Occupational Therapy

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	Mrs. Lee- Grades 8

	Mrs. Scanlon Grade 5

	Mr. Sullivan- Grade 7

	Miss Brown- Grades 6 & 8

	Mrs. Pelletier- Grade K-4

	Miss Rahme- Grade 6

	Speech & Language Mrs. Garcia & Mrs. Archer K-8

	OT - Mrs. Hirschy & Mrs. DeLancey K-8


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	Occupational Therapy

Welcome to the Occupational Therapy Home Page

We are glad that you are visiting with us today!

Perhaps you are wondering what occupational therapy is? Maybe you have questions about what students do in an occupational therapy session? You may also be wondering what you can do at home to support and enhance your child's skills?

We hope to answer your quesitons here...

An occupational therapist, often referred to as an OT, is one who works with individuals that have delays or disabilities in different areas. In the school setting, these areas may be fine motor development, visual motor development, visual perceptual skills, self-care, and sensory processing. Occupational therapists not only work in schools, but they also work in hospitals, adult and pediatric outpatient clinics, nursing homes, mental health and community settings, even tennis clinics! Many people ask if an occupational therapist has something to do with "jobs"? Well, the answer in brief is "Yes!" The purpose of an occupational therapist is to teach people "Skills for the job of living".

Please check back with us soon. We are a work in progress.

Jessica Hirschy, OTR/L and Monique DeLancey, OTR/L

FUN STUFF:

Looking for some fun things to do with your student now that the cold weather is setting in? Try some of these actvities below. They are great for supporting fine motor and visual motor (eye-hand coordination) skills!

Plant and care for an indoor garden

Use a spray bottle to water indoor plants

Paint, color or draw with a piece of paper attached to an easel/wall/ refrigerator (anyplace vertical)

Assemble puzzles, pegs, lacing cards

String beads, macaroni, cereal, etc.

Maze books and word search puzzles

Hidden Pictures in Highlights magazine

Build with blocks or items from the recycle bin.

Rip the newspaper into smaller pieces for recycling

Draw shapes and letters in sand, grass, dry rice, etc.

Draw half of a picture and have your child guess what it is (for example - a cat, a ball, a butterfly, etc.) then see if they can draw the other half

Use pipe cleaners to make shapes, letters or designs

Roll Play-Doh or clay (silly putty works well) to form animals, shapes, etc.

Cut and paste shapes out of construction paper, cardstock, newspaper, tissue paper, etc.

Relay Races- inside or outside- pretend to be a crab, a bear, a snake, etc.

Draw a shape in the air and have your child guess what it is, then switch places.