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My Five Favorite Fidgets

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 01.25.21 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Jan 25, 2021 | Resources, Sensory | 0 comments

Fidgets can be an effective tool for students to use in the classroom and the community to help with self-regulation when used appropriately. Today, I will highlight my five favorite fidgets to use as an OT. It is important to work with your whole team to determine...

Winter Sensory Play & Fine Motor Activities

Jen Koenig 12.16.20 Comments: 0

by Jen Koenig | Dec 16, 2020 | Sensory, Winter | 0 comments

Teaching before winter break is hard. This year is especially hard. It’s cold outside, festivities are likely cancelled or drastically changed due to COVID, and we seem to be squeezing in every assessment possible in the last few days of school. I’m...

Holiday Fine Motor and Sensory Activities

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 12.14.20 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Dec 14, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Sensory | 0 comments

The holidays are upon us! Today, I wanted to share five fun and easy holiday themed fine motor and sensory activities that you may want to try with your students or even your own kids at home. Most of the activities use materials you likely already have at home, or...

Proactive Strategies for Behavior Part 2

Heather Hoeft 11.11.20 Comments: 0

by Heather Hoeft | Nov 11, 2020 | Art & Fine Motor, Schedules, Sensory, Visuals, Work Tasks | 0 comments

Recap of Part 1 In part 1 of my list of proactive strategies (check it out here), I reviewed the beginning steps of being proactive. Whether in a full remote, hybrid, or in person model right now and in the future, these steps will help. Being proactive when teaching...

Socially Distant Sensory and Movement Break Ideas

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 08.24.20 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Aug 24, 2020 | Classroom Setup, Resources, Sensory | 0 comments

If you have gone back to school in person or are planning to soon, there are probably a lot of new protocols to learn and follow to keep everyone safe. As an OT, one of the things I often think about is how to incorporate sensory and movement breaks throughout the...

All About Sensory Diets

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 07.27.20 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Jul 27, 2020 | Resources, Sensory | 0 comments

It is very likely that you have heard the term sensory diet at some point. But what exactly is a sensory diet, why are they important and how do you create one? Let’s go in depth on this topic today! What is a sensory diet? Simply put, a sensory diet is a plan or...

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