Griffin Occupational Therapy

02/11/2026

This one is for those using colour-based emotional regulation programmes. Are you helping your children your children to learn about the range of all possible emotions? Or are they just learning that green is good?

Kim explores why every feeling is valid, and why colour-based emotional management systems may be accidentally teaching the wrong thing.

29/10/2026

Teaching handwriting isn't just about letter formation worksheets. Children need whole body movement, fine motor strength and the right pencil grasp before a pencil even touches paper. Write Rules brings all of this together in one structured programme for Reception and Year 1.
https://www.griffinot.com/write-rules/

27/10/2026

When was the last time you added new fine motor activities to your sessions with children? Are your fine motor skills functional or are you still using pegboards? Here's some new ideas:

The fine motor skill box in schools typically contain pegboards, beads and tweezers. Read this post to understand a better alternative!

22/10/2026

Whether you're a SENCO building whole-school support, a teacher wanting practical strategies, or a TA supporting a child one-to-one, GriffinOT's membership meets you where you are. Members rate it 4.5 out of 5.
https://www.griffinot.com/pricing/

20/10/2026

The final part in my regulation series - exploring self-regulation

Self-regulation is a complex multi-dimensional process which means different things to different professionals. Kim explores it here.

15/10/2026

Sometimes you don't need more theory, you need a ready-made idea to try today. 100 Ideas for Sensory Processing gives you exactly that. It includes practical, easy-to-use strategies for supporting sensory needs in the classroom or at home.

This book gives educators quick tips they can use to understand and support sensory processing differences at school.

13/10/2026

As an OT, I always focus on functional activites when supporting fine motor skills. Are you doing the same?

If you help children with fine motor skill delays at school this is the must have list of functional fine motor skill activities.

11/10/2026

Movement breaks are often recommended in schools, but it can be hard to integrate them when you don’t have extra adults. Here’s some ideas from Kim
https://www.griffinot.com/sensory-movement-breaks-tips-for-success/

08/10/2026

If you're an OT working in schools or with children, this CPD looks at the evidence behind sensory strategies, not just the theory. Practical, current and built around real clinical reasoning.
https://www.griffinot.com/sensory-strategies-cpd-for-ots/