Leaps and Bounds

08/09/2025

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08/09/2025

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Multisensory writing is the way to go to help with common letter reversals (b/d, p/q, etc.)! It supports fine motor skills, too. Here are more ideas: https://www.theottoolbox.com/backward-letters-what-to-do/

25/08/2025

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Awesome ideas to do with your child at home to build strong fine motor skills!

13/08/2025

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There are many fun and simple ways to teach teamwork to kids.

Build a tower together:
Use blocks and take turns adding pieces.

Share toys:
Practice taking turns with a favorite toy.

Clean up as a team:
Sing a cleanup song while tidying together.

Play group games:
Try simple games like Duck, Duck, Goose.

Do puzzles together:
Work on fitting pieces as a group.

Paint a big picture:
Use a large sheet of paper and let everyone add their own part.

Pass the ball:
Play a game of rolling or tossing a ball to each other.

Sing songs with actions:
Do group songs like The Wheels on the Bus.

Water plants together:
Take turns watering flowers or a garden.

Sort colors or shapes:
Work together to organize toys or objects.

Read a story together:
Let each child point to pictures or turn pages.

Go on a treasure hunt:
Work together to find hidden items.

Stack cups:
Build and knock down towers as a team.

05/08/2025

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Calming Strategies for Meltdowns and Emotional Outbursts

16/07/2025

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04/06/2025

Helpful information about W sitting

Why the w-sitting position can be a problem for some kids…

When a child prefers to sit in the w-sitting position, it can be a sign of poor muscle tone. Their body has to adjust to a comfortable sitting position to stabilize their…

💪Core
💪Trunk
💪Posture

Kids who have one or more retained Primitive Reflexes may also sit in this position as a way to compensate for the retention.

As a result, you may find the child having a hard time with:

🤔Slouching in their chair
🤔Poor eye-hand coordination
🤔Clumsy handwriting
🤔Attention and focus issues

To find out additional signs and what can happen to the body and learning development with retained Primitive Reflexes that can cause w-sitting, comment “W Sitting” and we’ll send you the link.

05/05/2025

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13/03/2025

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Activities to improve your child's spatial awareness for better learning development.

13/03/2025

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

21/12/2024

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Are you familiar with cross crawls? There are so many benefits! Here is a resource that explains more about this exercise...and includes a printable sheet of exercise cards that you can color and use for motor skill development: https://www.theottoolbox.com/cross-crawl-exercises/

19/12/2024

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What you can use to strengthen the child’s…

Core and neck strength! Add prone extension toys to the child’s routine so they can strengthen these areas of development for learning in the classroom.

To build all the muscles of the neck, back, shoulders and core, try a few of these to get kids in the prone position: https://ilslearningcorner.com/prone-extension-toys-used-for-preventing-these-areas-of-learning-delays/?utm_source=Google%20Ads&utm_medium=Test2&utm_campaign=Test3