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February 14, 2023

"Tip or Resource", 17 February 2023, Newsletter, Summer

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a freebie from the latest download – Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw Bugs and Butterflies. It is perfect for Spring or Summer which is right around the corner. This activity encourages: scissor practice, fine motor skills,…...

Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw Butterfly

February 14, 2023

"Tip or Resource", 17 February 2023, Newsletter, Summer

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a freebie from the latest download – Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw Bugs and Butterflies. It is perfect for Spring or Summer which is right around the corner. This activity encourages: scissor practice, fine motor skills,…...

Game Review: IQ Steps

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, Game Review, Newsletter

[The Playful Otter] Work on visual discrimination, visual closure, figure ground, visual form constancy, spatial relations, executive functions, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, frustration tolerance, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation In the box: Plastic playing board/carrying case, puzzle booklet with 120…...

Game Review: IQ Steps

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, Game Review, Newsletter

[The Playful Otter] Work on visual discrimination, visual closure, figure ground, visual form constancy, spatial relations, executive functions, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, frustration tolerance, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation In the box: Plastic playing board/carrying case, puzzle booklet with 120…...

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Crazy Speech World] Every new class of preschool students brings new vocabulary that we need to teach, and this year I have had a lot of kids who are working on identifying and labeling body parts. I have been trying to find…...

Sensory Corner: Sensory Smart Self-Care

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Processing

[Source: Sensory Smarts.com] by Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L When it comes to self-care tasks, as with everything sensory, you’ll need to analyze the underlying sensory challenges, determine what can and needs to be changed, and increase the ability to handle a wide…...

Sensory Corner: Sensory Smart Self-Care

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Processing

[Source: Sensory Smarts.com] by Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L When it comes to self-care tasks, as with everything sensory, you’ll need to analyze the underlying sensory challenges, determine what can and needs to be changed, and increase the ability to handle a wide…...

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Before bedtime last school year, Melissa Skiffen sat with her son and showed him a picture of the new teacher assistant in his classroom to make him more comfortable with the person who would help him throughout the next…...

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Before bedtime last school year, Melissa Skiffen sat with her son and showed him a picture of the new teacher assistant in his classroom to make him more comfortable with the person who would help him throughout the next…...

February 14, 2023

17 February 2023, ASD, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers have long used this playful, emotional, exaggerated form of speech — called “motherese” — to capture their children’s attention.…...