Kids learn best when having fun! It’s a simple premise. Coming up with fun ways to teach them, though, isn’t always so simple. I try to post lots of creative ideas to help bring a little fun and creativity to teaching – whether it’s work at school or homework – to help kids learn math, spelling, and colors, among other skills. This post is another … Continue reading Teach spelling using just some dot paint and beads!
Folder activities are one of my absolute favorite strategies for teaching children at a wide range of ages and levels! Although many people think folder activities are only for basic skills (such as matching or spelling), in reality they can be used for children at any age or developmental level. File folder activities work well for even very complex skills (such as algebra, geography, or … Continue reading Folder Activities: A Great Way to Teach Almost Any Skill! *links to product
Summer is one of those things that we all can’t wait to have arrive, and then as soon as it’s actually here, we are stressed out and overwhelmed by trying to keep our kids busy for day after day after day! Sure, the idea of summer sounds great – lazy mornings, warm days, playing outside, nothing to do all day…but for many families, especially for … Continue reading Surviving Summer
Sorting activities are a great, engaging way to help early learners practice their phonemic awareness skills (their letter sounds). By physically manipulating objects, children can engage a variety of senses simultaneously, which can help them better learn and store the information that they’re learning. Additionally, because they are hands-on activities, rather than worksheets, children are likely to find sorting activities more engaging and, therefore, are … Continue reading A FREE, fun, and super fast way to help children practice phonemic awareness (letter sounds)!
One of my absolute favorite ways to make math easier for the kids I work with is to use manipulatives! Manipulatives are simply materials that kids can actually move or “manipulate” as they work through their math problems to help them actually see the math that they’re solving. They’re visual cues or prompts that help explain the conceptual material the child is trying to learn. … Continue reading Using math manipulatives to make learning math so much easier!
Finding out what your child did at school can be difficult for any parent. When your child has special needs, it can be nearly impossible! Although your child may have a behavior sheet that comes home daily, most behavior sheets just tell you how compliant your child was, not what they actually did during the school day. Creating a parent-teacher communication notebook that goes from … Continue reading Parent-Teacher Communication Notebooks
Many children with autism or developmental delays struggle to play appropriately with toys. They may become obsessed with just one toy and use it exclusively, or they may play with toys in repetitive or unusual ways. Sometimes they struggle to play on their own, constantly requesting an adult to play with them. Even typically developing children often struggle to play on their own. Most parents … Continue reading Teaching play through a Peg Play Schedule (a free printables post!)
If you have preschoolers, you know how much they love putting things in and out of bins. They could take things out and put things in ALL DAY LONG! Preschoolers, and children who are developmentally at a preschool level, also love matching. They love finding like items and putting them together. Using children’s interests is always a great way to build skills – kids are … Continue reading Build a fun color sorting activity- a simple, easy task for children!
Most children have spelling lists they have to learn. Although spelling is a common part of children’s weeks, practicing spelling and memorizing weekly word lists can be a major battle for a lot of students. The skill itself is often hard for a lot of children, and for children who either dislike writing or who struggle with writing, spelling practice can lead to even bigger … Continue reading How to teach Spelling in a Fun Way …seriously! (with 3 bonus ideas at the end)
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