Self care + Life skills
- Personal hygiene (Brushing teeth, washing hands, bathing/showering, combing hair/shaving).
- Dressing (Buttoning, zips, pulling on/off clothes, supporting with correct orientation of clothes, selecting appropriate clothing, shoelace tying.
- Toileting (Using the toilet independently, managing hygiene and cleaning after toileting).
- Meal preparation and cooking (Planning and preparing meals, kitchen safety, knife skills, using utensils effectively).
- Household management (Managing laundry care, folding clothes, chores, basic home management tasks etc).
- Money management (Identification of coins and notes, understand value of money, adding up coins and notes, identify change).
- Time management (Planning daily routines, identify digital and analogue format, identify time duration, prioritising tasks and activities).
- Dressing (Buttoning, zips, pulling on/off clothes, supporting with correct orientation of clothes, selecting appropriate clothing, shoelace tying.
- Toileting (Using the toilet independently, managing hygiene and cleaning after toileting).
- Meal preparation and cooking (Planning and preparing meals, kitchen safety, knife skills, using utensils effectively).
- Household management (Managing laundry care, folding clothes, chores, basic home management tasks etc).
- Money management (Identification of coins and notes, understand value of money, adding up coins and notes, identify change).
- Time management (Planning daily routines, identify digital and analogue format, identify time duration, prioritising tasks and activities).
Paediatric Services
Gross/Fine motor skills
- Handwriting and Pre-Writing Skills: Developing proper pencil grip, letter formation, and control for writing.
- Pincer Grip and Grasp Strength: Enhancing the ability to manipulate small objects like beads, coins, and/or buttons.
- Scissor Skills: Learning to cut shapes, lines, and patterns using appropriate hand coordination.
- Hand-Eye Coordination: Activities such as threading beads, puzzles, or using tweezers.
- Coordination for Play: Catching, throwing, and kicking balls to develop motor planning and timing.
- Crossing the Midline: Encouraging activities that require one hand or foot to move across the body's centre, essential for writing, tying shoes, and other tasks.
Social skills
Communication skills: - Understanding non-verbal cues. - Active listening skills. - Communicate effectively with others.
Making friends: - Approaching peers and initiating conversations. - Finding common interests and topics to discuss. - Building and maintaining relationships. - Asking a peer to play. - Play development (symbolic play, imaginative play, cooperative play).
Understanding social cues: - Understanding social norms and expectations. - Interpreting cues in conversation (e.g. tone of voice, eye contact etc).
Conflict resolution: - Identifying problems and negotiating solutions. - Managing disagreements and understanding different perspectives.
Emotional literacy: - Identifying basic and complex emotions. - Understanding triggers. - Expressing emotions appropriately. - Identifying body signals. - Developing coping strategies.
Making friends: - Approaching peers and initiating conversations. - Finding common interests and topics to discuss. - Building and maintaining relationships. - Asking a peer to play. - Play development (symbolic play, imaginative play, cooperative play).
Understanding social cues: - Understanding social norms and expectations. - Interpreting cues in conversation (e.g. tone of voice, eye contact etc).
Conflict resolution: - Identifying problems and negotiating solutions. - Managing disagreements and understanding different perspectives.
Emotional literacy: - Identifying basic and complex emotions. - Understanding triggers. - Expressing emotions appropriately. - Identifying body signals. - Developing coping strategies.