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Easy Obstacle Course to Improve Handwriting

Does your child need some help with their handwriting, fine motor, and letter recognition skills? These 6 activities can be used alone or in an obstacle...

Bilateral Coordination Activity Using Pop Toobs - The OT Toolbox

Below, you will find a blog post on a bilateral coordination activity using Pop Toobs. This fine motor bilateral coordination activity can address a variety of fine motor skills in kids including those bilateral coordination skills needed for tasks like handwriting, scissor use, shoe tying, and much more. This article was written by The OT Toolbox ... Read more

Use these fine motor activities and occupational therapy tools to create a back-to-school fine motor toolkit that helps students address occupational therapy goals while building rapport.

In this post I will share with you a super fine motor tool kit that will reach a variety of kiddos and probably contains many items that you already have on hand. It’s back to school time and all of us are beginning to think about how we want to approach the new school year. ... Read more

Your Therapy Source: New School Based Therapist? Start Here! 5 Must Reads. Pinned by SOS Inc. Resources. Follow all our boards at pinterest.com/sostherapy/ for therapy resources.

Are you new to the world of school based therapy? If so, here are 5 blog posts that will help you hit the ground running. 8 Getting To Know You Activities for School Based Therapists – pick a few of these ideas to get to know your students and for your students to get to know you. 10 Things They Don’t Teach You In College – learning on the job as a new school based therapist 10 Back to School Tips for School Based Therapists – suggestions from learning the curriculum to staying organized Bag…

Heavy Work: WHAT it is and WHY Your Students Need It - Teaching Special Thinkers

How to set up calm down heavy work stations in the self-contained special education classroom to help kids with sensory, autism, or behavior issues with items you already have

Productivity Hacks for Occupational Therapists

These hacks for productivity for occupational therapy support OTs working with kids in schools so they can be productive.

Free Apps for Occupational Therapy - The OT Toolbox

Use these free apps for occupational therapy activities to build skills in handwriting, fine motor, visual motor, executive functioning, and regulation.

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Find ideas for a Groundhog Day theme. Included in the post are gross motor, fine motor, sensory, & visual perceptual activities for elementary students. Low prep crafts, games, worksheets & freebies for motor development & skill acquisition are referenced. Ideas can be sent home for distance learning or kept at school for centers, rotations, occupational therapy sessions, or early finishers. Kits can also be made for OT teletherapy sessions. You will also find a growing free resource library.
Find gross motor, fine motor, sensory, & visual perceptual activities for classroom centers, rotations, workstations & morning work. Included are worksheets, activities & digital options for students to improve motor development & skill acquisition. Ideas can be sent home for distance learning or kept at school to use for occupational therapy sessions or early finishers. Free resource library included.
Visual Perception Build an Ice Cream Boom Cards for Occupational Therapy
Low prep ideas for Christmas occupational therapy or speech therapy session! These activities are easy to prep and do with a variety of kids on caseload while working on fine motor, visual motor, direction following, and hand strengthening skills. These activities are also easy to incorporate during OT teletherapy sessions throughout the holiday.