Georgia Watson

TEAM OLYMPICS! This week, our team, family and friends have come together to create our own Olympic Games. We have been practising our gross motor skills, balance, coordination, core strength and teamwork!🏅

FINE MOTOR FRIDAY! Why don't you have a go at making this fun firework craft activity this weekend, which is fantastic at helping to develop bilateral skills, scissor skills and pincer grip (using index finger and thumb to pick up objects)! 🎇🎆 #PaediatricOccupationalTherapy

WEBINAR OPPORTUNITY!🌟 Take a look at this fantastic webinar coming up. SEND Occupational Therapist's will be raising awareness of the importance of core stability in completing everyday activities, and discuss strategies to help. @A2Education Links in the tweet below!

THINKING THURSDAY! This Thursday take some time to reflect on last year and what you would like to do in the new year. We created a firework of questions to give you some ideas - you can colour it in too! 🌟💫

WORK IT WEDNESDAY! Have a go at some firework exercises this week, to practise your gross motor skills (big movements)! Why not challenge your household to a competition to see who can be the best firework? 🎇🎆

TOP TIP TUESDAY! A new year often means new resolutions! As Occupational Therapists' we use 'SMART Goals' as a guide to support the creation of client focused goals. This can also be used by families and children themselves when thinking about what they would like to achieve!

The fifth and most complex skill of MOVEMENT MONDAY, are you able to learn this? 🤸…sticselectronicportfolio13.weebly.com/gymnastics-ski…

It's the first MOVEMENT MONDAY of 2021! Why not try learning a new skill this year? Have a look at the brilliant demonstrations to learning 5 skills - …sticselectronicportfolio13.weebly.com/gymnastics-ski… What level can you reach? #NewYear #OccupationalTherapy

Have a look at what our amazing SEND Locality Team have been up to in the festive month of December!

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS 🎄🌟🎄 - DAY SIX It's Christmas Eve!! It might not be snowing but you can still have a snowball fight!

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS - DAY FIVE 🎄🌟🎄 This lovely Christmas crafts can be made easier or harder depending on how much you want to challenge your child and will look lovely on your front door!

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS - DAY FOUR 🎄🌟🎄 Why not dress up as your favourite Christmas character by making some masks!

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS - DAY THREE 🎄🌟🎄 Monday fun day! Why not get your Christmas table sorted early by making these wonderful decorations and helping develop your child's fine motor skills at the same time!

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS - DAY TWO 🎄🌟🎄 Having a lazy Sunday at home? Ask your children to make these lovely Christmas trees which incorporates lots of different skills like using scissors, squeezing and threading!

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS - DAY ONE 🎄🌟🎄 Why not have a go at making some delicious gingerbread men! This is great for developing using two hands together and pinching!

From all the team, we would like to say a massive thank you to @shellieb1977! Good luck on your next chapter, you will be an absolutely amazing Occupational Therapist! 💚

THANK YOU THURSDAY! This Thursday we would like to say huge thank you and congratultions to our amazing students leaving us today @CorneliaHHC_OT @EmilyOBrien_OT along with their fantastic supervisors @LorraineGOT @EmahowOT32

Let's talk JOURNAL CLUB! Every 3 months our Team gets together to discuss an OT related article. This month we looked at doi.org/10.1111/1440-1… by Novak et al. 2019. Has anyone read this? Let us know your thoughts! #OTJournalClub #PaediatricOT @AusOTJournal @Wiley_Health

It's WORK IT WEDNESDAY! Here is a short video that talks about gross motor movements and cutlery! @bhamcommunity

TOP TIP TUESDAY! For children who are struggling to hold their cutlery correctly, using visual prompts is a great way to help them learn where to put their index (pointy) fingers! Cura Cutlery has dents molded into the handles OR you can use their favourite stickers!