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Articles related to "Motor Skills"
Occupational Therapy for Autism Occupational therapists help individuals with an autism spectrum disorder improve both fine and gross motor skills plus address sensory processing concerns. autism spectrum disorders • occupational therapy • autism therapies • autism interventions • otr/l
Fall Leaves Daycare Activity Autumn activity for toddlers and preschoolers with instructions, procedures, materials list, learning objectives and sample verbal cues preschool activities • daycare activities • preschool lesson plan • daycare lesson plan • physical activities for children
Climb Those Stairs! Information and activities for developing large motor skills motor skills • large • small • activities • children
Building Handwriting Muscles Memories of Playdoh: cookies, flowers, dinosaurs, and whatever you could dream up. Playdoh offers more for a child with cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy. daily living skills • cp • cerebral palsy • muscular dystrophy • autism spectrum
But, He's Reading On A Third Grade Level! Understanding the "uneven" development of "gifted" children. gifted • moms • dads • teacher • principal
Cooking and Learning: A Great Combination! While cooking with your child, you can reinforce some basic skills! preschool • cooking • motor skills • reading • counting
Disabled Kids Jump Rope What adaptations can be made for physically disabled kids to jump rope? physically disabled • physically handicapped • wheelchair • walker • crutches
Dry Erase Boards for Kids with LD Kids with learning disabilities love to practice spelling words and math problems on dry erase boards. dry erase boards for ld kids • homework help ld kids • math facts ld kids • learning disabled kids spelling practice • writing for ld kids
Elementary Mother's Day Activity Mother's Day is coming! Help your students create beautiful and useful gifts for the most important woman in their lives. mother's day • mother's day activity • flowering art lesson • potted plant • gift
Fabulous Fingerplays Describes what fingerplays are and how this musical genre builds brain and motor development in early childhood. Provides sources of songs, activities and education to help parents get their kids involved with this musical form. music • children • development • education • motor skills
Fishies, Bread, and Popsicle Sticks Activities to help develop small motor skills. small motor skills • movement • muscles • fruit • bread
Handprint Flowers for Mother's Day Students build fine motor skills while creating flowers for a spring bulletin board or Mother's Day gift -- a perfect addition to a multi-disciplinary garden theme unit! handprint flower lesson • handmade mother's day gift • develop fine motor skills • garden themed art project • handwriting readiness
Huntington's Disease Overview HD is a degenerative brain disease that is genetic in nature. Due to its high mortality rate, researchers are trying to find a cure or slowing agent to stop its course. huntington's disease • hd • neurological illness • brain • cognitive
If they build it, they will learn. Suggestions for making Legos accessible to children who lack fine motor skills and suggestions for virtual construction set software alowing children with disabilities to build on-screen. children • disabilities • lego • manipulative • software
Making Paper Chains In this article find a simple cutting, pasting, and decorating project for kids. Use this project to teach sequencing and to encourage reading skills and good habits. paper chains • paper projects • making a paper chain • construction paper chains • paper chains
Physical Education Fun For October Physical Education Fun For October exercise • motor skills • muscles • mom • dad
Playdough for Special Needs Kids Fine motor skills as used in writing as well as vocabulary skills can be improved with play dough. Special educators and occupational therapists love play dough. vocabulary skills • nonverbal kids • special needs kids • occupational therapy • special ed
Puzzles and the Mentally Retarded Jigsaw puzzles are traditional family fun. They also encourage valuable thinking skills for developmentally delayed children. mentally retarded • developmentally delayed • cognitive skills • thinking skills • manipulation
Giant Pegboard Teaching Tips The Giant Pegboard helps your toddler or preschooler improve gross motor and fine motor co-ordination. Use it to teach colors, counting, number concepts and matching. giant pegboard • teaching preschoolers • color concepts • counting concepts • number concepts
Piano Lessons for Children The piano is an ideal first instrument for children who want to learn to read music, and play a musical instrument. It's good for kids in other areas of their lives too. benefits learning to plays piano lessons goods gif • ideal first musical genres beginner percussions in • hallmarks peoples childhoods • learned skills carry on through adulthood • more abstracts less tangible results
Address IEP Goals A quick look at incorporating IEP goals and Fourth of July fun. gross motor • fine motor • speech • iep goals • iep meeting
Different Strokes for Different Folks: (Learning Styles) As an artist, I am continually faced with the fact that I simply DO NOT process information like the majority. In fact, I have sometimes thought that perhaps my approach to problem solving and life, in general, has been dyslexic! If there is such a thing as dyslexic living, then I have it. classical • music • learning • styles • links
Easter Cards and Other Craft Ideas Tessellating Easter Bunnies and Geometric Patterns can be the source of Great Easter Gift Ideas. Before holidays teachers look for inspiring educational activities. easter cards • other craft ideas • tessalations • art activites • math activities
Elementary Halloween Lantern Craft Students will enjoy decorating the classroom with creative Halloween themed construction paper lanterns. Bats and black cats and witches, oh my! elementary halloween lantern craft • creative paper craft activity • fine motor skills • narrative writing • creepy stories
