It’s no secret now, we love sensory activities! Any type of sensory experience is an intricate part to my child’s like due to autism and sensory processing disorder. But with sensory play, I am always trying to find new and easy activities to include in my children’s daily schedule. Giving my oldest son the sensory …
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Up until now, I was terrified of making slime for my kids. The thought of the mess and the very real possibility my four-year-old (with autism and SPD) eating the slime scared me to death. But then when I picked my son up from preschool, his teacher was so excited to tell me how …
Play scarves provide a useful and inexpensive tool for learning colors. Bright colors and fluid movement of play scarves keep toddlers and preschoolers engaged and make learning new things fun. Although scarves increase hand-eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills they also teach children basic learning skills including number counting, colors, movement, cause, and effect. …
Between speech, language, and gross motor development, many children can fall behind with fine motor skills. One area of fine motor skills some children struggle with is the pencil grasp. A pencil grasp develops overtime and helps a child learn proper handwriting skills with pen, pencil, crayons, and markers. With this particular grasp writing skills …
For over 100 years the Montessori Method of education has stood the test of time. Today, the method is only gaining in popularity. Parents are now extending the Montessori principles and activities to their own home. Like many other parents I’ve found this method of teaching very valuable for my three-year-old with …