Occupational Therapy

This board is filled with occupational therapy tips and tricks. You will find occupational therapy activities and occupational therapy tools to use at home and in the classroom. You will also find fine motor activities and gross motor activities you can use as an occupational therapist. You will find task boxes, sensory activity, and heavy work ideas for special education students.
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Causes for Oral Seeking Behaviors and Strategies to Support Oral Seekers
Are you a special education teacher or classroom teacher wanting to learn more about oral seeking behavior? As an occupational therapist at a school, this will be a team effort to help guide these students safely. Occupational therapy students can have a variety of reasons to do oral seeking like boredom, anxiety, or medical needs. There are some oral sensory seeking activities that can be helpful. Sensory tools for kids help with self-regulation as well. Learn more now!
Top Strategies for Oral Sensory Seeking Behavior
Are you a special education teacher looking ways to help oral seeking sensory students? Today, I’m sharing my best tips as a special ed teacher for students who like to chew or put things in their mouth. There are oral sensory seeking activities that will help your special ed students. Students may enjoy using chewelry necklaces, hard bubble gum, silicone straws, and electric toothbrushes. Don’t forget to seek advice from occupational therapists, speech therapists and parents too!
Top Strategies for Oral Sensory Seeking Behavior
Are you a special education teacher looking ways to help oral seeking sensory students? Today, I’m sharing my best tips as a special ed teacher for students who like to chew or put things in their mouth. There are oral sensory seeking activities that will help your special ed students. Students may enjoy using chewelry necklaces, hard bubble gum, silicone straws, and electric toothbrushes. Don’t forget to seek advice from occupational therapists, speech therapists and parents too!
Educational Apps for Kids | Apps Occupational Therapist Recommend
If you are a school occupational therapist, then you will want to take a look at these FREE occupational therapy apps that your special education students will enjoy. You can share these apps with their classroom teachers, special education teachers, or their parents. These occupational therapy apps for kids can help with self care skills, toilet training, life skills activities, handwriting activities, visual motor skills, visual perception skills, and so much more!
Educational Apps for Kids | Apps Occupational Therapist Recommend
If you are a school occupational therapist, then you will want to take a look at these FREE occupational therapy apps that your special education students will enjoy. You can share these apps with their classroom teachers, special education teachers, or their parents. These occupational therapy apps for kids can help with self care skills, toilet training, life skills activities, handwriting activities, visual motor skills, visual perception skills, and so much more!
Occupational Therapist Must-Haves
Are you a school occupational therapist who travels from school to school? Today, I’m sharing my best tips on what to keep inside your occupational therapy bag. In my occupational therapy school bag, I keep a variety of pencil grips and writing utensils. I love to keep the Spot It game for my special education students to play. Keeping a variety of sensory tools for kids is a must-have in my bag. Don’t forget your laptop, chargers, and iPad in your occupational therapist bag!
Occupational Therapist Must-Haves
Are you a school occupational therapist who travels from school to school? Today, I’m sharing my best tips on what to keep inside your occupational therapy bag. In my occupational therapy school bag, I keep a variety of pencil grips and writing utensils. I love to keep the Spot It game for my special education students to play. Keeping a variety of sensory tools for kids is a must-have in my bag. Don’t forget your laptop, chargers, and iPad in your occupational therapist bag!
Top Strategies for Oral Seeking Behaviors
Are you a special education teacher or classroom teacher wanting to learn more about oral seeking behavior? As an occupational therapist at a school, this will be a team effort to help guide these students safely. Occupational therapy students can have a variety of reasons to do oral seeking like boredom, anxiety, or medical needs. There are some oral sensory seeking activities that can be helpful. Sensory tools for kids help with self-regulation as well. Learn more now!
Top Strategies for Oral Seeking Behaviors
Are you a special education teacher or classroom teacher wanting to learn more about oral seeking behavior? As an occupational therapist at a school, this will be a team effort to help guide these students safely. Occupational therapy students can have a variety of reasons to do oral seeking like boredom, anxiety, or medical needs. There are some oral sensory seeking activities that can be helpful. Sensory tools for kids help with self-regulation as well. Learn more now!
How to Build Relationships with Teachers as a Related Service Provider
Are you an occupational therapist, speech therapist, or a related service provider? Today, I’m sharing how to introduce yourself to new teachers and beginning teachers. It is important to build rapport with your fellow teachers. Building the special ed schedule with your caseload can be overwhelming but it is essential to collaborate with all of the student’s teachers. It is important to review IEP goals and 504 plan accommodations. Check out all of my helpful teacher tips!
How to Build Relationships with Teachers as a Related Service Provider
Are you an occupational therapist, speech therapist, or a related service provider? Today, I’m sharing how to introduce yourself to new teachers and beginning teachers. It is important to build rapport with your fellow teachers. Building the special ed schedule with your caseload can be overwhelming but it is essential to collaborate with all of the student’s teachers. It is important to review IEP goals and 504 plan accommodations. Check out all of my helpful teacher tips!
How to Prep for Back to School as an Occupational Therapist with a Large Case Load | Teacher Tips
As a school occupational therapist, preparing for your workload during the back to school season is important. I’m sharing my best tips to help occupational therapists in schools. Being an OT in schools, organizing and decorating your space is important. Remember to send teacher welcome letters to your students and families. School based occupational therapy documentation needs to be reviewed like IEPs, caseload lists, compliance lists, and much more. Check out how to prep for back to school!
How to Prep for Back to School as an Occupational Therapist with a Large Case Load | Teacher Tips
As a school occupational therapist, preparing for your workload during the back to school season is important. I’m sharing my best tips to help occupational therapists in schools. Being an OT in schools, organizing and decorating your space is important. Remember to send teacher welcome letters to your students and families. School based occupational therapy documentation needs to be reviewed like IEPs, caseload lists, compliance lists, and much more. Check out how to prep for back to school!
Why I Don't Use Hand Over Hand as an Occupational Therapist
As an occupational therapist, I am always trying to improve upon my practice with the students that I serve. Hand-over-hand activities do not allow special education students to work on the foundational skills that they need. When their IEP goals have them working on fine motor skills activities, I find what skills they do not possess. Lacking fine motor skills can be environmental or foundational. Learn more on how to dig deeper for your special ed students!
Why I Don't Use Hand Over Hand as an Occupational Therapist
As an occupational therapist, I am always trying to improve upon my practice with the students that I serve. Hand-over-hand activities do not allow special education students to work on the foundational skills that they need. When their IEP goals have them working on fine motor skills activities, I find what skills they do not possess. Lacking fine motor skills can be environmental or foundational. Learn more on how to dig deeper for your special ed students!