Precision Pegboard
Did you know you can make a fine motor pegboard using craft items like perler beads and toothpicks? Precision skills in fine motor skills are essential for so many functional skills. When we write with a pencil, we need to make small motor movements in order to manipulate and move the pencil to form parts…
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Free Sensory Processing Disorder Information Booklet
This free Sensory Processing Disorder Information packet is a printable booklet of SPD info that can be passed on to parents, teachers, and anyone who works with kids with SPD. Sensory Processing Disorder Information Many times, parents notice something seems “off” about their child. They might notice little quirks, or personality traits that just…
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Ways to Use Sidewalk Chalk to Build Fine Motor Skills
The summer months mean outdoor play! That doesn’t mean that the fine motor development needs to stop. Today, I’ve got fun ways to build fine motor skills using a simple pack of sidewalk chalk. You can grab a pack of sidewalk chalk at the dollar store. We love to buy up the end of year…
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Separation of the Sides of the Hand Activity
This simple activity is one that is designed to promote motoric hand separation. This is a skill that is necessary for so many tasks! From holding a pencil to cutting with scissors, to zippering a zipper, motoric separation of the two sides of the hand is an essential skill when it comes to fine motor…
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Pincer Grasp Fine Motor Activity
This fine motor activity uses a material you might have in your house right now. Finding easy ways to incorporate household items into developmental progression is important for therapists. Parents can easily use those items to help kids develop the skills they need for handwriting, clothing fasteners, tool use (scissors, staplers, forks, knives, rulers, screwdrivers)…
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Narwhal Craft
This narwhal craft is perfect for an ocean theme, or for kids who are heading off to the beach this summer. It’s a great narwhal craft for preschool, grade school or to go along with a fun narwhal book. Add this activity to your favorite kids crafts that build skills in OT or at home.…
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Easy Rice Writing Tray
I have a super easy handwriting tool to try. This is a sensory-motor activity that adds a tactile sensory experience to handwriting practice in a colorful and fun way. You can read more about using writing trays in handwriting to encourage letter formation or check out the writing tray ideas below. Easy Rice Writing Tray…
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Brain Break Free Ideas
Thank you for grabbing the Free Brain Break printable page. This is a spot on the site where I will have many free brain break printable sheets available, very soon. For now, you can access this Bear Themed Brain Break printable page. This Farm Themed Brain Break printable page is perfect for inspiring movement based on…
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Easy Coping Strategy
It can be hard to deal with the stress and anxiety caused by emotions. For the child who is developing in this area, coping with emotions can be hard! Kids with developmental delays in cognitive, emotional, physical, or sensory delays can especially suffer with impaired coping abilities to stress or anxiety. Sometimes, those big feelings…
