FUNctional OT Learning

Swings (including therapy swings) can be a lot of fun and a fantastic sensory tool for your student's break time! They offer their greatest benefits - and are the safest - when used under control. Having these safety rules posted in your break room offers concrete expectations for students and staff while utilizing the swings during breaks. This bundle offers assembly directions, a full page download of all 5 rules combined (offered in 2 skin tones per bundle), and the 5 rules in an enlarged fo

This amazing tool was developed by a school based occupational therapist to streamline and organize sensory motor breaks. It is designed to give the students control to decide what they'd like to do on the break, while keeping the break organized for optimum sensory regulation. This set includes 20 pages of resources for you to print and create the Break Builder in your schools, homes, or therapy setting! Directions for how to set up Break Builder, descriptions on the break options, color co

Welcome to FUNctional OT cooking! My students look forward to our weekly cooking sessions which focus on the fine motor, sensory, and functional processes of cooking. With the picture recipe, students also work on number identification (numbers 1-4), left to right tracking/pre-reading skills, and emergent reading and sight words. At the end of group, students are given the opportunity to identify whether they enjoyed the cooking treat and write or stamp their name on the recipe to bring home. Th

Welcome to FUNctional OT cooking! My students look forward to our weekly cooking sessions which focus on the fine motor, sensory, and functional processes of cooking. With the picture recipe, students also work on number identification (numbers 1-4), left to right tracking/pre-reading skills, and emergent reading and sight words. At the end of group, students are given the opportunity to identify whether they enjoyed the cooking treat and write or stamp their name on the recipe to bring home. Th

Welcome to FUNctional OT Learning cooking! My students look forward to our weekly cooking sessions which focus on the fine motor, sensory, and functional processes of cooking. With the picture recipe, students also work on number identification (numbers 1-4), left to right tracking/pre-reading skills, and emergent reading and sight words. At the end of group, students are given the opportunity to identify whether they enjoyed the cooking treat and write or stamp their name on the recipe to bring

Tam's Tools is a social story that helps introduce students to unique learning opportunities that are available to assist in focus and self regulation. Tam is a student that needs some additional tools to find success in the classroom. The story is short, and easy for students of all abilities to understand. Use it on an individual basis with your students, or present it to the full class so that all students can understand why some students are using alternate tools to succeed. Print the pa

Welcome to FUNctional OT cooking! My students look forward to our weekly cooking sessions which focus on the fine motor, sensory, and functional processes of cooking. With the picture recipe, students also work on number identification (numbers 1-4), left to right tracking/pre-reading skills, and emergent reading and sight words. At the end of group, students are given the opportunity to identify whether they enjoyed the cooking treat and write or stamp their name on the recipe to bring home. Th

Ball baths can be a lot of fun and a fantastic sensory tool for your student's break time! They offer their greatest benefits - and are the safest - when used under control. Having these safety rules posted near the ball bath offers concrete expectations for students and staff while utilizing the ball bath. This bundle offers assembly directions, a full page download of all 5 rules combined (offered in 2 skin tones per bundle), and the 5 rules in an enlarged format with 1 rule per page (2 sk

Welcome to FUNctional OT cooking! My students look forward to our weekly cooking sessions which focus on the fine motor, sensory, and functional processes of cooking. With the picture recipe, students also work on number identification (numbers 1-4), left to right tracking/pre-reading skills, and emergent reading and sight words. At the end of group, students are given the opportunity to identify whether they enjoyed the cooking treat and write or stamp their name on the recipe to bring home. Th