Think Like an O.T
If there is one thing I’ve learned in the past year, it is to think like an occupational therapist at every opportunity! There are so many activities you can do right in your own home. In three days I will be left to my own creativity in regards to Luke’s O.T and play therapy time. I am excited to continue to work with him and have enlisted the help of my sister who is a teacher. I want to share some easy ideas I have learned this past year watching Luke’s wonderful therapists.
We do this activity utilizing the stairs. Luke thinks it’s just fun stuff. His task is to reach down low and grab the blocks, then reach up high and stack them on the stairs. But there’s a catch. See that black disk below his feet. It’s a balancing disk. It has a red ball in the middle that makes it a little more tricky.
Usually after he stacks them all on the stairs, he goes up the stairs to retrieve them. We also use the stairs for many things. Like working on that jumping. Just from the bottom step to the floor (no crazy super man stuff). And of course we are always right there with him.There was a time when we would just practice stairs while holding hands just for balance and coordination. Standing on this balancing disk uses tons of muscles. I think a couple of pillows under his feet might work well also.
Tags: CAS, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Developmental activities, Occupational therapies for toddlers, OT
