Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz
43+ results
Filters
Grade
Subject
Resource type
Standard
Programs & methods
Supports
Sensory Tips / Tricks
A list of simple and (MOSTLY) free tips and tricks to practice for increasing sensory tolerances and decreasing sensitivities. Oral, Auditory, Tactile, Olfactory and Visual sensory ideas are all listed. This is by NO means an all-inclusive list, but I often wished I had a paper to grab for easy, quick ideas for my students and this is a compilation of my typical go-to strategies. Hopefully it can help you as well! Please remember this is intended for individual use only - if others are interest
Not Specific
Stress Bucket Visual
The Stress Bucket Model (adapted from Brabban and Turkington, 2002) can be used to understand what types of circumstances or activities increase stress and what activities are restorative/decrease stress. This simple handout can be printed out and filled in to help understand and support students in the classroom using a trauma-sensitive lens.
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
Get more with resources under $5
See all
Breathing and Lung Disease: Education
Patient education is extremely important for effective discharge planning. If your patient has the skills and knowledge to manage their health concerns they will need less assistance from caregivers, will be more independent, and will have fewer hospital stays. Education on diaphragmatic breathing sets the foundation for so many lung related issues. With effective and improved breathing, patients will have a stronger voice, increased endurance, and decreased risk of aspiration. Breathing and Lu
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Speech Therapy SNF Starter Pack
FREE Faded Stimulus for Coloring Inside the Lines and ABA with Shapes Worksheets
FREE Faded Stimulus for Coloring Inside the Lines and ABA with Shapes Worksheets: This awesome free resource is available for you to work on coloring with your learners! The borders on the shapes get progressively thinner, providing chances for your learner to improve their coloring skills! These pages are great for occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA therapy, and more! Your digital download will include: 1 printable PDF5 different shapes5 levels of borders, increasing in difficulty25 page
PreK - 2nd
Parent Input Form for Initial, Annual, and Reevaluation IEPs
This document is extremely useful and easy when preparing for an IEP meeting. This document has all the essential pieces so that you can go into an IEP meeting prepared and know any parent concerns ahead of time. This document is an editable PDF where the font size decreases no matter how much the parent writes so you always have the information you need without it being cut off.
Not Specific
Proprioceptive and Strengthening Exercises
Proprioceptive exercises for strengthening, calming, increasing attention, emotional regulation. Key words: Sensory intervention, Sensory Integration, occupational therapy, OT, PT, classroom, Special Education, IEP, 504, Brain break. For teenagers, older students, or adults. Middle school, high school.
Not Specific
For All Subjects, Health
Quick and Dirty Sensory Information Guide
Firstly, I would like to say that any concerns about sensory needs for your client should be directly addressed with an occupational therapist. I am a speech therapist that needed a quick resource for myself for planning sessions that could increase engagement with my sensory seeking kiddos. This is a concise write-up of sensory seeking behaviors and activities that may assist for quick use. I hope this functions as a quick resource for others. Feel free to provide constructive feedback! Ad
Not Specific
Visual Closure - Hearts - OT
Increase visual closure ability by circling the half of the heart on the right to complete and match the part of the heart on the left. The second page has the answer key for children to visualize after completion!
PreK - 2nd
Visual Arts
Scaffolded Writing- Zoo Sentences • Lined Paper • Writing Practice • Handwriting
Decreasing scaffolded writing sheet with almost every letter of the alphabet! Begins with spacers between words and ends with practice without them Perfect for teachers, occupational therapists, and parents!
PreK - 5th
Handwriting, Writing
3 OT skills: clean, sweep, take out trash FREEBIE
This is a FREEBIE and teaches students a First, Next Finally--this is known as a step-by-step routine. This would be helpful, as a supplement/ an increase in getting thepractice of hygiene/preventing any time of spreading germs. I think that this PowerPoint would be ideal for teaching students how to properly care for their classroom/learning environment. The step-by-step includes: 1. First sweep up the trash 2. Next clean up thedirt 3. Finally throw away the trash I hope this product is helpful
PreK - 3rd
Health, Reading
Also included in:Â Special Ed. Cooking, Safety, & OT BIG BUNDLE
Interoception Handout
A useful handout to introduce interoception and begin to increase awareness.
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
Hand-Eye Coordination Skills: Help Rufus!
This worksheet is a fun, cute, and engaging way to get children (recommended ages 2-5 years old) to practice their hand-eye coordination and their fine motor skills. A child can use a bingo dotter, crayon/marker, and stickers to mark the white circle in order to help Rufus find his way home to the doghouse. In order to increase the difficulty, you can have older children draw symbols, letters, or numbers in the circles.
