Sustained Attention

Holding and mainting attention over a period of time, necessary for the focus and concentration needed in learning, listening, and paying attention during conversations or instructions.

• Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity On Anxiety 1
  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  Author: Elizabeth Anderson1 and Geetha Shivakumar1,2, - Exercise and cognitively based distraction techniques were shown to have equal effectiveness at reducing state anxiety, however, exercise was more effective in reducing trait anxiety (Petruzzello et al., 1991).

• Questions related to The Buck Full Moon in July Resources. 2
• One-, two-, and three-step directions – Kiki is Flying 0
• Get Attention and Body Listening 1
• Butter Recipe 1
• The longest beetle in the world - Hercules beetle insect 1
• Procedure for making the Dirt Trifle 1

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  Listen to Your Teacher 0

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  Explore 1

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  Listen When Someone is Talking 0

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.

• Peter will remain seated during circle time at school with the usage of a wobble cushion for 5 minutes 4 /5 days a week by the end of the 9 weeks to enhance their role as a student and their attention in academic learning. 0
• Given direct OT intervention, Shawn will demonstrate improved sensory modulation skills as measured by attending to therapist selected tasks for 5 consecutive minutes on 3 out of 4 trials as measured by data collection to demonstrate attention and sustained attention skills over 4 sessions over 3 weeks of therapy. 3
• Peter will remain seated during work time at school for 15 consecutive minutes on 3 out of 5 days with the assistance of utilizing body engagers by March 5, 2023 . 0
• Horace will attend for 5 minutes on clinician-directed non-preferred activities with 80% accuracy, given moderate cueing, across 4 consecutive sessions as measured by weekly data collection. 4
• Reuben will attend to therapist selected tasks (puzzles, blocks, beads, etc.) for a 10 minute period with no more than 4 verbal cue on 3 out of 4 opportunities as measured by therapist observations and data collection over 4 therapy sessions to demonstrate attention/sustained attention skills. 3
• When upset or overwhelmed, Jane will choose and utilize a calming strategy provided 3/5 visual choices to reach a regulated state with moderate assist from an adult with 90% accuracy across 3 sessions to promote increased successful participation in age-appropriate daily tasks. 3
• To demonstrate improved attention Catrice will complete an assigned fine motor activity/task without perseveration and in a functional period of time on 80% of opportunities over a 5 week therapy period. 4
• Jane will draw a line to connect the same objects from the left side to the right side demonstrating eye-hand coordination and visual tracking accuracy in 3 /4 attempts in 3 consecutive sessions, with verbal prompting for attention. 0
• Given unrestricted access to multimodal communication options, Jordan will express choice to wear UB and LB clothing for 10 minutes in 3 out of 4 opportunities, with visual and 80% verbal cues for increased participation and functional independence in daily life. 0

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  Kiki's Rainbow

  Bethany Ayer

  Fine Motor Resource. Cutting. Scissors. Occupational Therapy Resource. In the first activity, you can help Kiki put the rainbow back together by cutting out each color strip and placing them back i...

  Includes activity list

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  Easter Activities

  Krystan Inman

  Easter worksheets addressing various goals such as visual skills, pre writing, and handwriting.

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  Holiday Breakfast Menu

  Glenna Nave

  Restaurant Ordering Food Resources. Daily Living. Occupational therapy. Handwriting Resource. The holiday breakfast menu features an assortment of breakfast foods and prices to create your own brea...

  Includes activity list

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  Handwriting Board Games

  Krystan Inman

  You can use the handwriting board game with dice in person or dice on the teletherapy platform to address handwriting skills.

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  St Patricks Day Activities

  Krystan Inman

  St Patricks Themed activities including: Handwriting (writing upper case letters) Motor control exercises, Visual perception, Matching game, What is your leprechaun name, Pre writing lines

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  Earth Day Activities

  Krystan Inman

  Earth Day packet addressing handwriting, visual skills, problem solving, and motor control.

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  Morning Routine Checklist

  Heather Roulston

  Basic checklist of items for patients to accomplish to prepare for the morning.

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  Make With Shapes -- Before School Hygiene and Health

  Nate Hill

  This resource provides shapes that can be traced and steps for laying out the completed shapes to create an image. The patient can then match the completed image they created with one of 3 photos. ...

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