Tag: Visual supports

General Resources, Parent Resources

Have an impatient child? Tired of tantrums when your child needs to wait? Learn a simple strategy to teach patience wherever you are!

Does this sound familiar? You’re sitting in a waiting room at the doctor’s office. Your child is crawling under the chairs, over your lap, and hanging upside down from the back of another chair. Your child keeps asking “How much longer??” and you’ve said, “Just another minute” for the hundredth time with no idea how much longer it really will be. How about this one? … Continue reading Have an impatient child? Tired of tantrums when your child needs to wait? Learn a simple strategy to teach patience wherever you are!

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Academics

Teach spelling using just some dot paint and beads!

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!

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Academics, Parent Resources

Folder Activities: A Great Way to Teach Almost Any Skill! *links to product

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

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General Resources, Parent Resources

Does your child constantly struggle transitioning away from a favorite toy to get anything else done? This is the $1 strategy you CANNOT miss!

I have been working with children with behavioral and developmental needs for twenty years. That means, over the past two decades, I have accumulated tons and tons of visual supports, systems, and strategies in my clinic. Some of these strategies are labor intensive to implement, some took a while to make, and some cost me a fair amount of money when I first bought all … Continue reading Does your child constantly struggle transitioning away from a favorite toy to get anything else done? This is the $1 strategy you CANNOT miss!

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Academics, Conversation Skills, General Resources, Parent Resources, Social Emotional Skills

Surviving Summer

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

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Academics, Parent Resources

A FREE, fun, and super fast way to help children practice phonemic awareness (letter sounds)!

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)!

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General Resources, Parent Resources, Social Emotional Skills

Playbooks: The most amazing strategy for children who just won’t play on their own! *links to product*

At the Behavior Buzz clinic, when I sit down with families to figure out how I can help make their lives go more smoothly, one of the first things I often hear is that their child cannot keep himself or herself entertained. The lack of play skills is exhausting for parents and causes stress in the whole family. Whenever mom and dad are busy, the … Continue reading Playbooks: The most amazing strategy for children who just won’t play on their own! *links to product*

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Academics, General Resources

Using math manipulatives to make learning math so much easier!

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!

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Academics, Parent Resources

Build a fun color sorting activity- a simple, easy task for children!

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!

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Academics

How to teach Spelling in a Fun Way …seriously! (with 3 bonus ideas at the end)

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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