12 versions included! To Use: Print templates. Laminate for durability. Colored Versions = Match the other side of the tree by placing colored pom-poms onto the circles. Blank Versions = Therapist places colored pom-poms on one half of the tree. Student will match the other side of the tree by placing colored pom-poms onto the circles to make a mirror image. Optional: Use tongs to place the pom-poms or beads.
Lowercase Letters Smash Mat + Formation = Tree & Ornaments
Directions: Print smash mat and laminate or place in clear protector sleeve. Print and cut out each alphabet card. Laminate for durability. Shuffle and place cards in a pile. Student flips the first card. Student rolls a small ball of dough and presses it on that matching letter. Practice isolating different fingers to press. Optional: Use letter tracing mat to write that letter. Optional: Use lowercase letter worksheet to write that letter! Optional: Cut out “Feed Me!” Tree image. Cut out mouth, this is where the student can place ornament cards in. Attach to a plastic container or box. Once the letter is smashed and printed, place cards in the mouth of the tree.
Lowercase Letters Smash Mat + Formation = Cookies!
Lowercase Letters Smash Mat + Formation = Cookies!
Directions: Print cookie smash mat and laminate or place in clear protector sleeve. Print and cut out each letter card or cookie. Laminate for durability. Shuffle and place cards/cookies in a pile. Student flips the first card/cookie. Student rolls a small ball of dough and presses it on that matching letter. Practice isolating different fingers to press. Optional: Use letter tracing mat to write that letter. Optional: Use lowercase letter worksheet to write that letter! Optional: Cut out “Feed Me!” Gingerbread image, this is where the student can place cards/cookies in.
Wikki Stix Number Formation Cards: Holiday Tree Theme
DIRECTIONS: Print and cut out each card. Laminate or place in plastic sheet cover. Using a wax stick, bend and form the number by adhering the stick to the dotted lines. Using pom-poms or small balls of dough, place “ornaments” onto the tree.
Instructions: Cut out sweater. Using “Washi Tapeâ€, decorate sweater. Use different colors/patterns in rows. Fold excess tape at the ends onto the back of the sweater. Select, color and cut out embellishment image (last page). Glue image on sweater. 4 different sweater versions included! 8 different embellishment images included!
Includes Detailed Instructions, Game Board, Game Sheets (3 Versions), and Game Worksheet. Assemble game as instructed. Ask the student(s) to open each flap (windows, chimney, and door) on the house and look at the letters. Allow the student time to study and visualize the letters. Remove the board and/or close the flaps. Using the corresponding “House Worksheet†pages, students will recall letters and form words.
Using a hole punch and colored construction paper, punch out the number of circles and glue them onto the images as indicated. This is a 4 PAGE high quality PDF. Includes: A "Hole Punch" of Trees, Mittens, and Candy Canes!
This fun Holiday Reindeer Themed Fine Motor Game is perfect for the holidays! These fine motor challenges will help a child improve their fine motor skills by performing a variety of hand movements with varying force. Includes 10 Fine Motor Challenges, each challenge with detailed instructions which include list of materials needed, set up, and game instructions. This 20 PAGE High Quality PDF also includes a Tracker form to record times.
This is a fun Holiday Craftivity that involves cutting, tracing, gluing, and writing! This 6 Page PDF includes instructions, “Meet my Pet Reindeer†page (to be filled in by child), stencils (pattern) to make Reindeer, and a sample page.
A great Holiday Sensory Activity! Cut out an ornament and begin to decorate by using traditional tools such as crayons and markers. Next, decorate the ornament using glue and medium that offers tactile and olfactory experiences.
Game Directions: Print and cut out cards. Laminate for durability. Select a card. Search and find the gingerbread girl. Repeat as desired. 15 cards included!
Game Directions: Print and cut out cards. Laminate for durability. Select a card. Search and find the gingerbread boy. Repeat as desired. 9 cards included!
Game Directions: Print and cut out cards. Laminate for durability. Select a card. Search and find the reindeer with one antler. Repeat as desired. 15 cards included!
Holidays Around the World: ORGANIZING & SEQUENCING - Alphabet Fun!
Holidays Around the World: ORGANIZING & SEQUENCING - Alphabet Fun!
Cut out each card. Shuffle and place the cards in random order. Student is expected to arrange the Holiday themed
cards in alphabetical order. The student’s performance may be timed and recorded on the score sheet attached; she/he
can aim to beat the time in the future.
Executive Functioning Skills: Holiday Planning & Organizing - Calendar Practice
What a busy month December is! In this activity, the child must use the attached calendar to record each event and task that is listed. They must answer the questions based upon the calendar. Includes blank December calendar. Good luck staying organized during this busy holiday season!
Students must follow the written instructions to color and find the number of Christmas items indicated. This is a 5 PAGE PDF that is a great Visual Perceptual and Fine Motor activity. 2 different skill levels included.
Sneaky Elf! Christmas Movement & Printing Activity
This fun Christmas Movement and Printing Activity includes 16 Movement Cards with Christmas Words and three different lined paper versions. Flick the spinner, complete the movement action, and write a sentence using the Christmas word provided.
