This Tetris printable game will bring back nostalgia for your favorite childhood video game. Print, cut, and try to fit as many pieces in the grid.
Rubik's Cube, volcano kits, and more!
Spielgaben educational toys are a fabulous hands-on resource for homeschool families - and parents everywhere!
My name is Mark Roucka and I am a PE teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, IL. “Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone” is an activity I have done numerous times with my classes and received a number of positive … Read More
Grab these free printable games for math facts practice at school or home! You’ll get a total of 40 games for students to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Great for building math facts fluency!
Quiet book PDF crochet pattern. Digital download. This listing is for the PDF pattern ONLY. This is NOT for the finished book. Pattern is written in English using US terminology. You may make and sell finished items, but you may not mass produce them. Please mention the pattern is mine in your listing. **Please note that you may NOT sell the pattern itself. Also, distributing the pattern while retaining a copy for yourself is also not permitted. Makes a finished book 9 3/4” X 10 1/4” X 4 1/4” (24.75 X 26 X 10.75 cm). In addition to crocheting, pattern requires basic embroidery skills (straight stitches for words and other embellishments) as well as the ability to sew on hook-and-loop fasteners. Skill level: Intermediate. (Skill level is based on Craft Yarn Council's standards https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/project-levels ) Materials: Size US I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook Yarn needle Hook and eye Hook-and-loop fasteners (ex. Velcro) 6 snaps – 3/8”/1 cm Beads – up to 1/2”/1.25 cm 1” button 9 buttons – 3/4”/2 cm Thread and needle Worsted weight yarn: -Border color (used for page borders, spine, and back cover): 2 1/2 oz./71 g (130 yds./119 m) -Background colors: 1 1/2 oz./42.5 g (78 yds./71 m) each of medium brown and 2 colors of choice; 3 oz./85 g (156 yds./143 m) sky blue; 1/2 oz./14 g (26 yds./24 m) bright green; 1/2 oz./14 g (26 yds./24 m) each of pink, green, white, and dark brown; 1/4 oz./7 g (13 yds./12 m) each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. -Other colors (small amounts): White, light brown, dark brown, pink, medium brown, black, 2-3 fall browns and 2-3 coordinating fall colors, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, scrap yarn in various colors of choice. Instructions for downloading your pattern can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 Other quiet book patterns are available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/659577591/quiet-book-pdf-crochet-pattern-busy?ref=shop_home_active_19&crt=1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/664632286/quiet-book-pdf-crochet-pattern-busy?ref=shop_home_active_1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1371222390/holidays-quiet-book-pdf-crochet-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_1 **Please note: patterns are non-refundable. See the other great things in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovinghandscrochet?ref=si_shop
This past week we've been enjoying toys and games during our therapy sessions. With COVID it's been awhile since we've sat closer at a table and shared game pieces so this week was so much fun for the kids and myself! Over the years I have created a wide variety of game companions and mats that can be used to target a variety of speech and language skills while also playing with toys or games. Each activity is available separately but I have also bundled most of these Toys and Game companions on TPT for a discount! All the pictures below are linked. Check them out! Playdough Mats First up, playdough mats! I have a range of articulation and language mats that make planning mixed groups super easy. Pop it Companions This is a new companion I made this year when the Pop it craze took over my kids. They love this one! Play N' Say Mats Uno is always requested with my kids in grades 2nd-5th. These mats make it easy to target speech sounds while also playing. When they play a card they must say the word on the color mat that matches. Speech Builders I printed and laminated these strips and use them with a variety of blocks. Duplo, legos and hashtag blocks, they love them all! While most of the toys and games we've played with are physical games, we have many boom card games we play too. Tic-Tac-Talk This is an easy one for the beginning or the end of a session. We always get a lot of trials in when we play this game. Articulation Four-in-a-Row I have an articulation and a language version of this game. It's similar to Connect 4 except players can put their pieces anywhere on the board. First to four in a row wins! Game Companions This file has open-ended mats for a large variety of games. So many ways to play! Guess What? A little while ago I made an Articulation Mini-Objects kit and we use them to play many different games. This Guess What poster is an easy way to play using a mystery box or bag. We hide objects and the kids ask questions to figure out what's inside. Some of my kids need a little more help than the poster so we may use these Mystery Box mats to give them an idea of what could be inside the box. For my preschoolers I have a collection of toddler toys/games we like to play with to increase overall language skills. These Vocabulary Parking Lots are free and so much fun to "park" our cards on different words. Also for my younger kids or for my kids who are working to expand language skills we incorporate Aided Language Mats into our play. We place the mats near the toys and point to the words as we use them or try to incorporate these common words while we play. Play-Based Speech and Language Therapy Another FREE resource, are these play-based cards that give ideas, tips or tricks to target speech and/or language skills during play. These are super helpful to send home to parents for home practice too. That's a wrap for toys and games. We played this past week but we often incorporate these toys and games throughout the year!
Toy and game ideas that help kids develop visual perception.
Want a fun, no-prep multiplication facts game to use in your math centers tomorrow? Read about how we've "mathified" the popular squares game to practice multiplication facts!
FREE Animal X-rays matching activity with 8 different pets at the vet. Great preschool or kindergarten activity to learn about x-rays, the letter x, pets, community helpers, or a vet office pretend play activity.
