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Handout for the Therapro webinarCreative & Fun Activity Ideas for the School Based Occupational Therapist

presented by Sarah Glovasky, OT, M.S., OTR - February 23, 2021

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Handout for the Therapro webinar Creative & Fun Activity Ideas for the School Based Occupational Therapist presented by Sarah Glovasky, OT, M.S., OTR - February 23, 2021


Creative & Fun Activity Ideas for the School Based Occupational TherapistSARAH GLOVASKY, OT, M.S., OTR

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Webinar Objectives:

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify two new treatment ideas/activities to use with students who have fine motor weaknesses;

2. Identify two new treatment ideas / activities to use with students who have visual perceptual, fine motor, motor planning difficulties;

3. Understand the role of school occupational therapy.

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Biography

Mother of three, wife for 10 years and occupational therapist for almost 15 years

Live in southeastern Massachusetts

Worcester State College, Worcester, Ma

School based and rehab experience

Sat on both sides of the table at IEP meetings

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Who are school based occupational therapist?

School-based occupational therapy practitioners support academic achievement and social participation by promoting occupation within all school routines, including recess, classroom, and cafeteria time.

They help children fulfill their role as students and prepare them for college, career, and community integration. They utilize prevention, promotion, and intervention strategies for mental and physical health and well-being.

School-based occupational therapy practitioners are occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) who use meaningful activities (occupations) to help children and youth participate in what they need and/or want to do in order to promote physical and mental health and well-being.

Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial and sensory components of performance.

In schools, occupational therapy practitioners focus on academics, play and leisure, social participation, self-care skills (ADLs or Activities of Daily Living), and transition/ work skills. Occupational therapy’s expertise includes activity and environmental analysis and modification with a goal of reducing the barriers to participation.

https://www.aota.org/Practice/Children-Youth/School-based.aspx

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What services can OT’s provide• General Education

learners-RTI• Students on an IEP

• Trainings for personnel and or families

• Collaborative teams

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Occupational Therapist vs Occupational Therapy Assistant

Occupational therapists are autonomous practitioners, and are responsible for all aspects of occupational therapy service delivery including the safety and effectiveness of the service.

Occupational therapy assistants must receive supervision from an occupational therapist to deliver occupational therapy services. Occupational therapy assistants deliver services under the supervision of, and in partnership with, occupational therapists.

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ADL Activities

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Songs Or Rhymes for ADLs

Keeping dressing skills fun can be key to success!

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Buttoning poem

Push the button through the door! Use your other hand to push some more! See Mr. Button made it through, That is all you had to do

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Shoe tying songs (both to row your boat)

Cross the laces, make an XThen you switch your handsPull them both to the sidesAnd then we start againOver, under, take one laceBelow the X down lowGrab the laces, pull them outNow we’re set to go

Make a baby bunny earPinch it way down lowTake the other lace aroundThis is what I knowPoke the lace under this ringGrab it from the sidePinch and pull both the loopsAnd now I know to tie.

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Brushing TeethGetting ready to brush

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ADL ActivitiesCards and activities to work on skills

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Button Bows and more!Fold out pamphlets for visual learner

Allows for consistent language at ever attempt

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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING: A MANUAL OF GROUP ACTIVITIES AND WRITTEN EXERCISES

Provides pre made group activities for a variety of ADL skillsEasy to use in groupsPersonal Hygiene, Laundry Skills, Money Management, Leisure Skills, and Nutrition

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Dressing boards/vestsThese can be found all over the place

Handmade vests with varying size buttons/zippers/snaps allow for built in grading of the same task

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Selfcare with a Flair

Uses pictures and rhymes to go through self care tasks

Broken down into small steps that students can generally manage

Helpful tips throughout the program

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Toileting

Multiple components Clothing

Seating

Wiping Sensory

Behavior

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Clothing Modifications

Velcro fly

Tear away pants

Loops attached to the waist band

Side open pants

Target has a modified clothing line

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Seating • Reducer ring (prevents the falling in

feeling)

• Sit backward (different motor plan/eliminates backward motion or turning)

• Modified toilet with torso supports

• Foot stool

• Hand rails

• Target practice

• Small potty

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WipingWet wipes

Reaching tool (for deceased ROM, balance)

Target practice stickers on pants

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Sensory IssuesSensory issues can be so vast and may include things people do not think about.

Ideas in this presentation are school appropriate and may not address all sensory issues associated with the bathroom

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Potty SongsMake potty time fun for those who respond to song and sound

Cocomelon has a lot of potty songs

Youtube can be your friend

Mrspotty.com

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“I Use the Potty!”(To the tune of “Frère Jacques”)

I use the pottyI use the potty

Yes I doYes I do

I’m a really big kidI’m a really big kidGoing pee & pooGoing pee & poo

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I Go Potty(To the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)

I go pee and I go poopIn the potty, yes I doI can do it by myself

No thank you, I don’t need your helpI go pee and I go poopIn the potty, YES I DO!!!