This 7 PAGE PDF includes 5 different Snack Mat Versions. Transfer the cereal treats (one at a time) to each circle as indicated. Once all the treats have been placed, the child may enjoy a snack! A great fine motor activity that addresses Fine Motor Dexterity, Color Recognition, Eye-Hand coordination skills, Color recognition and matching skills, and Awareness of patterns.
High Quality PDF colorful rewards cards with a Christmas/Holiday Theme. Kids LOVE these!!! Do a great job in OT. Get a hole punch. Get 10 punches and you will get a surprise!
This holiday themed 16 PAGE PDF packet allows for opportunity to view and analyze winter/Christmas themed maps. Through the use of road names and buildings, opportunities are provided for the development of orientation and directionality skills. There are three levels of Christmas/winter themed maps that include various holiday themed locations, such as Santa's workshop, skating rink, elve’s houses, gingerbread house, and much more!.
This 8 Page Editable PDF includes all you need to make a Santa List Craftivity!!! Includes detailed instructions, pattern, and editable Santa List where you can type your list and child's name!
This Christmas activity is designed to promote development of fine motor, visual motor, bilateral coordination, and hand-eye coordination skills. Includes detailed instructions and printable template/pattern.
Santa’s Workshop - Conveyor Belt Memory: Where Did the Elves’ Put the Toys?
Santa’s Workshop - Conveyor Belt Memory: Where Did the Elves’ Put the Toys?
A Holiday Sequential Memory & Visual Motor Resource!!! This game helps children improve their sequential memory, the use of scissors, fine motor coordination, bilateral coordination, and eye-hand coordination. This 14 PAGE High Quality PDF includes detailed instructions, 3 Levels of difficulty, 3 pages of game pieces, and 6 pages worksheets!
HO! HO! HO! This Christmas Edition - Santa Paper Doll is a great activity kids will love! This 6 Page PDF includes Written Directions, Visual Instructions/Steps to complete task, 2 Pages of Santa's Clothing images, and Labeling Page. This Santa Dress Up Activity targets a variety of fine motor, sequencing, planning, handwriting, and visual motor skills!
Includes 6 Holiday Themed Connect the Dots Worksheets! Kids will love these dot-to-dot Holiday Themed activities! Versions include: Snowman, Candy Cane, Christmas Tree, Stocking, Ornament, and Bell.
Includes 6 Holiday Themed Mazes! Versions include: Snowman, Candy Cane, Christmas Tree, Stocking, Ornament, and Bell. Each maze is a full page and 1/8 inch wide paths.
Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management / Awareness - How Much Time?
Executive Functioning Skills: Time Management / Awareness - How Much Time?
Draw a line from the time span on the left to the holiday activity (such as wrapping a present, or watching a holiday movie) on the right column. Next, place the activities or events in order according to which activity needs the least amount of time, to the activity that requires the most amount of time. 2 levels of difficulty included!
What's Inside Santa's Workshop? Version 2 for Older Children
What's Inside Santa's Workshop? Version 2 for Older Children
Feel & Find Tactile Discrimination Game. This 5 PAGE High Quality Colorful PDF includes detailed instructions to assemble and play game, Game Cover Sheet to attach to a bag, and Game Cards. Once the game is assembled, the child picks a card and reads the description. The child is expected to reach inside the bag with their hand to find the specified item described.
What's Inside Santa's Workshop? Tactile Discrimination Game - Version 1 for Younger Children
What's Inside Santa's Workshop? Tactile Discrimination Game - Version 1 for Younger Children
Feel & Find Tactile Discrimination Game. This 5 PAGE High Quality Colorful PDF includes detailed instructions to assemble and play game, Game Cover Sheet to attach to a bag, and Game Cards. Once the game is assembled, the child picks a card and looks at the picture. The child is expected to reach inside the bag with their hand to find the specified item shown on the "Game Cardâ€.
This is an 11 PAGE High quality PDF with a Christmas Tree Theme. Topics Include: Visual Discrimination (Same) Black & White and Color Versions, Visual Discrimination (Different) Black & White and Color Versions, Matching Fun! Black and White and Color Versions, Pattern & Cut, Christmas Tree Maze & Riddle, Handwriting Level 1 and Level 2
This 6 PAGE High Quality PDF is a great way to address executive functioning skills! Organize and arrange the Holiday themed cards in alphabetical order. The student’s performance may be timed and recorded on the score sheet attached; she/she can aim to beat the time in the future.
iHoliday Fun!!! This is a smart phone/tablet themed Holiday Handwriting Game. The child looks at the holiday “selfie†and reads the beginning words of the sentence. Using age appropriate lined paper, he/she finishes the sentence using the starting words provided. This 14 PAGE PDF includes both grey and white versions. Includes 12 game cards, game rules/instructions, and game sheets - 3 versions of lined paper (single lined, 3 lined 1/2 inch wide, and 3 lined 3/4 inch wide paper with solid border).
This is a 9 PAGE High Quality PDF packet that targets Pre-Writing Skills. Follow the instructions to decorate the elf shoes, socks, and hats! Great way to introduce pre-writing strokes and shapes with a fun Elf Theme!!
