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Here is a very simple make and take that include fine motor skills, gross motor skills and eye hand coordination skills. You will need a paper plate, paint stirrer or large craft stick, markers and a balloon for each child. Ask the children to think of physical activities that they can complete on their own …

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Here is a very simple make and take that include fine motor skills, gross...

Have you ever stopped to think how may sounds you can make with your body?  You can clap, snap, tap, stomp, click and more.  These skills challenge children’s motor planning, rhythm and coordination skills.  Have children make some sounds with their bodies such as: clapping hands together snapping fingers tapping fingers on table slapping knees …

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Have you ever stopped to think how may sounds you can make with your...

The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology published research on the development of multisensory body representation and awareness in older children (10-13 years old) using the “the rubber hand illusion”.   Previous research indicated that younger children (ages 4-9 years old) represent the position of their own hand in external space by relying more on looking at …

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The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology published research on the development of multisensory body...

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly has published research on motor skill deficiencies and the severity of symptoms in 159 young children (110 with autism diagnosis) ages 12 – 33 months.   The researcher, Megan MacDonald, from Oregon State University, found the following: 1.   children with autism were nearly a year behind their typical peers in …

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Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly has published research on motor skill deficiencies and the severity...