OT Tip Sheets – English

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS:

The following helpful Occupational Therapy Tip Sheets offer practical strategies, activities and information to promote learning and skill development for children.
 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

Hand Control Development

In-Hand Manipulation

Finger Isolation

Pre-Cutting Skills (Learning to Use Scissors)

Development of Cutting

Crossing Midline

Developing Pencil Grasp

Developing Scissor Skills

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS:

In-Hand Manipulation

Finger Isolation

Pre-Cutting Skills (Learning to Use Scissors)

Development of Cutting

Crossing Midline

VIDEO: Finger Control & In-Hand Manipulation

VIDEO: Cutting Development

VIDEO: Pre-Printing Skill

 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

Letter & Number Formations

Developing Pre-Printing Skills

Printing Program

Journal Strategies for Pre-Printers

Printing Lines

Printing Practice at Home

Pencil Grips

Alternative Pencil Grips

Heavy Pencil Pressure

Light Pencil Pressure

Colouring

Draw these Lines

Draw these Shapes

Copy these Drawings

Drawing Challenge

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS:

Visual Motor Development in the Classroom

Letter & Number Formations

Journal Strategies for Pre-Printers

Written Work Modifications

Printing Lines

Pencil Grips

Alternative Pencil Grips

Weighted Pencils

Heavy Pencil Pressure

Light Pencil Pressure

Colouring

Draw these Lines

Draw these Shapes

Copy these Drawings

Drawing Challenge

VIDEO: Pencil Grasp

VIDEO: Printing

 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

Vestibular System

Proprioceptive System

Heavy Work Suggestions for Home

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS:

Vestibular System

Proprioceptive System

Self-Regulation Strategies in the Classroom

Integrating Movement in the Classroom

Heavy Work Suggestions for the Classroom

Core Strength

Air Cushions

Body Socks

Rocker Seats

Wobble Stools

Weighted Animals & Lap Pads

Weighted Vests

Compression Vests

   

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

Preparing for JK

Preparing for SK

Preparing for Grade 1

Preparing for Grade 2

Fine Motor Checklist, 3-4 Years Old

Fine Motor Checklist - 4 Years Old

Fine Motor Checklist - 5 Years Old

Fine Motor Checklist - 6 Years Old

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS:

Setting Up a Kindergarten Classroom

Setting Up a Grade 1 Classroom

Setting Up a Grade 2 Classroom

 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS:

Button Skills

Zipper Skills

Shoelace Tying Skills

Toilet Training

Wiping after Toileting

Feeding Tips for Babies 6-12 months

Feeding your Baby: Moving from purees to table food textures

Drinking from an Open Cup

 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS:

Visual Memory

Visual Closure

Visual Figure-Ground

Visual Sequential Memory

Visual Form Constancy

Visual Spatial Relations

Visual Discrimination