One of the most fun ways to help kids practice following directions and listening is by playing games. We love to move and learn here so I found 6 following directions games that get kids up and moving!
Beanbags, Hula-Hoops, Frisbees, and more games kids love.
Free set of printables to go along with Magnetic Tiles. Includes two levels of difficulty. Builds problem solving skills.
Whether you’re looking specifically for math games or just want a fun way for students to practice math facts, the ideas on this page will help you incorporate a math partner game time into even the most limited class schedule. You’ll see how to store and organize the games and introduce them to your class. … Continued
Basic vocabulary, like knowing prepositions, is necessary for beginning readers. Teach prepositions with this simple game.
At this age, babies are so curious about the world around them. They will be opening doors, drawers, boxes, toilet lids, garbage cans, etc. You name it, they will be into it! Their exploration has
Kindergarten Math Made Fun Unit 9 is here, and it's all about SHAPES! This hands-on, engaging and FUN unit will get kids excited about basic shapes! Not
This FREE handout is a great activity for warm-ups or even early finishers. This handout was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. Here is the BLANK version. This is a good opti…
I have found some great teletherapy resources in the last few months but I am still missing all the games from my speech room. Now that I have figured out how to use my Osmo as a document camera I thought this would open up the possibilities of using some of my games during teletherapy! I went through my games and came up with six games/activities that I can play while screen sharing. I have tweaked some of the instructions just a little to make it work and some I changed up the rules to help be more specific in targeting goals. Here's a collection of six games to screen share during teletherapy! Rory's Story Cubes These little cubes are great for so many language and articulation goals! You can target naming/identifying pictures, using verbs, self-monitoring articulation skills, producing grammatically correct sentences, generating a narrative, and telling a story using sequencing skills just to name a few. While I was sharing about these cubes Hanna from My Literacy Space commented letting me know there is an awesome app too! I think the app is probably a better option to share during therapy as the dice are bigger. When I share the app I don't need to use the Osmo, but I just didn't take it apart. I followed the same steps as I would if I were screen sharing the Osmo (just opened the app I wanted instead of the Osmo document camera app). Kids on Stage This game can target understanding categories (animals, objects, and actions), following directions, and making inferences. First, spin the spinner, and then choose a matching card to act out. The other players in the game aren't supposed to see the card so I usually just have them turn around, or cover/close their eyes. First player to guess correctly gets a point and first player to 5 points wins! HedBanz Junior This one is played a little differently over teletherapy. We don't wear the headbands instead, we take turns flipping over a card and the other players in the group have to ask questions to figure out what the card may be. I like the junior version for my younger kids because all the cards are animals. With this game, we can target naming animals, following directions, taking turns, asking/answering questions, using articulation skills in conversation, and making inferences. Pickles to Penguins This fun card game is the best for practicing comparing and/or contrasting which is what it's all about! You flip over two cards and someone has to tell what the two objects have in common. I usually challenge my kids to see who can find the most similar characteristics (or differences depending on what we're targeting) between the two objects. Pictionary My drawing skills are not the best but this game is always a fun one! Pictionary is so easy to change depending on what you are targeting. I rarely use the cards that come with the actual game. Instead, if we're working on articulation skills I flash cards that contain the targeted sound (you also need to tell the other players to turn around during this part too). If we're working on verbs I use pictures of verbs and so on. We keep score by who can shout out the name of the picture fastest. When playing with kids over the computer we just use a marker and notebook paper but I do like that the game now comes with a dry erase board and marker! Spot It Spot It is one of my favorite games to play when we have a few minutes left in a session. Over teletherapy, I put down one card face up and then a pile of cards face down. I flip one card from the pile over at a time. I usually only change one of the cards each round. The person who can shout out the match first gets a point. First player to 5 points wins! I hope that gave you some ideas of how to can use games you already have during teletherapy. If you are unable to use the Osmo as a document camera or don't have a document camera/Osmo you could easily adapt most of these games by just showing the cards using the built-in web camera. Just be sure to tell any other players in the group not to peek when flashing the cards or dice.
These awesome lessons on air transportation for kids include learning games for kids, printables and even notebooking ideas.
If you're stuck inside the classroom due to bad weather, this collection of indoor recess activities has heaps of ideas to help students blow off steam!
Here's a simple way to teacher less than, greater than: with toys! Free printable included.
It's LEGO Day! Get your LEGO bricks out and start building while you color. Get free printable coloring pages on Toysrus.com
A collection of 40+ easy baby activities for ages 6-15 months. Your baby will love learning with these activities and so will you.
Looking for ways to engage your students while teaching the continents and oceans? I've got you covered with games, songs, vidoes, and more!
Parachute games are such a classic! Here are some fun and exciting PE parachute games to try with your preschoolers.
Hattifant's Kaleidocycle is a fun paper toy for the small and TALL. There are several designs available, some even to colour in. Time to become crafty!
Cause and effect toys are fun, engaging and challenging. Some examples of cause and effect toys are toys with buttons, musical toys and pop
Da Vinci Popsicle Stick Bridge: Make a self supporting bridge with no mechanical fasteners or adhesives based on one of Leonardo Da Vinci's designs. You will be weaving the sticks together so that the tension between the sticks keeps the bridge together and lifts it off of the gr…
