April is Occupational Therapy (OT) Month!!
03.31.2015
April is the American Occupational Therapy Month. To celebrate we are happy to share our OT Month resources and activities. We have an exciting Photo-a-Day Challenge, OT Month Poster/Flyer, OT Month Craftivity, “What Do I Do in OT?" Coloring Book, and many more resources to inspire you to promote awareness of the Occupational Therapy profession.
Photo-a-Day Challenge 2015 - #CaptureOT!
Our first annual activity is a Photo-a-Day Challenge to Capture Occupational Therapy and celebrate OT Month 2015!
Instructions:
1. Take a photo based on the suggested theme each day in April.
2. Share these images on social media, such as Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
3. Use the hashtag #CaptureOT in your subject line so that everyone can search and browse them. Let's promote Occupational Therapy and Capture what we do every day!
4. Be sure to check out other people’s photos! You can see what others are posting by searching the hashtag #captureot
For example: Day 1 is April 1st. The photo challenge of the day is "Crayons." You can take a picture of something you have done that day or previous days that involve crayons. Use #crayons, #captureot, and #otmonth when you share on social media. Be creative and have fun!
Daily Challenges:
We have made the image above that you can save and share, which includes the suggested theme for each day in our photo-a-day challenge. You can download the image here. We would love if you could post every day, but we know how busy life is! You can post for as many days as you wish, and if you are behind that’s okay! Just post as many as you can and have fun! Be sure to include the hashtag #captureot. You can use other hashtags to promote OT Month as well. These include #occupationaltherapy and #otmonth.
OT Month Craftivity
Occupational Therapy gives me the Tools to Grow. This FREE Craftivity includes written instructions, visual prompts, and a color/cut/paste worksheet that depicts 20 different activities frequently completed in pediatric Occupational Therapy sessions.
Instructions:
1. Download this FREE Printable Activity here!
2. The child selects and colors 5 petals of the tasks he/she may engage in during OT sessions. Blanks are also included to draw and write your own tasks.
3. Cut out each of the 5 petals.
4. Glue the petals around the center of the flower.
OT Poster/Flyer
This FREE Poster/Flyer is a great way to promote OT Month. This 3 PAGE PDF includes both color and black/white (printer friendly) versions. The charming poster can be displayed in your clinic/therapy space or given to others (staff, educators, caregivers, parents, etc.) to promote Occupational Therapy. The poster illustrates some of the many functional areas addressed by pediatric Occupational Therapists while helping children develop and grow. You can download this poster here.
What Do I Do In OT? Coloring & Printing Book
What do I do in Occupational Therapy? This 9 Page PDF is a great activity that involves coloring and printing. Includes 12 different activities frequently completed in pediatric Occupational Therapy sessions.
Instructions:
1. Print out worksheets and cut across the middle of each page.
2. Assemble book by stapling pages together.
3. You can use all the pages provided, or select certain ones for your individualized book.
4. The child colors the picture and copy the sentence for each page in your book.
5. The last two pages are blank. Your students/clients may draw their own picture to show what he/she does in OT!
OT Themed Resources
We have more OT Themed Resources and activities. Other activities that raise awareness of the Occupational Therapy profession include the following:
- Printing Practice Cryptograms
- Printing Practice Word Scramble
- Typing Practice Cryptograms
- Visual Scanning with an Occupational Therapy theme
- Form Constancy with an Occupational Therapy theme
Looking for more resources to promote and celebrate OT Month? Be sure to check out our Sensory Educational Series for School and Sensory Educational Series for Home for more educational Resources. Tools to Grow at Home offer a range of products developed to facilitate the partnership between professionals and parents/caregivers. Visuals and Posters are a great way to decorate your OT space.
Staying true to our mission to provide our members with valuable tools to help with the most important job there is … helping children grow; we are pleased to offer these OT Month Resources.
We are so thankful to be a part of the Occupational Therapy profession. A career that allows us to impact the lives of many, and to be creative and client-centered on a daily basis. Occupational Therapy is a profession that is gratifying, challenging, and filled with countless opportunities to make a difference in the lives of our clients and families.
Wishing everyone a Happy OT Month!
Patti & Shelley
Related Topics: Activities/Crafts , OT Month , School Based OT
