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Hot, New Job! School-Based OT – Buffalo Grove, IL

September 29, 2020

3 October 2020, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you an Occupational Therapist seeking a full-time school based position? Do you have some pediatric and/or school based experience? *Seeking an Occupational Therapist to work full time for the 20-21 school…...

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Pre-K Pages] Making patterns with spiders is a seasonal and fun way to teach patterning! I am always looking for fun things I can use as manipulatives for learning activities, so when I found spider rings in the dollar store I knew…...

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Miss Jaime O.T.] For an OT in the school system pencil grasp can be a big focus for our students. Knowing how to encourage proper pencil grasp is helpful for all of our young students. A tripod grasp is functional and…...

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, At Home, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Children and young people are around 40% percent less likely to be infected than adults when exposed to someone with the virus, finds a new study of global COVID-19 transmission data, co-led by UCL researchers. In this study, published…...

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Omazing Kids] I love using great picture books in OMazing Kids speech therapy and kids yoga! Guess what this book is fun for both. I love the colorful illustrations, facial expressions of the characters, how the color of the text changes…...

PT Corner: All About the Core: Round Up

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Core strength is so important for little ones all the way to grown ups. Our core is what creates the foundation for all other movement. This is a round-up of all our blog posts related to the core! Stay…...

Teaching Asking Questions Through Games

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, Expressive Language, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Speech Room News] Do your students know how to ask adults and peers simple questions? Do they understand how to get to know someone by asking questions or carry on a back and forth conversation? Many speech therapy students struggle…...

September 29, 2020

2 October 2020, Halloween, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] What makes a memory matching game such a great game for kids? It has simple rules, is easy to play, requires just a set of matching game cards, and is great for developing visual discrimination skills…. especially when played…...

Fall Cryptogram Word Puzzles

September 29, 2020

2 September 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Woo Junior] These cryptogram word puzzles are a favorite mind bending boredom buster. The letters of each cryptogram answer are represented by other letters of the alphabet. Decode the encrypted riddle answer by using logic and deduction to find the letter…...

September 28, 2020

2 October 2020, COVID, Education, Newsletter

{Source: Education Week] When a COVID-19 vaccine is finalized and approved, schools will serve a key role in administering it, and educators may be among those to receive the earliest available doses, a new federal plan says. That plan positions U.S. schools, which…...