These obstacle course ideas are great for getting preschoolers moving indoors! Perfect winter activities to burn energy and use gross motor skills too. #grossmotor #preschool #howweelearn #activities #kids #diykids #activities #games #kidsdiy #funforkids #preschoolers #obstaclecourse #winter #toddler

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These obstacle course ideas are great for getting preschoolers moving indoors! Perfect winter activities...

If your older child chews on everything, it could be MULTIPLE sensory needs! Try these ideas for supporting those needs and add some of these items to your list for holiday shopping. #Sensory #oral #autism #SPD #parenting #kids

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If your older child chews on everything, it could be MULTIPLE sensory needs! Try...

A great way to add movement to your zoo unit! The zoo themed movement cards are perfect for your zoo themed classroom, preschool gross motor, kindergarten gross motor, brain breaks and therapy sessions! A fun way to combine learning and movement!

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A great way to add movement to your zoo unit! The zoo themed movement...

Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on the effects of different torsional flexibilities of shoes on gait and stability in 25 children who were walking five months or less. The children were evaluated barefoot and in 4 types of shoes with different torsional flexibilities (UltraFlex, MidFlex, LowFlex, and Stiff). Gait assessments were performed and stability was …

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Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on the effects of different torsional flexibilities of shoes...

Fun gross motor activities with a forest theme! These are great for your forest unit or woodland unit. They are an awesome addition to your preschool gross motor or kindergarten gross motor. A great way to add movement to learning!

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Fun gross motor activities with a forest theme! These are great for your forest...

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research comparing 17 adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy to their typically developing peers to examine the relationship between muscle endurance and subjectively reported fatigue, walking capacity, and participation.  For each participant, knee extensor muscle endurance was estimated from individual load–endurance curves as the load corresponding to a 15-repetition maximum. The …

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research comparing 17 adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy...

Frontiers in Psychology published research examining the relationship between motor coordination and handwriting skills, and to identify differences in handwriting between children without and with coordination difficulties with a focus on visual–spatial skills.  Motor coordination, graphic abilities, visual–motor integration, visual–spatial skills, and other cognitive abilities (memory and planning) were assessed in 83 children aged 7–10 years. …

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Frontiers in Psychology published research examining the relationship between motor coordination and handwriting skills, and...

Recent research examined the effect of postural management treatment on hip displacement  in children with cerebral palsy.  The treatment group consisted of 30 children with cerebral palsy who received neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) two times per week and a 5 hour daily use of a molded seat postural program.  The control group (21 children with cerebral palsy) …

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Recent research examined the effect of postural management treatment on hip displacement  in children with...

Here is an easy outdoor activity to challenge body awareness, motor planning and balance skills.  Find two trees about 6 feet apart.  Give the child a skein of yarn or twine.  Wrap the yarn around the two trees in all different directions and heights to make the “laser” maze.  Once complete, the child needs to …

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Here is an easy outdoor activity to challenge body awareness, motor planning and balance...