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Holiday Fine Motor and Sensory Activities

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 12.14.20 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Dec 14, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Sensory | 0 comments

The holidays are upon us! Today, I wanted to share five fun and easy holiday themed fine motor and sensory activities that you may want to try with your students or even your own kids at home. Most of the activities use materials you likely already have at home, or...

Proactive Strategies for Behavior Part 2

Heather Hoeft 11.11.20 Comments: 0

by Heather Hoeft | Nov 11, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Schedules, Sensory, Visuals, Work Tasks | 0 comments

Recap of Part 1 In part 1 of my list of proactive strategies (check it out here), I reviewed the beginning steps of being proactive. Whether in a full remote, hybrid, or in person model right now and in the future, these steps will help. Being proactive when teaching...

5 OT Tips for Teaching Cutting Skills

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 10.12.20 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Oct 12, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Resources | 0 comments

Learning how to use scissors is another important school related skill that OTs can help support. Today, let’s talk about the underlying components that impact development of cutting skills and my top five tips for teaching kids how to do it. Cutting requires a lot of...

5 OT Tips for Teaching Prewriting Skills

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 09.28.20 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Sep 28, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Resources | 0 comments

As an OT working in early childhood, one of the most common areas I support is the development of prewriting skills. Today, let’s explore what prewriting skills are, why they are important and my top five favorite tips for teaching them! What are prewriting...

Easy Prep Fine Motor Tasks

Sasha Long 05.04.20 Comments: 0

by Sasha Long | May 4, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Basic Skills, Uncategorized | 0 comments

We are living that home school life and the struggle is real. We have our good days and our not so good days. And that’s okay. My goal is for one short session with my girls each day. I keep it simple. I have a bin for each child, fill it with work, after they...

10 Fine Motor Activity Ideas Using Common Household Items

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 04.13.20 Comments: 3

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Apr 13, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Resources | 3 comments

Sometimes, the best activities are the simplest! Given that many of us are spending a lot more time at home, I wanted to highlight some of my favorite easy fine motor activities you can do using materials you probably have in your home. 1. Color under the table...

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