Keeping The Fun In Function
To work on pencil control, I created some Pencil Adventures. When I started making the pencil adventures, I was inspired by the pencil obstacle courses that were created by another Occupational Therapist, Jennifer Dodge. I now have her obstacle courses available here on Therapy Fun Zone, and I am so excited about it. These ones… [Continue Reading]
This ribbon Christmas tree activity is the most awesome therapy activity ever. It incorporates practicing tying into a nice craft that looks beautiful when it is done. The kids all loved it, and they were all very proud of what they had accomplished. Most of the kids started the activity by saying that they didn’t… [Continue Reading]
I saw this cute little snow man mentioned on a teacher’s site, and I thought it would be perfect to use in therapy. I do not know the original source of the picture, so if you do, let me know so I can link to it. There is a plain white picture to color and… [Continue Reading]
It is the time of year to cut out and make turkeys. I did a few turkeys last week, and will be doing more this week. Check out last year’s post on these Turkeys to get the templates. I often link to Amazon, and these links are affiliate links (which means I may get a… [Continue Reading]
I like to work on many skills within the same activity, and these folded flowers definitely do that. I discovered these via pinterest, and they are originally on Whimsical World of Laura Bird. I often have kids that need to work on writing small enough to fit into a specified space, such as writing answers… [Continue Reading]
Halloween is right around the corner, so here is a pumpkin template to cut out and glue on a piece of paper. Cut out the eyes, nose, and mouth, and glue them on. Here is a white pumpkin in case you want your students to color it too. I then had my students write what… [Continue Reading]
I have been an Occupational Therapist since 1991. I started out doing skilled nursing for 6 months, then moved on to pediatrics. In pediatrics I have worked in a clinic setting, inpatient rehab and acute, ICU, early intervention, and school district. My goal with this website is that I can help stimulate creativity and information sharing. As a therapist, I am always creating new things to use in therapy or adapting things. I love sharing my projects and solutions. I started this … [Read More...]
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