Remote Learning Brain Breaks for Kids To Improve Focus
Quick and easy Remote Learning Brain Breaks for Kids at home, or in school! Get your FREE PRINTABLE and improve your kiddo's focus today! Today was our first day of homeschooling because of the Coronavirus. And as I was worrying about the academic...
Neat Handwriting: An Easy 8 Step Guide for Parents
Does your kiddo struggle with having neat handwriting? Use this easy 8 step guide to start improving their writing today! As a school-based Occupational Therapist for 15+ years, I sometimes get called the "handwriting teacher". Although I work on...
Kindergarten Sight Word Activities Using Fine Motor Skills
Learn 10 fun and easy Kindergarten sight word activities that will also develop fine motor skills using household or low cost items. Make learning fun! Have you ever decided to do something without completely thinking it through? My son's school...
Pencil Grasp Development: What You Need to Know
Worried about your kiddo's pencil grasp? Learn the stages of pencil grasp development, when they start developing, and why your kiddo's might look different. Have you ever watched your kiddo color or write and notice that they change their pencil...
10 Preschool Cutting Activities Without Worksheets
10 Easy Preschool Cutting Activities with things that you have at home. Plus tips Occupational Therapists use when teaching scissor cutting skills! Cutting is an activity that preschoolers LOVE to do! Because they love it SO much, this is the age...
9 Fun Core Strengthening Activities for Fine Motor Skills
Get 9 Core Strengthening Activities your kids can do at home that will improve their fine motor skills while still having fun! Core strength is a critical aspect to fine motor development. YET it is rarely discussed when a kiddo has fine motor...
In-Hand Manipulation Skills: A Key to Fine Motor Success
Learn what in-hand manipulation skills are, and how they are linked to developing more efficient fine motor skills, and writing skills. In-hand manipulation is the ability to move an object in your hand using only your thumb and fingers. As a...
2 Fine Motor Skills Proven To Improve Writing Legibility
In hand manipulation and fine motor precision are the 2 fine motor skills that research has proven to directly affect writing legibility. Here are activities that you can start today to reinforce these skills! Handwriting is a complex skill that is...
Tripod Grasp: A Fine Motor Skill With A Big Impact
Learn what a Tripod grasp is and the difference between a static and dynamic tripod grasp by an OT. Also find activities that promote this preschool skill. Pencil Grasps is one of the common concerns teachers and parents have for Occupational...
Preschool Skills for 3 Year Olds -No One Is Talking About
Learn which Preschool Skills OT, PT, Speech Therapists, and Preschool Teachers think are most important in giving your 3 year old a strong foundation! Having your kiddo "ready" for 3 year old preschool can be stressful. But it really shouldn't be....
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