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Busy Knees

Fun and simple, low-prep motor skills and learning activities for young children. As a pediatric physiotherapist, I love exploring new and fun ways to inspire physical activity and healthy development in children. My products have been designed with care, using my knowledge and experience of childhood development, and are designed specifically to ensure children work on all the necessary motor skills they need for healthy development.

Fun and simple, low-prep motor skills and learning activities for young children. As a pediatric physiotherapist, I love exploring new and fun ways to inspire physical activity and healthy development in children. My products have been designed with care, using my knowledge and experience of childhood development, and are designed specifically to ensure children work on all the necessary motor skills they need for healthy development.
Snowflake fine motor activity - winter activity, task box idea, early finishers
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Snowflake fine motor activity - winter activity, task box idea, early finishers

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Winter fine motor activity - create snowflakes using cotton swabs! Print the snowflake guides and provide children with 12 cotton swab. Children then follow the guides to make their snowflakes. Once printed, the snowflake outlines can also be used for cotton swab painting, pencil control, crafting and more! Who is this activity suitable for? This activity are particularly suited to younger children, preschool - 1st grade. It is great for use in the regular classroom, special education room, and occupational / physical therapy rooms. When to use the cards Use this fine motor activity in your centers, stations, workshops, or to use in therapy sessions! It can be used as morning tubs when students arrive in the classroom or to engage children who finish their work quickly. This fine motor activity is also useful during center time, indoor recess, or any time students need a quiet break to re-focus. Why choose my products? As a specialist pediatric physical therapist, I’m always exploring new and fun ways to inspire healthy motor skills development in children. My products have been designed with care, using my extensive knowledge and experience of childhood development. All of my activities include a wide range of movement skills and movement patterns, designed specifically to ensure children work on all the necessary motor skills they need for healthy development. I want you to love your purchase. If you are not happy in any way, let me know ASAP so I can make it right!
Healthy Hearts Valentine's Day + February movement and fitness pe game
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Healthy Hearts Valentine's Day + February movement and fitness pe game

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Encourage healthy hearts and bodies with this fun physical fitness game. Great for use for a full pe lesson, movement breaks, or even done as a short version for a quick brain break. The heart theme makes this PE game perfect for Valentine’s day, American Heart Month and British Heart Foundation National Heart month. It’s also great to use any time of the year! How to play (basic option): Set up the 12 stations around your space with the printable hearts and create paths between the stations. Roll the animal to dice to find out how to move to the next station. Roll the healthy heart dice and complete the action the number of times on the heart. Add some fun to your day, and work on motor skills at the same time. Get the wiggles out, encourage motor skills and physical fitness, and improve concentration. What’s included: 12 printable hearts with numbers 2 printable dice with a variety of gross motor movements Full instructions When to use this game This game can be used for a movement break at any point during the day! Use between sedentary tasks, at free time or any time children would benefit from moving. This game is fun for use during PE lessons or in group/individual physical therapy. Use this game to get the wiggles out, strengthen gross motor skills, improve concentration, and set up a positive learning environment for your preschool, young children and elementary aged learners. Why choose my products? As a specialist pediatric physical therapist, I’m always exploring new and fun ways to inspire physical activity in children. My products have been designed with care, using my extensive knowledge and experience of childhood development. All of my activities include a wide range of movement skills and movement patterns, designed specifically to ensure children work on all the necessary motor skills they need for healthy development.
Alphabet Letter Learning and Fine Motor Skills FREEBIE | Letter recognition
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Alphabet Letter Learning and Fine Motor Skills FREEBIE | Letter recognition

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Alphabet learning worksheet, combining fine motor skills, letter recognition, and lower case and upper case matching and recognition. Perfect for group / class activities, as well as motor task boxes, busy bins, early finishers, and more! For more great Alphabet fun, check out my Trace and Move activity. Combine ABC learning, with gross and fine motor skills for improved retention and FUN! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-tracing-and-movement-worksheets-beginning-sounds-letter-recognition-12813435 You will receive 2 version of this activity Full color Low-ink black and white LOW PREP! You will need: scissors glue (optional) That’s it! Simply print the pages, and supply children with scissors and glue. The children cut out the lower case letters then match them to the correct upper case letter. Optional - have children glue the lower case letters on. Who is this activity suitable for ? Anyone! It is particularly suited to younger children, preschool - 1st grade. It is designed to be suitable to all abilities and can be easily adapt as needed. Great for use at home, the regular classroom, after school clubs, special education room, and occupational/physical therapy session. Why choose my products? As a specialist pediatric physical therapist, I’m always exploring new and fun ways to inspire physical activity in children. My products have been designed with care, using my extensive knowledge and experience of childhood development. All of my activities include a wide range of movement skills and movement patterns, designed specifically to ensure children work on all the necessary motor skills they need for healthy development. I want you to love your purchase. If you are not happy in any way, let me know ASAP so I can make it right! If you download it, PLEASE leave feedback! Sign up to my email list on my website to hear about new FREEBIES. (I will NOT spam your inbox!) Thanks!