Quiet sensory tool for school-based therapy providers to use to meet sensory processing needs:

Social emotional learning tools and strategies:

RT @gerrydiamond71: We know when our children & pupils are changing through adolescent period in secondary school.Their voices get deeper….

Supporting Educators With OT Self-Regulation Resources for Kindergarten to Eighth-Grade Students to Increase Their Successful Participation in the Classroom

Candy Cane mini puzzles! Fine motor fun. ❤️💚

•Bold lined paper.•Raised line paper.•Grid paper, or graph paper.•Highlighted baseline paper.•Highlighted lower space paper.•Red/Green lined paper.•Sky/dirt paper.•Graph paper.•HWT paper.•Earth Write paper.•Right Line paper. Are just some types.

Adaptive paper refers to any handwriting paper which contains visual or physical prompts to support legible and functional handwriting. This can include raised lines, highlighted lines, margin cues, or other visual prompts to support written work.

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RT @WhyChooseOT: What do occupational therapist students learn in school? It’s more than just lectures! Check out this video for an inside….

Near Point Copy Skills Data Collection Pack

Let’s talk about the WHY behind us.threading beads as a fine motor tool in occupational therapy activities. There are several fine motor skill components that can be strengthened with beads. #finemotor #occupationaltherapy

Pretend play is a valuable tool for developing a range of skills. As the child pretends, they take on different roles in a dramatic play scenario and uses their imagination to create and act out stories, situations, and interactions.

📢 You are more than your job title! At the end of the day, you have to have put in some time caring for yourself at some point and in some way during that day. Because if you don't, how will you possibly be able to show up as your best self at work or anywhere else?.

7 Reasons to Occupational Therapy Practitioners LOVE Crafts!

Keep the focus on participation and occupation! The team will see results and your students will find success. Don’t be afraid to let your school community see the value occupational therapy adds to your student’s participation in school!

As an OT, it might feel more effective to pull your students into a controlled therapy room to provide intense 1 on 1 therapy. While your session might feel successful, it is not realistic. The difficulties your student is having is within the classroom, not the therapy room.

Not only do students make progress at a faster rate, teachers and parents report improved satisfaction as well. Many OT professionals can probably relate to the experience of having a teacher ask you what “magic” you performed with a student while in a pull out therapy session.