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June 8, 2021

11 June 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Kids Activities Blog] A fun set of three little sewing cards your children will love…… all the while being an excellent activity for developing fine motor skills and improving hand-eye coordination and concentration. A quick download, paper punch, thread and a kid-safe needle…...

June 8, 2021

11 June 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Sensory Activity

[Source: First Palette.com] Materials Ice cube tray Small plastic bowls Plastic spoons Food coloring Scissors Sketch paper Craft sticks or disposable ice cream spoons Steps: Put primary colors of food coloring (red, blue, yellow) into separate containers. Prepare your ice cube tray.…...

June 8, 2021

1 June 2021, News, Newsletter, School Pyschology

[Source: Medical X-Press] For years, psychology researchers have treated peer rejection and social network isolation as being somewhat interchangeable when it comes to early adolescence; it was thought that if kids fell into one of those two groups, they fell into the…...

Printable Summer Hidden Pictures

June 7, 2021

19 June 2020, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Visual Discrimination

[Source: Woo Junior] We know how much you love our hidden picture pages! They have been the most popular new addition to the WooJr.com website in the last 2 years! Today you get to launch into the warm weather with our summer hidden pictures set.…...

June 7, 2021

Autism 11 June 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The ability of people with autism to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham. In particular, autistic people tend to…...

June 7, 2021

11 June 2021, Newsletter, School Nurse

Editor’s Note: This article for you is like “preaching to the choir” but we thought it was important to note that this conversation is making the mainstream press. [Source: The Conversation] When many people think of a school nurse, they imagine a…...

June 7, 2021

11 June 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Hundreds of thousands of Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers and 2-in-1 Soothe ‘n Play Gliders sold in the United States and Canada have been recalled after four U.S. infants died of suffocation. The deaths occurred in the 4-in-1…...

June 7, 2021

11 June 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Students with disabilities in one district will no longer be restricted to shortened school days under an agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials with the federal agency say that Lewiston Public Schools in Maine has agreed…...

June 7, 2021

11 June 2021, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Federal regulators authorized a first-of-its-kind device to help primary care doctors determine whether or not a child has autism, potentially allowing kids to be diagnosed far sooner by avoiding lengthy waits for specialists. The Food and Drug Administration gave…...

June 7, 2021

11 June 2021, Newsletter, Seasonal, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] If you’re like a lot of adults, your favorite childhood memories probably include swimming in lakes and building forts in your backyard. That’s less true for children today. It is important for healthy development to provide opportunities for…...