For Teachers

Occupational Therapy information and suggestions for teachers.

Child's hands holding 2 green faux pumpkins while playing a pumpkin matching game. The background is full of faux pumpkins set out like a pumpkin patch on wood shavings.

Pumpkin Patch Matching Game: A Fun, Sensory Fall Activity

Farm animal sensory bin setup featuring plastic farm animals, corn kernels, sunflowers, shredded paper, and small toys on an orange tray for hands-on sensory play.

Exploring a Farm Animal Sensory Bin

How to Make an Emotions Sensory Bag

How to Make an Emotions Sensory Bag

A fall craft featuring real twigs arranged as branches on white paper, surrounded by colorful fingerprint dots in red, orange, yellow, and green. Ink pads in fall colors are placed next to the artwork.

Develop Fine Motor Skills with a Fun Fall Fingerprint Tree Craft

This image shows a sensory play activity setup with a yellow tray filled with dry oats. A pair of orange scoop scissors and a small brush are included, along with a blue cupcake liner filled with oats. On the left side, there is a card featuring various colorful emoji faces expressing different emotions, such as happy, sad, angry, and surprised. This setup is intended for a tactile sensory experience, helping children explore textures and emotions through play.

How to Create an Emotions Sensory Bin

This graphic has a green background with blue text blocks that read, "8 Simple Ways to Explain the Sensory Systems to Children." The font is bold and clear, making it easy to read. At the bottom, there is a website link in a white oval that says "www.growinghandsonkids.com." The design is straightforward and colorful, aimed at engaging parents, teachers, or caregivers who want to learn how to explain sensory systems to children.

8 Simple Ways to Explain the Sensory Systems to Children