A Dopamine Menu is a motivational tool designed to engage students by taping into the brain's reward system. Teachers, parents, and related service providers can use it as a structured yet flexible strategy to encourage students to complete tasks and reach their goals by providing them with a selection of positive reinforcements or rewards. Think of it as a "menu" of small, achievable incentives that stimulate dopamine release—a brain chemical associated with pleasure and motivation. These rewa
Heavy Work Station. Make it a fun, meaningful job for students! Be a gardener and help the garden grow. Move the numbers around to challenge a student by utilizing visual scanning skills, memory skills, and motor planning. Students can tap it, trace it, or roll a weighted ball along the pathway.
Animal movement / sensory break station. Good for a lower elementary school hallway. Put a piece of tape on the floor for a designated area to do the animal walks. Enhance sensory experience with tactile features! Use velcro to add an extra challenge- match the animal to the correct movement / texture.
Help support your students executive functioning skills (initiation, self-monitoring) and take ownership of their learning with these simple and effective progress trackers! Designed to be low-prep and versatile, these printable trackers are perfect for tracking academic goals in a visual and motivating way(working towards an agreed upon, motivating "brain break". Perfect For: Individualized student plans/accommodations (chunking assignments) Executive functioning skill development Special
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About the store
Experience
3+ years as a pediatric OT. 6+ years working in schools
Teaching style
child led + play based as much as possible
My own education history
Master of Science, Occupational Therapist - OTR/L
Additional biographical information
elementary school teacher turned occupational therapist. experience with preK-middle school students in general education and self contained classrooms. Things I love: movement breaks, executive functioning, and meaningful work for kids
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