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The Key to Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom

It starts with you! Picture your happy place. Take deep breaths. Go for a walk. Have a cup of tea. Sit in a rocking chair. How do you regulate your emotions and find calm?
Everyone is talking about the social emotional wellbeing of our students, but at school it starts with the adults. We as caregivers need to be able to regulate our own emotions to effectively help others manage theirs. This is known as co-regulation.

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Enhancing Executive Function Skills Through Directed Drawing: A Fun Approach for OTs and Teachers

If you are looking for a fun way to work on executive function planning skills, consider directed drawing. Students must picture what the end result of any task will look like before they can plan where to start. This ability is difficult for many children. They need models and assistance to improve the ability to picture what something will look like when it is all done, plan what they need, gather materials, initiate, and work through the task to completion. Whether it be a clean room, a simple craft, an essay, or a project, they need to start with the end in mind.

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Gingerbread Man Activities for Occuaptional Therapy or the Classroom

Do you need a Christmas alternative for your therapy sessions or classroom? How about all things Gingerbread. Grab your favorite version of the story, make scented play dough, and find a few resources to meet the academic or IEP needs of your students. Check out all my differentiated, worksheets & activities which incorporate math, literacy, writing, handwriting, fine motor, social-emotional learning, and visual perceptual skills. These gingerbread activities are great for writing centers, math stations, early finishers, occupational therapy sessions, emergency sub plans, and mor

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Festive Fun: Christmas and Winter Occupational Therapy Worksheets & Activities

Do you need ways to keep your students engaged and working on academic skills this holiday season? Check out my activities and worksheets for December. Plus a Christmas freebie. These resources include differentiated, worksheets & activities which incorporate math, literacy, writing, handwriting, social-emotional learning, fine motor, and visual perceptual skills. These activities are great for writing centers, math stations, early finishers, occupational therapy sessions, emergency sub plans, and more.

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Free Following Directions Activity

Get this free Follow the Directions resource and access to so many more worksheets and activities

Free Following Directions Activity

Get this free Follow the Directions resource and access to so many more worksheets and activities