Fun Friday Activity: Skip Bo
Today, I want to introduce you to Skip Bo through a little video demonstration of game play while I explain all the great skills this...
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-Loris Malaguzzi
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Ms. Susan
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Felt Chains
Today, let's make a fun twist on a classic craft...
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Ms. Susan
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Aided Input
Today I'm going to explain aided input versus direct instruction when implementing and using an AAC system. Enjoy!
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Ms. Susan
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Pom Pom Sorting
This week, let's show the little muscles in our hands and wrists some love!
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Ms. Susan
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Nature Walk and Negative Space Art
Sorry about last week! Gosh, time flies these days. Here's a little catch up for our Fun Friday... Negative/White space art challenges...
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Ms. Susan
- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Mad Libs
This week, let's have some fun with Mad Libs! Print out the PDF with your Mad Lib fortune teller and follow the instruction for a fun way...
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Ms. Susan
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Cloud Gazing
This week, let's get a different kind of blue light by going outside and enjoying the clouds. You can also turn this into a fun art...
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Ms. Susan
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Squiqz
Normally, I shy away from telling you to buy something but these squigs are just too much fun to keep to myself! Check them out here:...
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Ms. Susan
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Animal Drawings
If you work with me, you know I love to draw! Let's get those creative juices flowing while we test our critical thinking skills by...
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Ms. Susan
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Mancala
This week, let's practice turn taking, strategy and fine motor skills while playing the ancient Egyptian game of mancala, which is Arabic...
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Ms. Susan
- Jun 12, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday: Turning 2D artwork into 3D stories
This week, make your child's imagination come alive, literally! Take their artwork and turn it into a full landscape of space mountains,...
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Ms. Susan
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Puppet Theater
Today, I decided to build upon our project from last week (sock puppets). First, I looked around my house to find a variety of items that...
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Ms. Susan
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Flying Pigs
Has Fun Friday felt like it lost the fun? Sometimes I get a little to excited with the research I'm reading... Last week, I discovered...
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Ms. Susan
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Creating Routines
This week, I'll provide reasoning and examples of why using structured routines are so important for our children to learn. Enjoy!
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Mental Flexibility
To wrap up our journey into executive functions, I'll discuss mental flexibility and provide a few fun games. Enjoy!
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Inhibitory Control
And so our journey continues with a discussion on inhibitory control and some fun ways to challenge this skill in your kids. Enjoy!
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 14, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Working Memory
This week starts our journey into understanding Executive Functioning with a crash course on working memory along with a few strategies...
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 7, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Ideas - What is Attention?
This week I'm defining the different types of attention and how they impact social, play, cognitive and language skills. Towards the end,...
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Ms. Susan
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Ideas - Gray Area and Multi Causal Thinking
This week wraps up my video discussions on play skill and logical thinking development. I'll share with you the higher levels of logical...
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Ms. Susan
- Jan 10, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Body Awareness and Sensory/Emotional Regulation
This week we are starting to learn about the beginning stages leading up to logical thinking. I will provide you with some fun ways to...
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