PreK - K
Handwriting, Writing
Beach Ballin' Handwriting Skills
This worksheet is a fun, cute, and engaging way to get children (recommended ages 2-5 years old) to practice their hand-eye coordination and their fine motor skills. A child can use a bingo dotter, crayons/markers, and stickers to mark the white circles in order to help thepuppy bring the ball to her friend. In order to increase the difficulty, you can have older children draw symbols, letters, or numbers in the circles.
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Writing
Butterfly Fly Away Handwriting Skills
This worksheet is a fun, cute, and engaging way to get children (recommended ages 2-5 years old) to practice their hand-eye coordination and their fine motor skills. A child can use a bingo dotter, crayons/markers, and stickers to mark the outlined circles. Help the butterfly fly away to their home. In order to increase the difficulty, you can have older children draw symbols, letters, or numbers in the circles.
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Writing
Parrot Learns to Fly! Handwriting Skills
This worksheet is a fun, cute, and engaging way to get children (recommended ages 2-5 years old) to practice their hand-eye coordination and their fine motor skills. A child can use a bingo dotter, crayons/markers, and stickers to mark the outlined circles in order to help theparrot learn how to fly in a circle. In order to increase the difficulty, you can have older children draw symbols, letters, or numbers in the circles.
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Writing
Christmas Cutting Activity
This Christmas Cutting Activity Freebie is a fun cut and pasting activity for beginners. It is perfect for any student that is beginning to learn and practice cutting basics, from pre-k to 1st grade. This freebie contains a total of 2 unique pages, that come in both full color and black and white for printer friendly options. Bolded lines for cutting are thick to increase the ease of knowing where to position the scissor blades to create the cleanest cut. Teachers can set up the task for childr
PreK - 1st
Big Emotions Chart and Strategies
This visual walks you through identifying emotions, choosing a strategy, and reflecting. This can help increase emotional intelligence and build good habits the next time a big emotion rolls around. Included is a page of instructions for how to use the visual and how to teach use to children. From my experience as an occupational therapy assistant, I've found these stratgegies to be effective and practical in any situation: in the classroom, at home, out and about, etc... None of us are born kno
K - 3rd
Social Emotional Learning
Writing Check!- Pencil Bookmark
These are pencil shaped writing reminders for your students, one with examples and one with questions! The variation helps to include students no matter their reading ability. I made these to give to my students in Occupational Therapy, however they are great reminders for educators of any kind working with handwriting. I included checks for the major fixes I see, to increase legibility independently! Each of the levels has a short and a tall version, depending on how they are used. My suggesti
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Handwriting
Educational Standards by State
As OTs, our expertise is NOT education. Majority of our training is tailored to biomechanical and psychosocial theories, sensorimotor intervention, neuroanatomy, task analysis and study of the human body–none of which include navigating a public school system. In my opinion, merging our medical background with the educational setting can be one of the most difficult transitions as a new practitioner. This resource links to the educational standards of each state! Click on your applicable state(s
PreK - 12th
Hole Punch Activity Packet (Fine motor strength/ endurance, precision, control)
*Digital Product Only - no physical item sent* This 5-page printable includes hole punch activities for increased fine motor strength/ endurance, fine motor precision/ control, bilateral coordination, activity tolerance, visual motor skills. This packet increases in difficulty making it a useful resource for children in preschool to elementary school. This packet was created by licensed and registered pediatric occupational therapists. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or if you
PreK - 3rd
Scissor Skill Development
This product was created to help develop visual motor skills needed for cutting. The colored lines utilized increase cutting precision and direction comprehension.
Not Specific
St. Patrick's Day Pencil Control Activities
Download this no prep, fine motor activity. This includes a pencil control activity by tracing on the line and completing mazes. These activities will help your student with pencil control. How do you recommend I use them?Print them out and use in sheet protector for extended use.Use them for morning work or early finishers for students to increase pencil control.Pop them into your emergency sub plans folder to ensure your students are on task when you're away.
Not Specific
Handwriting
Also included in:Â St. Patrick's Day Fine Motor and Handwriting
Putty Exercises
Help your student or child build hand strength with these putty exercises. These exercises target muscle strength of the hands and fingers that can increase participation in daily tasks. You can use playdoh, clay, or putty to complete these exercises.
Not Specific
Handwriting
Getting Dressed Checklist
A quick, no-frills dressing checklist perfect or any kiddo in your life that needs more independence. I suggest laminating this and giving them a dry erase marker and hanging it up where they change to increase their functional independence.
Not Specific
Showing 1-24 of 43+ results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands