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Support your child at home or your students through telehealth and at-home carryover with this 122-page home-based development activities packet.

Parents will love that many of the activities require little set-up and with items they most likely already have in their home.

Plus the activities are easily adaptable to fit with the goals you have for your students or clients. >>> https://shop.growinghandsonkids.com/product/home-based-development-activities-packet/?ref=22 (affiliate)

When providers feel empowered, families feel supported, and children thrive.
Let’s make joy the foundation—not the afterthought.

These simple tips and activities can improve the way kids hold their pencils! ✏️

✍️ Draw, write, or color in prone position

✍️ Use shortened writing utensils like library or gold pencils

✍️ Break crayons into smaller pieces and use for coloring

✍️ Draw, write, or paint on a vertical surface

✍️ Work on core strength! Remember, proximal stability is the foundation for distal mobility.

✍️ Use colored tape to mark where kids should grasp their pencil

✍️ Try tucking a small object like a bead into the child’s 4th and 5th fingers while they grasp a pencil. This will promote the use of the “tripod fingers”.

Want the free pencil grasp handout? Leave a ✍️ in the comments and we’ll send it your way!

🍓Strawberry Moon vibes… The First Strawberry is one of my favorite stories — sweet, healing, and romantic. I found it early in my teaching journey and still love sharing it. 🌕❤️

Why are transitions so tough for kids?

It’s not just that they “don’t want to stop playing.” There are real developmental reasons behind those tricky moments between activities:

⏰ They don’t fully understand time
🧠 Executive functioning skills are still developing
💥 Emotional regulation can be hard, especially when they’re asked to stop something they love
❓Not knowing what’s next can feel overwhelming

If you’ve seen tears, refusals, or big feelings during transitions… you’re not alone. The struggle is real—and it’s valid.

Want some tips for smoother transitions and ideas for supporting challenging behavior in kids? Leave a “YES” in the comments and we’ll send over an our favorites!

FUNNELS AND TUBES AT THE SENSORY BIN

My students would LOVE this!

https://frugalfun4boys.com/sensory-play-funnels-tubes-pegboard

Try this calming technique!

https://www.theottoolbox.com/rainbow-breathing/

International Play Therapy Week is just around the corner—Feb 2-8!

To help you spread the word and raise awareness, we have FREE brochures ready for you. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to share the power of play!

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Behaviours related to sensory are simply a side effect of our child getting too much or too little of the "medicine" (sensory input of that sensory system).

https://www.thechaosandtheclutter.com/archives/behaviour-sensory-systems?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Autumn picking tuff tray setup & play! 🍂 Here is a simple tuff tray set up using a grid of tape and autumn treasures like leaves, pine cones, and conkers. This little activity gets children working on their fine motor skills—encouraging those pincer grips and hand-eye coordination, all while exploring the season! 🤏🌰 What’s great is that this activity naturally supports so many areas of learning: ▪️ Communication & language ▪️ Social and emotional development ▪️ Physical development ▪️ Literacy & numeracy ▪️ Understanding the world ▪️ Creativity 🎨 Such a simple setup with lots of learning opportunities ! #EarlyYearsPlay #AutumnActivities #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #tufftrayideas

Who doesn’t love a good themed activity? Thanksgiving is around the corner and we can’t get enough of this colorful activity✨. Little hands need to develop strength, and we can help by encouraging children to play, explore and interact with a variety of items. This time we created this flowers activity that kept our kids busy for a long time while they practiced fine motor skills. This will help our kids to complete important tasks such as writing, feeding oneself, buttoning and zippering. For this activity you will need: *A box *Markers or paint sticks *Feathers *skewer to make the little holes This is a great activity to learn and recognize different colors, and if you want to make it more difficult add numbers to the game. Put those chunky hands to work while they play! You won’t regret ♥️ Kids absolutely loved it❣️We hope you like it✨ Don’t forget to save this post for later or share it with someone who might like it or need it. . . . . . . . . . #earlychildhoodeducation #playlearningideas #playlearngrow #kidsactivities #finemotorskills #recycling #upcycle #learningcolors #finemotorskillsactivities #activitiesforkids #activitiesfortoddlers #toddlersactivity #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #waldorf #homeschool #homeschoollife #greatideas #kidscrafts101 #kidscrafts #diycrafts #preschoolactivities #preschool #preschoolathome #diyplayideas #toddlerplay #toddlerplayideas #toddlerfun #playtolearn #thanksgivingactivities

We have been loving @adifferentmusician peaceful doodles and tracing videos! The students get some wiggles out in a calm and relaxing way. Adding scarves to my wishlist now! ❤️ • • • #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachersofig #iteachtoo #iteachk