Thriving in School

I am a visual person.  When I create a presentation, I always open up iphoto to peruse my pictures.  It is the image that sparks a thought ...

 I discovered this app from YourTherapySource and I was never so happy.  I have tried a number of letter formation apps and found some go...

  Pandora is a free personalized radio app.  Just start with the name of one of your favorite songs and Pandora will customize a "ra...

Apps for Sensory Seekers continues.  This one is the "Free App of the Day" from Technology in (SPL) Education , so grab it now...

Our next app for Seekers is Glow Tunes by Chris Martone.  Glow tunes  combines graphics with music to create a great multisensory expe...

    LineArt by PDJ Apps Seekers: We know you are out there, if you just stop moving or fidgeting or listening to your favorite music.  H...

I admit it.  I am an App hog.  I have more apps than I know what to do with.  With over 425,000 third-party apps officially available on the...

Okay, this is a pet peeve of mine.  Often recess is taken away for misdeeds in school.  Consider the reasons:  forgotten homework, incompl...

At a meeting we were talking about a student's low alertness level and the need for sensory activities to give him a boost at specific t...

I am avoiding pencils this week so I brought out the watercolors for the kids.  Why stick to painting on the tabletop or easel?  Leaning ...

I don't wear a watch, but I am quite accurate at telling the correct time within a few minutes.  I don't use an alarm clock but I ca...

These bottles of colored water sit on the windowsill of our school room.  They make a nice visual break.  We have some empty ones for stu...

Last June, after the school year ended, I started thinking of habits.  They say it takes 21 days to establish one.  Getting in the water ...

I happened by this TED video this morning on tying shoes. Apparently most of us have been doing it the wrong way all of our lives. No, the...

I bought myself an iPad last summer and work has not been the same. To explain this best, I thought I would give you "snip-its" ...

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...