SENSORY ACTIVITIES & SENSORY DIET – Deep Pressure & Heavy Work – Occupational

(51 customer reviews)

$3.99

Does your child struggle with self-regulation, focus, or sensory processing challenges? Deep pressure and heavy work activities can provide essential proprioceptive input to help calm the nervous system, improve attention, and promote overall well-being. These occupational therapy activities offer sensory regulation and sensory diet strategies that support children with sensory processing challenges, ADHD, autism, and emotional regulation difficulties. Our comprehensive Deep Pressure & Heavy Work Activities package has been designed by occupational therapists to help teachers, parents, and therapists understand and incorporate sensory-friendly strategies into daily routines.

What’s Included?

  • Sensory Processing Support – Learn how deep pressure and heavy work activities help with sensory modulation and self-regulation.
  • Proprioceptive Input – Understand the role of proprioception in movement, coordination, and calming strategies.
  • Sensory Diet Activities – Engaging and practical ideas to integrate sensory-rich experiences into the day.
  • Classroom & Home-Based Strategies – Easy-to-implement sensory tools for teachers, parents, and therapists.
  • Occupational Therapy-Informed Approaches – Evidence-based techniques to promote emotional regulation and focus.
  • Behavior Support Tools – Reduce meltdowns, encourage calmness, and foster positive self-regulation skills.
  • Printable Tip Sheets & Handouts – Ready-to-use guides that explain deep pressure and heavy work strategies in an accessible way.

This sensory-friendly resource is perfect for special education classrooms, therapy sessions, and home use, offering a structured way to support individuals who benefit from deep pressure and proprioceptive input.

What Our Customers Are Saying

  1. Customer Review –

    This came in handy for a few kids. Great resource.

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    Very informative and helpful resource on sensory activities and about a sensory diet.

  3. Customer Review –

    So helpful as a breakdown to give to parents as a home resource.

  4. Customer Review –

    These visual supports are perfect for older kids, and the resource content is exactly what I was looking for—thank you so much!

  5. Customer Review –

    A great resource to have on hand and to reference when needed

  6. Customer Review –

    This is a great resource to have on hand in my special education room.

  7. Customer Review –

    Used these to educate parents and behavior support on the needs of one of my little guys.

  8. Customer Review –

    This is a great resource for developing sensory diets.

  9. Customer Review –

    Excellent quality! Super cute! Perfect for what I was looking for!

  10. Customer Review –

    Good ideas for students that need heavy work/deep pressure.

  11. Customer Review –

    This is a great resource for helping students try new activities for deep pressure.

  12. Customer Review –

    This was a helpful resource when my students are struggling with regulation.

  13. Customer Review –

    Fun resource to use with my kiddos during OT sessions!

  14. Customer Review –

    This is a great resource for providing in class exercises to meet the needs of sensory seekers.

  15. Customer Review –

    I am always looking for ways to supplement home programs for my clients. These handouts are super! They explain heavy work with great illustrations!

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    Great resource!

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    awesome

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    great

  19. Customer Review –

    A good resources to to use for ideas with classroom aids who are not familiar with deep pressure/heavy work activities.

  20. Customer Review –

    Helpful resource!

  21. Customer Review –

    Perfect!

  22. Customer Review –

    Great resource!

  23. Customer Review –

    Great resource overall.

  24. Customer Review –

    An excellent and informative resource full and great ideas for teachers and paretns.

  25. Customer Review –

    Great Resource for any sped teacher and to give to gen ed teachers

  26. Customer Review –

    Such great ideas and strategies to implement in a class or one on one setting. Worked really well, we now leave a few ideas set up to that the children are able to access them when they begin to feel dis-regulated and need additional emotional support

  27. Customer Review –

    This is our go-to resource for my stepson that has ASD because it provides variety and easy to implement activities in record time. Thank you!

  28. Customer Review –

    Wonderful resource for my class.

  29. Customer Review –

    This is a great resource!

  30. Customer Review –

    I needed ideas to do things with my son in the evening so that he would sleep better! These were amazing ideas that have helped us!!

  31. Customer Review –

    Nice material.

  32. Customer Review –

    Very useful particularly to myself as an OT new to schools, thank you

  33. Customer Review –

    This is a must have resource. Thank you so much!

  34. Customer Review –

    Super list! I would love if you have any suggestions for heavy pressure for children under the age of 3! ( I realize that some of these activities can be used for that age but I’m always looking for more!) Thank you!

  35. Customer Review –

    Helpful resource

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    Thank you

  37. Customer Review –

    Thank you!!

  38. Customer Review –

    Thank you.

  39. Customer Review –

    Great information!

  40. Customer Review –

    This is so helpful! I’m so happy to have more ideas on how to provide proprioceptive input!

  41. Customer Review –

    Thanks!

  42. Customer Review –

    Thank you, this has helped me a lot

  43. Customer Review –

    Great ideas to add to my toolbox! Thanks!

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    Thank you!

  45. Customer Review –

    Going to use this in our behavior resource room.

  46. Customer Review –

    Some great ideas!

  47. Customer Review –

    Great thank you!

  48. Customer Review –

    nice

  49. Customer Review –

    Excellent Resource for OT Staff as well as teachers.

  50. Customer Review –

    Activities are explained well.

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