Love this Life Inspirational Coloring Page Freebie Do you enjoy coloring? I do find it relaxing and calming unless they are too intricate. For some, if you were to color just one page it would take hours and hours. This FREE Love this Life inspirational coloring page freebie is simple with a beautiful message and […]
I Can and I Will Watch Me Poster Freebie Better late than never… Every year I like to update a poster freebie to celebrate PT and OT month. October is Physical Therapy Month so I am a bit behind. This poster freebie was created for PT month or for all year long. I created it […]
Meet the Therapist Letter Freebie for Back to School Back to school is upon and one of the most important jobs of a school based therapist is to keep open lines of communication with teachers, staff, and parents. Complete this FREE Meet the Therapist Letter for Back to School to start the year off right […]
Teaching children right from left can be a difficult concept. The ability to determine whether you are using your right or left hand requires higher level spatial awareness, body awareness and motor planning skills. This right or left hand poster is from the Right or Left Games packet. You can download it for free (see […]
Keyboarding Words Per Minute Goal Tracker Most students in grades 3 and up are working on keyboarding with a focus on words per minute. This keyboarding words per minute goal tracker is super easy to collect data on how a student is progressing. Even better, have the students monitor their own progress recording how they […]
Did you know that deep breathing exercises can help to alleviate stress, reduce anxiety, strengthen the attention span and sharpen the ability to focus and learn? In addition, deep breathing helps certain physiological responses as well such as slow the heart rate and decrease blood pressure. Seems like an easy fix right? Well, maybe not […]
As pediatric therapists, we are well aware that children need to have stable and strong proximal muscles of the trunk and shoulder girdle in order to use the distal muscles in the fingers and hands. When we observe in classrooms, we frequently see positioning of children that could use modification. Perhaps you modify the […]
Each year I have been creating new posters to print to wish everyone a happy Occupational Therapy month in April. This one happens to be one of my favorites but perhaps I say that every year. It is a Helen Keller quote – “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”. […]
Are you ready to work? Are You Ready To Work Clip Chart helps students to identify their state of regulation and ability to learn using visual supports. Each color category represents different emotions or levels of alertness. The students can decide how they are feeling and clip the clothes pin to the correct color. The […]
This hand out includes 10 tips for helping children with cerebral palsy during playtime (download below). This printable tip sheet is from Therapeutic Play Activities for Children. All children learn through play and exploration. Playtime helps children to develop fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, emotional and communication skills. Children with cerebral palsy also enjoy and learn through […]