fine motor skills

Miss Melissa’s Spring Sensory Inventions

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Ever wanted to make your own… Bouncy Ball!?!? Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. white glue 1 teaspoon of borax powder (can be found in the laundry detergent aisle of most grocery/department stores) food coloring 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 4 ounces of warm water Instructions: Label one cup “Borax solution” and the...

Miss Melissa’s January Sensory Invention

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This month in OT we are making…. Erupting Snow Ingredients: ¼ cup of Baking Soda 1 TB of Vinegar Blue glitter 2-3 squirts of Shaving Cream Instructions: Pour baking soda into a bowl Add shaving cream Add as much glitter as you like Mix the ingredients together. Pour the vinegar and watch the m...

Budding Writers Group

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Group Leader, Melodie talks about the Budding Writers Group: “This group will help to build the  visual, motor and attention skills that children need to become successful in handwriting. Children that avoid or seem to struggle with fine motor activities such as playing with play-do, building wi...

Miss Melissa’s Fall Sensory Inventions

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Look each month for new ideas from Melissa Polensky COTA/L. She will be sharing great ideas for easy, fun and sensory rich activities that help to support occupational therapy and speech therapy goals. School has started which means it’s time to make: Flubber! Ingredients: ¾ cup cold water 1 cup...

Fall 2015 Group Schedule

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Budding Writers For Ages 3-5 ~ Tuesdays from 2-3 pm, 4 sessions (10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27) This occupational therapy led group is for children who are struggling with beginning to write or color or who avoid doing fine motor activities. Participants gain body awareness and the skills needed to b...

Miss Melissa’s Sensory Inventions

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Miss Melissa’s Summer Sensory Inventions Need one last summer activity before you send your kids to school? How about making….. Kool-Aid Playdough!! Ingredients: 1 cup of flour ¼ cup of salt 1 pack of Kool-Aid ⅔ cup of water 1 tb. of oil Instructions: Mix the flour, the salt, and the Kool-...

Miss Melissa’s summer sensory inventions!

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Look each month for new ideas from Melissa Polensky COTA/L. She will be sharing great ideas for easy, fun and sensory rich activities that help to support occupational therapy and speech therapy goals. Need an idea for your kids this summer that doesn’t involve too many difficult steps? How abo...

Enroll today for Budding Writers Group

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Are you worried about your child’s handwriting skills? Come join us Monday and Wednesday August 17th, 19th, 24th, & 26th for our Budding Writers Group for ages three to five to help build the skills they need. This group will help your child form good habits that will carry over into their abilit...

Who’s ready for Kindergarten?

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Are you wondering if your child is ready for kindergarten? We would like to invite your child to take part in our Kindergarten Kickoff Group this summer. This group is only for children who will be attending kindergarten in the Fall of 2015. We will help your child get ready for the classroom set...

Building Writing Skills

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Writing on a vertical (up and down) surface helps to promote an efficient pencil grasp position. Writing on a vertical surface, engages the shoulder muscles to work against gravity which promotes the development of the arm strength and stability. This position also encourages an extended wrist po...

Count Down to Kindergarten: Is My Child Ready?

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Enrolling a child in kindergarten is difficult enough without worrying and stressing about his or her readiness. Five year olds vary widely in their developmental skills. When evaluating your child’s readiness for kindergarten there are four areas of developmental functioning that should be consi...