Daily Sensorimotor Training Activities: A Handbook For Teachers and Parents
Education Activity Book Parenting Children's Non-Fiction Occupational Therapy Homeschooling Preschool Curriculum Montessori
Daily Sensorimotor Training Activities: A Handbook for Teachers and Parents (1968, first-edition hardcover) is the vintage resource Montessori-minded homeschoolers, pediatric therapists, and early-childhood teachers still hunt for on auction sites. William T. Bradley, Geraldine Konicki, and Catherine Leedy distilled the best 1960s occupational-therapy research into 197 pages of ready-to-use movement, balance, and eye-hand games that build the neural pathways kids aged 4-8 need before they can sit still, hold a pencil, or read. Every activity is classroom-tested, takes five to ten minutes, uses simple household items—paper plates, beanbags, chalk—and is laid out in large type with charming mid-century line drawings so children can “read” the lesson along with you.
What makes this copy collector-worthy is its scarcity: most 1968 printings were spiral-bound teacher manuals that fell apart under daily use; this is the far sturdier library-bound hardcover that survived classrooms and still lies flat for photocopying. The interior is clean and unmarked—no former-owner stamps, no worksheets torn out—so you get every original game board, checklist, and progress chart. Light edge wear and a couple of small surface tears on two pages are noted for accuracy, but the binding is tight and the cheerful orange-and-green cover graphics pop on a shelf of vintage education titles.
Parents searching for screen-free rainy-day fun, occupational therapists wanting fresh vestibular and proprioceptive drills, or homeschoolers following a Charlotte Mason/unschooling blend will all find open-and-go lessons that feel like play yet yield measurable gains in coordination, focus, and confidence. Keywords: vintage homeschool curriculum, 1960s preschool activities, sensorimotor therapy book, first edition hardcover, occupational therapy for kids, Montessori movement exercises, collectible education text.
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