In the first years of life kids are growing and learning fast. Pediatric physical therapists tend to work on physical development activities that focus on large motor skills. Large motor skills are activities like walking, jumping, running, or skipping. ...
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Gross Motor Activities For Kids
As a pediatric physical therapist one of my main jobs is to work on gross motor skills. To work on these skills pediatric physical therapists come up with lots of different gross motor activities for kids! ...
School Based Physical Therapy Documentation Resources
Are you new to the world of school based physical therapy? Maybe you are a seasoned veteran of the school based therapy world, but you are looking for a more efficient way to document? School based physical therapy documentation (and occupational therapy) can prove to be ...
April Motor Activities Planning
Spring is officially here and April is the perfect time to add all the fun spring themes to your motor programming. This April motor planning ideas include the themes - insects, bugs, and creepy crawlers, farm, baseball and earth/weather and ocean. It also ...
Letter Recognition Activities – With Movement
We love combining all things movement and learning at our house. This includes literacy and letter recognition activities. My boys are both preschool aged kids with one being 5 and one being 3. My three year old is working on letter recognition in his preschool, and my five ...
March Motor Planning Ideas – Fine Motor and Gross Motor
March is here and full of great options for gross motor planning. With St. Patrick's Day, the basketball tournaments, Spring etc. it makes it easy for March gross motor planning. Check out all of the different ideas for March gross motor planning. ...
Animal Yoga Poses For Kids
Do you ever have that time when you just need your kids or classroom to get some of that energy out?! ? Are you looking for something that is quick and fun and at the same time is accomplishing the need to wiggle? How about something that can engage the kids? Most kids love ...
Yoga Poses For Kids Printable -Free
Yoga has so many different benefits for kids. It's a great way to work on physical aspects such as flexibility and strength. The mindfulness component is another huge benefit of yoga. Implementing yoga for kids doesn't have to be difficult. To get you started, ...
Yoga For Preschoolers – Creative Ideas
Yoga for preschoolers is an excellent way to add movement and mindfulness to the day. When working with preschoolers I love to add themes. This makes yoga more fun as they can relate to the yoga poses. Today I want to share with you a few of my favorite themes ...
School Based Physical Therapy Activities
Several years ago I entered the land of school based physical therapy. I honestly didn't know what to expect just 2 years out of school. . I was lucky, I had a wonderful mentor my first year to help guide me through my first year as a school based physical therapist. Today, I ...
Fun Brain Breaks For Kindergarten and Preschool
Kids need physical activity and movement. Fun brain breaks for kindergarten and preschool are some of my favorite things to share about. To anyone working with children this is not shocking news. That being said, teachers, parents, and therapists today run ...
Pediatric Core Strengthening – Creative Ideas
Working in pediatrics can be a lot of fun. What makes it fun is the fact that you get to "play" while working on important motor skills. Today I'm going to share some of my favorite pediatric core strengthening exercises that are so much fun that your kiddo may not ...
Balance Exercises For Kids
I love coming up with creative ways to work on balance exercises for kids. Balance exercises don't always require standing on one foot. There are several different creative ways that you can work on balance exercise for kids. Today, I'm going to share with you ...
February Motor Planning Ideas
February is here! It's a fun month for gross motor planning with a variety of different ideas to make movement fun all February long. With events such as the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day, February gross motor can be a breeze. I'm excited to share with you different February ...
Arctic Yoga Story
Arctic animal yoga is one of my favorite ways to make movement fun during the winter months. I love adding stories to these themed movement ideas to make the movement ideas even more captivating for kids. The winter yoga and movement story has been such a hit I created a an ...
January Gross Motor Planning
Hello January! It's the start of the New Year and the dead of winter. When I think of January gross motor planning I think of all things snow and cold as well as a fresh start with the New Year upon us. I like to break January gross motor planning down into different themes for ...
Fine Motor Activities To Work on Gross Motor Skills
With a background in physical therapy I work a lot on gross motor skills. What I've found over the years, is that I use a lot of fine motor activities to work on gross motor skills! Since fine motor skills and gross motor skills go hand in hand, it's really no ...
Winter Yoga Story – Movement Story
If you are a regular reader of this website, you know how I'm all about making movement fun and meaningful for kids. I LOVE a good theme and love to incorporate movement in themes. It's just more fun. In addition to the themes I've started to create stories to go along with ...
Snowball Relay – Winter Movement Game
Winter will be here shortly. Being from Minnesota, I always find it hard to believe winter starts in late December as the winter weather has already been here for a while! I'm excited to share a fun winter themed game that is perfect for the entire winter season and a fun ...
Christmas Gross Motor – Jingle Jive
Are you looking for a fun way to add movement and physical activity with a holiday theme? Need Christmas gross motor ideas? How about dancing like elves? The Jingle Jive is a fun game to create dancing routines during the holidays. The Jingle Jive is a great way to move and ...