Thumb-Through Thursday: It's National Homemade Cookie Day. Time to share this classic!
https://www.amazon.com/You-Give-Mouse-Cookie-Book/dp/0060245867/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3JGM3LKOT937I&dchild=1&keywords=if+you+give+a+mouse+a+cookie&qid=1601123474&sprefix=if+you+give%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-2
AMAZON.COM
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Website Wednesday: "Sesame Workshop is also offering articles and stories to help parents and caregivers support their kids on the spectrum as they deal with changes in routine."
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/09/23/sesame-street-helping-kids-with-autism-learn-to-wear-face-masks/29004/?fbclid=IwAR3ybkGFKLx1ukxpGHb440tccN5Ue7xbJ6_DH-dI8d0ieR1lvg9x8ecvk_4
DISABILITYSCOOP.COM
'Sesame Street' Helping Kids With Autism Learn To Wear Face Masks
Quotable Tuesday:
Monday Memos: We especially like this tip: Parents can even take a video of some challenges in action so professionals can offer feedback.
https://www.asha.org/News/2020/How-to-Help-Children-With-Speech-and-Language-Disorders-in-Virtual-and-Modified-In-Person-Classroom-Settings/
ASHA.ORG
ASHA: How to Help Children With Speech and Language Disorders in Virtual and Modified In-Person Classroom Settings
Fun Friday: This is how we feel about finding a new office after 16 years in the same location.
Hopeful Thursday: What a compassionate story!
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/poconos-coal/local-real-estate-company-donates-therapy-pool-to-monroe-county-family/article_b61c3938-f79b-11ea-8c58-97f3c7840412.html
WFMZ.COM
Local real estate company donates therapy pool to Monroe County family
Website Wednesday: What a great way to safely spend time outdoors with the family: https://innerchildfun.com/2015/10/fall-treasure-hunt-printable.html?utm_campaign=Inner%20Child%20Fun%20Weekly-ish%20Newsletter%20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
INNERCHILDFUN.COM
Fall Treasure Hunt Printable - Inner Child Fun
Quotable Tuesday:
Monday Memos:Good advice!
Fun Friday: In place of Trick or Treating, a family member is hosting a candy bar bracket contest, set up like March Madness. Here are some other great ideas:
https://www.inquirer.com/things-to-do/halloween-2020-coronavirus-ideas-costumes-trick-or-treating-safety-20201005.html
INQUIRER.COM
How nine medical experts with kids are celebrating Halloween
Thumb-Through Thursday: It's National I Love Lucy Day! OK; it's not a book, and we rarely promote television, but sharing situational humor with your kids sounds like a great anecdote to these confining times. Below is the Amazon Prime link, but we also found it on Hulu, the Hallmark Channel, and cbs.com. Enjoy!
AMAZON.COM
Watch I Love Lucy Season 1 - Prime Video
Wacky Wednesday: Today is National Dessert Day! Now this is a holiday we can all get behind. Woohoo! Why not turn it into a baking project with your child? Without even knowing it, you can work on following directions, math, turn-taking, cooperation, etc. And you have dessert in the end; what more could you ask for?
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Baking-Book-Young-Chefs/dp/1492677698/ref=zg_bs_2655476011_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HXJCDD50FD0D5VF14AXB
AMAZON.COM
The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs
Fun Friday: November is National Gratitude Month. Why not answer the gratitude question of the day over dinner with your family?
Thumb-Through Thursday: Bookless story telling? November is Family Stories Month.
"Over the last 25 years, a small canon of research on family storytelling shows that when parents share more family stories with their children—especially when they tell those stories in a detailed and responsive way—their children benefit in a host of ways."
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/what-kids-learn-from-hearing-family-stories/282075/
THEATLANTIC.COM
What Kids Learn From Hearing Family Stories
Website Wednesday: "Praise fosters intrinsic motivation when it’s sincere, celebrates effort rather than talent (“you worked really hard,” vs. “you’re so smart”) and communicates encouragement, not pressure (“you’re doing really well,” vs. “you’re doing really well, as I hoped you would”)"
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/well/family/teenagers-motivation-school.html?smtyp=cur
NYTIMES.COM
How to Do School When Motivation Has Gone Missing
Quotable Tuesday:
Monday Memos: "Life and relationships with someone from a different neurotype can be more successful and rewarding if neurodivergent perspectives and needs aren’t perceived as obstinate or manipulative, so a there’s a conversation as opposed to an argument or meltdown."
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/aspergers-nld/2019/03/explanations-arent-excuses-understanding-aspergers-thinking/?sfns=xmo
BLOGS.PSYCHCENTRAL.COM
Explanations Aren’t Excuses: Understanding Asperger’s Thinking
Fun Friday:
Monday Memos: We especially like number 3: Listen more; talk at less.
http://ageofmontessori.org/my-top-ten-new-years-resolutions-for-parents/
Fun Friday: Today is National Joy Germ Day. Ok; we've heard enough about germs this past year to last us a life time, but spreading joy like a germ is something we can celebrate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh_BzDO51aM
YOUTUBE.COM
How to celebrate National Joy Germ Day
Thumb-Through Thursday: January is National Hobby Month. Here is a list of books for children that will get your/their creative juices flowing. https://www.mylearningtable.com/read-wednesday-hobby-books-kids/
MYLEARNINGTABLE.COM
What to Read Wednesday: Hobby Books for Kids – Learning Table
Website Wednesday: Today is National Technology Day. How about some suggestions for social skills during virtual meetings/calls?
https://www.slpsocial.com/post/top-5-social-skills-for-virtual-interactions
SLPSOCIAL.COM
Top 5 Social Skills for Virtual Interactions
Quotable Tuesday:
Monday Memos: An inspirational story to start the new year:
