SENSORY ACTIVITIES & SENSORY DIET – Deep Pressure & Heavy Work – Occupational
$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.
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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.
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So helpful as a breakdown to give to parents as a home resource.
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These visual supports are perfect for older kids, and the resource content is exactly what I was looking for—thank you so much!
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A great resource to have on hand and to reference when needed
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This is a great resource to have on hand in my special education room.
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Used these to educate parents and behavior support on the needs of one of my little guys.
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This is a great resource for developing sensory diets.
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Excellent quality! Super cute! Perfect for what I was looking for!
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Good ideas for students that need heavy work/deep pressure.
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This is a great resource for helping students try new activities for deep pressure.
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This was a helpful resource when my students are struggling with regulation.
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Fun resource to use with my kiddos during OT sessions!
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This is a great resource for providing in class exercises to meet the needs of sensory seekers.
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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
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A good resources to to use for ideas with classroom aids who are not familiar with deep pressure/heavy work activities.
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Helpful resource!
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Perfect!
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Great resource!
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Great resource overall.
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An excellent and informative resource full and great ideas for teachers and paretns.
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Great Resource for any sped teacher and to give to gen ed teachers
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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
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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!
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Wonderful resource for my class.
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This is a great resource!
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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!!
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Nice material.
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Very useful particularly to myself as an OT new to schools, thank you
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This is a must have resource. Thank you so much!
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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!
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Helpful resource
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Thank you
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Thank you!!
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Thank you.
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Great information!
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This is so helpful! I’m so happy to have more ideas on how to provide proprioceptive input!
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Thanks!
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Thank you, this has helped me a lot
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Great ideas to add to my toolbox! Thanks!
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Thank you!
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Going to use this in our behavior resource room.
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Some great ideas!
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Great thank you!
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nice
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Excellent Resource for OT Staff as well as teachers.
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Activities are explained well.