
Community Impact Day Projects
During the IHP’s annual Community Impact Day, students, staff, and faculty of the MGH Institute support multiple partner sites in and around Boston for a morning of community service. First-year students were assigned to one of 64 teams of eight to nine members from Communication Sciences & Disorders, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Genetic Counseling, and Physical Therapy and tasked with creating a resource, such as an infographic, poster, checklist, or brief instructional video to meet a designated need identified by a partner site. Due to COVID-19, in 2020 and 2021 Community Impact Day was conducted virtually, which was different than past years.
Community Impact Day is designed to help students reflect on service as a core value inherent to being a health professional. It is also an opportunity for new arrivals to Boston to get to know the communities where they may be working and to consider how a person’s environment influences health.
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Mindfulness/Wellness
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade (5-8 years)
Classroom Mindfulness Techniques
Breathe!
The Pumpkin Patch
Yoga for Kids!
Practicing Mindfulness
Stretch and Reset (download as a mp4!)
3rd - 5th Grade (8-11 years)
Let's Practice Mindfulness
November Mindfulness Calendar
Screen-Free Egg Drop!
Eat Well Play Hard
Mindfulness Meditation
Let's Be Mindful
Interactive Calendar
Children and Parents
How to Help Your Child Become More Mindful
Mindfulness Breathing Techniques
Kindergarten (5-6 years)
Yoga/Movement
1st Grade (6-7 years)
Mindful Breathing - Remaining Mindful (downloads as mp4!)
2nd Grade (7-8 years)
Mindfulness Matters
Rain Check
3rd Grade (8-9 years)
High Five for Meditation
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness During COVID
4th Grade (9-10 years)
Reset Your Inner Robot
Take a B.I.T.E.
Children and Parents
Mindful Breathing - Breathe Easy, Stress Less
Mindfulness Starts with You (downloads as PDF and MP4)
Mindful Breathing - Just Breathe
Physical Activity/Exercises
Developmental Activities/ Parenting Resources
Developmental Milestones
Developmental Milestones (0-3 months)
Improving Fine Motor Skills (3-6 months)
Developing Fine Motor Skills (6-9 months)
At Home Developmental Activities (9-12 months)
Fine Motor Skills at Home (12-18 months)
Developing Fine Motor Skills (18-24 months)
Fine Motor Fun
Sensory Bottle Activity
Reading Milestones
Is Your Child Meeting Their Reading Milestones?
Tips & Activities to Support Child Literacy (Ages 0-2)
Family Engagement in Academic Success
Online Learning/Coping Strategies - Being At Home is Hard
Six Tips for Online Learning
Checklist for Remote Learning
Online Learning Stress Management
Parental Tips for Stress Management for K-6 Online Learning
Essentials to Zoom Through School
Parental Tips for Online Learning
Tips for Stress-free Online Learning for Parents
7-9 months | 7 a 9 meses
Learning By Play / Aprendiendo Jugando
Sensory Development Activities for Babies /Actividades de desarrollo sensorial para bebés
At-Home Developmental Activities / Actividades para Fomentar el Desarrollo en Casa
10-12 months | 10 a 12 meses
PLAY! / ¡Juega!
In the Home/ Actividades de Desarrollo para Hacer en Casa
Goals for Growth 10-12 Months / Objetivos de Crecimiento niños de 10 a 12 meses
2-5 years | 2 a 5 años
The Floor is Lava! / ¡El piso es lava!
Let's Take a Walk / Vamos a Caminar
Crafts
1st Grade (6-7 years)
COVID Crafts (Tech-free)
2nd Grade (7-8 years)
Turning Over a New Leaf
3rd Grade (8-9 years)
Slime on a Dime
Screen Off, Fun On
Quarantine Off the Screen
4th Grade (9-10 years)
Arts and Crafts
Students created various infographics using the same no-sew blanket instructions. Each one presents a colorful display of instructions and "how-to" images.
No-Sew Blanket 1
No-Sew Blanket 2
No-Sew Blanket 3
No-Sew Blanket 4
No-Sew Blanket 5
No-Sew Blanket 6
No-Sew Blanket 7
No-Sew Blanket 8
No-Sew Blanket 9
No-Sew Blanket 10