Pediatric Motor Playground (PMP) was founded by two school-based occupational therapists that were looking for a more effective, efficient, and fun way to provide needed instruction and service to all pre-k and school age children.
The current focus of education supports higher academic standards, thus placing increased demands on children. As a result, many pre-k and elementary school students lack the necessary fundamental motor development and/or skills to successfully participate and perform in their respective educational environments.
In an effort to bridge this ever expanding gap, we at PMP have created the Educational Fitness Center® that adheres to a comprehensive program, Motor Curriculum© 2006, that focuses on the development and improvement of these essential skills via small group instruction.
Motor Curriculum© 2006
The Motor Curriculum© 2006 was designed to assist children with meeting their developmental milestones and educational standards by providing children with gross motor, fine motor, and visual motor exercises/activities, as well as sensory experiences.
Also, parents play an active role in identifying and monitoring their individual child’s growth and development.
Children enrolled in our program have shown significant improvements in the following areas as observed by our instructors and agreed with by the children’s parents:
- Handwriting
- Muscle Strength and Coordination
- Ability to Manage Clothing
- Manipulation of Classroom Tools
- Playground Access and Performance
- Social Interaction/Reciprocal Play
- Praxis/Motor Planning
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- Balance/Rhythmic Movement
- Hand Eye Coordination
- Sensory Processing
- Attention/Organization of Behavior
- Direction Following and Transitions
- Independence
- Visual Perception/Perceptual Motor Skill
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