Sensory integration activities can have a massive impact on a child's development. Learn powerful one's that are easy for parents to do at home from an OT.
Heavy work activities for kids to do at home - includes free printable list of ideas
If you're looking for interoception activities for kids to improve internal body awareness and self-regulation, these ideas will inspire you!
The ultimate guide to sensory diets that includes a sensory diet template PDF, powerful sensory diet examples, and 4 steps to create your...
Planning 5-10 minutes of sensory input every 1-2 hours with these activities for sensory seekers will help them stay calm and focused when it's needed.
Rainbow Soap Foam Bubbles Sensory Play
Eight educational Arctic animal activities for preschoolers, kindergarten and lower elementary. These are hands-on activities for an Arctic Animals theme.
Make foam playdough with just 2 ingredients. Find out how to make playdough with shaving foam. Plus, printable rainbow playdough mat!
These Sensory Diet Ideas for Sensory Seekers may be helpful if your child struggles with sensory processing disorder and needs extra sensory feedback. Work them in throughout the day to help the child regulate their
If your child has autism and/or sensory processing disorder, we’ve got 16 simple to set-up oral motor activities for kids to help with a variety of challenges like picky eating and inappropriate chewing, sucking & biting.
This is the ultimate list of sensory diet activities for kids. Many ideas can be done with common household items and are easy to use!
Whether or not you can afford therapy these are great tips for sensory seeking kids both at home and in the classroom at school.
Try this easy peasy tutorial to make a calm down bottle the kids will love. Customize it with what you have available or make a themed one for hours of fun.
Animal Themed Brain/Movement Breaks! Contains 19 different animal themed breaks. There are 20 cards as there is a double up on Emu/Ostrich for American and Australian/New Zealander buyers. *THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ALLOW FOR DOUBLE SIDED PRINTING* This product can be used on its own independent from any other resource or in conjunction with any behavior/social/self-regulation curriculum, school wide positive behavior, students with additional needs, students with sensory processing difficulties and/or those on the Autism Spectrum. Pack contains: - 1 page sheet explaining: What is a movement break? What is heavy work? Why should I use heavy work? - 2 page list of all animal themed breaks included in this pack. List the animal and explains how to do the movement - 20 double sided animal themed cards. One side has images of the animal and/or a child doing the pose. The other side explains how to do the movement in short, simple dot points Please look at the preview to see every page available in this product This item is also included in a bundle Emotion Regulation/Feelings: 10 Week Group Curriculum + Printable Activities Emotion Regulation: Student Activity Workbook + 10 Session Plan - Elementary You can buy with confidence from Tiny Tackers Therapy, knowing that all of our resources are overseen by Pediatric Occupational Therapists with the appropriate knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure resources are developmentally appropriate for students and based on research evidence. Related Products ⭐ BRAIN BREAKS - Self Regulation Sensory Movement Breaks ⭐ Emotion Self Regulation: EMOJI Check In Worksheet ⭐ Emotion self Regulation: ZONES Daily Check In Emoji pack ⭐ Emotional Self Regulation: check In Poster pack - customizable ⭐ Self Regulation/Sensory: Animal Movement Brain Break Strategy cards ⭐ Self regulation Emotions Behavior Reflection Sheet + Parent reflection note ⭐ Self regulation Emotions Feelings: Parent/Teacher Handout/Info Sheet Strategy ⭐ Self regulation Emotions/Feelings: 10 session plan + workbook Elementary ⭐ Self regulation Emotions/Feelings: Daily Check In Desk/Table Strips ⭐ Self regulation Emotions/Feelings: Pre/Post Assessment Progress Tracking Tool ⭐ Self regulation Emotions: 24 A4 + A3 Feelings Posters ⭐ Self regulation Emotions: Game Bundle - Bingo, Charades, Puzzles + More! ⭐ Self regulation Emotions: YouTube 40+ Video Resource List ⭐ Self regulation Emotions:/Behaviour Management: Voice Volume Meter ⭐ Whole Body Listening: Poster + Workbook - classroom management ⭐ Word Wall: Self regulation Emotions/Feelings: 23 color cards How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase, you’ll see a 'Provide Feedback' button. Click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. © 2018 Tiny Tackers Therapy This product is to be used by the buyer only for his or her classroom. You are not permitted to resell, distribute, or claim this product as your own. Please direct others interested in using these resource back to the original source (this page). Multiple licenses can be purchased if you wish to share with other teachers.
Kinesthetic learners like to be active, and become easily bored in a traditional classroom. Here are 14 strategies for kinesthetic learners.
Looking for sensory integration activities for autism to develop your child's motor skills? Check out our collection of fun vestibular system exercises!
