14 cognitive behavioral therapy activities for kids to help little ones recognize their negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones.

12 interactive and fun games to teach self-control and build self-regulation skills for kids and teens. Strong skills for self-control are the foundation for success in and outside of the classroom.

These human body for kids activities allow children to learn about the heart, muscles, lungs, 5 senses, bones organs, cells, and so much more!

Developing empathy in children has never been more fun than with this collection of 19 simple empathy activities for kids!

Over 35 heavy work activities for kids, toddlers, and preschoolers that are designed to help calm and improve attention. Many of these activities can be done through natural activities your child is already doing!

Challenge your young learners to use these colorful cups, tubes, and balls to build their creations on the light table. It's art; it's engineering; it's fun!

Finding heavy work ideas for school and home is easy with these ideas that you can use no matter how small your space is!

Over 80 amazing, simple proprioceptive activities for kids. Learn benefits of proprioceptive input to calm, focus, and alert.

Free printable shapes worksheets for teaching kids the basic shapes. Lots of fun activities to download for FREE!

Use letter activities like alphabet collages or letter mats to help kids learn letter recognition and to reinforce letter-sound associations. Here are over 200 material ideas that you can use for your

We are currently doing a short study of the human body. We recently finished up our unit on the Brain and Nerves, and here are some of the activities we did and resources we used.

Does your child need deep pressure therapy? Deep pressure stimulation can be done at home with these fun and easy 11 activities!

These super fun crossing the midline exercises can be used in the classroom, in OT, and at home to improve brain communication and fine motor skills!

Discover 40+ LDS Primary Activity Days ideas for youth. From crafts to lessons, find activities that inspire and enrich their spiritual path.

10+ music and movement activities for toddlers and preschoolers that get them up and moving their bodies, strengthening their fine and large motor muscles.

25 crafts, activities, and printables for We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.

Crossing the midline activities for kids. What on earth are those? Sometimes in the educational world we start speaking a slightly different language than 'normal' people. Not that teachers aren't normal ... though ... you do need to be a little insane to work with small children all day long, don't you? Anyways. I had

Heavy work activities provide proprioceptive input that can help children stay calm. This list of heavy work activities contains ideas kids can use anywhere

Sleepovers at grandma’s house can be the best times of your kid’s lives but they can also cause anxiety for all if you’re not prepared. So how do you have successful sleepovers at Grandma’s? In this post, I’ll give you 10 simple tips to help make sure the time spent will be wonderful for both […]

Easy forest school activities, done-for-you forest school lesson plans and ready-made nature curriculum: save time and teach better!

Learn how to teach children self-control the right way with this collection of fun yet powerful self-regulation strategies and activities for kids!

How can you support the development of self-regulation in kids? This huge resource is full of self-regulation games, information, books, and more!

Learn how to change a child's inflexible thinking with this collection of tips, books, and activities to develop a growth mindset for kids!

Transforming your third teacher (room) is something that can be as simple as focussing on just one area in your room and can change how your children interact instantly with each other and the materials!

Great FREE Printables for AAC/PECS to use with students with Autism and PMLD. Awesome free printable communication boards for special ed.

To learn why crossing the midline is key for everything from emotional regulation, fine and gross motor skills, reading and writing, and better behavior, click through to read this post now or pin for later! #brainintegration #crossingthemidline #braingym #emotionalregulation #childdevelopment#learntoread

Hand strength is a big deal for handwriting. Kids need to be able to have enough hand strength for handwriting. Here's how you help.

Amazing things can happen with just one dot.

Target all kinds of developmental skills with these low-prep, low-maintenance Teletherapy Activities in your next virtual therapy session!

This resource covers information on the proprioceptive sense and includes proprioception sensory activities for kids.

Rewards and incentives can be a critical component to classroom management success. They are also the perfect tool to help learners to go outside their comfort zones and learn new skills. Simply put, providing rewards and incentives encourage positive behaviors. Sometimes rewards are seen in a negat

It's hard to know what to do with active kids on a rainy day! Thankfully, this post has a huge variety of indoor gross motor activities for preschool and kindergarten. No more crazies! #grossmotor #preschool #kindergarten #rainyday #largemotor

Learn about France with this France preschool unit! Activities, crafts, food, songs, etc to give your child a taste of France.

