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Best Toys for Sensory Seekers

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- December 20, 2018

Here are some gift ideas

for a sensory seeking child

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Sensory Toys

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Origami

- April 11, 2017

Origami In addition to the sheer fun of the activity, origami helps students with: fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination following directions focus math skills (fractions, symmetry, geometry) spatial reasoning problem-solving skills Why Origami This article explains how origami can help your child's developing brain. Here is a link to make a simple origami dog. Origami dog Here is a link to make a simple origami cat Origami Cat There are many you tube videos and many books that you could find at your library. Enjoy!

Lefties need true left handed scissors

- October 12, 2016

The information below is from the Blog OT Mom Left-handed Kids Left-handed children should always cut with their left hand, using left-handed scissors. This is important as it helps them to make their dominant hand strong and specialized. A left handed child who cuts with the right hand is missing out on strengthening and refining the hand muscles needed for good pencil control. Left handed scissors are vital to enabling them to cut successfully. So-called “ambidextrous scissors” are a marketing ploy – it is not the comfort of the handles that makes a difference, it is the way the blades are fixed. Look at the picture above: the scissors on the left are for lefties, and you can see how the blades are attached differently from those on the right-handed scissors. This enables the child to see the line effectively when cutting out. When a left-handed child cuts with right-handed scissors in the left hand, the child usually ends up ho...