I can’t believe February is already over! Right before Winter Break I was so stressed out! So, I had decided in December to try something new with my kids come the first of the year. I made these cool signs. One said “Look what I can do…” and then there are 2 skills on each of the other posters (supine flexion/prone extension; jumping jacks/ski jumps; table/crab; sit ups/push ups; jump rope/juggling).

In my school district, we are not supposed to pull students for therapy sessions during lunch or recess times, but sometimes this guideline gets overlooked. At a recent IEP meeting, I was recommending reducing a student’s PT service frequency because she had made so much progress in PT. I told her parents...