mstennpt -> Need ideas for PT activity for 6th/7th grader healthcare career camp day (April 21, 2008 4:56:56 PM)
My hospital will be participating in a Healthcare Careers Camp (half day camp) one week in June. This will be for 6th and 7th graders. The 2 objectives are to introduce kids to different healthcare careers and teach them about healthy living. The goal is to involve all departments. Some facilities let the kids chose the best department ...the winning dept. gets a prize. I need any ideas you have (be creative) about some activity that the kids could participate in while in the PT department. ( Keep safety and confidentiality in mind). One PT dept. at a different facility had the students make a sundae using only one hand (disability). Thanks!!!!
annpsu25 -> RE: Need ideas for PT activity for 6th/7th grader healthcare career camp day (April 21, 2008 10:06:48 PM)
I love activities like this, mainly because I love kids. Making a sundae is a great example of constraint induced therapy! What about balance activities? Plyometric games? Obstacle course?
Nicole Matoushek PT MPH CSHE CEES -> RE: Need ideas for PT activity for 6th/7th grader healthcare career camp day (April 25, 2008 9:58:11 AM)
APTA website is bound to have some cool things you could give away as prizes and other tools that may augment your program.