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Playing With Scissors

August 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Playing With Scissors

Yesterday, my kids (age 5 and 4) found a stack of papers that my son had brought home from school. The speech therapist sent home a bunch of picture cards that he could use at […]

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Writing My Name

August 7, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Writing My Name

My 4yo daughter told me that she wanted to “draw” my name. She wanted this because she has seen me write things by hand. She finds it meaningful and personally interesting. She has also watched […]

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Early Literacy

August 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Early Literacy

Something that I desperately wish that we saw more of in the US is letting kids learn literacy on their own terms, without the intense pressure that it often carries. (I know that this is […]

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 […]

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“Should” Be Able To

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Should” Be Able To

I walk into the classroom and sit down beside the child who’s on my caseload. She has OT services “push-in”, meaning that I don’t pull her out to my therapy room, but just go see […]

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