Monthly Archive
November 9, 2021
[Source: The OT Toolbox] Turkey Activities are the theme here today, and boy, do I have some fun turkey themed ways to play and help kids build skills! Check out the Thanksgiving occupational therapy activities and different ideas listed below for fun…...
[Source:  Pink Oatmeal] The focus around Thanksgiving is of course giving thanks, but also food.  As much as I love food I always try to participate in some sort of physical activity to go with it.  Most often, we participate in a…...
[Source:  Early Learning Ideas] This list of my favorite turkey books will help you find some Thanksgiving-themed read-aloud for your kids.  These fun books are great for circle time or your class library.      Are you looking for some fun books…...
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…...
[Source:   Lalymom.com] We are still on a fine motor skills kick in our house so I wanted to do a CUT-Punch-PASTE project to make a Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activity. I thought back to our L is for Leaf Paper Punch Puzzle…...
[Source:  Red Ted Art] Start Creative Studio has written many gorgeous guest posts for us here on Red Ted Art before. You can browse them all here. They are EASY and FUN and made from every day and recycled materials. Read the Rest…...
[Source:  Science Daily] The brain uses a shared mechanism for combining words from a single language and for combining words from two different languages, a team of neuroscientists has discovered. Its findings indicate that language switching is natural for those who are…...
[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you work with children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? ADHD symptoms may include deficits in executive functions such as working memory. Researchers have explored ADHD and memory in children in order to understand any memory…...
[Source:  Medical X-Press] Students who participated in universal school-based depression screening were twice as likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Dr. Deepa…...
[Source:  Disability Scoop] Nan Peters has been working as a paraprofessional in Rochester for nearly 40 years, and the shortage of workers today is about the worst she’s ever seen. Peters was one of several paraprofessionals and teachers who gathered outside Century…...