[Source: The OT Toolbox] Many of you have used the brain break activities that we have here on the OT Toolbox help kids focus and pay attention in the classroom environment. Movement in the classroom is helpful for learning and helping kids with movement…...
[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets] Since I’ve been doing this blog for a while, I now have small collections of themed materials. One such collection is all about apples. Each link below goes to a blog post. Within the post is a link…...
[Source: Pink Oatmeal] Hello back to school season and planning season. It’s apple week! We have a big apple tree in our backyard that is FULL of apples this year. They aren’t the best for eating, but they work great for cooking. …...
[Source: Gift of Curiosity] When my children were in preschool I made an effort to engage them in as much sensory play as I could. I regularly created new sensory bins and we made oobleck and play dough and flubber on a regular basis. Sensory play is crucial…...
Once again, No Time for Flash Cards wins the “Pin of the Week” with over 250 repins. There are some outstanding ideas on this post for motor, sensory and more! Crafts include: Cereal Box Apples, Simple Apple Craft For Toddlers, Apple a…...
Editor’s Note: I love Montessori, and the blog Carrots Are Orange. Marnie has collecting in one post, over 40 activities from a variety of fine child development blogs, in fine and medium motor, sensory, language, sorting, patterning and more. You Can…...
[Source: Teaching Mama] I love September…it is quite possibly my favorite time of the year! Since apples themes are everywhere right now, I thought I’d share with you a sight words apple tree game I created for my Preschooler and Kindergartner. They are both…...
[Source; Teaching Mama] Fall is almost here and soon we’ll see apples everywhere! Apples come in many colors and forms (apple cider is my favorite!) As I wander the grocery stores and Apple Hill (a local apple tree farm), I can’t help…...
Editor’s Note: WATCH this absolutely wonderful trailer/PSA that is airing internationally. Let go of the pity, and the pedestals. Disabled people just want to be seen as one of all of us. [Source: PopSugar.com] A group of organizations spearheaded by…...
[Source: Education Week] As schools reopen and COVID-19 cases increase, the emotional issues children suffered during the height of the pandemic could arise again, say those who treat young people’s mental health. At the same time, parents and mental health caregivers may…...