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Creating Digital Folders for the School-Based Therapist

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School-based occupational and physical therapists have been dipping their toes into all of the value that technology can bring to working more efficiently. With large caseloads, and often times multiple buildings, therapists understand how important efficiency is! One solution to improving efficiency is the establishment of digital online folders and files. Moving folders and files …

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Data Tracking For School-Based Therapists

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School-based therapists (occupational, physical, speech and beyond) play a crucial roll in the IEP team. With their responsibilities encompassing a wide range of assessments, interventions, and progress monitoring, efficient data tracking becomes an important task. Fortunately, digital tools has revolutionized the way that school-based therapists can collect and analyze data, making it easier than ever …

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Navigating FERPA and HIPAA for School-Based Physical and Occupational Therapists

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As a school-based physical therapist or occupational therapist, you are responsible for protecting students’ privacy and confidentiality when it comes to their education records and health information. Two federal laws that need to be looked into are FERPA and HIPAA.

Educational vs. Medical Physical Therapy

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What is the difference between the educational vs. medical physical therapy? This question is common and in this blog post we are going to try to break it down for you! All therapists whether they are working in the educational or medical model work to adhere to licensure laws and professional standards. They all …

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Scooter Board Activities

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Scooter boards are a great tool for promoting gross motor skills and encouraging physical activity in children. They can be used in a variety of ways, and here are a few fun scooter board activities to get you started.

President’s Day Gross Motor Activities

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With President’s weekend quickly approaching, it is the perfect time to talk about President’s Day gross motor activities. Pink Oatmeal has several patriotic gross motor and fine motor activities that go perfect on President’s Day. All of the games we talk about below can be found in Patriotic Gross Motor Pack in the Pink Oatmeal …

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Holiday Sweater Gross Motor and Fine Motor Skills

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It’s the holiday season! This means it’s the perfect time to whip out those holiday sweaters or Christmas sweaters. At Pink Oatmeal, we are all about making the holiday season fun and that includes holiday sweater gross motor and fine motor skills. Here are a list of several ideas to get you started making motor …

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Locomotor Activities For Kids

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A full list of locomotor activities for kids. These are creative and engaging ways to work on locomotor skills.

Jumping Activities For Kids

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Jumping is a pretty amazing milestone. Two footed jumping generally happens around the age of two years old. You can check out all of the different jumping milestones including two footed, single leg and more. Below are jumping activities for kids whether you are working on getting a kiddo jumping, or looking for fun activities …

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Camping Themed Gross Motor and Fine Motor Activities

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When warmer weather approaches, it’s not surprising to see lots of people on the roads with their tents and campers ready for camping season! The camping theme is a great theme to use during the spring and summer months, but can really be used any time of the year. Camping themed gross motor activities and …

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Beach Themed Gross Motor and Fine Motor Activities

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Nothing is better than the beach during the summer (or vacation)! It’s also a fantastic way to work on motor skills. Today we are talking about beach themed gross motor and beach themed fine motor skills ideas. Use these ideas along with the ocean themed gross motor and fine motor activities or on it’s own. …

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Animal Walks and Printables For Kids

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Animal walks are a fantastic for a wide variety of skills including gross motor, fine motor, and bilateral coordination. The best part is that you can put a spin on these animal walks to make them even more fun. Pink Oatmeal also has several different animal walk printables for kids that you can get your …

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Medbridge Courses for School-Based Physical Therapy

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I’ve tried out a couple different subscription continuing education companies for my physical therapy CEU’s and have decided that Medbridge is my favorite. I feel that the price is fantastic for what you get. In all reality, you could get all of your continuing education units done for an amazing price with a variety of …

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Easter Gross Motor Activities

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Today is all about Easter gross motor ideas. Many of these ideas would also go well with the different spring themed gross motor ideas from Pink Oatmeal. Get out your plastic eggs and get excited for the Easter gross motor activities from Pink Oatmeal.

Dental Health Gross Motor Activities

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February is dental health month. Often times, this means education and activities about taking care of your teeth. At Pink Oatmeal we are going to add some dental health gross motor skills to the mix. These ideas and games can easily be incorporated into a dental health lesson or to use during the month of …

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Pool Ring Gross Motor Activity

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Gross motor activities with pool rings. These are perfect for Winter Olympics gross motor or Summer Olympics gross motor activities.

Gait Trainer Resources

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I’ll never forget my first year in the schools. I had come from a primarily adult outpatient setting. There were lots of changes entering into the school system, but one of the big ones was wrapping my head around all of the different equipment options. How I wish I would have had it all in …

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Shoe Orthotics and Inserts for Kids

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As a physical therapist, I have worked with a wide variety of shoe orthotics and inserts. Often times, I have worked with different orthotists to find the right fit for the kiddo I’m working with. Today, I want to talk about a personal experience with my own son and the shoe orthotic that finally worked …

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IEP Resources for Parents

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A fabulous list of IEP resources for parents to navigate special education and the IEP process.

Gingerbread Gross Motor and Fine Motor Activities

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The holiday season is here! One fabulous theme for the holidays is all things gingerbread! Today we are talking about different gross motor and fine motor skills activities that you can incorporate into your gingerbread person theme. Also, be sure to check out all of the different Christmas themed gross motor and fine motor activities …

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Creating Digital Folders for the School-Based Therapist

Data Tracking For School-Based Therapists

Navigating FERPA and HIPAA for School-Based Physical and Occupational Therapists

Educational vs. Medical Physical Therapy

Scooter Board Activities

President’s Day Gross Motor Activities

Holiday Sweater Gross Motor and Fine Motor Skills

Locomotor Activities For Kids

Jumping Activities For Kids

Camping Themed Gross Motor and Fine Motor Activities

Beach Themed Gross Motor and Fine Motor Activities

Animal Walks and Printables For Kids

Medbridge Courses for School-Based Physical Therapy

Easter Gross Motor Activities

Dental Health Gross Motor Activities

Pool Ring Gross Motor Activity

Gait Trainer Resources

Shoe Orthotics and Inserts for Kids

IEP Resources for Parents

Gingerbread Gross Motor and Fine Motor Activities

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