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Personal Bubble
Personal Bubble Don’t you wish sometimes you were surrounded by an actual personal bubble? Maybe you need an imaginary boundary to offer a comfortable distance from others. If you’ve ever needed personal space, then you know the feeling! Kind of like those (affiliate link) inflatable orbs that people roll around in. If you are a…
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IEP Goals for Self Regulation
Writing IEP goals, (especially IEP goals for self-regulation needs) can be tricky. The tricky part is knowing what to measure, and how to measure it. In this post we will review IEP Goals for Self Regulation. Sensory goals are especially difficult to write and measure as they are often dealing with behaviors instead of skills. …
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Cylindrical and Spherical Grasp Development
A cylindrical grasp and a spherical grasp are important parts of grasp pattern development, and are functional grasps needed for many daily tasks. In this blog post, we’re covering everything you need to know about cylindrical grasp development and spherical grasp development. You’ll also find spherical grasp activities and cylindrical grasp activities. Let’s get started…
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Expressive Language
This blog discusses the importance of expressive language and how it impacts development, how learning new words directly correlates to a child’s behaviors, and expressive language activities to support infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Let’s go deep on the effect of expressive language development on behavior as well as these other concepts. You’ll see in this…
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Stages of Empathy Development
Did you know the ability to use and practice empathy in everyday situations is a learned skill? There are actually specific and defined stages of empathy development. This blog discusses the stages of empathy development in the first five years of a child’s life. Not only do children need to understand who they are as…
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Theraputty Exercises
In this blog post we’re covering all things theraputty exercises! Therapy putty, or theraputty, is a resistive putty material that occupational therapy providers intertwine with play to create a hand strengthening exercise that kids LOVE. You can also target specific aspects of fine motor work to specifically incorporate finger strength exercises in a play-based manner.…
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Nature Table
Young children love to explore nature, but have you ever really explored and learned through play with a nature table? We all love to learn about the world around us, and a nature table is one way to foster that appreciation! Today, we’re taking the concept of a nature table a bit further and dissecting…
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I Spy Beach Printable
Have you already run out of summer activities? Did your children fly through their summer workbooks? The OT Toolbox is here to rescue you from summer cries of boredom with this FREE downloadable I Spy Beach worksheet! Click the link below to add your email address and get this wonderful PDF send right to your…
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Toilet Paper Roll Stamp
This toilet paper roll stamp art is a fun creative painting activity we’ve had on the website for many years. Kids love the messy sensory fun of painting with a toilet paper roll. Therapy providers love using the recycled materials in building skills like bilateral coordination, motor planning, and more! toilet paper roll stamp Therapy…
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Play Dough Cupcakes
These playdough cupcakes are one of our all-time favorite play dough activities! Occupational therapy providers know the incredible power of using play dough in therapy activities, so a fine motor activity like making pretend cupcakes with play dough is not only fun and engaging, it’s a fun dramatic play activity, too. The therapy providers love…