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Potty Seats and Toileting accessories

Use fun seating when available

Use toilet seat toppers to allow for smaller opening and less “fall through” feeling

Use wet wipes with or without wipe warmer to alleviate the chilly shock and or rough feeling

Use a padded seat

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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Standing Options

Tape on the floor as a mark to stand at

Toilet target-use cheerios or fruit loops to hit the hole. Use gold fish as an alternative (fish do live in the water after all for our more literal children)

Hoods for the back of the toilet for “bad aimers”

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Potty Behavior

Stickers On My Sticker Chart

To the tune of B-I-N-G-O

I put 1 sticker on my sticker chartBecause I tried to go potty P-O-T-T-YP-O-T-T-YP-O-T-T-Y1 sticker for going potty

I put 2 stickers on my sticker chartBecause I tried to go potty P-O-T-T-YP-O-T-T-YP-O-T-T-Y2 stickers for going potty




Timers

Sticker charts

Songs

Work with other professionals for consistency (ABA/BCBA)

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Fine Motor on a Budget

Tools and ideas to work on fine motor skills

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Handbooks, Activity Cards and Workbooks

Having the ability to copy activities makes the resource invaluable

It allows for multiple exposures to the same activity and ability to grade same activity to measure growth

They also allow for some skill and drill “homework” when screening kids who may not qualify for IEP

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Fine Motor Skills in the Classroom

Very helpful to use during screenings (whole class options)

Remediation skill ideas

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Activity Cards: Second-Hand Therapies

Picture on the front, activities on the back

All items listed are commonplace and easy to access

These are great during pandemic because they can be cleaned very easily

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Fine Motor OlympicsGreat tracking sheet to track student's progress

Parent staff and student component for consultative model

Includes observation check list so when completing an observation nothing is missed

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Finger Mania

Fun game!

Easy to transport from room to room or school to school

All pieces are included and target several aspects of fine motor

Appeals to competitive children who just “need to win!”

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Low Budget Fine Motor Must Haves

Clothes pins

Pony beads

Tongs

Pipe cleaners

Pom poms

Playdoh

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Clothes Pins

Open and close around objects like tongs

Line them up around a container/plate/almost anything

Matching letters numbers symbols ect

Use as a pencil grip

Grade able by size and effort it takes to open them

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Pony Beads

Patterns

Stringing

Complex string patterns to make keychains

Make your own fidgets

Use with tongs/tweezers

Matching

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Tongs

Easily gradable

Different size

Different pressure

Easily found at home for practice

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Pipe Cleaner

Make 3D shapes

Grippers on pencils

Beading

Letter and number formation

Poke through strengthening

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Folding Activities

Origami

Fans

cards

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Pom poms

Painting

Whisk put in and take out (fingers or tongs) letter and number maze

Sorting (pincer or tongs)

Push through (use interchanagble tops to grade the task.

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Play Doh

Make Play Doh

Dresses for pricesses/clothes for action figures

Use to navigate mazes (nice for the kids who have difficulty with making mistakes)

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Visual Perception

MAZESHIDDEN PICTURES

DOT TO DOT

SCANNINGPUZZLES

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Games

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MazesOnline

Raised edges

Bring object through

Wikki sticks

Magnetic mazes

Water mazes

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Scanning and Hidden picturesLeft to right

Top to bottom

How many do you see

Systematic looking

Letter and sentence tracking

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Cutting

Skills and equipment

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Scissors

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Kids love this one!

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Cutting skills

Use white glue to provide a textured border

Snipping “Hair cuts”

Cut through different mediums

Snow flake patterns (folding and cutting)

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Low Cost Fidgets

Fidget kits

Textured ruler

Kick bands

Pipe cleaners

Velcro

Bendy sticks

squishy

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Fun Activities for Sessions or at Home

Many of these I used for virtual therapy “homework”Most are geared towards younger students but can be graded for higher grades as well

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Non toxic paint

Perfect for young ones (or families with siblings for family activities

PICA or oral motor fixation

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SPRAY BOTTLE activities!!Alphabet bugs, Put out the fire, Use colors, letters numbers, words, So easily adapted to many ages and can use different spray bottles to grade

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Bubble Art!

This is a favorite when the weather is nice

Great for social distancing

Put a bit of food coloring in the bubble mix and have a great time blowing bubbles at the paper!!

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Sensory Bag

Possibilities are end less!

Hair gel

Shaving cream

Beads

Oil

Water

Finger paint

I ALWAYS double bag!!

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Sensory Noise MakersI USUALLY CONNECT THESE PROJECTS TO THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

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SNOW!!!

When there is no snow outside to use this recipe is a huge hit!

This is a fun activity to do in school or at home

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Play Doh

So many recipes available to be allergy aware and be inclusive to all littles and big kids

I will typically make the doh at home for the younger grades but will use a recipe without boiling water for the older kids when fractions and measurements comes into play during math

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Science!Another great choice to use throughout the grades!

Definitely takes prep time!

Works great for whole class groups (if that can happen in your district)

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Shadow Puppets Often takes 2 sessions for the kids to become good at it. Motor planning at its finest!

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Easily adaptable for children who can not manage with a popsicle stick

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Warm Up Exercises

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Show and Tell

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