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Sensory Activity of the Week: Corn Play Dough Exploration

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: Pre-K Pages.com] Play dough is always popular with my children. They love molding their play dough into all sorts of things. They also enjoy using extra props and materials in their creations. For this activity we used popcorn kernels, green play…...

App of the Week: Make a Virtual Turkey

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Thanks to our friend Sean at SpeechTechie for this fun Thanksgiving activity! The Make a Stuffed Turkey game at Primary Games is a fun way to work on sequencing and helping kids understand all that goes into a Turkey Dinner. The click-and-drag…...

Gobble, Gobble Prepositions Bingo

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets] Here is ‘Gobble Gobble–Thanksgiving Preposition Bingo’. This is similar to my other bingo games. There are three somewhat different Bingo cards, and one calling card (cut it up and the kids can take turns picking a card and…...

November 14, 2022

19 November 2021, Article, Autism, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Autism Classroom Resources] In this busy time of year, it becomes particularly important to stop and take stock of what we have been given and to give thanks. In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, sometimes it’s difficult to…...

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, Newsletter, Picky Eaters, SLP

by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP As an SLP focused on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, there is one common denominator among all the families on my caseload: The stress in their homes at mealtimes is palpable. Now that Thanksgiving and other food-centered holidays are approaching, the…...

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The OT Toolbox] There are many times throughout the day that hand separation in fine motor dexterity is used to stabilize and manipulate objects. But what do we mean by this phrase, “hand separation” and exactly What is Motoric Separation of…...

Kid Thanksgiving Balance Challenge

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] We’re always on the search for fun new kids Thanksgiving activities. We have a ton of crafty fine motor options in our archives (you can find them all here!) but this year we wanted to think outside the…...

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] An unprecedented study of brain plasticity and visual perception found that people who, as children, had undergone surgery removing half of their brain correctly recognized differences between pairs of words or faces more than 80% of the time. Considering…...

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Every child is unique and has their own strengths. As teachers, therapists, and parents, it’s important to know about a child’s strengths so that you can help children to grow and thrive. Sometimes, all it takes is a…...

November 14, 2022

18 November 2022, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Citing concerns from stakeholders, federal education officials are telling schools to do more to help students with disabilities who move from one district to another. Guidance issued this month from the U.S. Department of Education spells out steps schools…...