Sensitive periods refer to specific periods in a child's development when they have an intense urge to learn and acquire certain skills.
Gross motor skills such as crossing the midilne are important for a child's development. Round-up of posts about why it is important and how to encourage.
Encourage your kids to be more independent with this easy-to-use printable daily responsibilities chart with up to 120+ chore icons.
How can you support the development of self-regulation in kids? This huge resource is full of self-regulation games, information, books, and more!
From the day they’re born children have certain strong emotional needs. See what the experts have to say about the emotional needs of a child by age and how we can support them through all ages and stages.
Try out these fun activities with your kids to develop their awareness of body position and encourage proprioceptive input.
Understanding how your toddler develops physically will allow you to encourage skill development. Learn physical development milestones for toddlers so you can assess your child's strengths and weaknesses. From roughly six months to two years old, you can help improve a toddler's physical development skills through simple activities.
5 innovative strategies for how to help a child focus in the classroom. #childfocus #notpayingattention #howtofocusonschool #kidsfocus #concentrationgamesforkids
Find out what the average attention span of a preschooler is and teach your kids to focus with these 10 simple activities to increase attention span.
Did you know that negative emotions are signals to our brains, just like hunger or pain, that exist to warn us that our survival is at risk?
Want to let the kids get dressed on their own and save yourself time? Learn how to teach a child to dress themselves with these useful tips.
For children, crossing midline is the ability to reach across their bodies. This is important because it helps in the coordination of both sides of the body when performing many movements, such as skipping, riding a bike, and more. Pediatric occupational therapists use crossing midline activities to help children perform smooth and coordinated movements and promote independence as children develop. This guide provides caregivers and clinicians education on the how to practice activities that target crossing the midline. This collection includes specific activities and play ideas for children at at the ages of 2, 3, 4, and 5+, with a total of 30 different activities that can be easily done at home/therapy sessions.
Kids Lying? If you’re looking for strategies and consequences that don't involve punishment to stop your child from lying, we've got 20 ideas to help!
Daily Routine Cards for Kids: Building Essential Skills Through Fun and Consistency" Introducing our "Daily Routine Cards for Kids", a fun and engaging tool designed to help children develop essential daily skills. This book features a series of routine cards tailored for each weekday, encouraging kids to complete their tasks and color in the heart shape next to each task as they go. Key Features: • Structured Daily Tasks: Each day of the week has its own set of tasks to help children develop a sense of routine and responsibility. • Visual Rewards: Children can color in the heart shape next to each completed task, providing a visual and motivating way to track their progress. • Skill Development: By following the daily routines, children will enhance important life skills such as personal hygiene, organization, and time management. • Engaging and Fun: The colorful and interactive design of the cards makes learning enjoyable and keeps children engaged. • Parent and Teacher Friendly: Easy-to-use cards that parents and teachers can incorporate into daily routines to support children's development. How It Works: 1. Daily Tasks: Each card outlines specific tasks for the child to complete throughout the day. 2. Color the Hearts: As each task is completed, children can color in the heart shape next to the task, providing a sense of accomplishment and motivation. 3. Consistency is Key: By repeating these tasks daily, children will develop a strong foundation of essential life skills. This book is perfect for parents, teachers, and caregivers who want to instill good habits and routines in children from an early age. Help your child build a solid foundation of daily skills with our "Daily Routine Cards for Kids"! ________________________________________ This introduction highlights the purpose and benefits of the book, making it appealing to parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for effective ways to teach children important daily routines. Licensing and Usage Terms: This product is for personal use only and cannot be used for commercial purposes. By purchasing, you agree that this product will be used solely by you. No part of this product may be resold, distributed, or used in any way for commercial purposes. Please read and agree to these licensing and usage terms carefully.
At a loss when your child shows no remorse for his or her behavior? Learn 6 effective questions to build empathy when your child appears to show no emotion.
What is joint attention? It is a skill that is required in order for a child to learn how to speak. Learning to talk doesn't seem that difficult, however a lot of skills must be accomplished prior to first words being spoken. Let me explain why...
Is it the autism or just bad behavior? It’s hard to know for sure, but if you struggle with autism and discipline, we’re sharing 13 practical tips to teach you how to discipline an autistic child at home and in the classroom.
Open-ended play is so beneficial for your child's development, and luckily there's so many different ways you can encourage it in your home or classroom.
“WHAT’S THIS?” At 3 months, Tessa has good control over her neck muscles. Sitting on her mother’s lap, she turns her head slowly from side to side to look […]
50 fine motor skills for 4 year olds to do at home, easily sneak them into your daily routine or set them up as an activity on the shelf, no special equipment!
Information about the importance and development of crossing midline and some tell-tale signs of avoiding midline crossing.
Are you wondering what 0-3 months intellectual development looks like in your baby? Learn simple ways to encourage cognitive skills through play activities.
Learn how to teach children self-control the right way with this collection of fun yet powerful self-regulation strategies and activities for kids!
Kids Lying? If you’re looking for strategies and consequences that don't involve punishment to stop your child from lying, we've got 20 ideas to help!
Enforcing logical consequences is a fabulous way for teachers to encourage good classroom behavior and parents to get kids to behave without yelling, and we're sharing 13 logical consequences that actually work!
Learn how to teach children self-control the right way with this collection of fun yet powerful self-regulation strategies and activities for kids!
Pushpin (or pin poking) activity is one of the popular fine motor activities in the Montessori classroom. I would like to share with you different ways to use pins and […]
Want to know how to discipline a child without yelling ? Check out this collection of 14 simple but effective positive parenting techniques!
A list of toys that help toddlers talk from an Early Intervention therapist. Learn which toys help with speech and language development.
Learn how to teach children self-control the right way with this collection of fun yet powerful self-regulation strategies and activities for kids!
Here are simple and highly effective tips that will guide you on how to encourage your toddler to talk when you feel concerned about it.
At age two, he barely said any real words. He said things like "ba ba ba" for everything. My husband and I weren't sure how to encourage our child to
Get your toddler talking using these simple language games! | expressive language activities for 2 year olds | expressive language examples |
This FACS | FCS project will teach students about sensory and how it relates to child development. Students will create a sensory bin that is age-appropriate, as well as, developmentally appropriate. Identify what is developmentally appropriate in the areas of social development, intellectual development, physical development, and emotional development. Including but not limited to critical thinking, pretend play, fine motor skills, speech development, and quality time. They will follow this project up with a presentation. This Product Includes: Step-By-Step Project Guide Sensory Development Quick Notes Project Check List Project Job Distribution Form Prompts for Presentation Rubric for Sensory Bin Rubric for Presentation As an educator, I keep lectures short (micro-lessons) and projects meaningful. I highly encourage PBL (Project Based Learning) in FACS and CTE courses. See all other FACS and CTE resources I offer in the links below. With this purchase, you will receive the sensory bin activity and two rubric. Resources You May Also Love ★ ALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES & BUNDLES HERE ★CTE - Career and Technical Education Resources Terms Copyright © Jerri Snyder. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this document are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip-art and font credits. Connect with Me! Mrs. Jerri Snyder Visit me here!< < <
Process art vs. product art in early childhood education: Discover the role of each approach and explore photo examples.
Using an object lesson about sin is a great way to explain that concept to children. Check out these 6 kid-friendly object lessons on sin.
Have you ever spent more hours than you should putting off something you hate doing? We all have. The truth is, lack of motivation is an issue that affects everyone, but it can be particularly difficult to deal with in children. Problem is, motivating an unmotivated child gets harder with time and children’s lack of
Teach children about emotions with activities to identify, express, and manage their feelings appropriately in school with these tips!
