Are you overwhelmed by the amount of Behavior supports there are available out there! Are you looking for that particular one you need to help you manage behaviors and maintain structure in your cl…
Visual literacy explicitly teaches a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about, and think with pictures.
Use this art discussion lesson for children, featuring work by Henri Matisse, to get children thinking and talking about art. If you haven’t tried art discussion activities before it’s easy to get started, and you’ll soon discover how they open up conversations and ideas, boosting children’s language, reasoning and confidence. Art discussion lesson for children […]
As a special education teacher, there have been hundreds of times I have had to have conversations with parents about their child and characteristics we are seeing at school that are consistent with ADHD or Autism. Some of these conversations were harder than others, but they were never personal until I sat on the receiving ... Read More about Parent and Teacher Guide to Approaching an ADHD Diagnosis for Children in School
These visual tracking tips and tools will help kids with skills like reading, writing, and other learning tasks. Visual tracking is a visual mobility skill.
Visual perception activities worksheets for occupational therapy helps preschool and kindergarten kids, helps brain and eyes for everyday activities to do.
As a special education teacher, there have been hundreds of times I have had to have conversations with parents about their child and characteristics we are seeing at school that are consistent with ADHD or Autism. Some of these conversations were harder than others, but they were never personal until I sat on the receiving ... Read More about Parent and Teacher Guide to Approaching an ADHD Diagnosis for Children in School
Are you classroom teacher looking for engaging ways to teach your students to comprehend stories? Read this post for primary ideas on how to get children to learn to visualize and build reading comprehension.
Visualizing the text is such an important strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. It is very versatile as it can be used in different ways with students of all ages and reading levels. I
The truth about four common misconceptions that people have about autism.
I have a quick and simple tip for you today. Another teacher gave me this tip a few years ago and I love it! (I wish I remembered who gave me this tip and where they got the idea from so I could give the credit.) Do you ever start to give directions and you ... Read More about A quick classroom management tip
This product contains everything your students need to put together their own toolboxes with self-regulation/calming strategies. They can do this as a paper-based cut and paste activity, or digitally in PowerPoint or Google Slides. I have also included printable, already assembled toolbox visuals. Simply choose the toolbox(es) that work best for your classroom, print, and post in your classroom. Printable toolboxes and tool icons are available in color and in black & white. White, blue, red, green, and yellow toolboxes are included in the download. Great for organizing calming strategies into color zones. Self-regulation tools included are: -count to ten -ask for a break -squeeze something -go for a walk -stretch -talk to someone -deep breaths -drink water -use headphones Other icons are included for when students are already well-regulated: -work hard -listen -learn Digital toolboxes are in PowerPoint format. This can easily be uploaded into Google Slides, even if you don't have access to PowerPoint. Please contact me if you have any questions or notice any errors in my product! You may also be interested in: Digital Check-In Boards -- Self-Regulation // How are you feeling? NO PREP Feelings Sorts for Emotional Regulation (Pack of 10) Calming Strategy Scenario Task Cards
Find out how-to use images in your blog to keep your readers on your blog longer and craft content that is visually engaging and fun to read.
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Scaffold your instruction with these teaching scaffolding strategies to help bridge readiness and mastery for your elementary students!
The ultimate list of classroom management strategies, organized into verbal and non-verbal strategies, parent communication tips,rewards and prizes, games, brain breaks, and visual strategies.
Systems scribing can create an original model that the group needs right in the moment. As visual practitioners, we can make visible the parts and the whole; the patterns and perspectives.
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So how can we best support our beginning ELLs in math? There is a reason I put vocabulary instruction at the top of the list. It simply cannot be ignored if
Tips to manage meltdowns in the self-contained classroom. In this blog I share 5 deescalation techniques and physical classroom changes.
Let's dive into some new options to teach vocabulary, for those who have the time and energy to pursue them. In this post and podcast, I'm sharing ten ideas for making the study of vocabulary something students might even look forward to.
I kind of love to share tricks for improving handwriting. There are so many “parts” to written work. There’s fine motor dexterity, pencil grasp, strength, endurance, visual perceptual skills, cognitive skills among other parts to handwriting. You can see more about these topics on our Handwriting page. One big way to develop the skills needed ... Read more
Strategies for Learners with CVI Using an Active Learning ApproachPeople often wonder what kind of modifications should be made to Active Learning activities, materials or equipment for children with CVI (cortical visual impairment). It is beyond the scope of this website to provide an introduction to CVI, but there is a lot of good information in
Looking for effective teaching strategies for autism classrooms? Check out these 10 practical tips for how to teach autistic students! From visual aids to inclusive practices, these strategies can make a big difference. #Autism #TeachingStrategies
Today I wanted to share some ideas for students who need frequent reminds to stay on task, complete their work, and use safe hands and feet. During my first few […]
(PDF) What is a Break Card / "I Need a Break" Card Visuals / How to use break cards (Autism / Special Education / Mainstream Classroom / Home)
Deep breathing is one of the best calming strategies you can teach your students. It's effective and they always have it with them. While it is simple, students often need to be exposed to it many times and in many different ways. This calming strategy activity has students make their own breathing stick to help
Visualizing the text is such an important strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. It is very versatile as it can be used in different ways with students of all ages and reading levels. I
Do you have a child who struggles with handwriting? Have you looked into Dysgraphia? Learn more about this condition and discover 10 Strategies to Improve Dysgraphia with your student.
Are you looking for techniques to calm down your preschool or kindergarten classroom? This BUNDLE includesCalming Strategy Cards, Ways to Calm Down and Mindful Exercises for Kids. Check out the PREVIEW here ???????? It’s what you need to introduce ways to calm down to your young learners to set up a calm down area in your classroom to introduce and practice mindful exercises for kids These vibrant and interactive resources have been made with the young learner in mind. Hands-on activities that teach the skills we want to help our young learners self-regulate.
In this post, I'll talk about why teaching schema is important, give some ideas and tips for teaching about schema to your young readers, and discuss when we
Another center that is really popular in my class is Read, Visualize, Draw . It's a great way to practice visualizing while reading, which...
Welcome back to our 10 week series on Reading Comprehension Strategies! So far, we’ve covered using your schema, making connections, making predictions, and inferring word meanings. Today, we will cover visualizing, also known as making mental images while reading poetry. If you’re new to this series, I would encourage you to read our introductory post. These ... Read More about Visualizing- Making Mental Images with Poetry
Another center that is really popular in my class is Read, Visualize, Draw . It's a great way to practice visualizing while reading, which...
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FREE Visual direction cards to display the order you would like steps to be completed on your students' assignments.
