You probably think of handwriting mechanics as the act of picking up a pencil and writing on paper. And while that is true, there are some important skills that need to be in place for a child to be successful with this. Let’s take a look at the foundational skills needed for handwriting mechanics. Foundational…
Have you been searching for heavy work ideas but are struggling to find something that will work for your classroom or school environment? Today I have you covered with heavy work activities for school. What is Heavy Work? Heavy work is a term coined to describe any type of activity that activates proprioceptive receptors. Proprioception…
If you’ve been looking into sensory processing activities for your child or student, you have most likely come across the term “heavy work”. What exactly is heavy work and how it is beneficial? We’ll answer these questions today as well as give you some heavy work activities for kids. What is Heavy Work? Heavy work…
Something I have heard from teachers over and over again is that there is not a lot of sensory processing information geared specifically toward the classroom environment. As educators or therapists, we often have to sift through lots of general information for the home and figure out how to make it fit our classrooms with…
In our new book, Sensory Processing Explained, we dedicated an entire section to educators and providing tools and activity suggestions for the classroom. Today I wanted to share some of my favorite DIY sensory tools and activities for the classroom. I’ve divided each of these activities into the eight sensory systems so you can easily find…
I want to welcome and thank my mother-in-law, Debbie, a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, for all of her research and for sharing lots of great ideas on the topic of activities and ideas for dealing with sensitivities with Sensory Processing Disorder. Before we get started, if you have concerns that your child may have sensory…