Go, Go, Go Into April This month’s curriculum is all about transportation! We see all types of transportation when we leave our houses. Littlefield loves to use these key vehicles when playing during therapy sessions! Come into Littlefield to learn more about all of the......
What is the Astronaut Training program and why do we do it here at Littlefield? We will let the Astronaut Training protocol book do the talking: “Although not always acknowledged, the vestibular system is central to our survival as well as to our ability to......
Fill up a child’s size blow up or ready made pool with dried pinto beans far enough so that the child can sit in it and their legs can be completely immersed in it. Having your child play and touch pinto beans allows them to......
If your child is in the preschool to elemantary school age range this blog is for you. Many of you remember that large crayon box that you would receive when you entered Kindergarten. The thought process was that larger crayons were better for preschool and......
Did you know that your child’s body awareness can be increased by encouraging better drawing skills? Often times a young child will draw a picture of themselves and it will have minimal body parts and some of them in the wrong places. Arms coming out......
Motor planning and body awareness are an important part of a child’s learning. One of the best ways to get a child to interact with you is with songs. All of the following songs have motor planning that you can have your child imitate. It......
Help your child identify their body parts! Have your child lay on a large sheet of paper, larger than themselves. Trace around the child’s body so that you can see the outline of the body including head, arms, hands, legs, feet, and torso. Draw a......
Children lie in the middle of a designated area on either their stomach or backs. Ask each child to logroll and knock over the bowling pins that you have set up in a large circle around them. Children will logroll to work on core strength,......
Get a bowl full of bubble mixture, a bubble wand, and a fan. Instruct kids on what you want them to work on. For example: clap the bubbles, pop with your pointer finger, follow the bubble with your eyes only, grab at the bubbles. Try......
A little bit about Littlefield’s Equipment Clinic… Littlefield is running a monthly equipment clinic where several of our physical therapists work with local vendors and families to determine the best durable medical equipment available for their needs. Patients can schedule for the clinic if they......
