Steps to Success Occupational Therapy

Steps to Success Occupational Therapy Steps To Success Pediatrics Occupational Therapy is committed to provide family-centered therapeutic

09/09/2026

👟✨ Shoe tying doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all! Every child learns differently, and finding the right method can make all the difference. 💙
In this video, we’re demonstrating three effective shoe-tying techniques:
🎀 One-Loop Method – Great for simplifying the steps and promoting independence.
🐰 Bunny Ear Method – A fun, visual approach that’s easy for many children to remember.
🌈 Color-Coded Method – Uses colored laces or markers to provide visual cues, making sequencing and motor planning easier.
Shoe tying is more than just a life skill—it helps develop bilateral coordination, fine motor skills, hand strength, motor planning, visual-motor integration, and independence with daily living skills. Occupational therapists can adapt the learning process to match each child’s unique needs and learning style.
Which method has worked best for you? Let us know below! 👇
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08/31/2026

Every activity has a purpose, even if it looks like play!
🧩 Buttons & shoe laces → Build independence with getting dressed.
🏃 Obstacle courses → Improve balance, coordination, strength, and body awareness.
🪢 Stringing beads → Strengthen little hands and improve hand-eye coordination.
✏️ Writing within the lines → Develop handwriting, pencil control, and visual skills.
🔐 Wall-mounted lock boxes → Practice problem-solving, hand coordination, and everyday life skills.
🌈 Sensory & fine motor bins → Support attention, hand strength, and sensory processing.
👀 Visual quiet models → Help children focus and understand expectations.
And that’s just the beginning! Every activity is carefully chosen to help children become more independent, confident, and successful in their everyday lives. 🌟

08/27/2026

💪 Simple activity. Powerful results. ✨

Who knew picking up small cubes with a FlexBar could target so many important skills?

This fun, low-prep activity challenges children to stabilize, squeeze, and control their movements while strengthening their hands and wrists.

Skills targeted:
💪 Wrist strength & stability
🤲 Bilateral coordination
✋ Hand strength
🎯 Fine motor control
🧠 Motor planning⚡ Forearm endurance
✍️ Handwriting readiness

Want to downgrade the challenge?
✨ Use smaller objects cubes

want to upgrade the challenge ?
✨ Add color or pattern sequences
✨ Time the activity
✨ Perform in tall kneeling or standing for an added balance challenge

Sometimes the simplest activities build the strongest hands! 💙

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08/26/2026

In this activity, kids watch for a color, quickly locate the matching cone, and use it to catch a bean bag before it lands. While they’re having fun, they’re also working on:

✨ Visual scanning
✨ Motor planning
✨ Processing speed
✨ Attention
✨ Reaction time
✨ Following directions
✨ Cognitive flexibility
✨ Postural control

Engaging, challenging, and full of opportunities to build functional skills through play!

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08/25/2026

A simple pom-pom activity with so many therapeutic benefits ✨🧸

Pom-pom retrieval using tweezers and straws is a fun way to target important fine motor skills during pediatric OT sessions! While kids are engaging in a playful activity, they’re also developing foundational skills needed for everyday occupations, including handwriting, dressing, and classroom participation.

This activity can support:
✋ Functional grasp development
👀 Visual motor integration
🔎 Visual scanning
🤏 Precision and dexterity
💪 Hand strength
🤝 Bilateral coordination
🖐️ Wrist stability and distal control

The best part of pediatric OT? Turning everyday play into meaningful opportunities for growth, confidence, and independence 💛

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08/24/2026

This simple setup packs in so many skills! 🃏 Children use both hands simultaneously to tap playing cards the number of times shown, challenging their bilateral coordination, visual-motor integration, attention, sequencing, and cognitive flexibility. Tasks that require both sides of the body to work together help strengthen communication between the two sides of the brain while encouraging focus, motor control, and coordination. The best part? It feels more like a game than therapy, making learning both engaging and fun!

08/22/2026

🔤 Learning the alphabet has never been this much fun! ✨

Turn letter practice into a playful adventure while building the foundational skills needed for handwriting success.

This engaging activity encourages children to identify, grasp, and form letters through hands-on play.

Skills targeted:
✏️ Pre-writing skills
🤏 Functional grasp development
🔤 Letter recognition
📝 Letter formation
💪 Hand strength
🤲 Bilateral coordination
👀 Visual scanning
🧠 Motor planning
🎯 Fine motor control
✋ Pencil control
⏳ Attention & focus

Want to downgrade the challenge?
✨ Match identical letters
✨ Use larger letters
✨ Provide visual models
✨ Practice uppercase letters only

Want to upgrade the challenge?
✨ Form lowercase letters
✨ Spell simple words
✨ Write letters from memory
✨ Add a balance or movement challenge between each letter

Learning through play builds confident little writers! 💙

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08/20/2026

This little matrix packs in so many visual perceptual skills! ✨

To complete each box, kids have to scan across the row and down the column, find where they intersect, and combine both shapes into one space. Along the way they’re practicing visual scanning, visual discrimination, visual attention, spatial relations, and visual memory while solving a fun little puzzle. 🧩

They’re building the visual processing skills needed for reading, handwriting, copying from the board, math, and other everyday classroom tasks.

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249-02 Jericho Turnpike Suite 107
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