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Summer Sensory Activities and Sensory Circuits
Summer is a time when we sometimes need to alter our sensory processing input options. In this blog post, we’ve updated the information to include Summer themed sensory play activities parents can use at home. We also wanted to include ideas for educators and therapy providers running Summer school classrooms or Summer camps. This includes…
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Summer Sensory Stations
Today’s sensory resource is a self-regulation tool that is very popular among therapy professionals and educators: an all-new Summer Sensory Stations set! This set of printable sensory path activities are nice because they can be printed off, laminated (or placed in a page protector sleeve), and hung in a hallway. We’ve received so much great…
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Vision Books for Developing Skills
In this post, I have highlighted references to vision books that can specifically be used in therapy interventions to support the development of visual processing skills. These are the Top 9 Books for addressing vision concerns, that might be incorporated into visual therapy, or occupational therapy activities. Each of these visual skill building books covers…
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The Size of The Problem Activity Ideas
In this blog post, we’re sharing a fun way to work on problem solving skills and overwhelm in kids. The kids we’ve worked with on executive functioning skills love The Size of the Problem Activity strategies for a few reasons. It helps them to understand just how big various daily problems actually are…so they can…
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Free Anger Thermometer Printable
Next up in our free printable series is this Free Anger Thermometer Printable for occupational therapy. An anger meter is not a new concept. However, we wanted to take this visual imagery to support areas that impact daily functional performance and the underlying areas we address in occupational therapy sessions that do impact occupational participation:…
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Coping Skills for Anxiety
Today we are covering a list of coping skills for anxiety. This includes a printable strategies list to help you or the person you are working with in a professional manner find strategies that really help. We decided to create this coping strategies list specifically to target coping for anxiety after working on a side…
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Heavy Work Activities
Did you know the important role that heavy work activities play in our ability to learn, focus, attend, and participate in everyday tasks? It’s true. We all need calming and organizing sensory input in the form of heavy work tasks that provide proprioceptive input through the muscles and joints. Here, we’ll cover what heavy work…
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Eco Map in Occupational Therapy: How Relationships Impact Participation
One tool we can use in occupational therapy is an eco map. This visual graphic organizer is a way to explore relationships that can impact our clients’ functional performance of occupational therapy. Relationships influence nearly every aspect of daily life. The people around us can support our success, create opportunities for participation, provide emotional encouragement,…
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Free Reset Menu-Resetting Your Nervous System
In this blog post, we are talking all about a nervous system reset, using a simple printable reset menu we’ve created…much like picking a meal, you can pick regulation strategies that help to calm your body in everyday situations. What’s A Nervous System Reset? Our nervous system is constantly taking in information from the environment.…
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Making Friends Worksheet
This Making Friends Worksheet was designed to support social emotional learning and executive functioning skills, for use in therapy or at home. We have other friendship activities on our website that you’ll also want to check out. Helping children develop friendship skills is an important part of supporting participation in school, community, and daily life.…
