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Fall Fine Motor & Executive Function Freebie!

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Executive Function, Fine Motor Skills, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] It is that time of year – crisp air, falling leaves, pumpkins, turkeys and more. Add in some skill practice with these 5 FREE executive functioning and fine motor activities for Fall. Children with love the variety and…...

Fall Tinker Tray

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Pre-K Pages] Inspire seasonal art and engineering with a Fall Tinker Tray for preschoolers! This flexible invitation to create allows children to work on fine motor, social, and creative skills simultaneously. The possibilities are endless! What is a Tinker Tray? Tinker trays are…...

Fine Motor Fall Yarn Wrapping

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Paper and Glue.com] These beautiful yarn wrapped fall shapes are a wonderful craft for older toddlers, preschoolers, or elementary kids to make as the weather starts to turn cooler. Visit Paper and Glue.com for More Info on this Great Fine Motor…...

Fall Fun Activity Tree

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Bounceback Parenting] Fall is a great time for making memories with your kids. You can feel the change in the air as season change. The falling leaves bring us a whole world of autumnal sensory experience. We also got all the…...

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Hands On As We Grow] With Autumn in the air, now is the perfect time to break out some new painting techniques! We got cozy at our kitchen table and created some art to display for Fall. My preschooler loved the…...

Autumn Inferencing

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Autumn, Fall, Inferencing, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Primary Inspiration via Pinterest] Here’s a seasonal freebie for you that will have your K-2 students determining key details in 24 riddles, applying their prior knowledge, and inferring the answers. These riddles are a form of informational text, featuring autumn social studies and…...

Autumn Shape Craft

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, Fall, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] One of the best ways for children to learn about shapes is to create with them. Simple collage projects like this shape craft are easy to send home for remote learning or do at the art table…...

September 6, 2022

Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Getting to the airport, through security to the gate and on the plane can be stressful for anyone. But it can be especially challenging for people with dementia, autism or other disabilities that may not be apparent to those…...

September 6, 2022

[Source: Disability Scoop] Netflix is backing a new effort to train writers, animators and creative executives who have disabilities to work on television shows aimed at preschoolers and children. The streaming service will team with the disability nonprofit RespectAbility to establish the Children’s…...

September 6, 2022

9 September 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The brain activity patterns during sleep shed light on the neurobiology behind a genetic condition called 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS) and could be used as a biomarker to detect the onset of neuropsychiatric disorders in people with 22q11.2DS. 22q11.2DS…...