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CHORES FOR KIDS: PROMOTING DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS - The Inspired TreehouseChores for kids...they’re great for fostering independence, promoting a sense of responsibility, and making kids feel like capable members of a household.

Clever Ways to Teach Shoe Tying for Kids (Tips & Modifications)Feel confident in your ability to teach kids shoe tying with these clever Occupational Therapy tips, tricks, modifications, methods, plus no-tie options.

Teach Kids How to Use a Zipper - The OT ToolboxTeach kids how to use a zipper. It can be a complicated functional skill for kids and process. Managing two hands together at the belly level, using one hand to hold down the zipper chamber AND the zipper pull AND the end of the zipper…all while the OTHER hand is holding the end of the ... Read More about Teach Kids How to Use a Zipper

Attention Activities - The OT ToolboxUse these attention activities to help kids work on their ability to pay attention in the classroom. Activities that inspire improved attention can be fun!

Teach Kids How to Button the Fun Way - The OT ToolboxToday, I’ve got a creative way to practice a fine motor task that is often times a tricky for little fumbling fingers: teaching kids how to button…and with a recycled egg carton no less! Read more for creative tips and tools to practice buttoning with kids: As an Occupational Therapist working with kiddos, I often times had ... Read More about Teach Kids How to Button the Fun Way

How to Adapt Buttoning and Zipping for Your ChildIs your child having difficulty learning how to button and zip? Have a child with special needs or fine motor difficulties? Try these simple OT tricks to help your child be more independent.

Organization Activities - The OT ToolboxWe’ve addressed a few different ways to help kids improve organization over the years. From visual organization to organizing school work, these organization activities are perfect for the child who struggles to keep their materials in order, needs a more efficient and orderly approach to tasks, or has trouble staying focused to structure or arrange related or ... Read More about Organization Activities

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