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Hello. Thank you for stopping by! I'm an OT who works with students from age 5-21. I am excited to share my work! This resource is designed to be used as a tool to organize students in their home environment In order to use these repeatedly, it is recommended that they be cut out and laminated. Sticky back Velcro can be placed on the back of each square and correspondingly on the paper schedule so they can be movable and portable. These visuals can be used in a variety of ways. 1- A strip of act

This social story is designed to review the important safety factors involved in power mobility. Two versions of the story are included (both a boy and girl version). I hope you enjoy this product. It has helped me with my students who are new to using a power wheelchair. Using A Power Wheelchair At School by Laura Caramanico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Otbyme.

Hello and thank you for browsing my products! I designed this resource as part of a group of materials that gives kids a fun and creative way to work on their scissor skills. With the need for academic rigor, cutting is becoming more of a difficulty for many children as there is less time available for fine motor work. These worksheets are one option to help work on these needed skills. The emphasis for this packet is tool position. use of the helper hand to maneuver paper, and cutting curves an

Hi there. I'm an Occupational Therapist by day who works with special needs students with a variety of diagnoses. These clips can be used in a variety of ways. They are perfect for placing in a social story or for developing your own products for Teachers Pay Teachers. I have included 3 different school buildings and trees for fall, winter, spring and summer. There are a total of 20 trees featured. Feel free to use these for your personal use or for commercial products but please me on a page w

Hi. I'm an Occupational Therapist who works with special needs school. I am excited to share resources with you. This is a step by step guide to tying shoes. It's a complex task and this product helps you break it down into manageable steps! Please follow me to see additional resources and Freebies. Thank you for looking! Shoe Tying- Life Skills by Laura Caramanico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

This product is designed for young readers (age 8 and up) who have strong feelings. The social story is designed to be a go to resource for the child. This story has suggestions for sensory strategies and cognitive reframing. It is a good resource for distance learning. I hope you enjoy it! Managing Anger and Stress at Home by Laura Caramanico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/O

Welcome to OTbyME. I am an OT who has the privilege to work with a variety of students with Special Needs! This packet is designed for multiple uses. It can be used as a resource for parents, a framework for starting a home sensory program, or for parents that home school and would like new ideas for sensory options. Please feel free to make copies for your use with students or at home. Please do not make copies for other staff. Instead please have them visit my site and download a copy for them

This resource is one that I have wanted to create for some time. I have several students who struggle with top, bottom, middle, up and down. Without the foundation of directional terms, activities such as drawing, copying, and puzzles are extremely frustrating to these students. This workbook is designed so that these terms can be reviewed frequently. For myself, I find lamination a great option so that this resource can be used over again in the classroom, home, or in the therapy gym. I hope y

Hi there. Thank you for stopping by. :) I'm an OT who works with Special Needs students. I have always had a passion for materials and I made this ClipArt with a couple ideas in mind. Variety- There are 70 boys and girls to choose from with their own fashion sense. There are also different nationalities. I have also included some students in uniforms. I wanted everyone to find a student that looks just like them. Versatility- Use these guys in your own materials. These can be used for many diffe

I'm an OT that works with Special Needs students. I'm here to save you some valuable time! These February groups are designed to take the guesswork out of deciding what activity to do in group each week.These activities include options for upgrading and downgrading fine motor skills. For some students, they will be independent with the majority of the activity. Multiple options are included to modify each group based on the student’s level. Included are the following groups1-Make a valentine tre

This packet is designed to be used as a resource for intermediate cutters. Specifically, these students are at the level where they are working on coordinating the use of both hands while cutting. Whether your student is in special education, PreK, kindergarten, or beyond, it is important to make sure the student learns the proper way to cut. Pictures are exciting and captivating to keep your student on task and engaged. All pictures in this packet follow the same premise. The student is remind

Hello and thank you for browsing my products! I designed this resource in order to give kids a fun and creative way to work on their scissor skills. With the need for academic rigor, cutting is becoming more of a difficulty for many children as there is less time available for fine motor work. These worksheets are one option to help work on these needed skills. The emphasis for this packet is tool position and snipping. Snipping is one of the first prerequisite skills required for not only cutti

I am an OT who works with students with special needs. One area that I find many students struggle with is using tape. This resource is designed to work taping skills. It is setup so that skills can be worked on incrementally so that beginners can work on placing stickers and eventually place tape on the images as they improve their skills. I hope you enjoy it. School Tool Use- Beginning Tape by Laura R Caramanico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0

Hello and thank you for looking at my material! I am an Occupational Therapist that works with Special Needs students. I am excited to share my knowledge with you! This resource is designed with lots of flexibility so that it can be modified for each child and their family. I would recommend printing only the sections you would need at one time. It is broken down in several ways. This packet includes worksheets that have several hand skill activities so that these sheets can be used as a general

Hello- My name is Laurie Caramanico. I am an Occupational Therapist for school age students! I have always wanted to make materials for students that I have not been able to find elsewhere. Recently, I have had that opportunity. This type of resource is one that I have been wanting to make for a very long time. I see many students who are frustrated with using school tools (including crayons) because they do not like the result they see of their efforts. This is true for young children as well a

Hello- My name is Laurie Caramanico. I am an Occupational Therapist for school age students! I have always wanted to make materials for students that I have not been able to find elsewhere. Recently, I have had that opportunity. This resource is one that I have been wanting to make for a very long time. I see many students who are frustrated with using school tools (including crayons) because they do not like the result they see of their efforts. This is true for young children as well as school

This product includes tips and full page visuals for sequencing the steps of handwashing. This is particularly helpful for students with Autism but it can also be used with students with varied abilities. Also included are visual icons to use on a portable strip or to place above the sink. This is a timely subject for many students due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stay safe and enjoy this resource! Handwashing by Laura Caramanico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.

This resource is great for readymade groups for October. These activities work on cutting, applying glue, stapling, copying, visual motor skills, and visual perceptual skills. I hope you like these resources! You can upgrade and downgrade these tasks. They are designed for use with kindergarten to second grade as well as those students of various ages with significant challenges. Enjoy! rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" > OT Groups for October by Laura Caramanic

These activities include options for upgrading and downgrading fine motor skills. For some students, they will be independent with the majority of the activity. You can modify each group based on the student’s level. Included are the following groups 1-Cut and paste school sheet- Cutting skills, name writing, visual perceptual skills, school tool use 2- Fine Motor apple- For work on prehension patterns and finger strengthening 3- Coloring pages-school tool use, endurance, in hand dexterity 4-New

This resource is designed to work on motor control specifically for pencil skills. This can be used for exercise to build endurance or to improve precision. If you enjoy this product please consider following me for additional materials, freebies, and resources. Pencil Prewriting Drills-Distance Learning by Laura Caramanico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Otbyme.