Handwriting Without Tears Training Handwriting Without Tears Two-Day Workshops provide professional development for educators and Occupational Therapists who teach writing readiness, print and cursive. handwriting without tears training • two-day penmanship workshops • multi-sensory learning activities • gross motor activities with music • writing clinic
My Body, Your Body, Everybody Has a Body Preschoolers discover the wonder of their bodies. body • discovery • preschool
Oral Motor Exercises for Children 3+: Solving Eating Problems & Speech Production Sometimes muscles in the lips, face and tongue are not strong enough or do not move the way they should. Exercises can be done to help them move better. Most of what I have written is directed toward children, but there is no reason it can't be used with those of us who are young at heart after a mild stroke, etc. These are easy and fun! oral motor strengthening • oral motor coordination • speech sound production • strengthening facial muscles • strengthening mouth muscles
Penmanship Curriculum Review From handwriting readiness to cursive, Jan Olsen's Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum teaches developmentally appropriate writing skills using multiple learning styles. handwriting without tears • jan z. olsen • handwriting curriculum • writing curriculum review • penmanship curriculum
Art Curriculum for Any Holiday Extend curriculum with fun tissue paper crafts that can be used in classrooms, homeschools, Scouts, and Sunday schools to commemorate thematic units or holidays. tissue paper • holiday lesson • extend curriculum • crafts • classrooms
Related Disorders Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) is not one disorder but a category of disorders. Autism is the most severe of these. What are some of the others? pervasive developmental disorders • pdd • disorder • autism • asperger syndrome
Signs of Kindergarten Readiness Is your child ready for kindergarten? Signs of kindergarten readiness for parents and educators kindergarten readiness • kindergarten readiness programs • kindergarten readiness skills • kindergarten readiness signs • kindergarten physical development
Sunday School Bulletin Board Ideas Preschoolers love bulletin boards, especially when they are interactive and lively. Here are some ideas to make your Sunday School bulletin board be just that! bulletin board ideas • preschool sunday school • bulletin boards ideas • christian bulletin boards • interactive bulletin board
Daily Lesson Plans: Early Elementary Grades A dayful of lesson plans for early elementary grades. early elementary • substitute teaching • guest teaching • frog • toad
Ruling out ADHD in favor of Asperger's Asperger's Syndrome is often misdiagnosed ADHD due to their extreme similarities. While they can co-exist for many years, ruling out ADHD seems to be the obvious step with respect to my son. asperger's syndrome • as • adhd • add • stimulants
The Decision: Part 1 of "Becoming a Family" Journey to become a family. Six-part story of an adoptive family's journey. Part 1, The Decision. adopting • adopt • adoptive • family • families
Feeling Appreciated In the spirit of Teacher Appreciation - a story about BEING the appreciated teacher! teacher • appreciate • school • teacher appreciation • national teacher day
Cursive Writing For Kids Should students learn cursive writing in school? Teachers, you decide after reading the advantages and disadvantages of students learning cursive writing. learning cursive • learning cursive writing • learning to write cursive • learning to write in cursive • cursive writing for kids
Fishy Lacing Cards Make some lacing cards for the little ones. make your own games • ocean crafts • fish crafts • ocean themes • sealife crafts
Art Project: Phases of the Moon In this art project for kids age 8-12, create a crater-like moon surface with rubbed textures and phases of the moon. This fun project combines art and science. moon phases art project • science project • outer space • crayon rubbing • texture
Autism Symptoms Autism symptoms vary for each individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Diagnosis for autism occurs after certain behavioral observations. autism • autism spectrum disorder • asd • signs • symptoms
Beginner Crochet Book Review "Get Hooked Again" [Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007] introduces readers to the world of crocheting and how to create wearable art. crochet clubs • learn to crochet • crochet for beginners • crochet book for beginners • crochet book review
Building Cognitive Skills Children with fragile medical conditions such as hydrocephalus and cytomeglia virus may not tolerate outside activities in the heat. Here is a way to celebrate indoors. hydrocephaly • cytomeglia virus • cmv • cognitive skills • fine motor
Children and physical therapy I What does a physical therapist do with children? Does a part of medicine really exist where a physical therapist can't improve a young patient's condition? article • physical therapy • children • pediatric • kids
Learning Transition This article focuses on ways parents can assist children with the transition from preschool to primary school. 'Kindergarten Parents Victoria' provide some useful tips to assist children with this change. preschool • primary school • parents • transition • changes
Playing Ball w/ Physical Handicaps A child with a physical disability can be a team player. Here are the game rules. physical disability • cerebral palsy • gross motor • occupational therapy • physical therapy
School Fun for Preschoolers Sit your preschoolers down at a table or small desk with some kindergarten supplies and let them do some school work for fun and learning. preschool fun • fun for preschoolers • learning with little ones • back-to-school siblings • desk work school fun
Story Hour & Physically Challenged Story hour at the library is a popular activity for families with young children. Including a child who has a physical disability can be accomplished in ten easy steps. physically challenged story time • library for physically disabled • wheelchair library • walker library • story hour for special needs kids
Summer Fun Means WATER SAFETY! Summer is here and that means open the pool and head to the beach! Water safety is critical at this time of year for children of all ages. swimming • safety • drowning • swim • lifeguard |
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