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Self Care / Life Skills

Self Care / Life Skills

Self Care and Life Skills involve the most important occupations children learn as they grow. These skills include dressing, toilet hygiene, bathing and showering, personal hygiene/grooming, eating and feeding, functional mobility, sleep, meal preparation, community mobility, health maintenance, home management (clothing care, cleaning), shopping, and care of others and pets.

Hand Washing: Sequence Strip- FREE Version

This hand washing strip visually depict the hand washing sequence that can be utilized by a child to easily visualize and follow the hand washing routine in the home or school setting. Includes color and black/white (ink friendly!) version.

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Making Breakfast: SEQUENCING EVENTS

Color, Cut, and glue the pictures in the correct order.

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STRATEGIES TO HELP CHILDREN WITH SENSORY CHALLENGES: Daily Living Skills – Poor Tolerance for Tooth Brushing

Does your child refuse to allow a toothbrush into his/her mouth? Does your child gag or show other physical reactions to tooth brushing? This 3 PAGE PDF includes tips, strategies, and techniques to prepare your child before and during tooth brushing. It also includes tips and recommended tooth brushes.

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STRATEGIES TO HELP CHILDREN WITH SENSORY CHALLENGES: Community Skills – Getting a Hair Cut

Does your child get very upset and/or refuse to go to a barber shop/hair stylist? Does your child only tolerate a very brief visit to the hair stylist? This 2 PAGE PDF will provide you with tips and strategies to help your child get a hair cut.

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Strategies to Help Children with Sensory Challenges: Daily Living Skills – Difficulty with Bathing

Does your child avoid the bathtub or bathroom, cry or scream when put in the tub, and/or get very upset about having his or her hair washed? This handout includes tips and strategies to: 1) prepare the bathroom environment, 2) use during bath time, and 3) after bath time.

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After School Routine Chart – Pink/Green

This 8 PAGE PDF Includes 2 Blank Routine Chart Versions and 35 Routine Chart Items that you can personalize! This High Quality Colorful After School Routine Chart and pictures are designed to increase your child’s independence for completing sequenced after school tasks and keeping belongings where they belong.

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After School Routine Chart – Blue/Green

Included in this 8 PAGE PDF are: two Blank Routine Chart Versions and 35 Routine Chart Items that you can personalize! This High Quality Colorful After School Routine Chart and pictures are designed to increase your child’s independence for completing sequenced after school tasks and keeping belongings where they belong.

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BED TIME ROUTINE CHART – PERSONALIZE!

Personalize this chart by TYPING your child's name directly into the PDF! This Bed Time Routine Chart can be personalized for your Child! Includes: Detailed Print & Assembly Instructions, Blank Bed Time Routine Chart (can select from two different versions), Chart Items (10 different pictures & 2 Blank - Create your own). Boy & Girl Versions included! This is a 6 PAGE high quality bright and colorful PDF.

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Morning Routine Chart – Personalize!

Personalize this chart by TYPING your child's name directly into the PDF! This Morning Routine Chart can be personalized for your Child! Includes: Detailed Print & Assembly Instructions, Blank Morning Routine Chart (can select from two different versions), Chart Items (10 different pictures & 2 Blank - Create your own). Boy & Girl Versions included! This is a 6 PAGE high quality bright and colorful PDF.

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Chore Checklist

Make a list of all the Chores you need to do. Check each chore off as it is completed.

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Tooth Brushing Sequence Chart

This sequence strip visually depicts the tooth brushing sequence that can be utilized by a child to follow the tooth brushing routine in the home or school setting.

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Let’s Learn my Phone Number

This is a great activity for a child to learn their phone number. The child will identify numbers on a phone and can color the numbers and write their phone number.

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Dressing Skills: What to Expect Next Chart

Use the chart/guide as a tool to learn what step is next and how to help your child move to the next stage. Remember each child is unique and will develop at his or her own rate. Includes Dressing Skills for ages 12 Months - 7 Years.

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