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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “focus”

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ready…Set…Draw

admin November 5, 2013arts and crafts, attention, drawing, focus, grasp, motor planning, organization, peter pauper press, preschool, school age, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Sorry for the hiatus. Getting into the swing of things this school year has proven to be a bit tricky. Lots of new things going …

Pinch It To Believe How Great It Is

admin September 16, 2013apps, attention, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, iPad, motor planning, organization, pincer grasp, pinching, problem solving, school age, visual motor, visual tracking 1 Comment

When I think about how much has changed since I became an occupational therapist over ten years ago, I think about the iPad and how …

Just Scratching the Surface

admin September 13, 2013arts and crafts, attention, bilateral coordination, coloring, fine motor, focus, grasping, handwriting, melissa and doug, regulation, scratch art, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

In general, I have been a big fan of scratch art for as long as I can remember. I have memories of making my own …

Rainbow Brights!

admin August 14, 2013arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, fine motor, focus, friendship skills, grasping, modulation, organization, regulation, school age, social skills, visual motor 8 Comments

If you have a young girl or know any young girls (or young boys for that matter), I am pretty certain you have heard of …

It’s All About Teamwork

admin August 9, 2013cooperative play, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, following directions, frustration, games, gross motor, modulation, motor planning, preschool, regulation, social skills, team work Leave a Comment

As a therapist, I wear many hats. I do all the 1:1 private practice stuff at two sensory gyms in NYC (Heads Up and SAGE). …

8-Bit Art Start for Little Hands

admin July 30, 2013arts and crafts, attention, confidence, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, grasping, organization, pincer grasp, scanning, school age, self esteem, stickers, travel, visual motor, visual tracking Leave a Comment

With summer in full swing and many people packing up and getting ready for vacations, I have been asked for suggestions for long plane and …

I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream

admin July 17, 2013apps, attention, focus, games, iPad, memory, modulation, organization, preschool, social skills, visual memory, wombi Leave a Comment

Due to the major heat wave we are experiencing here on the east coast, I figured I would try keeping with the summer theme and …

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