Big Set of Occupational Therapy Handouts

Are you looking for handouts for teachers and parents to help develop a variety of functional tasks, hand skills, fine motor skills and visual motor skills (holding a pencil, scissor, skills)? This includes 18 handouts as a PDF that you can give to teachers, staff, parents, and other professionals for classrooms, RTI/MTSS, IEP meetings and consultation. Highlight the tips you want to use or just give the sheet as a full handout.

Pages 3-30 are 1 or 2 page handouts. For the same handouts with larger font, check out pages 32– 70.

Pages include Tips For ….

• Developing a hand dominance (Page 4)
• Developing a pencil grasp (Page 5-6)
• Developing spacing between words (Page 7)
• Teaching handwriting (Page 8)
• Students who write too light (Page 9-10)
• Students who write too dark (Page 11-12)
• Copying (Page 13-14)
• Developing scissor skills (Page 15-16)
• Students who have difficulty lining up math problems (Page 17)
• Students who are overwhelmed by a large amount of text (Page 18)
• General tips for developing self care skills (Page 19)
• Buttoning (Page 20)
• Zipping (Page 21)
• Shoe tying (Page 22-23)
• Students who fidget / move during class (Page 24-25)
• Students who are sensitive to noise during an assembly (Page 26)
• Students who have difficulty in the lunchroom due to noise and space (Page 27)
• Students who have difficulty eating during lunch due to motor skills (Page 28-29)
• Bonus: Handwriting vs written expression (This one is a bonus, as it has some of my own ideas, so this may not be applicable across all areas  ) (Page 30)NOTE: Some of these tips MAY overlap (ie: checking for posture). However, each page has individualized examples for the skill.

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DISCLAIMER: By using this, you agree that this activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. Please speak with your physician or OT if you have questions. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability.

This is perfect for general education students but also students with Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, ADD, sensory processing disorder, and other special needs. This can be used with general education, RTI, MTSS, special education, school psychologist, school counselor, occupational therapy OT, speech language pathology SLP, and social work SW.

I am a school occupational therapist who has a doctorate in occupational therapy. I work closely with special education and general education staff adapting material. This is where I get my inspiration for this material. I have used my materials with a variety of children with different disabilities including learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, sensory processing disorder, ADD, ADHD, visual impairments, deaf/hard of hearing, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and more.

DISCLAIMER: By using this, you agree that this activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. Please speak with your physician or OT if you have questions. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability. You should discontinue anything if you do not know your child’s reaction or ability.