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Squirrel Brain Breaks
We’ve been sharing a bunch of brain break ideas here on The OT Toolbox recently. You may have seen our recent Best Brain Breaks on YouTube post or some printable brain break activities like the themed activities including these apple themed brain breaks, and bear brain breaks. Each of these links includes a free printable…
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Best Brain Breaks Videos on YouTube
Teachers are sometimes looking for movement and activity videos that they can use in the classroom. They may need movement ideas for throughout the day when kids need a brain break or they may want to start the day with a movement activity. Other times, kids need a movement “wake up” midway through the day…
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Handwriting Accommodation Ideas
Many times kids who struggle with handwriting just need some accommodations in order to complete written work in a legible and efficient manner. The strategies listed below are handwriting accommodations that can be used in a variety of classroom settings or in homeschool. The compilation of instructional ideas and accommodations below are able to be…
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Pre-Writing Activity Leaf Theme
Handwriting and the visual motor skills needed for writing letters and numbers happens long before a child writes the alphabet. There is a developmental progression of skills that a child must master before they are able to write A-Z. Pre-writing skills and pre-writing lines are just one of the skills that occur before a child…
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Fine Motor Bin Rotation System
Quiet bins are a tool that can be used in the classroom or at home. Many people use quiet bins as a way to hold an organized fine motor activities, visual motor activities, and other activities for kids. Many times teachers are looking for a center activity that can be used with a small group…
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Visual Perception Apple Activity
During the fall months, apple activities are a fun way to sneak in skills like visual perception development or fine motor strengthening. This visual perception apple activity promotes both of those areas in a fun and creative way. We used recycled pouch bottle caps to make DIY stamps that fit in with an apple theme. …
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Stability Bite Oral Motor Problems
You may have seen the series of oral motor posts here on The OT Toolbox. All of these oral motor issues and additional resources are described on this oral motor problem post where you can check out common oral motor issues that interfere with eating and drinking like jaw clenching, jaw instability, jaw clenching, exaggerated…
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How to Teach Task Initiation
Task initiation is a powerful skill. The ability to tell oneself that a project or job needs to be started is a big part of getting anything done. A bigger part of that is actually starting. How many of us have to-do lists that are a mile long? Knowing a job needs done is part…
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Teach Cursive Writing
So often, teachers are challenged to teach cursive writing without a curriculum or without training. Maybe they have students who struggle with printed handwriting, are challenged with difficulties such as dysgraphia or fine motor problems. These teachers may be trying to fit cursive handwriting practice into an already packed school day. That’s you will love…
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Thank Brain Breaks Download
Thank you for downloading the Squirrel Brain Break printable. Your printable will be delivered to your email inbox (and it may be there as we speak.) Use your squirrel themed brain break activities to address movement needs in the classroom when reading books with a squirrel theme or during the Fall months. Found this page…
