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Mind-Body Connection is Built Into Brain

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Calm body, calm mind, say the practitioners of mindfulness. A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that the idea that the body and mind are inextricably intertwined is more than just…...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] I have gotten a lot of questions over the years about what’s the MOST important exercise for teaching a child to read, and there really isn’t ONE, reading is a whole buffet of things that come together.…...

Sports Themed Idioms Matching

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Literacy, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Literacy Spark via TpT] Download this freebie which contains 18 sports themed idioms. It is a triple match activity with cards for the idioms, definitions, and sentences with a blank for each idiom. Download this Freebie HERE ...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Newsletter, OT, PT, SPD, Tip or Resource

[Source: the Tutus & Turtles Blog via Pinterest & Instagram] One of the best things about taking PediaStaff to Instagram so far has been the chance to go back through some of our best pins on Pinterest – especially those that are explained…...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Inspiration Laboratories] I first shared this post 5 years ago when Aiden was almost 3. We celebrated the start of the new season with a blog hop. After a great leaf collecting trip, we had some fun sorting leaves and seeds.…...

Ping Pong Ball Match

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Newsletter, OT, Visual Discrimination

Here is one I absolutely love! I stumbled on it on Pinterest. It was originally posted to a blog called the OTs Bag. It’s a visual discrimination/following directions activity called “Ping Pong Ball Match.” Unfortunately the blog doesn’t exist…...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Pediatric Occupational Therapy Tips] Squeezing and placing clothespins is a great way to strengthen the small muscles in the thumb, index, and middle finger and improve eye hand coordination, which are both important for handwriting and scissor skills. I like to…...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] My class is learning about gardens right now and this week we are focusing on seeds and how they grow into plants. This seed sorting activity tray will be used during free choice and I will be…...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Thank you to NEPA Special Needs Networking for sharing this post so we could share it with you! This activity originally appeared on Learning 4 Kids.net, a cool Australian learning site. [Source: Learning 4 Kids] Making learning your colours…...

April 25, 2023

28 April 2023, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] Getting kids to learn after school can be hard. Bribery, delayed rewards even punishment seems futile because we want them to WANT to learn. Making it a game or using some novel tools for learning are…...