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7 Features of Effective Classroom Rules
The Teacher Education and Special Education journal published a review of the literature on creating and managing effective classroom rules and behavior. Teachers report that verbal disruptions, noncompliance, and being off-task are the most frequently observed challenging behaviors. Ineffective classroom management changes the overall classroom environment, affecting students’ social and academic outcomes and teachers’ self-efficacy, attrition, and burnout. Teachers […]
Mother’s Day Movement Activities
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Children will enjoy these Mother’s Day movement activities as they move like the baby and mama animals. Below are some ideas from the Mother’s Day Movement Cards and Games complete packet. You can download three sample pages for the full color posters. Encourage the children to make small […]
Are You The Best Therapist for the Job?
Do you ever ask yourself if you are the best therapist for the job? For any children who receive related services, hopefully this question is asked frequently. When teachers create class lists for the following school year, they usually make a recommendation based on the student and the teacher’s style. The students move from grade […]
10 Games to Play with Plastic Easter Eggs
Do you have loads of plastic Easter eggs from the holiday? Here are 10 games to play with plastic Easter eggs: 1. Sensory Table Accessories: Separate the plastic eggs. Children can use them to dig in sand, beans or other tactile items. Put them in the water table. Some of the eggs have holes in […]
Find and Count the Bees from Brain Workouts
Can you find and count the correct number of bees? This is a perfect puzzles to get in a brain workout. Challenge visual discrimination skills, visual motor skills and counting skills with this freebie. DOWNLOAD THE FIND AND COUNT THE BEES ACTIVITY Brain Workouts Volume 1: This digital document encourages children to have fun, be […]
Easy Mazes – Freebie!
Here are two easy mazes (freebie!) from the Big Book of Easy Mazes. Mazes are excellent visual motor practice for children. The only problem is sometimes they are just TOO hard. These simple mazes are easier to complete helping to build a child’s confidence level. Complete the piggy bank maze or the butterfly maze. They […]
Motor Skills in Preschoolers From Low Socioeconomics
Early Childhood Education Journal published research on 68 preschool children (34 low socioeconomic (SES) background and 34 typically developing) to compare the motor skill performance using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2). Standard scores from each subtest (i.e., stationary, locomotion, object manipulation, grasping, and visual-motor integration) and three quotient scores were calculated for all the […]
ASD: Communication Deficits and Motor Skills
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research investigating the connection between motor skills (oral-motor, manual-motor) and speech and language deficits. Data analysis was performed examining a registry from children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 1781), 2–17 years of age, who completed a multidisciplinary evaluation that included diagnostic, physical, cognitive and behavioral assessments. After adjusting for […]
Blue Bird Color, Write and Draw Freebie
This blue bird color, write and draw freebie is from the latest digital download, Bird Color Packet. This activity is perfect for Spring time! Print out the black and white worksheet and ask the child to color the word blue, color the bird blue, write the word blue and draw something that is the color […]
6 Body Awareness Activities and Printables – Free!
Here is a fun freebie – 6 Body Part Awareness Activities and Printables. You can download your FREE copy at the bottom of the post. Directions Body Awareness Activities and Printables: Print the following two pages. Laminate for durability. Activity #1: Point to different body parts on the boy or the girl. Ask the child […]