Shoe Tying With a School Based Occupational Therapist

Learn to tie your shoes with a school based Occupational Therapist! Kids will work on bilateral coordination, sequencing and fine motor skills while they learn to tie their shoes independently. Students will follow along with me as we learn the tying sequence with songs, chants and stories to help ensure mastery of this activity of daily living. I enjoy interacting with my students and will gladly stay a little after class time to help those that need a little extra practice. Before class it is helpful to work on the traditional first step of shoe tying (making the “X”) with your student. Practice videos are also provided at the end of class with step by step instructions on the adapted version taught in the course as well as the traditional version for when students are ready to advance. The main goal of this class is to teach students an adaptive version to shoe tying that is often easier for children to do independently as their fine motor coordination and strength continue to mature. My goal is for the students to have fun, enjoy each other and to feel as successful and confident as possible with this life skill. *This class works best if a helping hand is near by to optimize your student's success. Kids sometimes get knots that they will need help untying while they are learning.*

(Class is open to all ages and all abilities.)

Feel free to check out an article (link below) I’ve written in the past for teaching children with motor differences how to tie their shoes independently. If you’d like to request a 1:1 class for more individualized learning then send me a request and I’ll gladly consider.

http://mamaot.com/teaching-shoe-tying-to-children-with-motor-difficulties/