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bestdayever

September 20, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on bestdayever

My old typewriter has been an option in the room for a few weeks now, but writing feels like a threat to him. Even typing feels adult-dictated. Even typing on something fun. It always just […]

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Keyboarding Play

September 15, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Keyboarding Play

I have an old typewriter in my room. I also have a large gym mat with a QWERTY keyboard created on it in tape. Both of these are for the same purpose: to provide play-based, […]

Activities

Mailbox Project: First Notes

September 1, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Mailbox Project: First Notes

So last week I wrote about my mailbox project with four classes at the schools I work in — 4th grade, 3rd grade, 3rd grade, and 1st grade (or approximately age 9-10, 8-9, and 6-7). […]

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Introduction: Mailbox Project 23-24

August 29, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Introduction: Mailbox Project 23-24

Yesterday I finally finished writing 84 cards to all the children in four classes at one of the schools where I work. I’m expanding my mailbox program this year to give it a try. I […]

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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

Invisible Ink

August 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Invisible Ink

A fun idea for the big kids. This one is pretty involved and takes prep time. (You could delegate the steps of figuring out what supplies you will need to an older child who can […]

Activities

Rainbow Puzzle

August 1, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Rainbow Puzzle

Here’s a quick little puzzle that I made for some of my OT kids. I have a little “mailbox program” with a few of my kids — sort of a pen pal situation — they […]

Activities

Scavenger Hunt/Writing Game

July 21, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Scavenger Hunt/Writing Game

I knew that among the play invitations that I had available at camp*, that I would want to have one more structured, writing-based invitation every day. I wanted this for a variety of reasons: there […]

Activities

Drawing Music

June 22, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Drawing Music

Throwback to one of the activities I did in the past… I brought this giant keyboard mat, set it on different instrumental settings and we drew all over it with dry erase markers while it […]

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