A guide that outlines a 32-week programme of sequential station activities that will help pre-school and young school aged children in various stages of development, particularly those who are lagging behind in their perceptual-motor skills. It provides what you need to create a perceptual-motor learning laboratory for your students.

Sensory motor activities are crucial for children to learn from their environment. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this revised edition is a complete package of tried-and-tested sensory motor activities for children, covering basic movements, interoception, sensory and body awareness and early visual perceptual skills. Providing an overview of the sensory systems, the authors offer practical strategies for parents/carers and practitioners to link knowledge to practice when communicating and engaging with a child. The authors present both familiar and novel activity ideas, explaining how they provide sensory stimulation to the relevant sensory systems and may help to support the child’s development, sensory processing and regulation levels. New material includes: greater emphasis on understanding the sensory systems and how they link to the activities a brand new chapter on interoception revised recording methods, including Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome tool an expanded list of activities. Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development, 2nd edition is an essential text for all parents/carers and practitioners who use sensory motor activities in a playful way to help the development of children with a range of needs. It will be valuable reading for those working with children who do not initiate movement, who require help with their movement, who need to refine their movement, who need encouragement or motivation to engage in purposeful movements, or those who need activities to provide sensory stimulation.

Your Guide to Fine Motor Skill Development in the Home, Classroom, or Therapy Practice. Learn all of the basics of fine motor development and get age appropriate fine motor activity suggestions for kids of all ages. In Basics of Fine Motor Skills, you'll learn which skills are important for fine motor development, plus what fine motor development looks like in children at all age levels. Explore how gross motor, visual-motor, and sensory processing skills affect fine motor development. Plus learn what fine motor red flags to look for as your child develops. Get activity ideas and suggestions for all the different fine motor skills and also find age appropriate activities based on your child's skills and abilities. Your go-to-guide for everything fine motor related, it's the perfect resource for parents, teachers, and therapists.

Developmental Physical Education for All Children, Fifth Edition, will help you deliver developmentally appropriate physical education for kids in pre-K through grade 5. Lessons for all levels are based on the new national standards, and a host of ancillaries supplement the learning.

The sixth edition of Adapted Physical Education and Sport details current inclusion practices, helps develop in developing IEPs consistent with legislation, enhances sport participation, and includes a web resource with 26 video clips for administering the new Brockport Physical Fitness Test.

This practical sourcebook is packed full of fun, low-cost games and activities that encourage the development of motor skills, coordination and sensory tolerance in young children. Using materials that are readily-available in most households or that can be purchased or homemade at a very low cost, these games and activities are appropriate for all children, including those with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and other learning challenges. The book includes clear descriptions of how to carry out each activity, helpful illustrations, and ways to adapt activities according to the child's individual needs. In addition, a comprehensive reference guide to the activities enables easy searching for games suited to the development of particular skills. This sourcebook is the key to easy-to-understand, low-cost, and effective games and activities that will support the development of sensorimotor skills. It is a useful tool for parents, carers, therapists, and teachers of children with or without special needs.

Bulk pricing available. Contact Stacie at www.skillbuilderbooks.com for more information. "I recommend Fine Motor ABC for all of my students. It's a valuable tool for kids with typical development and for those with delayed motor skills." Melissa Whitten, Preschool Teacher Build skills one page at a time with Fine Motor ABC; 26 targeted activities designed for children ages 4 to 7. This alphabet themed book is an engaging and easy-to-implement resource that helps kids of all abilities develop foundational and functional fine motor skills. Each activity in the book is accompanied by a photograph showing how to perform the task, corresponding alphabet hand sign, and two sections of text. The main text is a rhyming couplet written in children's book style. It is a quick, fun, and engaging description of the activity. This gets kids interested and gives simple vocabulary to use when completing or discussing each task. The bottom text is designed to give teachers, parents, and caregivers more information about what the activity is addressing and its importance. This empowers adults with the knowledge of not only what to do to help kids develop skills, but how to do it, and why. Whether you simply read through the book, do all 26 activities in a row, or something in between, know that each time a child interacts with Fine Motor ABC they are building skills for success.