District 54 Families,
The District 54 Occupational and Physical Therapy Department recommends the following websites with ideas you can use with your children at home. If you have questions, please reach out to your child’s therapist, if they are currently receiving OT or PT, or contact the Special Education Department.
Sensory Breaks
Movement Breaks - This link that explains the importance of movement breaks
Heavy work sensory breaks - Click here if your child needs to calm their body
Movement break videos - Click here if your child needs to get up and move, taking a break before returning to remote learning
Calming activities - Click here when your child needs to relax, or at the end of the day
Yoga for Children - for relaxation, stretching, calming
Go Noodle - When your child needs to get up and move
Keyboarding
Fine Motor
Use these links if your child is working on finger strengthening, manipulation, dressing, or other finger activities.
Theimaginationtree.com/40-fine-motor-skills-activities-for-kids
Therapyfunzone.net/blog/work-dressing-skills-play-activities
Gross Motor
Preschool activities - Use these activities for movement, stretching, calming, yoga, for students ages 3-5.
Elementary/Junior High - Use these activities for movement, strengthening, working on large muscle activities, calming, yoga for students ages 6-14.
Generalized Gross Motor Activities - Use these links for general ideas of how to create gross motor activities at home
References: All websites above were compiled by Teryl Mlynski, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist and Laura Howarth, DPT, PT, Physical Therapist . These are not documents created by School District 54.