If you want to teach your little ones about the concept of opposites you will want to check out these fun opposites worksheets and activities.
When your child is overstimulated by a situation, use these sensory activities to calm them down and give their bodies a chance to feel relaxed.
Learn how do hands work with this fun, hands-on human body project for kids. In this working model children will learn about muscles!
This Montessori inspired Printable Preschool Cutting Busy Box is a perfects scissor cutting activity for toddlers and preschool kids for fine motor skills.
Your child does not say many words yet? What can you do to boost his language learning?
Tips for staying calm, calming your child, and tools that they can use anywhere.
We have upcycled and used from our home everything needed to DIY tactile cards for touch and match game to explore textures.
This 7 minute animal themed HIIT workout for kids improves emotional regulation and reduces meltdowns. Loved by OTs, teachers, and parents alike!
Download a set of Ephesians 6 copywork in print or cursive, including a set of printable posters.
Digestion experiment for kids! An easy science experiment from at-home materials about how the stomach breaks down food. Anatomy science for kids.
Get silly with a fly swatter! Find the letters, then swat each one with a fly swatter in this fun and funny game that great for preschoolers or toddlers.
Oral Motor Exercises for Children, skills refer to the appropriate functioning and use of the facial muscles lips, jaw, tongue, cheeks etc.
Teach your children what sound waves are and how they work using items you have at home. 4 simple sound science activities for kids.
Midline crossing is important for learning to write. Teach your kids this important skill with these simple crossing the midline activities.
Free Printable preposition game for toddlers and preschoolers to help develop gross motor skills, fine motor skills, vocabulary and visual discrimination.
Remember the game Don’t Break the Ice from when you were little? Well, it’s still around. I’ll bet many of you even have one in your therapy closet. I was at Walmart the other day and found one on sale for $4.88, so naturally I snagged it! It just needed a little something extra to […]
Looking for an easy toddler activity? Try making a matching pairs sensory bin! This fun learning activity is perfect for toddlers on a rainy day!
Vestibular input activities can provide some of the best stimulation for active sensory seeking kids which can keep their sensory needs met for hours.
How to teach baby sign language, and when to teach it! This guide has everything you need to know about baby and toddler sign language.
Exciting elephant toothpaste science experiment for kids that is sure to bring amazement! Perfect for your little scientist at home. Watch what will happen!
30 simple yet effective therapeutic activities for children to teach healthy anger management, improve self-control, increase empowerment, and manage fear, anxiety, and depression while also building proper problem-solving skills.
Make a giant word search personalized for your child! A great way to practice sight words, spelling words, and reading list for big kids.
Rubber band helicopters are easy and fun to make. Learn how you can make one a home, and learn tips to really make them fly!
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Oral Motor Exercises for Children, skills refer to the appropriate functioning and use of the facial muscles lips, jaw, tongue, cheeks etc.
Implementare la capacità di maneggiare gli oggetti, la coordinazione occhio-mano e la manualità più fine è fondamentale per dare ai bambini la possibilità di crescere (come da precetti montessoriani) verso l'indipendenza e verso la maturità. Sarà proprio la manualità fine ad essere infatti colonna portante delle sue competenze future, scolastiche e personali! Scrivere, giocare, disegnare, cucinare, lavarsi, vestirsi... Tutto passa da lì, dalle mani. Per aiutare il bambino in questo senso ci sono davvero moltissime attività, divertenti oltre che educative, e un modo per stimolarlo a provare sempre di più ad utilizzare le sue manine è quello di allestire in casa un piccolo tavolino provvisto di tutti quegli elementi che lo aiuteranno, giocando e facendolo concentrare, a sviluppare la sua manualità più fine e precisa. Ecco le working station per allenare la manualità fine: come il bambino può sviluppare al meglio le sue capacità e la sua indipendenza attraverso il gioco - Disponete sul tavolino dei fogli sui quali avete tratteggiato dei percorsi in pennarello, e accanto ad essi appoggiate dei cestini pieni di bottoni. I bimbi dovranno seguire le linee e i percorsi con i bottoni, allenando così la presa e la precisione, oltre che la coordinazione occhio mano. Un'attività colorata ed efficace! (foto 1 http://www.learning4kids.net/2016/03/27/fine-motor-work-station-or-centre-activity/) - Replicare le attività adulte è uno dei segreti per raggiungere il nostro scopo. In particolare lo stendere il bucato è un'occasione ghiotta per allenare la presa! Create una sorta di filo per stendere e date al bambino piccole mollette di legno e abiti in miniatura (quelli delle bambole oppure dei ritagli di feltro). Schiacciare le mollette, tenerle aperte e lasciarle solo quando l'abito è sistemato per noi è semplicissimo, ma per i bambini è una conquista! E li terrete concentrati per un sacco di tempo. (foto 2 http://blisscocotte.fr/2015/03/youpi-mercredi-32-le-fil-a-linge/) - Con delle pinze, dei ritagli di carta colorata mescolati in un cestino e una muffin tin il bambino potrà suddividere i quadratini per colore, prendendoli con la pinza (strumento impagabile per queste attività) e lasciandoli cadere nei buchi delle teglie per muffin (perfette per ogni gioco di classificazione). (foto 3 https://it.pinterest.com/pin/153122456057746553/) - Un altro strumento davvero utile è la pinza per bucare la carta. Oltre che divertentissima per i bambini (che bucherebbero fino allo sfinimento) aiuta ad allenare la presa in vista della scrittura. Semplicemente fornite carta e pinze ai bimbi: troveranno loro il gioco perfetto! Successivamente potrete poi provare a fare seguire linee e percorsi come con i bottoni, bucando la carta con sempre maggiore precisione. (foto 4 