Thriving in School

April is Autism Awareness Month. Barbara Smith, The Recycling Occupational Therapist on Facebook , shared this link to a youtube video . T...

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Smories is a free resource where kids can have stories read to them by other kids. It's a simple, safe alternative to sites like youtub...

March is Read-a-thon month at Hosmer. It is a wonderful, longstanding tradition. Parents, teachers and students all join in on this 31 day...

copying Originally uploaded by lloydcrew National Handwriting Day is on John Hancock's birthday, January 23 (although there is some deba...

Get moving Originally uploaded by lloydcrew Ten years age Ms. Donovan, first grade teacher, had a "stepper" in her room. It was a...

Originally uploaded by lloydcrew Getting kids to sit and attend on the rug is a real challenge. Sometimes giving more support is helpful. ...

Originally uploaded by lloydcrew Theraband is great material to wrap around legs of chairs. Kids can use it to bounce their feet on, keepin...

Let kids move! Originally uploaded by lloydcrew Remember, our bodies were not made to sit in a chair at a desk all day...let kids move! How...

This school year started with a move. As bad as it was, there were positive things about it...look what developed as part of our new space.

I love looking at this blog, OT Tools for Public Schools ...lots of ideas and always pictures! Add it to your list.

Who doesn't love dot to dots? This site allows you to create a "connect the dot" image from a photo. It is great mouse prac...

There is something appealing about completing something in 5 steps. Displaying these 5 steps can be accomplished with a simple list, but ch...

Why do we demand that students face the front with eyes on the adult during a talk or lecture?  Read this post on Everyone Listens Different...

OTs love bubble wrap.  It is such a sensory experience...the feel, the sound, the excitement!  We tape a sheet at the entrance of our room w...

Habits...they are good when they are established, but boy can they break down! I have gotten out of the "habit" of communicating ...

09/09/09 Here are some fun activities you can do in class today to celebrate the number nine. Thanks to Jen at Far-Out Links to Learning ...

Summer is a valuable time for removing yourself from routine tasks and dreaming a bit. Where did your path lead you? Are your ready for the...

As you set up your rooms this week, why not add digital jobs to your job chart? In addition to "line leader" and "table washe...

OTs have a fascination with hands. It is through our hands that we interact with the world around us. Our hands calm others, take in infor...

Now you can get a free account to My Webspiration, an online web mapping tool. They opened the site up to new users again, so go for it. M...

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

Would you be so kind to complete this short form if you work with students on the autism spectrum. We will share the results with you! p...

I am so excited to be heading down to Philadelphia tomorrow for EduCon 2.1 . It is a wonderful experience driven by these guiding principle...

We've had our fair share of ice here in the Boston area recently. Yesterday the Boston Globe gave some tips on navigating safely on this...

photo by mathewlees According to the Boston Globe this morning, the impact of your social network may be greater than you think. A study ci...

Occupational therapists see function in most objects. 7 am - picked up on curbside after spotting it on a morning run 9 am - new life as a...

My K12 Online Conference presentation, Changing Disabilities to Possibilities - Using the MacGyver Approach is coming up this week. Here is...

Are you listening to the conversations? Going on right now is a free online conference for k - 12 educators. Check it out at the K12 Online...

On my previous post, Jeff Utecht left a comment which I rejected accidentally when I was moderating it. My only defense was that it was wa...