Thriving in School

I hope your enjoyed this series on matching apps to sensory preferences.  In review, here are the patterns of relating to our sensory world ...

My colleague Lindsay and I just completed teaching a course on "barrier-free learning", incorporating Universal Design for Learnin...

Last Thursday we got such lovely snow, about 10 inches of it. Before school on Friday, there was a fair amount of shoveling that had to be ...

How do you respond to sensations around you? Are you someone who seeks input, someone who does not notice , someone who avoids it or some...

I watched the finals of the National Spelling Bee last night. After the seventh round, only one girl was left, Isabel A. Jacobson, a 14-yea...

Why would a leaf on a path cause a cow to stop dead in its tracks? Watch this video on Dr. Temple Grandin titled "The Woman Who Think...

Honoring differences is what we strive for as occupational therapists. This starts with understanding. The blog School OT thoughts talks ab...

What you see is what you get...not really! Be sensitive to how we present visual information to our students. Sometimes we don't ...

Please Pop! We tape a sheet of bubble wrap on the wall next to the door of the OT/PT room. This gives students a chance to pop a few bubble...

As occupational therapists working in schools, we have a unique job. Our primary focus is to improve the occupational performance of childr...

One teacher wondered where in her classroom she would fit suitable sensory activities. They don't necessarily need a lot of space. Hav...

Although we often use songs to enhance learning tasks, we don't always think of music as a valuable tool for changing the alertness leve...

I am sure our students are all a little tired from last nights events. Some may be dragging, and others may still be reeling from the excit...

Halloween is a very exciting day for most students. They may be tightly wound with the anticipation of the evening's events. This is n...

Having a classroom of students at different levels of alertness can be a particular challenge to teachers. Some students are underaroused: ...

National Sensory Awareness Week is October 25 - 31, 2006 We are all sensory beings. We rely on a variety of sensory input to help us attend...

Snacks for Organization and Alertness! MCAS testing is this week. Why not send in snacks that would help your children function at their be...

Weights! Weights are a great way to build hand and arm strength, but did you realize they also have a calming, organizing effect? Drink you...