Hi, I’m Cindy from CreativeCOTA! I’m a school-based Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with over 25 years of experience supporting preschool and elementary students. I share practical classroom ideas, occupational therapy activities, no-prep resources, seasonal learning fun, and helpful tips for teachers, therapists, and parents. My goal is to create engaging activities that build fine motor, visual perceptual, handwriting, and learning skills in fun and meaningful ways. Join at CreativeCOTA.com!
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Hi Reader, I have been pulling information for one of my new workbooks when I realized something. I made a mistake. 🙃 Yes—I’m the CEO, editor, marketing director, curriculum designer… and apparently also the person who occasionally misses something in a best-selling resource (which, honestly, drives me nuts). If you already own my SEL Calm-Down Corner & Emotional Regulation Kit, go ahead and re-download it for the updated black-and-white pages at the end. They're fixed and ready for you! And if you don’t own it yet, what are you waiting for? Thousands of teachers and therapists are using this flexible resource to support self-regulation, emotional awareness, and classroom success. It’s packed with strategies, visuals, and lessons for students who are off-task, impulsive, overwhelmed, or just need some structure to manage their emotions. 💛 Created for my occupational therapy students 👉 [Grab the SEL resource here or re-download if you already own it]
Thanks for sticking with me, even when I miss a detail here and there. I appreciate you more than you know. Take Care, P.S. Let me know how you're using my resources by leaving feedback — I love seeing your ideas in action! Plus, don’t forget—TpT gives you credits for reviewing paid purchases, which you can use for discounts on future resources! This is a great time to leave feedback before you start to get busy with all the back-to-school craziness. |
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Hi, I’m Cindy from CreativeCOTA! I’m a school-based Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with over 25 years of experience supporting preschool and elementary students. I share practical classroom ideas, occupational therapy activities, no-prep resources, seasonal learning fun, and helpful tips for teachers, therapists, and parents. My goal is to create engaging activities that build fine motor, visual perceptual, handwriting, and learning skills in fun and meaningful ways. Join at CreativeCOTA.com!
Hi Reader, I wanted to share with you the student behind this course. One of my students, a non-speaking autistic kindergartener, loved letters. I always provide them in some way during my OT sessions. During one therapy session, he recreated an entire sentence he had seen on a sign in our school using the letters from a Mellissa and Doug Puzzle. We did not have enough n's, and he hesitated. I showed him that a u could look like an n, and he finished this sentence. Only one word out of order....
Hi Reader, Today, my therapy bag includes: ✔ Magnet letters ✔ Dot stickers ✔ Plastic animals ✔ Address labels ✔ Dry-erase markers and locker magnets ✔ iPad ✔ Label maker Basically...all my favorite alternative pencils in one place. Of course, I still have the usual tools of our trade as well. I have pencils, fine-motor and visual-perceptual games, and printables as well. I've been taking pictures for the course and realizing how many tools I've collected over the years. None of them are...
Hi Reader, If you've followed me for a while, you know I'm always looking for ways to make my therapy budget go further. After 28 years as a school-based OT, I've learned that not everything has to come from an educational catalog. Some of my favorite therapy supplies cost just a few dollars! Here's what I always grab at Dollar Tree when I find it: ⭐ Blank yard sale stickers (one of my favorite alternative pencils) ⭐ Muffin tins for sorting, matching, counting, and fine motor activities ⭐...