OT Activities
Fine Motor
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation
Fine Motor Skills involve the small muscles that enable a child to like color/trace/write, grasp small objects and fasten clothing.
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation
Sensory Processing Skills refer to how a child receives information through their body, organize this information, and use it to participate in everyday activities and play.
Visual Perception
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation
Visual Perception
Visual Perception Skills are the brain's ability to understand and interpret what is seen.
Handwriting
Creative Play & Outside Exploring
Visual Perception
Handwriting is an important skill that requires the coordinated use of multiple areas of the body, including postural control (core strength), fine motor strength and coordination, and visual perception,
Self Care & Life Skills
Creative Play & Outside Exploring
Creative Play & Outside Exploring
Self Care Skills are foundational everyday tasks that are necessary to be ready to participate in daily life. These skills include dressing, toileting, eating, cleaning teeth and more.
Life Skills are vital to children and young adults to prepare for independent living. These skills include meal preparation, home management (clothing care, cleaning), shopping, and many more.
Creative Play & Outside Exploring
Creative Play & Outside Exploring
Creative Play & Outside Exploring
Play allows children to use and expand their creativity while developing their physical skills, imagination, problem solving, and emotional strength. Play is important to healthy brain development.
Fine Motor Activities
Fine Motor Warm-Ups
Play with Play-Dough
Play or draw in sand, mud, or snow
Build with blocks or legos
String beads or macaroni onto yarn
Write with chalk
Coloring and/or tracing with crayons
Paint with brushes, Q-Tips, or finger-paints
Play with puzzles and mazes
Cut and paste crafts
Sensory Processing & Self Regulation Tools & Activities
Outside Sensory Play Ideas
Animal Walks for Sensory Input
Heavy Work at Home
Belly Breathing- Self Regulation Tool
Corona Virus Social Story
Handwriting
Mat Man
Mat Man has a wonderful song to help us remember the different parts of the body. Mat Mans' body is made up of different shapes and lines to help us get ready to write letters. Use Mat Man as a warm up before beginning your letter writing practice.
Handwriting Development Tip Sheet
Handwriting can be tricky. This sheet gives some great tips and trick to helping your child develop strong handwriting skills.
Handwriting Without Tears- Free Resources
Check out these free resources!
Self Care & Life Skills
Self Care- Hand Washing
Self Care- Hand Washing
Self Care- Hand Washing
Learn To Cook
Self Care- Hand Washing
Self Care- Hand Washing
Parent Resources
Self Care- Hand Washing
Parent Resources
Creative Play & Outside Exploration
Back Yard Scavenger Hunt
Back Yard Scavenger Hunt
Back Yard Scavenger Hunt
