OT Resources
We've compiled some of our favorite resources here for your convenience! These are sites, pages, and practices that we have used to help our students progress towards their OT goals!
The resources are divided into groups based on the deficit areas that they address. Some of these sites contain advertisements that are unrelated to the sites themselves, so if you prefer to avoid ads entirely, we have labeled each resource as either "Ad-Free" or "Ads-Present."
We hope that this page gives parents the ability to continue the Occupational Therapy process with their children outside of our scheduled treatment times! If you and your child have any questions or issues utilizing these resources, please feel free to contact us!
Problem-Solving
Math is Fun (Ads-Present)
- Mathematics-based problem-solving games and puzzles of many varieties.
Free Online Mind Games (Ads-Present)
Free Online Mind Games - MindGames.com
- Large catalog of problem-solving games for a wide variety of skill-levels!
Big Fish Games App (Ad-Free)
Games for PC, Mobile, iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac & Online | Big Fish (bigfishgames.com)
- Downloadable free-to-play and pay-to-play problem solving games from many genres of gaming.
Memory Skills
Memozor (Ads-Present)
Memory Games - Online & Free | Play on Memozor
- Awesome memory-matching and Simon games with lots of variety and easily adjustable difficulty settings.
Visual Skills
The Jigsaw Puzzles (Ads-Present)
Free Jigsaw Puzzles online - Free Puzzle Games at TheJigsawPuzzles.com
- Wide variety of jigsaw-style puzzles of varying difficulties!
My Word Search (Ad-Free)
Create Your Own Word Search | Easy Word Search Maker (mywordsearch.com)
- Fun custom word search creator that makes visual scanning much more fun for our students!
Spot the Difference (Ads-Present)
Spot the difference - Find the differences - SpotTheDifference.com
- Higher difficulty visual puzzle website
Typing
BBC Dance Mat Typing (Ad-Free)
Dance Mat Typing for 7 - 11 year olds - BBC Bitesize
- Dance Mat Typing is a fun way to learn the basics of Typing skills in a level-based structure. This site makes the fundamentals of typing enjoyable to learn!
Typing.Com (Ads-Present)
Typing Games - Learn to Type with Free Typing Games - Typing.com
- Fun typing games of varying difficulty!
TypingGames.Zone (Ads-Present)
TypingGames.Zone - 139 Free Online Games to Type Faster
- This site has a deep catalog of helpful typing games, our favorite of which appear at the very top of the linked web-page.
Drawing
"Art for Kids Hub" (Ads-Present)
- This YouTube channel is an absolutely fantastic resource with hundreds of videos. Chances are these guys have drawn something that your kid loves and would find interesting! It is an excellent way to get your child to practice their fine motor skills without them even realizing it!
Color by Numbers (Ad-Free)
Color by Numbers (coloritbynumbers.com)
- An interactive coloring book designed for younger children. Pages/pictures can either be printed out for at-home physical coloring, or digitally completed!
Exercises
"Pediatric Therapy Essentials" (Ads-Present)
Pediatric Therapy Essentials - YouTube
- This YouTube channel provides a wide range of exercise-based activities with excellent visual examples and verbal explanations to help along the way. They also provide videos tailor made for the needs of those with disabilities!
"Virtual Hand Care" (Ads-Present)
- This YouTube channel has a more straight-forward approach, focusing on hand-specific strength and endurance exercises.