OT is Fun

Parent or teacher handout for: School Readiness Skills Following directions Sitting for group activities Fine motor control Scissor skills Name writing Independence/self-care Social participation Emotional regulation Attention and transitions

Great OT activity!Foods that work for this activity:Station 1: cranberries, raisins, etc.Station 2: pretzels, Cheerios, etc.Station 3: chocolate chips, M&Ms, etc.You will also need:Plates, bowls, and/or cupsSpoons or scoopsStation labels and guided instructions for facilitatorsStudents use the worksheet as they work through the stationsInitiate conversation about body cues related to hunger/fullness

Roots: Supports in their life (people, routines, strengths)Seeds: Goals or new habits they want to developLeaves/Branches: Skills or strengths that help them growWeeds: Things they want to let go of (stress, negative thoughts, unhealthy habits)Flower/Blooms: Positive outcomes or experiences they hope to bring into their life (vision for the future)

Use this attendance tracker as a way to track session times for OT, PT, SLP or as a special education attendance sheet all in one. Track make up sessions as well.

Laminate for longer usePlace paper at midlineDraw a color cardStudent taps color with opposite hand from the color on the paper (I.e. draws a yellow card, yellow is on left side, tap yellow with right hand)

Print and use as you’d like to get to know your students!

Print on green paper or have student color the shapes greenGlue pieces onto background paper (3x: stem + 2 leaves)Use whatever you’d like to make small circles on the stems

Daycare keepsakes, Preschool, Pre-K, K-12thFill out page beginning or end of yearSignature spotSchool photo spotLaminate at the end for preservation

April is OT Month!Use the ready made title page (laminate for best use)Choose the graded activity best for your students!Use also as a coloring activity or bring flowers on colored paper

Decorative sign

Occupational TherapyHandwriting Instruction3 letter categories: frog jump, left corner start, center startUsed during tiered intervention - small groupsLaminate large box pages and individual letter cardsUse worksheets for student practice & data collection

Handwriting Data Collection (Pre-writing, lowercase, uppercase, numbers, and sentence) Cutting Skills Data Collection (Lines, shapes)

Data collection pages include: Pre-writing (Trace, copy)Name (Trace, copy, write)Lowercase letters (Trace, copy, write)Uppercase letters (Trace, copy, write)Numbers (Trace, copy, write)Sentences (2 pangrams, handwriting lines & regular lines)Data collection pages for eachIncludes data collection on legibility, formation, size, line placement, and spacing tailored to each category being tracked.

Handwriting activity1-step direction following activity Fine motor hole punch activityFall tree craft

Occupational TherapyHandwriting practiceStudent corrects mistakes and rewrites the sentences

Occupational Therapy 3-, 4-, 6-, and 8- inch shapes 3- and 4-inch hearts 6-, 8-, and 10-inch straight lines 6- and 10-inch curved lines Use for data collection/practice Please leave review for what other cutting practice you need!

Occupational Therapy Classroom craft Print tree trunk and leaves on colored paper OR white paper and have students color Cut out leaves Glue to tree page

1-step direction following to work on receptive language skills. Halloween related. Color, X, and circle directions.

Work on fine motor skills! - Cut out each picture card - Use a handheld hole puncher to punch each picture

- Use clothespins labeled with uppercase and/or lowercase letters - Can use for matching uppercase to uppercase, uppercase to lowercase, etc.