Please welcome Margaret Rice, PT for this installment of In MyTherapy Bag. You may already be familiar with Margaret, as she is the brains
behind Your Therapy Source, a website full of excellent resource for both therapists
and parents. Today she is stopping by to share a must-have item in her physical
therapy bag.
What’s in my therapy bag?
It can be hard to pick just one item as my must have in my therapy
bag but I can say this item is always in my therapy bag (or at least the back
of my car) - a playground ball.
I know it sounds boring but I am always amazed at how many
therapeutic activities you can complete with a ball. Obviously, I use it for
eye hand coordination skills (throwing and catching). My ball is also used
to encourage bilateral coordination, motor planning, body awareness, stretching
and muscle strengthening. The ball can be used with all types of children
regardless of ability. I have yet to find a child who does not generate some
interest in playing with a ball whether it be eye gaze or a full game of
basketball.
Head on over to Your Therapy Source, to print out a free list of 15 activities to do with a ball to hand out
to the children that you work with for some summer fun.
Hope everyone has a ball this summer!
Connect with Margaret Rice, PT, founder of Your Therapy Source:
Website: www.YourTherapySource.com
Pinterest: www.Pinterest.com/YTherapySource
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/YourTherapySource
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/YTherapySource
Have an item in your therapy bag that you'd like to share? I'd love for you to share it in an upcoming post! Just send me an email, AbbyPediatricOT {at} gmail {dot} com for more information. Open to all therapists! You don't have to be a blogger to participate!
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