Below you will find a compilation of PDF files and websites that will provide resources for many of the areas Occupational Therapists address within the school setting. Whether you are a teacher or parent, you will find a great deal of information to assist you in helping our children reach their greatest potential!!! Feel free to contact one of the staff Occupational Therapists if you have additional questions. 

 

 

 

 

 

November: Polite

 

 

 

October: Responsibility

 

 

 

September:  Respect

 

 

 

August:  Self Discipline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://sites.google.com/site/darceyot/pencil-grasp  (Development of typical grasp patterns)

 

 http://www.penskills.com/  (photos of INCORRECT grasp patterns for Left-handed and Right handed-students)

 

http://www.do2learn.com/academics/FineMotor/index.htm  (printable activities for fine motor development)

 

 

 

http://www.brownsburg.k12.in.us/documents/registration/fine%20motor%20skills1.pdf (crossing midline and MUCH MORE)

 

http://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/activities-for-crossing-the-midline.html  (see also other areas on this site for additional fine motor, gross motor, and sensory activities)

 

 

 

 

Visual Perceptual & Visual Tracking Skills 

 

 

http://www.visionandlearning.org/  (comprehensive information on vision development and activities for improving visual skills)

 

http://www.eyecanlearn.com/  (eye exercises for improving perception, tracking, and other visual skills)

 

http://www.kidsmemory.com/  (games for improving visual memory)

 

http://www.pediatricot.blogspot.com/2010/06/activities-to-improve-visual-perception.html  (visual perception strategies)

 

* WHAT IS SENSORY INTEGRATION??

Our bodies take in information from the environment to guide us through the day for safety and learning. Our nervous system integrates all of the information it receives from outside our body, as well as the inside of our body. The coordination of this nervous system process is referred to as sensory integration. 

 

 

 Heavy Work activities: Parent Information -   http://www.skillsonthehill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Heavy-Work-List-for-Parents.pdf

 

Teacher Information -   http://www.sensorystreet.com/uploads/Heavy_Work_Activities_List_for_Teachers_-_Elizabeth_Haber_and_Deanna_Iris_Sava.pdf

General Strategies - Heavy Work Activities List 

 

 

 

*Remember to look at built-in accessibility on your computer! (ex. Speak Selection with highlighting of words, Zoom, etc.)

 

iPad Apps 

 

http://otswithapps.com/apps-by-occupational-performance/ 

 

http://www.freetypinggame.net/  (typing website)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/  (Dance mat Typing - FUN typing game!)

 

 

Stop-Go Paper Small 

 

Stop-Go Paper Large 

 

Bold box with gray  

 

 

Dark lined notebook paper 

 

Graph paper 

 

Wide rule boxes 

 

Yellow Highlight Paper 

 

http://www.do2learn.com/activities/writingtools/index.htm (variety of adapted paper for improving handwriting legibility)

  

http://www.tlsbooks.com/handwritingworksheets.htm  (free printable worksheets for handwriting practice)

 

QUICK REFERENCE FOR ART CLASS: 

 

Strategies for Art/Crafts 

 

 

 

http://www.therapystreetforkids.com/index.html  (comprehensive website including fine motor, visual motor, visual perceptual, and sensory skill development)

 

http://www.handwritinggym.com  (website with comprehensive strategies on drawing and handwriting)

 

ADHD: From Chaos to Control- https://drive.google.com/file/d/13GvAkz4bK2M_7aAA-dfp45C5Uud2kwkg/view