ARCHIVED WEBSITE from Spring 2020 schools closures due to pandemic. Note: Some content may not be available to students & families after June 2020.
If you have specific OT needs, contact your child’s occupational therapist or teacher of record.
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The following activities are great ways for your child to manipulate objects in their environment using a more mature neat pincer grasp.
Did you know that there are 34 muscles which move our fingers and thumb?! 18 in the forearm and 17 in the palm. Hand strengthening is essential for FUNction!
Stringing Beads
Scissor Skills Development
Crossing Midline is an important developmental skill that allows for an individual to spontaneously cross their body’s midline to participate in daily life activities. Delays with crossing midline can impact hand dominance, motor skills, as well as visual skills related to reading and writing.
Create a block design, then have your child try to match it. Start small (3-block bridge; 5-block train) then get creative with larger amounts and bigger designs!
(I - O + square X triangle) Design pre-writing shapes using multi-sensory strategies (shaving cream on a baking sheet, foggy mirror after a bath, sidewalk chalk, lining up snack food then eating the shape, etc.)
What’s Different Worksheets, Hidden Picture Worksheets, I Spy games/books, Word Searches, Where’s Waldo, Dot-to-Dot Worksheets
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Use items around the house such as hula hoops, cushions, placemats, masking tape, paper, sports balls, etc. Have your child work with you to create an obstacle course with 4-5 steps. Help them use their imagination for activities requiring jumping, walking, balancing, crawling, log rolling, etc. Line items up so they know the sequence. Have them run through it, helping them when needed for safety. They will probably want to repeat it several times or change it to create a new obstacle course.
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(intended for students in Kindergarten and above)
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Visual Charts Global Handwashing Day
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Pour sand, rice, dry beans, packing popcorn etc. into an empty plastic container or shoebox. Hide various toys or puzzle pieces within the sensory media
Heavy Work such as pushing and pulling helps provide proprioceptive input to our sensory system, which assists in the overall regulation.
Sidewalk chalk, bubble play, take a walk, ride bikes/scooters, gardening (pull weeds, plant flowers)
With all that is going on in the world, we all need a place to go that feels safe - a place to re-center and re-charge. Encourage your child to create a small personal space just for them! Add pillows, blankets, relaxing music, stress balls or fidgets, whatever helps them relax!
There are plenty of FREE resources on each of these recommended websites.