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October 18, 2022

21 October 2022, Feeding, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Kids Activities.com] These Mummy Quesadillas can be made with your child’s favorite fillings, like chicken, cheese, beans, tomatoes, avocado, and more and are so easy to decorate that even your young ones can help. If you are looking for a food…...

October 18, 2022

21 October 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Minds in Bloom via TpT] Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What’s Included: Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!) Easel Activity – digital activity…...

Halloween Articulation Game

October 18, 2022

21 October 2022, Halloween, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Various/Unknown – We found several variations of this game on the web without any author attribution] Fold an orange piece of paper into nine squares. Choose words from the speech sounds the child is working on. (See the list below for…...

October 18, 2022

"Tip or Resource", 21 October 2022, Article, Book Review, Halloween, Newsletter

[Source: The New York Times] For parents, the scariest thing about Halloween is the lurking question: When kids choose their Halloween costumes, are they choosing their alter egos — or revealing their true selves? In two new picture books, “Crankenstein,” written by…...

October 18, 2022

21 October 2022, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] This simple obstacle course has been a source of so many laughs with both of my girls since we set it up under our backyard patio. The idea is to travel through the web inspired series of obstacles without…...

October 18, 2022

21 October 2022, Halloween, Newsletter, SPD, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands on As We Grow] I love a good sensory activity! Halloween is a great time of year to get a little messy, too. This fun Halloween shaving cream sensory activity is the perfect combo of messy fun and holiday spirit!…...

October 18, 2022

30 October 2020, Article, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Starfish Therapies] It’s always fun to get creative and the holidays bring that out in me! Basically how do we make some of our typical activities themed for the holiday? Well here are a few ideas we had! Read the Rest…...

October 17, 2022

21 October 2022, Newsletter, Physical Therapy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently asked health departments and clinicians to watch for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis in kids, especially through November. That’s when enteroviruses are most common. The rare neurological condition causes the muscles and reflexes…...

October 17, 2022

Newsletter, Special

[Source: Disability Scoop] Federal officials are telling states not to lower expectations for teacher qualifications even as schools struggle to fill openings in special education. States cannot use temporary or emergency statuses to reduce standards that teachers working with children with disabilities…...

October 17, 2022

21 October 2022, News, Newsletter, PT

Severe brain injury that develops slowly after preterm births, causing cerebral palsy, may be treatable, new research from the University of Auckland finds. More than a third of cases of cerebral palsy are still linked to being born extremely prematurely. Clinical studies…...