These adorable dog coloring pages are a great way to engage your child or students in a fun printable coloring activity while also teaching new skills such as new vocabulary, fine motor skills, taking turns and social interaction. Use these free coloring pages to teach your child or students at home, in your classroom or in…
Fine motor skills
3 fun light table activities for kids
Have you tried using a light table at home with your child yet? They are so much fun and you can work on a variety of different skills (fine motor, communication, imitation and more) using one. For the best autism activities for parents, teachers and therapists, get my autism activities workbook bundle. Let’s have some light…
5 Easy Autism-Friendly Earth Day Projects
These 5 easy autism-friendly Earth Day projects will help you introduce the concept of Earth Day in your autism classroom or at home. These sensory activities are simple, colorful and fun! Earth Day projects using balloons Balloon Stamping from I Heart Arts N Crafts. I love using balloons at my autism center to work on…
Building fine motor skills with children with autism
Building fine motor skills with children with autism skills can be a big challenge. I’ve seen children cry over not being able to hold a pencil correctly, throw activities across the room because they did not feel up to the fine motor challenge and have meltdowns as soon as fine motor activities were added to…
Pail and clothespins autism activity : one of my favorite fine motor skills activities!
This is one of my favorite fine motor skills activities for kids with autism. Build fine motor skills with this quick, simple and fun game! Materials needed : 4 (or more) clothespins (different colors) a mini pail or basket What can you teach using this activity? Build fine motor skills, strength & precision by having…
Flower power springtime crafts for kids
Raise your hand if you’re excited for the warm weather! What better way to celebrate than with these flower power springtime crafts for kids? Build fine motor skills and have some sensory fun with these simple autism-friendly flower crafts. Splatter flower toothbrush craft from Crafty Morning. This activity will inspired your child to be creative…
Creative & fun play with straws
I love these creative & fun activities that will encourage your child to play with straws and progress and learn as a result! You can create fun and educational activities using very simple and inexpensive materials. I coach families at my learning center in Paris to search at home for learning materials before they go out…
3 fun & educational Montessori learning tray ideas for your autistic child
Use this collection of Montessori learning trays to teach colors and new vocabulary and to build fine motor skills in a fun sensory way. These Montessori learning trays are a useful tool to help your child with autism explore new textures and learn new skills. I love the hands on aspect involved with a Montessori curriculum,…
Origami for Children with Special Needs
Use origami for children with special needs. Folding paper builds fine motor strength and precision and is a whole lot of fun! Origami for Children with Special Needs I am passionate about bringing learning opportunitites to our kids with special needs. I am constantly looking for new ways to make learning fun and exciting for…
10 Creative & fun ways to build your child’s fine motor skills
Strong fine motor skills are an essential prerequisite for several school activities : cutting, holding a pencil and writing, to name a few. Developed fine motor skills are also important to be able to fully thrive in one’s environment : to manipulate toys and other items, to pick things up, to lay things down and…
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