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Music and Emotions Activity Free Printable and Video Lesson

Helping children explore the connection between music and emotions is a powerful way to build self-awareness, self-regulation, and emotional intelligence. This free activity is an easy, engaging lesson you can use in the classroom, therapy sessions, counseling groups, or at home. Best of all, you can download a FREE printable reflection worksheet and pair it […]

Sensory Based Interventions: What Does the Research Say?

Sensory based interventions are widely used in classrooms, therapy settings, and homes to support children with sensory processing differences. A recent systematic review examined research from 2015 to 2024 to determine which approaches improve real functional outcomes for children and youth. The review focused on participation, attention, sleep, regulation, and daily task performance. Learn more […]

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Hand Strengthening Activities for Kindergarten and Up: Free Printable

Strengthening hand muscles is essential for successful handwriting, scissor use, drawing, and everyday classroom tasks. This free printable set of hole-punch strips is a simple, highly motivating way to build fine motor strength and coordination in kindergarteners and older students. These hand strengthening activities for kindergarten and up provide opportunities to trace shapes, draw shapes, […]

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Occupational Therapy Activities for Children – Free Printables

If you need simple, engaging occupational therapy activities for children that you can use instantly, this free four-page printable set is a great place to start. These movement station pages come from the complete OT Playground Sensory Trails and are perfect for sensory paths, hallway routes, classroom brain breaks, or quick motor warm-ups. The best […]

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Early Executive Function, Parenting, and School-Age Outcomes

A recent longitudinal study followed children from preschool age into third grade to understand how early executive function skills and parenting behaviors shape later resilience, self-regulation, and behavior. Findings from this research offer practical guidance for educators and pediatric therapists who support young children every day. Learn more about early executive function and parenting. How […]