Looking for a fun, new way to meet many of your children’s Occupational Therapy goals without needing to spend hours planning your therapy sessions? Grab this FREE Christmas themed slide deck to work on self-regulation, fine motor, gross motor, visual motor, visual perceptual and handwriting skills with preschoolers-school-aged students. Slides could be used by physical therapists and speech therapists working virtually too!

Are you looking for some new ideas this holiday season to keep your OT, PT or speech teletherapy sessions fun? Or maybe you’re a teacher or parent and need some new ideas for virtual learning and homeschooling. Check out these holiday themed lesson plans inspired by some favorite holiday books perfect for toddlers and preschoolers that pair a fine motor, sensory motor and gross motor activity to pack in some developmental learning too!

As pediatric therapists, we care so much about the health and well-being of our clients. Our jobs can be so rewarding but also stressful. You can only begin to be truly helpful when you care for your own emotional well-being too and practice good self-care. Read this post to learn about 3 quick and easy tips for self-care even the busy therapist has time for. Perfect tips for getting you ready for your teletherapy sessions or for some reflection when they’re over.

Now that some schools are back to in-person learning, there are some new challenges to overcome. Finding ways to allow our children ample time to move and interact with their peers while maintaining social distance precautions can be difficult. Read below to find 12 movement games that are perfect for outdoor recess time for a variety of school-aged children. Share the FREE PRINTABLE game cards with all the teachers in your world.

Books are not just for reading! They can develop many other developmental skills that children need for learning. Read this post to find ways to promote sensory motor, gross motor and fine motor skills with young children through books. Don’t miss the additional resources that are shared to help therapists, teachers and parents use books to develop children’s motor skills.

New service delivery models take time to learn but don’t get caught in the trap of making these 3 mistakes during your teletherapy practice. Read on to find tips on how to avoid these 3 mistakes and ways to get your OT teletherapy sessions running smoothly.

Sometimes it’s difficult to keep young children engaged for OT teletherapy (or face-to-face) sessions. Young children have short attention spans and they NEED to learn through play. Having a variety of “go-to” sensory motor songs that get them moving can be a lifesaver. Read on to add these 20 movement songs to your OT teletherapy toolbox.

If your student is having a hard time focusing on their schoolwork these days why not try games instead! Read through for a list of my favorite OT Teletherapy games that can be played off-screen and on-screen. Shhh! They won’t know they are still learning through play!

Many special education related service therapists have been thrust into providing online telehealth sessions for special education students but that doesn’t mean that it’s best practice. If you are a special education related service professional it may seem overwhelming to navigate how to deliver services at home. Hopefully, this post leaves you feeling organized with an appropriate game plan to meet your families needs.

Young children don’t need worksheets to learn. In fact, using these 7 principles is proven to boost your child’s brain development in more ways than a worksheet ever could.

Healthy child brain development starts with these 5 foundations. 

A list of tips, tricks and activities for encouraging your toddler to play independently so you can get some work done at home during Coronavirus Social Distancing.