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December 15, 2020

10 December 2021, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source; The OT Toolbox] Did you see the reindeer activities ideas listed here on the website last week? It’s a Christmas occupational therapy plan that can work on so many different areas. Today, I’ve got another fun holiday activity for kids to…...

December 15, 2020

18 December 2020, Newsletter, OT

[Original posted on PediaStaff Blog in February 2012] I found this activity on the Pinterest by Tot School Tumblr, and seems to have originated on The Clark Family blog, although I cannot find the original post. From Tot School Tumblr: I made this really cool…...

December 14, 2020

18 December 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Pretend play is a pedagogical tool that can be used to stimulate a child’s socio-emotional competences. A curriculum based on this approach has been introduced in classes of pupils aged five and six. The study evaluating the effects of…...

PT Corner: Wheelbarrow Walking

December 14, 2020

18 December 2020, Article, Core Strength, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Do any of you remember doing wheelbarrow races as a child? I do! I remember thinking it was hysterical that someone was holding my feet and I was racing someone else on my hands. Well, as much fun as…...

Word Wreaths for Speech Therapy

December 14, 2020

18 December 2020, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Crazy Speech World] I’m knee deep in evaluations that are backed up and IEPs that are due and two new kids that moved into our school with speech….BUT it won’t get me down because…. IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE…...

December 14, 2020

"Tip or Resource", 10 December 2021, OT, PT, SLP

Christmas-time is a wonderful time of year, but it is also a time for other celebrations as well., Rather than lumping all of the holidays into a mush of “Holiday” celebrations that lose the essence of each individual traditions, how about celebrating…...

December 14, 2020

18 December 2020, Newsletter, SLP

[Activity Tailor] I try to buy Christmas gifts as the inspiration strikes and I have a shelf in our guest room where I hide those goodies. It’s such a relief when Thanksgiving rolls around and I realize I’m not starting from scratch!…...

December 9, 2020

18 December 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Storytelling — the oldest form of teaching — is the most effective way of teaching primary school children about evolution, say researchers at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. A randomised controlled trial found that…...

December 9, 2020

11 December 2020, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[The Jenny Evolution] Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man! But don’t worry… you’ll be able to catch these fun Gingerbread Books and trust me, your kids will eat them up! Even as an adult, whenever…...

December 9, 2020

11 December 2020, Job, Newsletter, SLP

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