This bundle of occupational therapy sensory resources includes the 7 printable downloads described below:

1. School Support Letter Template

This occupational therapy resource includes a template for writing school support letters for children who require accommodations or sensory supports in the school environment. Fill in and edit the template based on the child's individual needs. This resource also includes examples of how you can describe the challenges in the letter, as well as examples of adaptations and accommodations that can be recommended for children in the school environment. Don't forget to customize and individualize each letter based on the needs and abilities of the individual!

2. Sensory Strategies for Hyper-Sensitivity

This occupational therapy resource includes sensory strategies that can be used to help with sensory regulation for children with hyper-sensitivity to input (have a small sensory cup). The resources provides strategies and adaptations for hypersensitivity to tactile, oral, auditory, vestibular, and visual input. It also includes proprioceptive / heavy work strategies for calming and organizing the nervous system.

3. Sensory Strategies for Sensory Seekers

This occupational therapy resource includes sensory strategies that can be used to help with sensory regulation for children who seek input (have a big sensory cup). The resource provides strategies and adaptations for children who seek tactile, oral, auditory, vestibular, visual, and proprioceptive input.

4. Sensory Strategies for transitioning between energy levels chart

Print out this chart and cut/paste or write the sensory strategies that help each child with regulation and transitioning between different activity levels. This chart will serve as a visual support and tool to help the child identify and choose sensory strategies to engage in when they need to transition to a different level of alertness for improved participation in activities, and to meet the demands of the activity or task at hand.

Laminate the chart and add velcro to each sensory strategy for unlimited uses in the clinic during occupational therapy, ABA, speech therapy, or physical therapy sessions, or laminate the chart once completed for the child to take home and use in the home, community or school environment!

5. OT Handout - Signs of Sensory Modulation Differences in Each Sensory System

This occupational therapy resource is an informational handout describing possible signs of sensory modulation differences that may be observed in children related to each sensory system: tactile, oral, auditory, vestibular, visual, interoception, and proprioception. The resource covers some of the signs that may be present in each sensory system for children with hypersensitivity to input, sensory seeking, and low registration of input. Great informational handout for parents and pediatric therapists!

6. OT Parent Handout - Multi-Sensory Writing Practice Home Activities

This occupational therapy resource includes images and descriptions of 5 different multi-sensory handwriting activities that can be done at home, in the clinic or in the classroom. This resource is perfect to provide to parents and caregivers for home program activities for little ones who are learning writing and letter formation. The activities also provide different types of sensory input and can work on a variety of additional skills such as fine motor grasp and coordination, bilateral coordination, upper extremity coordination and strength, visual motor skills, dexterity, and task attention.

7. OT Parent Handout - Tactile Sensitivity: Dressing Strategies

This occupational therapy resource includes a parent and caregiver educational handout with strategies from an OT regarding increasing tolerance to dressing and clothing textures for children who have tactile sensitivity. The resource also includes a page with sensory strategies to perform prior to dressing in order to regulate the nervous system and decrease tactile sensitivity, which can lead to increased tolerance and comfort with dressing.

8. Sensory Cup Awareness and Activities Chart

This occupational therapy (OT) resource includes 3 printable activities to help build awareness of one’s sensory processing using the “sensory cup” analogy. 

Activities:

• Chart: things that fill and empty my sensory cup
• Images: image examples of a variety of sensory inputs and activities to be sorted in the chart of the first activity
• Chart: Strategies to empty my sensory cup, with boxes for the school environment, home environment, and 2 blank boxes for other environments specific to the child. Includes an example list of typically calming and organizing strategies.
• Sensory cup and interoceptive awareness reflection activity with example list