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St. Patrick’s Day Gross Motor – Clover Hop

March 1, 2024

Newsletter, OT, PT, Social Work

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] Hooray! March has finally arrived. March brings hope that Spring is upon us, especially here in Minnesota. March means basketball tournaments, shamrock shakes, and St. Patrick’s Day. March also means that we are playing fun gross motor games with…...

Rainbow Relay

March 1, 2024

Activity, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] Gross motor games with a St. Patrick’s Day theme are so much fun! They work great for the entire month of March! The clover hop gross motor game was a hit! This time we are talking about the rainbow…...

St. Patrick’s Day Kids Yoga

March 1, 2024

Activity, Newsletter, PT, SLP

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] It’s March and the kids are starting to get anxious to get out. You are noticing an increase in the amount of wiggling and squirming. You have a lot that you need to get done, but you want the…...

BOOK: Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun

March 1, 2024

Hot Jobs, Newsletter

[Source: Kid Time Storytime] Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun 🍀🌈 This St. Patrick’s Day Read Aloud is inspired by the leprechaun traps popularized in elementary schools! In this showdown, it’s a kid named Claire vs. Finn the clever leprechaun! Can she…...

March 1, 2024

Activity, Newsletter, SLP, Song

[Source: Jack Hartmann Kids Music] St. Patrick’s Day Dance and Freeze by Jack Hartmann will have you singing and moving along with Leon the Leprechaun. This dancing leprechaun will be dancing some special St. Patrick’s Day dances. Use your best listening skills…...

March 1, 2024

News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] Only a small percentage of students are supposed to take alternate assessments intended for those with the most significant cognitive disabilities, but new evidence suggests that states are routinely exceeding the limit despite major ramifications for kids. Under the…...

March 1, 2024

News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: DisabilityScoop] After years struggling to fill positions, one school has a full special education staff thanks to a half-dozen parents and caregivers who stepped into the open support staff roles. The post Faced With Special Ed Staff Vacancies, One Elementary Turned…...

March 1, 2024

Jobs, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] Federal education officials need twice as much money to keep up with a flood of complaints alleging discrimination against students with disabilities and others in the nation’s schools. The post Ed Department Needs More Funding To Investigate Disability Complaints,…...

March 1, 2024

News, Newsletter, PT, SLP

[Source: DisabilityScoop] The simulated apartment is designed to provide a realistic and engaging environment where students with disabilities can learn daily living skills like food prep, personal hygiene, budgeting and more. The post Classroom Converted Into Simulated Apartment To Boost Life Skills…...

March 1, 2024

BCBA, News, Newsletter, OT, Sped

[Source: ScienceDaily] Scientists at UC San Francisco may have discovered a new way to test for autism by measuring how children’s eyes move when they turn their heads. They found that kids who carry a variant of a gene that is associated…...