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Hook Grasp
Today, we are covering one type of grasp called a hook grasp. If you saw my earlier post on grasp patterns, you may have noticed a grip you are unfamiliar with. The grip pattern called the Hook Grasp, is a functional grasping pattern that is used daily in various fine motor skills. Today we will…
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About Ayres Sensory Integration
In this post, we are going to give you the basics of Ayres Sensory Integration. If you have never heard of it, continue reading for plenty of information and resources that will help you become more familiar with this practice. Or, if you are trained in sensory approaches and looking to refresh your knowledge, we…
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Under the Desk Foot Rest
If you are a tall person, you might not give much thought to an under the desk foot rest. Your feet might naturally sit on the floor. You might be thinking “what is the big deal?” The big deal is about posture, core strength, and improving function. Here, we’re covering how a desk foot support…
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Dyslexia and Occupational Therapy
In this blog post, we’re covering dyslexia occupational therapy and dyslexia resources for occupational therapy interventions. School based occupational therapy practitioners often come across diagnoses like dyslexia in their evaluations and in supporting students in the classroom environment. Let’s break down how OT can support dyslexia needs. Dyslexia and Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy practitioners support…
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Occupational Therapy Money Management Activities
Occupational therapy money management activities are a functional task for all ages. One way that occupational therapy providers support clients is by targeting the areas of function and daily tasks that enable independence such as ADLs and IADLs. One area may be counting money. In this blog post, we’re covering teaching clients to manage money…
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Beach Ball Wiggle Cushion
One trick up my occupational therapy sleeve is using a beach ball cushion as a cheap sensory seat alternative. A beach ball wiggle cushion is actually a DIY occupational therapy seat cushion that offers all of the sensory input that a typical wiggle cushion offers but at a much more affordable cost. This is an…
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Identify Emotions with Pumpkin Emotion Faces
This pumpkin feelings activity is an OLD one here on the site. But there is just something fun about pumpkin emotion faces that little ones love! It’s a social emotional activity for preschoolers and toddlers that foster emotional development…with fun and interactive pumpkin feelings! This fun Fall activity helps with learning to identify emotions using…
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FREE Letter B worksheet
Today’s post will highlight letter B, and includes a free Letter B Worksheet. The posts will have tips to the teach the selected letter, prewriting skills needed, and verbal prompts helpful to teaching the letter. As we continue our travel together through learning the alphabet with letter formation sheets, I want to remind you that…
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Farm Brain Breaks
Today we have a fun addition to our brain break collection here at The OT Toolbox: Farm Brain Breaks! Brain breaks are such a useful tool for boosting attention and focus in the classroom. This is just one of the farm activities that we love as a therapy tool for building skills in kids. So,…
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Pencil Control Worksheets
Part of handwriting legibility is the visual motor skills needed for pencil control and one tool in our toolbox are pencil control worksheets. Pencil control in isolation isn’t always addressed, but actually focusing on the refined pencil strokes and controlled movements of the pencil makes a huge difference in overall legibility. In this blog post,…
