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Ugly Sweater Craft: Occupational Therapy Activities for Christmas Engagement

ugly Christmas sweater activities and crafts

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. I have printable and digital Boom Card™ ugly sweater resources in my store. You will also find a free download in my Free Resource Library. Check out all my differentiated, worksheets & activities which incorporate math, literacy, writing, handwriting, fine motor, social-emotional learning, and visual perceptual skills. These ugly sweater activities are great for writing centers, math stations, early finishers, occupational therapy sessions, emergency sub plans, and more.

My students love making these ugly paper sweaters year after year. I put out all kinds of sequins, stickers, pom poms, and leftover craft supplies from multiple projects. They love adding as many sparkly items as they can fit on their template. I print them on white and colored cardstock for added durability.

Happy Holidays.

About the Author

I am a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) and have been working in a public school system for more than 25 years. My resources can be found on TPTBOOM LearningMade by TeachersClassful, and Your Therapy Source. I appreciate your interest wherever you wish to shop.

My mission is to help you find creative ideas to incorporate fine motor, visual perceptiongross motor, and social-emotional learning into your lessons.

I hope you consider signing up for my Free Resource Library with your Email. I send out emails about once a week and share resources, tips, and planning ideas for your classroom or occupational therapy needs. Hopefully, these help your students work on building their skills in a fun and engaging way.

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