Follow the Maze Path and Complete the “Stop, Find, & Color†boxes along the way. Watch out for the road blocks! You must complete all 10 stops to finish the maze.
Help Santa find his way to the chimney. Follow the Maze Path and Complete the “Stop, Find, & Color†boxes along the way. Watch out for the road blocks! You must complete all 5 stops to finish the maze.
This is a fun Sensory Coloring resource that kids will LOVE!!! Included is a 4 PAGE High Quality PDF. Follow the instructions to “make†some cookies for Santa!
Glue the cookies on the plate. Don’t forget to color & decorate the milk or hot chocolate for Santa too!
Black and White Christmas pictures with a color number code. Versions Included: Elf, Wreath/Lights/Ornament, Christmas Tree, Gingerbread Man, Santa, and Snowman. This is a 7 PAGE PDF file.
This is a great Holiday Motor Planning activity. Students must follow the arrows in the direction shown. Start at the top left and finish at the bottom right of the page. 2 levels included. Lets have some Christmas fun and do the Santa Shuffle!!
This is a great Holiday Motor Planning activity. Students must follow the arrows in the direction shown. Start at the top left and finish at the bottom right of the page. 2 levels included. Lets have some Christmas fun and do the Santa Shuffle!!
As the student completes each exercise, it will add charge for Santa's sleigh. After all exercises are completed, the battery is fully charged and Santa's sleigh takes off!
Don't Drop the Christmas Cookies! The Cookie Matching Game = Version 2
Each child will need: 1 gingerbread outline and 1 set of clothing items. Cut out each individual clothing item. Laminate for durability. Pick a card. Read the words out loud. If needed, an adult can read for you. Next, follow the directions to place the items on the gingerbread.
Follow the maze path and stop at each box. 2 Read the Christmas word out loud. Find and Color that Christmas picture. Therapist reads the “Wh†questions for that numbered box. Child answers “Wh†Questions.
TO ASSEMBLE: Cut out book and staple pages together. Cut out each square image (last page). Child colors and glues the correct image to complete the book.
These vocabulary cards are learning aids that have a printed word with an accompanying illustration. These cards will help children develop the oral vocabulary related to a Holiday theme. This PDF is 21 Pages! Holidays Include: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Diwali, Los Posadas, Chinese New Year, Ramadan, and Santa Lucia.
Laminate or place dough mat in clear sleeve protector. The student will use dough to roll a ball, then pound flat onto designated Christmas image. May use for word recognition, vocabulary building, articulation practice, matching, and/or memory games. Use with Christmas Vocabulary Cards!
These vocabulary cards are learning aids that have a printed word with an accompanying illustration. These cards will help children develop the oral vocabulary related to a Christmas theme.
Bury the North Pole Matching cards throughout the sensory bin. Laminate cards for durability. Add other objects as desired. Encourage your child to explore the bin by stirring, pouring, scooping, squeezing, etc. Provide the child with the Shadow Matching Board. Each time your child finds a character, direct them to name the character and then match the card to it’s shadow on the Matching Board.
Nathan needs to walk around his town to complete errands to prepare for his holiday traditions. Help him determine how long he will walk and how long it will
take him to complete some errands. Use a ruler to find the distances between buildings, as shown by the black lines. Then use the key to answer the questions.
You may consider this list helpful when you or a family member is selecting a gift for your child. The items have been categorized into developmental skill areas that the gift may develop in your child.
A fun Holiday Recipe that everyone will love! The dough makes great hanging holiday ornaments. This recipe provides intense olfactory (smell) and tactile (touch) experiences. Your child can make these as gifts for friends and family.
This Sensory Story Includes: 43 Different Story Pages and Sensory Strategies. Personalize title page. Versions Include: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa Title Pages! Simply print, select pages and place in the correct sequence in the Holiday story book. Once all pages are properly arranged, staple on the left. Enjoy reading with your child! Happy Holidays!
Follow the Maze Path and Complete the “Stop, Find, & Color†boxes along the way. Watch out for the road blocks! You must complete all 5 stops to finish the maze.
Ho Ho Ho! Print out recipe and Santa image. Follow recipe instructions to make puffy paint. Using fingers (or stick/tool), place mixture on top of image to make Santa’s beard. Dab to make it “puffyâ€. The next step is to “decorate†the picture using glue and medium that offers tactile experiences. Last the child describes Santa’s beard (soft, white, fluffy).
This is a 6 PAGE PDF that is a "Hole Punch" of Holiday Fun!!! Assemble book as instructed. Read instructions for each hole punch activity page. Using a hole punch and colored construction paper, punch out the number of circles and glue them onto the items. Decorate the Gingerbread Man, Elf Hat, Christmas Tree, Snow Globe, Elf Socks & Shoes, Candy Cane, Snowman, Wreath Decoration, Holly, and Ornaments.
The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care ....
The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care ....
Color, Cut, Fold, & Glue activity! Color the Christmas Tree, Presents, and Chimney. Cut out and assemble chimney as indicated on the Holiday Scene.
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