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PT Corner: Thanksgiving Gross Motor Activities

November 4, 2020

6 November 2020, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Here are a few Thanksgiving-themed gross motor activities that might help your family have fun and get moving together! Turkey Trot: This year there are tons of virtual turkey trots that give you flexibility to walk/run/roll at the location and…...

November 4, 2020

6 November 2020, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Miss Jaime OT on YouTube] This free webinar will simplify the process of teaching handwriting. Handwriting requires motor memory and motor planning, so it makes no sense to teach A and a together. Using a developmental approach and grouping letters by…...

November 4, 2020

6 November, Job, Newsletter, Special Education Teacher

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November 4, 2020

6 November 2020, COVID, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: The Baltimore Sun] The desk from which Landon Stewart attends third grade looks less like a dining table these days and more like a high-tech command center, decked with two computer screens and colored pencils. To attend school online this fall…...

November 4, 2020

6 November 2020, COVID, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] With two new guidance documents, federal education officials are clarifying issues facing both young children with disabilities and those transitioning to adulthood amid the pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education issued question-and-answer documents in recent weeks aimed at two…...

November 4, 2020

6 November 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] is th One in 4,000 people is born without a corpus callosum, a brain structure consisting of neural fibers that are used to transfer information between hemisphere. 25% of them do not have any symptoms. Neuroscientists discovered that when…...

November 3, 2020

6 November 2020, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother’s vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes including brain development. A study published today in The…...

November 3, 2020

6 November 2020, 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…...

The Stuff the Turkey Game!

November 3, 2020

6 November 2020, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Kid Friendly Things to Do] Boy oh boy, my kids have plum worn out this turkey bag. They have thrown stuffing (paper balls) into it for three days now. They just don’t get tired of it! It’s the perfect game for…...

November 3, 2020

6 November 2020, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Are you looking for some FREE Thanksgiving fine motor fun? This free printable mini pack includes 2 different Flip and Fill fine motor games with a Thanksgiving theme. You can download it at the bottom of the post…...