Last week I presented at another conference for early childhood educators.  Entitled 10 Terrific Tips for DAP Fine Motor Skills the workshop  covered  important sensory and motor components needed for developing  good hand skills.  (See my blog from last spring on the AHA! Moment).  The room was packed and ...

Most of you are already gone and/or headed out today for the winter break holidays so just keep this on file to use when your school or clinic services resume in January.  Your Therapy Source has just released a helpful infographic on Movement and Learning . This handy graphic cites CDC research that indicates that 5-20 minute movement breaks ...

As an OT with a background in SI, I think our sense of smell is often overlooked.  Here are some easy suggestions to use olfactory input as a fun way to supplement treatment activities: Add dry JELL-O®mix to watercolor or tempera paints. Or mix up the gelatin with only half the amount of water and have the child paint with the mixture. ...

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