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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.

Ugly Sweater Craft: Occupational Therapy Activities for Christmas Engagement

Do you need a Christmas alternative for your therapy sessions or classroom? Do you need a quick low prep craft? How about ugly holiday sweaters? Get your colleagues and students in on the dress-up fun, and find a few resources to meet the academic or IEP needs of your students

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

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.

Enhancing Classroom Skills with Fun Visual Perception Drawing Activities

Are your students struggling in the classroom? Are they having difficulty drawing recognizable pictures in their writing journals? Difficulty processing visual information and poor visual-motor coordination skills can lead to problems with reading, spelling, handwriting, drawing, math, and comprehension. Use fun visual perception drawing activities to help your students improve their drawing and planning skills.

Festive Fall Fun: Halloween Occupational Therapy Crafts and Activities

Need some quick activities for your Halloween centers or occupational therapy planning? Celebrate during the full month of October.

Occupational Therapy Activities: Enhancing Fine Motor & Visual Perception Skills with Buttons

Are you looking for inexpensive ideas for visual discrimination and fine motor practice? Use buttons! Sort them by color, by shape, or another attribute. Great activity for a classroom fine motor station, visual perceptual center or as an occupational therapy session warm-up.

Pirate Activities for Kids Occupational Therapy Activities: Pirate-themed Classroom Fun Pirate Activities for Kids

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