by Cara | Sep 14, 2018 | accommodations, bilateral integration, both hands, caregiver tips, clinic, coordination, crossing midline, dominant hand, downloads, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, for OTs, FREE, freebies, function, grasp, grasp development, handouts, hands, handwriting, helper hand, homeschool, Left-handed, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, printables, resources, School OT, school therapy, special education, special needs, supporting, supporting special needs, switching hands, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, tips, writing
Please share: Many students with special needs have difficulty using both hands together. This skill is called BILATERAL INTEGRATION and is required for tasks like cutting paper and getting dressed. One hand is the ‘doer’ and the other hand is the...
by Cara | Feb 28, 2018 | Active kids, bilateral integration, both hands, coordination
Please share: Handwriting is so important to each of us. Our signature marks our unique impression of agreement or approval on a document. There have been many arguments lately on whether to teach our children the skill of cursive handwriting. While many feel...
by Cara | Feb 15, 2018 | 4th of July, activities, activity cards, autism, both hands, brain breaks, calendar, coordination, core muscle, costumes, downloads, feeding, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, following directions, for OTs, handouts, homeschool, homework, independence, independence day, motor skills, mouth, movement, Occupational therapists, OT treatment, play to learn, Presidents Day, printables, products for therapists, school, School OT, special education, special needs, teaching, therapy tools, writing
Please share: It’s President’s Day and this year, I’ve found some really fun activities that will fit goals for fine motor, executive function (specifically planning, following directions, and executing), and gross motor goals. Presidents’ Day...
by Cara | Oct 6, 2017 | courses, OT, OT treatment, special needs, therapy, tips
Please share: In this post, I’ll review the top 5 most asked questions from new OTs who attend my Pediatric OT Primer courses…….. Occupational therapists obtain high levels of training upon graduation. In fact, most OTs graduate with a Master’s...
by Cara | Jan 23, 2017 | crafts, education, fine motor, following directions. pencils, fun activities, hearts, holidays, pipe cleaners, sensory, sensory processing, valentine's day
Please share: Heart Pencil Toppers I Love crafts that are affordable and easy! Non-food crafts also make everyone happy and can be used as a gift for teachers, students, and parents. This is one of the easiest and most adorable crafts I’ve found this year....