Blog: Praxis/Motor Planning
Pediatric therapists know that praxis is a broad term that involves a child’s ability to conceptualize, organize, and direct unfamiliar purposeful actions. Praxis has been described as a bridge between cognition and action. Praxis allows children to plan and execute motor skills in a refined ...
Read MoreSpring is here and Easter is right around the corner; and we have a fun gross motor game for you! Bunny Hop! Gross Motor Game helps children improve their gross motor skills, endurance, motor planning skills, direction following, execution of a sequence, number skills, memory, and turn taking abili...
Read MoreWinter is officially here and we have a fun activity kids will love to make that addresses a variety of fine motor, bilateral coordination, visual motor integration, sensory processing, and handwriting skills. Occupational Therapists use clinical reasoning to design and implement therape...
Read MoreTis the season for giving! During the Holiday season family and friends want to give a special present that will bring pleasure to the children in their lives. Sometimes the intent is to share a gift that is pure entertainment, other times the gift is intended to promote development in other areas&...
Read MoreDo you know a child that needs the opportunity to explore and create with their fingers and hands? If so, these tactile recipes are the answer! Not only do these Halloween concoctions provide an excellent sensory experience, the other benefits include: Tactile- a variety of touch experiences ...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Playoffs will soon be starting and we have a fun fine motor baseball game that everyone will love! This baseball themed table top/floor game is designed to promote development of visual perceptual, visual motor integration, social, and fine motor skills. Students will enjoy th...
Read MoreThe occupation of children is play, and the benefits of playing outdoors and developing praxis are many!! It is officially summer vacation and we have been spending lots of time outside! Watching my 6 year old son climb and navigate through this net structure at a playground allowed for a great vis...
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