This is an old blog post from January 31, 2016 on the benefits of movement and various sensory exercises to improve focus and attention. We’ve updated this article as of January 22, 2024 to include more resources and strategies to support attention. Exercises for focus and attention depend on the individual’s unique needs, but there ... Read more
These therapeutic exercises are easily incorporated into his learning and our days. Occupational therapy at home is most effective for my son.
Encourage scissor cutting practice with these free Montessori-inspired farm animal cutting strips. An instant download with a variety of skill levels!
Support your child's speech and language development with expert advice, activities, and resources in our award-winning Parent Portal.
The ultimate guide to sensory diets that includes a sensory diet template PDF, powerful sensory diet examples, and 4 steps to create your...
Engage your 1-2 year old's senses with educational sensory activities. Encouraging hands-on exploration and promoting physical and cognitive development, these fun activities provide a safe and stimulating environment for learning and growth. Give the gift of play!
As your daughter gets off the bus, you notice her flushed face and her eyes are filled with tears. You ask what’s wrong, and the words come flooding out. “Julia said she won’t play with me at recess anymore. I don’t understand why she’s mad. I was just telling her the right way to play!”
How to make a mindfulness glitter calm down jar for kids! Step-by-step directions for making a calming glitter jar, with a printable recipe.
These OT recommended activiteis build skills and encourage play using household items. Use everyday items found in the home to help kids build skills.
Explore how popping the bubbles in bubble wrap can help your child to develop their fine and gross motor skills.
If your child has autism and/or sensory processing disorder, we’ve got 16 simple to set-up oral motor activities for kids to help with a variety of challenges like picky eating and inappropriate chewing, sucking & biting.
In-hand manipulation skills resource addressing its importance and how occupational therapy can help. Includes 25 easy to implement exercises
If you have a child that has trouble controlling their temper, you know exactly how hard it can be to calm them down. These 10 Sensory Hacks are perfect!
This collection of proprioceptive exercises for kids with autism and sensory processing disorder is the perfect compliment to your child's sensory diet!
If you're looking for interoception activities for kids to improve internal body awareness and self-regulation, these ideas will inspire you!
TEACCH is a structured teaching method specifically for children with autism. Find out about TEACCH and how to use TEACCH at home.
Perfect for re-charging and re-focusing, these 10 great Youtube videos will get your kids moving and grooving as they cross that all important midline. Great for brain breaks at school or at home.
As soon as I started to plan out our Sensory Room, I knew I wanted to include a sensory wall. This DIY tactile sensory wall is just what I envisioned!
Used in schools internationally, zones of regulation is a tool for children to identify a feeling and management techniques for self regulation. Parents can use the zones of regulation at home to build familiarity around emotional language and identifying feelings, help to communicate and connect and develop regulation skills that are so important for children’s mental wellbeing. So, what is each zone? BLUE symbolises our lowest level of energy or mood. It encompasses emotions such as tired, sad, sick, bored and lonely. If we are in blue zone, regulation activities that give us more energy or stimulation are often helpful. In the classroom or home these can often be brain breaks, stretching, drinking water, quick burst exercises, talking to a friend or dancing. GREEN zone is where our neutral energy is. It is generally where we feel happy, calm and focused. Some schools use this zone as an ‘aim’ to get to for learning, but at Craftly we like to say that all zones are ok. This is because sometimes we need different energy levels for different things. For example, we need low energy to fall asleep at night. We might need higher energy for a swimming race! Some of the tools to use in green zone support an overall healthy mental mindset, so eating a healthy food, playing, talking with friends or learning something new are all helpful here. YELLOW zone is where our bigger emotions and higher energy levels are at. Although it’s a heightened level of feeling in the yellow zone, we still have a sense of control over them. These emotions may be excited, anxious, frustrated or silly. Yellow zone can help us to fuel competitions, sport, playing but if our goal is to rest, learn, study or feel calm, then we may need to use some regulation tools. Some choices could be to take deep breaths, use a fidget toy, bounce or say positive affirmations. RED zone is where the most intense, overwhelming emotions are - this isn’t just anger, it could be elation or fear. This zone can help us in times of danger as we react quickly, but learning to manage these feelings is valuable. The tools we use here are generally calming, help us to claw back a sense of control and keep safe. These might look like mindful breathing, finding a quiet space, running and taking a break. Remember - all zones are okay! The goal of zones of regulation is to recognise we feel a diverse range of emotions, energy levels and concentration everyday. The more we are aware of these, the better we can become at meeting our goals in the day and using the best regulation tools to do so. If we’re feeling excited in the yellow zone and we’re about to run a race, great! We don’t need to use a regulation tool here because we need that higher level of energy to sprint. Suitable for all children from around 4 years + Made from 0.3mm aluminium metal and printed onto an A4 sheet Includes 15 metal tokens of your choice
