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

Three Cheers for Lazoo!

admin November 9, 2013apps, attention, bilateral coordination, creativity, drawing, eye hand coordination, grasping, handwriting, iPad, language, lazoo, motor planning, sensory processing, social skills, strengthening, stylus Leave a Comment

When I first began this blog, I wrote about my favorite coloring books. Included in that were a series of activity books by Lazoo. They …

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 …

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). …

So Many Obstacles, So Much Fun

admin April 26, 2013cooperative play, eeBoo, games, group games, imagination, motor planning, organization, problem solving, school age, social skills, speech therapy 1 Comment

Several weeks ago, I blogged about a toy from one of my favorite toy companies, eeBoo. I have loved this company for years, but have fallen …

One Potato Head, Two Potato Heads, Three Potato Heads More!

admin March 15, 2013apps, body awareness, callaway digital arts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, following directions, iPad, motor planning, play, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

I was all set to write about another of our favorite iPad apps this morning when Quinn and I discovered a new one from the …

Hiho, Hiho, Hiho Batik We Go

admin March 13, 2013art, arts and crafts, attention, batik, crafts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, hiho batik, motor planning, park slope, school age, self esteem, sequencing, social skills, tracing, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I don’t consider myself entirely crafty. I love it and am inspired by crafty moms who spend hours crafting with their children. When I had …

Let’s Face It, This is Fun!

admin January 30, 2013body awareness, copying, fine motor, games, matching, motor planning, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, sequencing, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills 1 Comment

I was at Little Things Toy Store in Brooklyn the other day looking for something for Quinn. Out of the corner of my eye, I …

Oh Go, OgoSports!

admin January 4, 2013fine motor, following directions, grasping, manipulation skills, motor planning, occupational therapy, ogosports, patterns, sequencing, strengthening, toys, visual motor, visual perceptual 1 Comment

Happy New Year to you all. I hope that the holiday season treated you all well and that the new year brings you much health …

Just scooting along

admin December 12, 2012balance, bilateral coordination, body awareness, coordination, gross motor, mini kick, modulation, motor planning, occupational therapy, regulation, safety awareness, scooter Leave a Comment

As I looked over my Annual Holiday Gift Guide, I realized I forgot to include one of my most favorite toys. Living in Brooklyn and working …

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