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Help your students reach their goals with fun, engaging occupational therapy activities. When learning doesn’t “smell like work,” children stay motivated and accomplish even more!
Are your students tired of the same old lessons?
Are you struggling to find new ways to help them achieve their goals?
You will find hundreds of engaging resources to support your occupational therapy sessions in my stores. I am here to help.
Make creative writing more hands-on with simple storytelling games, mini erasers, story cubes, small figures, and visual story scenes. These easy writing center ideas help young students build a story before they begin writing, making it easier to generate ideas, create sentences, and tell imaginative stories. Perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, special education, and occupational therapy.
Getting an autistic student ready for college goes beyond the typical dorm packing list. These 25+ college dorm must-haves and practical tips cover sensory-friendly essentials, easy dorm meals, daily living routines, college accommodations, and simple ways to make dorm life more comfortable and manageable.
Sometimes school days just don’t go according to plan. Whether you’re facing an unexpected substitute, students finishing early, a schedule change, or a Wi-Fi or technology outage, having a few no prep emergency sub plan activities ready can make the day much easier. These simple, screen-free activities use basic supplies already found in most elementary classrooms, with no printing or special materials needed. And they aren’t just for substitute teachers. Many of these literacy, math, movement, listening, and following directions activities work well for early finishers, no-technology days, and even school-based occupational therapy sessions.
If you’re looking for practical ideas, this post shares simple ways to set up a writing center along with more than 15 inexpensive tools that can make a big difference. And if you’d like to dive deeper, my on-demand course, Alternative Pencils for Literacy: Helping Every Child Become a Writer, walks you through creating an alternative pencil writing center from start to finish with classroom setups, real student examples, “generate text” IEP goals, printable planning guides, and strategies you can begin using right away.
Fall is one of my favorite times of year to bring learning off the worksheet and into hands-on play. The colors, textures, and natural materials make it easy to create activities that children genuinely enjoy while quietly building the foundational skills they’ll use for writing, reading, math, and everyday independence.
The best part? You don’t need expensive materials. A few leaves, pinecones, acorns, mini pumpkins, and simple art supplies can provide hours of meaningful learning.
A well-designed writing center can do more than store pencils and paper. It can give every student a meaningful way to communicate. In this post, I’ll show you how to create an Alternative Pencil Writing Center using simple, inexpensive tools like label makers, magnet letters, yard sale stickers, address labels, locker magnets, and more. You’ll also discover easy writing activities, organization tips, and practical ideas to help struggling writers, reluctant writers, and students with fine motor challenges become confident, successful writers.
