Tell Me a Story…with Dice!

admin October 3, 2014creativity, executive functioning, games, graphomotor, handwriting, imagination, norman and jules, social skills, wooden toys Leave a Comment

I am always looking for fun, motivating and interesting ways to work on handwriting with the school age kids I work with.  For many of …

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Spot It and Disney….A True Happily Ever After Ending!

admin September 14, 2014alphabet, attention, blue orange, disney, focus, games, matching, preschool, school age, social skills, speech and language, visual perception Leave a Comment

I didn’t really need another reason to love the game Spot It by Blue Orange Games but last weekend I discovered a whole new series of Disney …

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Learning Can Be Fun!

admin September 10, 2014apps, attention, bilateral coordination, binarylabs, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, fizzbrain apps, iPad, language, little bit studio, math, pepi play, preschool, school age, social skills Leave a Comment

One of the things that my colleagues know about me is that I love using the iPad during my therapy sessions.  I was an early …

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Oldies but Goodies

admin August 28, 2014attention, bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, focus, games, grasping, regulation, social skills, strengthening, swings, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

After over a decade at my sensory gym, I am making a move.  Not a big move (just a couple of blocks away) but for …

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Back to School Already??

admin August 10, 2014apps, attention, color recognition, executive functioning, grasping, handwriting, iPad, letter recognition, little bit studio, preschooler, school age, stylus, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

Summer is flying by and school supplies are out on the shelves for purchase.  While I am not even remotely thinking about the fall and …

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Sum, Sum, Summertime!

admin July 1, 2014bilateral coordination, cooperative play, executive functioning, fine motor, motor planning, social skills, strengthening, summer, water play Leave a Comment

After what seemed like the longest winter in the history of winters, Summer has finally arrived.  School’s over and everyone is looking forward to some …

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I’m Going to Huff and Puff…..and Calm Myself Down!

admin June 4, 2014apps, duckieduck, iPad, iPhone, modulation, preschool, regulation, school age, sensory processing Leave a Comment

This is going to be a quick post, but one that I think will be super valuable.  I am not sure about any of you, …

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This Tree Doesn’t Need To Be Watered!

admin May 23, 2014bilateral coordination, executive functioning, fine motor, games, grasping, organization, preschool, problem solving, school age, social skills, strengthening Leave a Comment

One of my favorite things to do is re-discover a favorite toy or game at work.  I’m sure you toy lovers (aka hoarders!) know what …

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So Much To Color…So Little Time!

admin May 16, 2014activity book, attention, coloring book, eye hand coordination, focus, following directions, grasping, preschool, school age, social skills, usborne, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

I know we live in a technological world.  I am part of that techno world and love using my iPad in my work world because …

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Foiled Again!

admin April 30, 2014arts and crafts, attention, bilateral coordination, confidence, executive functioning, fine motor, grasping, modulation, peaceablekingdom, pincer grasp, school age, self esteem Leave a Comment

Every once in a while I stumble upon an arts and craft project and I feel like I have hit the jackpot.  I first felt …

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