Building upper body strength in kids can be made fun with several different exercises! Today I’m sharing with you some of my favorite exercises that work on upper body strength and weight bearing for kids!
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As a mom with a background in pediatric physical therapy I’ve found a simple ball is one of the most flexible pieces I can have on hand in both therapy and play. There are so many different ball activities for kids that you can come up with for a variety of skill levels and goals.
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It’s been a while since I posted! I’ve been moving. The last time I moved, I could fit everything I owned in a car. It’s a lot different moving a family of 5 this time. That being said, I really wanted to get out this ideas on using color dots for fun exercises for kids!
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With November nearly here, it’s time to start thinking about November gross motor and fine motor activities planning! In true Pink Oatmeal fashion, the November motor planning ideas are all about themes. The themes for the month include Thanksgiving, Football, Dinosaur and Transportation. If you want even more theme ideas be sure to check out
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Making gross motor, fine motor, and physical activity fun is what Pink Oatmeal is all about. This week it is all about monster activities for kids! There are several great ways that a monster theme can be incorporated into gross motor, fine motor and physical activity. This is a fun theme to do anytime of
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Can you smell and taste the pumpkin in the air? Nothing says October more than pumpkin patch visits and Halloween. The October gross motor and fine motor planning ideas take a look at the themes pumpkin, fire safety, space and Halloween! Read all about fun ways to add gross motor and fine motor with a
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Many teachers, therapists and parents love to use themes when working with their kids. A space theme is just one of several great motor planning theme ideas. I’m excited to share with you several different ideas for space themed gross motor and fine motor activities in today’s blog post.
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Fire safety is an important topic that our children learn about from an early age. Fire safety week falls in the month of October, but fire fighter and fire safety themes happen all year long. Adding gross motor and fine motor skills right into the fire safety theme is an excellent way to promote movement
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If crossing midline was a product or company, I would be their brand ambassador. I mean, I really, really have this nerdy obsession with crossing midline. I love talking about it, educating about its importance, and seeing how many times in a day I can set up environments to encourage it!
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Community helpers are a very popular theme in the preschool setting or kindergarten classroom. This theme involves discussing all of the different helpers out in the community. Adding gross motor or movement to this theme can easily be done through yoga/movement cards or setting up movement stations. Check out these different ideas for adding movement
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May is just around the corner. For many, the weather is warming up and the end of the school year is approaching. It’s also a time where there is lots of energy to be burned. Gross motor and fine motor planning for the month of May includes camping, sports, safari, and cowboy/cowgirl themes. Also, be
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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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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!
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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 challenge as most districts are not equipped with any sort of documentation
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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 includes bonus Easter ideas. Check out all of the fun ideas for
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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 year old is working on letter sounds.
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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.
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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 want to share
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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 into a problem. So much is demanded out of our children academically with test
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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 even realize how hard they
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