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April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, At Home Resource, COVID, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Raising Dragons] Obstacle courses are a favorite activity in our house. We usually make them outside, but sometimes we can be outside and an indoor course can be just as fun! This indoor obstacle course for kids was fun to set…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Hechinger Report] The Northshore School District, in an upper-middle-class suburb of Seattle, was among the first in Washington state – and in the country – to close due to the coronavirus. Less than a week after the March 5 closure,…...

April 21, 2020

18 March 2022, COVID, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: The 74] As spring blossoms across the nation, so does a therapeutic activity: bird-watching. Online resources like Audubon and Explore.org’s live bird cams offer cultivated activities and information to guide bird studies for streamers of every age. The two groups also provide round-the-clock live feeds…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Youth Today] Maxwell Benjamin sits in front of a grilled cheese sandwich cut into bite-sized pieces. His mother Susie Wong-Benjamin encourages him to take bites and chew because he prefers softer foods like spaghetti and mashed potatoes. She’s guided remotely by…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, Educators, Newsletter

[Source: Ed Week] Stress isn’t new to teachers, but what they’re experiencing now makes their typical stress seem like a picnic. Driven by a pandemic to the front lines of an unprecedented rush to distance-learning, the nation’s teachers are scrambling to manage…...

April 21, 2020

"Tip or Resource", 24 April 2020, App, COVID, Newsletter

[Source: Caribu.com via LinkedIn] The Coronavirus is putting pressure on families, now more than ever, to build relationships long-distance. We built Caribu for kids, ages 0-7, to have a more engaging video-call with parents who traveled and grandparents who lived far away.…...

April 21, 2020

24 April 2020, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Spring, Tip or Resource

[Source: School Time Snippets] My 3 year old loves any chance she gets to use scissors, so to prevent any cutting mishaps {know what I mean?}, I like to present fun, hands-on activities like this spring themed cutting activity. Scissor skills are…...

April 20, 2020

24 April 2020, COVID, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: NPR] The high school senior sitting across from Franciene Sabens was in tears over the abrupt amputation of her social life and turmoil at home. Because of the coronavirus, there will be no prom, no traditional send-off or ceremony for the…...

April 20, 2020

24 March 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported—a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate the demand on health care systems and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). A new study published…...

April 20, 2020

24 April 2020, NASN, Newsletter, School Nurses

[Source: NASN.org] April 15, 2020 Senator Patty Murray Ranking Member Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee 428 Dirksen Senator Office Building, US Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Murray: On behalf of 56.6 million pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school students in the…...