Who says lesson planning has to be hard? These creative STEM lesson plans will make planning your science and STEM lessons so easy!
Do your students need a lot of repetition and practice to master skills? Do you have students who need direct instruction in order to generalize their skills? Want to make lesson planning easier? If you answered yes, then thematic units are for you!! My job got so much easier when I began using thematic units […]
Do your students need a lot of repetition and practice to master skills? Do you have students who need direct instruction in order to generalize their skills? Want to make lesson planning easier? If you answered yes, then thematic units are for you!! My job got so much easier when I began using thematic units […]
Celebrating Occupational Therapists, with a little nod to Taylor Swift.These resources highlight all the different pediatric treatment areas OTs can address and many of the OT practice areas. Proudly share with others everything you love about OT ❤️This includes 2 resources, with 2 different titles (...
I am blessed to have my own therapy room that doubles as a sensory room at all of my buildings! Take a tour to see inside!
This interactive AAC story unit was designed to provide fun, thematic activities to stimulate language development and interaction for AAC communicators. The product makes use of SymbolStix symbols, which are found on many of the popular AAC iPad apps. The unit consists of a story (with guidelines f...
Happy OT Month! Here you'll find free occupational therapy month ideas, graphics, printable handouts and clipart—to celebrate in April and all 2025!
Happy OT Month 2016! Four years after initially learning about OT, three years after going through the wildly difficult OT school application process, two years after starting OT school, and just F…
Here is a "typical" day in the life of an acute care OT, to give you a feel for what an average day looks like in this fast-paced setting.
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy is a structured and evidence-based approach to improving the lives of individuals with autism and other developmental
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These board games provide all sorts of occupational therapy benefits! Midline crossing, hand eye coordination, proprioception, vestibular input, visual discrimination and more!
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Dance Charades -A chance to act out independent living and self-help skills Get ready to move, as Dance Charades is a game you don't play sitting down. What makes this dance charade game exciting to an occupational therapist is that many of the dances go through everyday movements that relate to self-help and independent living skills such as brushing your teeth, wiping the counter and vacuuming the rug. This is the second game I have come across this year that can include Google Assistant and/or Alexa, but it is not necessary. There is a CD included with music to dance to, but if you don't want to use it you can make your own playlist with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. About the CD: We tried several things and were not able to open it for some reason. The CD showed that it was recorded in 1994, even though the copyright on the game is 2014. So I can't even tell you what kind of music is on it. I think most people have access to an Alexa or can make a playlist on a device. Use instrumental music, all one genre or mix it up. The music should play for 40 seconds and stop. This is how long the player will dance and others will have a chance to guess what they are doing/dancing. Either make a playlist with 40 second music clips or just play a song and, using a timer, stop it at 40 seconds. About the dances: Each card names one action, person or thing. Dances that an OT might get excited about (there are so many) include combing your hair, folding the laundry, dusting, making a pizza and blow drying your hair. If I was playing this game in therapy with one other person, I would 1) stack the deck and 2) take my time in guessing so they have longer to go through the motions. They are going to all take motor planning. Examples of what is on other cards include ice skating, electric guitar, changing a diaper, spider, robot, stretch, rain, weed whacking, the twist, putting on a belt and cracking an egg. There are also several blank cards so that you can add whatever movements you are working on. If you have some type of removable sticker, you could write on that and put it on the card and then remove it later. Then you could reuse them over and over. Object: Be the player with the most points at the end of the game. Set up: Decide how many rounds you will play. For instance, each player will get three turns to dance and then the scores will be tallied. Players sit in a circle. Divide the 45 tokens evenly between players. If there are any left over, set them aside, out of play. Decide who will be the first dancer. The person to the left of the dancer is always the DJ (the person to start and stop the music). Play: Players take turns. Turn over a dance card and read it to yourself. The DJ starts the music. Dance what is on the card. No speaking allowed. If someone guesses your dance, draw another card and keep dancing for the 40 seconds. For every dance someone guesses, you get one point and the guesser gets one point. If another player(s) likes your moves, they can throw up to three tokens into the circle. Players are not obligated to throw coins. At the end of your dance, even if no one guessed it, score one point for each token (if you got any). Then put those tokens out of play for the rest of the game. Record any scores on paper. Play continues until the previously decided-upon number of rounds are over. Highest scorer wins the game. Try this: Work as a team. Act out a supporting role, model an action, or offer suggestions if the individual has trouble coming up with an idea and/or executing the action. Allow sound or the use of props for additional clues. Be ready with encouragement and keep the atmosphere light and fun. Allow the individual to choose a different card if he picks something that he doesn't want to act out. It is not meant to put anyone on the spot. Make up your own dance cards based on any skills or activities that you are working on to practice going through the motions. Use before or after actually performing the activities. Play with just one other person in therapy to practice. If they have trouble with motor planning, play follow the leader where you will perform each action and they will copy. After practicing, reverse roles. Work on motor planning, body awareness, spatial relations, creativity, balance, coordinated movements, process skills, socialization skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation In the box: Audio CD with 40 dance songs, 45 dance tokens, 300 dance cards, including some blank cards, pouch, score pad and pencil If you are interested in purchasing this game or just want more information, click on the image below.
You don't need fancy equipment to address great OT skills! Read on to learn about nearly free materials that target OT skills.
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We have been learning a lot about the weather. After reading one book, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, our class combined math (symmetry) with science (weather and clouds) and created our own clouds...check out some of the ones that really look like what we labeled them! The second picture says: a fly's head sucking blood. The bottom picture says: puppy's face. They turned out really great! Here is what the book looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Looked-Like-Spilt-Milk/dp/0064431592#reader_0064431592
These occupational therapy themes are great weekly themes for occupational therapy planning. Create a weekly lesson plan and go!
Story Generation Goal Ideas Read more about my goals here. Teaching Story Generation Skills Story generation can be more engaging and preferred for children compared to Story Retell, but it is also a more difficult skill overall. Reasons why many students prefer it is that they enjoy talking about their experiences and interests and that […]
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If you're a new OT or student and you need a list of the adaptive equipment must-knows, we've got you covered with our all-inclusive list!
