With many of us doing virtual learning or homeschool these days, I wanted to provide an easy way for parents to give sensory-motor breaks at home. With children on computers and screens even more for virtual learning, movement and brain breaks are twice as important. With this sensory-motor walk stations for home printable, you can…
We’ve been home since the end of February and are going stir crazy. I decided to come up with some fun gross motor games for the kids to do outside (or inside). I posted them on social media, but wanted to have a place here on the site where you could find all the gross…
Telehealth, for the moment, is the new normal for many Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech and Language Pathologists. I have heard from so many of you who are looking for ways to get started and also need ideas for treatments that will work well over the internet. Today I am gathering all the latest…
Watching your child grow and develop new skills is such an exciting journey! One of the key pieces of early development is something called visual-motor skills, the ability to use the eyes and hands together to complete everyday tasks like stacking blocks, drawing, or even buttoning a shirt. In this post, we’ll walk through what…
You’ve probably seen the videos or pictures on social media of “sensory walks” or “sensory paths” that many schools are putting in their hallways. When I was working at one of our local schools, I created these sensory-motor walk activities and used an empty hallway next to our sensory room. You could also use these…
Does your child struggle with handwriting, particularly with pencil grasp or being able to move their hand across the paper while printing? Or maybe they are in Kindergarten and have not chosen a dominant hand for fine motor activities. All of these skills are why crossing the midline is so important. What Does Crossing Your…