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Welcome Back to School Wildcats!
Welcome Back to School Wildcats!
Get ready for back-to-school with our OT & PT 'Activities To Try At Home' resources! We've got everything you need to help your child prepare for back to school with activities to hone the school-ready skills they need to succeed. Our therapists have worked hard to provide a few activities to do each month to help improve fine motor, visual motor, gross motor, and handwriting skills.
Be sure to click on each link for videos or worksheets for activities to complete!
October Activity - Halloween Fun
October Activity - Halloween Fun
Follow along with the Google slides below for a fun indoor Halloween craft for students of all ages! Make a bat craft & write a story about your bat!
Skills Addressed:
Gross motor - motor planning, gross motor coordination
Fine motor skills - pincer grip, 3 jaw chuck grip, cutting
Bilateral coordination skills
Visual motor skills
Handwriting
Click HERE for 'My Spooky Halloween Activity Book' worksheets to work on scissor skills, handwriting, and visual perceptual skills.
Beginner writers (kindergarten - 1st grade), click HERE to trace and copy Halloween words.
Advance writers (grades 2+), click Here for the template to print off and try this activity at home!
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE. We are playing Halloween Candy Would You Rather? Make choices about what your favorite Halloween Candy and then follow the corresponding exercise. Let's get moving and have some fun!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, Halloween-themed fun, click HERE.
November Activities - Time to Be Thankful
November Activities - Time to Be Thankful
Follow along with the Google slides below for a fun indoor craft for students of all ages! Make your own turkey craft at home!
Skills Addressed:
Gross motor - motor planning, gross motor coordination
Fine motor skills - pincer grip, 3 jaw chuck grip, cutting
Bilateral coordination skills
Visual motor skills
Handwriting
Click HERE for the 'Thanksgiving Fun Activity Pack' to work on fine motor, visual motor, handwriting, and visual perceptual skills.
Beginner writers (kindergarten - 1st grade), click HERE to trace and copy Thanksgiving words.
Advance writers (grades 2+), click Here for the template to print off and try this activity at home!
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE . Follow along in this Thanksgiving Freeze Dance for Kids - Dance Along! Let's get moving and have some fun!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, Gratitude-themed fun, click HERE.
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