Effective social responsibility strategies to teach kids to solve problems peacefully and resolve conflicts independently.

Our little learners have a lot to cope with in the modern day at school. One of the most effective ways to deal with any kind of rise in emotion in the classroom is to begin to peel things back and simplify as much as possible. Close your eyes and imagine a peaceful, calm, happy experience and then juxtapose that with a chaotic one. One of the main differences no doubt, in your imaginings, was the amount of things going on. I can almost guarantee your calm scenario featured a simple place, a specific clear purpose, limited noise and very few activities. Consider how these ideas can be transferred to your class environment. We just added a unique set of printables to our collection that will help you create a calm-down strategy for your little learners. You will be able to teach your students to recognise their rising emotional state and to act when they identify themselves in a difficult place. As always I like to recommend that you try teaching in your learning environment with as little of these sorts of management support strategies as possible. Wait and see if you need them, and build up, adopting them one by one as needed. Otherwise you are creating a lot of unnecessary work for yourself. Included is: a header 'I can calm down' 3 step process visuals - Stop, Think, Act one page 5 stage emotion scale visual (direct students here for the 'think' step) 30 calm down strategy idea visuals - choose those that fit your classroom context best (direct students to these for the 'act' step) We have included an MS Powerpoint file that includes the visuals in text editable format so you can change the words to suit your students or create your own visuals for your unique strategies. The stop/think/act cards are not editable. Included strategies are: I can count to ten I can blow bubbles I can draw a picture I can have a drink of water I can talk to someone I can go for a walk I can squeeze a ball or squeeze toy I can hug myself I can make fists and release I can listen to music I can color in I can close my eyes and think of my happy place I can blow a feather I can do my star breathing I can watch a liquid timer I can smell the cake and blow out the candle I can smell the flower and blow out the candle I can play with dough I can read a book I can go to my calm down spot I can sit with my cushion I can blow a pin wheel I can play with blocks I can so my heavy work I can jump I can hug my soft toy I can do a puzzle I can do my yoga I can rest in my tent I can .... (blank for your strategy) Use just the most appropriate pieces for your specific teaching context. I would recommend starting with just the 'stop, think, act' process for your class. Let the students suggest and try simple equipment-free strategies that they might be using presently. If needed select up to 4 strategies from the selection in our pack for students who really need them. Try them out and see how they work. Your goal would be to get these students calm to a point where they can return to their school work. This will be very specific to each learner and your school expectations. Consider how you will signal to a student that they must now rejoin the class and communicate this clearly. Free Calm Down Poster Our weekly newsletter this week included an exclusive free one page poster and coloring page. If you missed it and would like to sign up, use the sign up below and we will send it out to you. By subscribing to the email you are signing up for a weekly or fortnightly update from us that includes links to new paid products, teaching ideas, content links and exclusive freebies. You can unsubscribe at any time.

13 super fun balance activities for kids that help develop a child’s static and dynamic balance, while also helping with bilateral coordination!

We have another fun project for your kids (or you) to do during the hot summer months, this time we are sharing a fun summer agamograph template with you. Making an agamograph is really, really

Huge number of resources for free printables for Montessori homeschools and preschools along with ideas for using printables to create Montessori activities

If you're looking for some easy activity ideas for LDS Primary Activity Days, then look no further. Here's 80 ideas to get you started.

Impulse Control Activities for Kids: Fun activities, games, and resources that will help your kids practice self-control

Need some guidance for teaching preschool Spanish? You’re in the right place! Young children are the perfect age to soak up a new language. I'm currently raising my own three kids bilingually, and have taught classes to this age group as well. It's never too late to start, and 3-5 year olds are really fun to teach! In this post I've compiled my favorited strategies for you. To get started in learning Spanish together, you Can Do three things: 1. Outline some beginning topics. You can create your own list, with common preschool topics (think numbers, colors, greetings, etc.)Take a

Need effective emotional regulation activities for kids? Is your child struggling w big emotions, thoughts, feelings, & behavior? Read this!