http://www.theresourcefulmama.com/hole-punch-fine-motor-activity/) - Sempre in vista della scrittura, provate questa attività che prevede della pasta modellabile e bastoncini di varie misure (dalle bacchette orientali agli stuzzicadenti, arrivandoci gradualmente). I bimbi possono disegnare, ma soprattutto scrivere, direttamente sulla pasta colorata, prendendo confidenza con la presa tipica della scrittura. (foto 5 http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/play-dough-writing-tray.html) - Anche incollare è un esercizio di precisione che appassiona i bambini: sul tavolo disponete dei fogli colorati e altri ritagli tagliati nelle varie forme che compongono uno stilizzato cupcake. I bimbi si divertiranno a comporli, incollandoli sul foglio pulito, tenendo in mano il tubetto di colla e allenando la precisione dei movimenti. (foto 6 http://www.cuttingtinybites.com/2015/04/invitation-to-create-cupcake-factory.html) - Altra attività per piccoli meccanici e ingegneri presa dalla vita adulta che è perfetta per stimolare la manualità fine: l'avvitamento. Sul tavolo preparate bulloni e viti e lasciate che li avvitino, utilizzando magari poi questi oggetti come base per sculture creative. (foto 7 http://playgroundparkbench.com/engineering-toddlers-nuts-bolts/) - E per allenare davvero alla perfezione la scrittura, quando magari continua ad essere traballante, è il metodo Michelangelo: trasformate la prospettiva della working station e fate mettere i bimbi a pancia in su sotto al tavolino. Lì troveranno un foglio bianco da riempire di disegni! Un esercizio davvero ottimo che diverte i bambini nel suo essere buffo ma che nella realtà dà davvero eccellenti risultati: vedrete come acquisiranno sicurezza di presa e precisione! (foto 8 https://it.pinterest.com/pin/276338127112648209/)
Anger games are great resource to develop coping skills at home, school or in a counseling environment. A review of anger management games available in the market.
Make a simple hoop glider paper plane and use it to do some fun, hands-on, science experiments!
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Dealing with oppositional defiant disorder at home or in the classroom? We've got 18 ODD discipline tips to help with problem behaviors in a positive way!
A photo journal of our day reading and doing activities on The Worst Princess as part of The Summer Book Exchange project.
Tons of oral motor exercises for toddlers and kids that are easy to use in your home. Plus, get a free downloadable PDF!
Use the 5 Simple Tips for Taming Tantrums to deescalate meltdowns and preserve your sanity.
Teach your kids how to calm down on their own with these simple tips and activities on self regulation and emotional regulation.
Montessori reading activities for working with longer phonetic words. These are often referred to as the Blue Series activities.
Start your Weekend right- with self love.
Discover what loose parts are and why you need them in your classroom. Download a FREE list of over 150 loose parts resources you can use to set up age appropriate investigation areas and learning invitations in your early years setting.
As Early Childhood Educators would agree, observing and documenting children’s learning and development makes up a large part of the job. Too much paper work and documentation is one complain…
Giving your child the power to make choices is an important strategy for any parent. It allows children to have some control over their own lives. Which in turn can help you avoid those dreaded power struggles.
Does your child have autism spectrum disorder? If so, you will see autism meltdowns. Here is how to calm autism meltdowns without crying.
Learn the important symptoms and signs of sensory processing disorder in toddlers and children from an occupational therapist, and how to get a diagnosis and treatment options for SPD.
Download these free picture mats to build vocabulary in preschool and kindergarten. These are great for English language learners, too! #vocabulary
Crossing the midline activities for kids. What on earth are those? Sometimes in the educational world we start speaking a slightly different language than 'normal' people. Not that teachers aren't normal ... though ... you do need to be a little insane to work with small children all day long, don't you? Anyways. I had
Teaching a farm-themed lesson? Check out these cute farm animal pattern block cards for kids! They are a fun activity for teaching math and shapes.
These 20 SUPER FUN home science experiements will teach your little ones all about science while keeping them busy and having a great time!
Learn what retained primitive reflexes are, why we should test to see if kids have them, and how to help them integrate these reflexes so they don't interfere with development. A must-read for pediatric occupational and physical therapists.
Are you looking for a` hands-on science activity on the Basic Needs of a Plant? This Basic Needs of a Plant activity has 24 different task cards (real life pictures and clipart) and 3 labelling & cut & paste worksheets. Plants need water, sun, air and soil. This activity can be reused year after year, student after student! This is a fun way to introduce plants for primary students or special education. Take a look at the preview PDF for a more in depth description of the activities! ----------------------------------------------------- Find more similar resources here: Science & Social Studies Cultural Holiday & Celebration Lessons Adapted Books Literacy Activities ----------------------------------------------------- Do you want 5 FREE ADAPTED BOOKS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION?! 4 Easy steps to get the free adapted books Go to https://mailing-list.individualizedvisuals.com Enter your name and email address Check your inbox or junk folder for an email from me! [email protected] Download & Print your FREE PDFs! You will receive the 5 free adapted books across 5 days so be sure to add my email to your contact list or select “Not junk” so you don’t miss any of the FREEBIES! ----------------------------------------------------- I really hope you enjoy this activity :) I would love if you can give me a FOLLOW, all your support is so appreciated <3 I will continue to upload more resources and FREEBIES soon! Thank you so much! I appreciate all your support :) Terms of Use
