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Following A Child’s Interest…

February 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Following A Child’s Interest…

Sometimes “following a child’s interest” means taking 5 minutes before the session starts to use the beanbag animals that they’re extremely passionate about and set up a diorama of bunnies participating in fine motor activities. […]

At School

Occupationally Meaningful

January 29, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Occupationally Meaningful

When I get a kid on my caseload who has been forced, from too early, to trace and write — for whom it is HARD to trace and write, who quickly learns to HATE tracing […]

Activities

Spy Code: Intermediate & Expert Mode

January 17, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Spy Code: Intermediate & Expert Mode

Since people were into my “spy code” activity in its extremely simplified form, I thought I’d share a few printable ones along with the whole “code” that I usually use. (Eagle-eyed readers may notice that […]

Activities

Spy Code: Beginner Mode

January 16, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Spy Code: Beginner Mode

I have a “secret spy code” activity that I do with lots of kids at different times. I love it for lots and lots of reasons: it’s a fun writing and reasoning activity that doesn’t […]

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The Dividing Line

December 28, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on The Dividing Line

When you start to understand how thin — or nonexistent! — the dividing line is between “playing” and “learning/growing”, suddenly so much more of what children do makes sense. And suddenly so much more of […]

Activities

Sort Something

October 19, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sort Something

This is a very short prompt/invitation to play today! Short and easy – that’s the best type of prompt, right? Find something in your house that you have a bunch of. It could be anything. […]

Activities

An Appley Adventure

October 19, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on An Appley Adventure

Inspired by Busy Toddler’s “Playing Preschool” — but a way more informal version of it — I sat down with the book “Ten Apples Up On Top” from the library and began reading. I didn’t call […]

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