Core Skills Analysis
Occupational Therapy and Everyday Skills
Olivia took part in an occupational therapy activity with Dee. Through this activity, Olivia engaged in a learning experience focused on occupational therapy, which supports participation in everyday activities. The session offered Olivia an opportunity to practise skills within that context and to build awareness of how occupational therapy can support learning and daily life. The activity connected guided practice with developing independence.
Social and Emotional Learning
Olivia participated in the activity alongside Dee, giving the session a one-to-one social context. Olivia had an opportunity to engage with another person during a structured learning experience and to practise taking part in a shared activity. Occupational therapy can also support awareness of personal needs and strategies for participating in daily routines. Olivia’s participation reflected engagement in a supportive learning setting.
Tips
Tips Extend Olivia’s learning by inviting Olivia to choose an everyday task to practise with Dee, such as organizing materials or completing a simple household routine, and talk together about which steps felt helpful. Create a visual sequence of the task so Olivia can arrange the steps and reflect on how planning supports independence. Try a playful challenge using familiar objects to practise a relevant everyday skill, then encourage Olivia to describe or draw a strategy that worked. Keep the activities collaborative and let Olivia help choose the next goal.
Try This Next
- Make a picture-based checklist for one everyday task Olivia chooses, then let Olivia put the steps in order.
- Draw or write a short reflection: “A strategy I tried today was…”
- Create a matching game that pairs everyday tasks with tools or helpful steps.