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Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog
According to Learning Resources, “Through practice and repetition, children can develop their fine motor skills to help refine movements and hone precision. Fine motor skills allow children to perform actions with the small muscles in the hands, fingers, and wrists.” If you’re looking for a toy to practice fine motor skills on, look no further than […]
Special Tomato Mobile Activity Tray
It can be difficult to find a tray surface that adjusts to different pieces of adaptive equipment. The Special Tomato Mobile Activity Tray provides “adjustability, maneuverability, and versatility for many situations.” It is an ideal tray to use while eating, practicing fine motor skills (e.g. writing, tablet work, etc.) or visual tracking or reading. The […]
SmartStix Edison Chopsticks
One of my favorite places to eat at is anything with Asian cuisine. May it be Chinese or Japanese fusion (sushi, yum!), they always set the table with chopsticks in lieu of silverware. Sadly, using traditional chopsticks is never an option for me with my tremors and clumsy fingers. However, I stumbled across a company coined SmartStix that […]
5 Hand-Eye Coordination Apps
Hand-eye coordination plays an essential role in any child’s development. We all rely on this skill to complete “simple tasks” (e.g. feeding ourselves) and more advanced tasks (e.g. athletic feats). Though the skill often develops naturally in children, many individuals require extra exercises to conquer the skill. There are many activities to help encourage hand-eye coordination. […]
SnapType for Occupational Therapy
For some students, especially those with dysgraphia, handwriting can be rather challenging. For example, Steven is a fifth grade student who was diagnosed with dysgraphia; his mind is sharp but his handwriting is so illegible he can’t even read it. When completing worksheets in class, he gets so frustrated with his jumbled letters and often falls […]