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Neuroanatomic and Connectomic Profiles of Early-Onset Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorder

March 21, 2024

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Source: Medical Xpress Schizophrenia (SCZ) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two mental disorders with abnormal neurodevelopment that carry a high burden for families and society. The two disorders exhibit similar clinical symptoms in social interaction, emotional reciprocity, and cognitive deficits. Therefore,…...

March 21, 2024

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Source: Medical Xpress School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home. A recent study that one of us conducted found the quality…...

March 21, 2024

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Source: Medical Xpress In-person schooling and coping behaviors were associated with higher positive affect (PA) during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents with high adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; at least four), according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Network Open.…...

March 21, 2024

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Source: Science Daily A positive relationship with a teacher at an early age may help children to feel more engaged with school, but not necessarily in the long term, new research shows. The finding comes from a University of Cambridge study of…...

March 21, 2024

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Source: SLP Happy Hour In this episode, Sarah shares toys she uses for toddlers and preschoolers with expressive language delay. You will also learn TONS of play-based ideas for using these toys in early sessions. Listen on SLP Happy Hour! ...

Activities for Very Hungry Caterpillar

March 17, 2024

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[Source: YoGalore] If you’re putting together a lesson plan and need activities for The Very Hungry Caterpillar for preschoolers or kindergarten and need some unique activities that are movement-based — look no further! This classic story by Eric Carle teaches so many…...

March 17, 2024

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Source [Books and Giggles] My kids share my inclination to make small holes in paper. The twins were eager to test out this Hungry Caterpillar activity. Isabella punched every item, and then went back and punched some of them again. I like…...

March 17, 2024

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Source: [Fun Handprint Art] Hi, my name is Viviana from Totschooling! I blog about educational activities for toddlers and preschoolers and I have a passion for creating hands-on educational printables. I’m very happy to be here today to share these fingerprint counting…...

Hungry Caterpillar Craft

March 17, 2024

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Source: [A Little Pinch of Perfect] Your children and students will have so much fun making a hungry caterpillar craft that’s the perfect book extension activity to make while reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. You can choose from the…...

Very Hungry Caterpillar Animated Story

March 17, 2024

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Source: [Illuminated Films] In the internationally acclaimed The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar eats and eats…and eats his way through the week. Taken from The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories collection. Based on Eric Carle’s picture book. Watch on Illuminated…...