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Hands-On Egg Diversity Activity for Kids

January 10, 2023

13 January 2023, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Special Education, Tip or Resource

[Source: Kids Activities.com] This diversity activity for kids first appeared on Kids Activities Blog over 10 years ago as a Martin Luther King Jr Day activity idea. The simplicity of the diversity lesson plan idea has made it a favorite with kids…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2023, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: Email Signup Required [Source: Positively Learning] Who’s ready to celebrate the BIG football game? Now your students can cheer on their team with this free literacy activity! Add this as a warm-up to your reading small groups and centers. This football…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2023, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Not Just Cute] In the muggy heat of the summer of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the now famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He spoke of his dream for a future where children of all races could walk together and ”not be judged by…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2023, 6 January 2023, Tip or Resource

Looking for activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year with your kiddos later this month? Check out our Chinese New Year’s Board on Pinterest...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2022, Article, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

[Source: Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine] by Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L Michelle has an exquisite ear for pitch, melody and rhythm. At age eight, she has already performed in violin competitions, can play on her piano a song she hears only once or…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] The ability to adopt another person’s perspective is important for social cognition and, consequently, for human coexistence. But at what point during child development are we able to do this? Dr. Julia Wolf from the Institute for Philosophy II…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2022, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] From an early age, children learn to name things and events and also how to combine words according to the rules of their language. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) Leipzig…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

[Source: Medical X-Press] New results from a USC-led study reveal that 3 percent of all children have elevated sensory traits that seemingly worsen as they grow from infants/toddlers into school-aged children. Of those fitting the profile of this so-called “Elevated–All Worsening” group,…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, School Nurse, School Psych

[Source: Medical X Press] Brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs) are episodes marked by concerning changes in breathing, consciousness, muscle tone, and skin color (cyanosis or paleness). They tend to occur in previously healthy infants and send worried parents racing to the emergency…...

January 10, 2023

13 January 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] A new paper in PNAS Nexus finds that children living near one California airport have higher lead levels in their blood. Since leaded gasoline is still used by piston-engine aircraft all around the United States, it appears children are…...