Differentiation and scaffolding can help students better understand and learn. Here are teaching ideas and tips to use in class.
An inside look at the groundbreaking form in therapy that's helping survivors reconnect with their bodies.
A cheat sheet of education theorists and their research based teaching practices.
Knee pain can be the result of injury, as well as from mechanical imbalances and other problems. Don't let knee pain hold you back! Discover the best shoes for knee pain with our expert tips and tricks. Say goodbye to discomfort and hello to comfort!
Many kids and young adults struggle with executive functioning challenges. Some are easy to spot, such as when a student can't focus on a lesson or comes to class without their entire binder. Other EF challenges are less obvious, though. A learner might take two times as long on homework because th
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Printable worksheet to help in your teaching your kids the life skill of filling out forms. Guidelines for teaching are included.
Tantrums Don’t Help Me Fix a Problem is a social story created by TAP. This particular social story is written to help children understand why tantrums will not fix their problem. It also hel…
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
10 fun and educational ESL activities for busy teachers! Try these games and activities in your classroom (or virtual classroom) today!
High school chemistry class used to be confusing at best. Then I imagined what the chemical elements would be like as characters. Suddenly everything became a lot more interesting...
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This blog post was so popular that I turned it into a book: 102 Little Drawings That Will Help You Remember English Rules FOREVER (Probably). It's available as an eBook and paperback. Click here to
Helpful nursing mnemonics and tips to get you through nursing school! Check out these collection of the best memory aids for nursing students!
BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.
Help kids who struggle with b d letter reversals with these tips and free printable posters!
Diagramming sentences helps kids see English grammar at-a-glance. It's easier to practice analyzing English parts of speech on the diagram charts and worksheets.
Looking to create good study habits? See habits that create an effective daily study routine, make you a better student & life long learner.
It is common knowledge that the brain has two hemispheres and that they are bridged by a bundle of nerves that travel across the corpus callosum. However, because this overpass exists, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is always used. In fact, you will often hear of people claiming to be right or left brain dominant, and many people function quite well using predominantly “half a brain.” But if we could learn to unite the power of both hemispheres and assimilate experiences for optimal learning, wouldn’t that be great? This can be achieved by doing either cognitive or physical activities. Cognitive activities can be used as mental warmups or remedial activities. I like to use The Working Memory and Hemisphere Integration Bundle because it offers fun, game-like activities that help students exercise attention, strengthen working memory and engage both hemispheres of the brain. Many of the activities were created with the Stroop Effect in mind - named after John Ridley Stroop who first researched and published the effect in England in 1935. Later, his findings inspired the Stroop Test which has been shown to measure selective attention, cognitive flexibility, processing speed, and executive functions. Click on image to learn more Brain Gym by Dr. Paul E. Dennison and Smart Moves, by Dr. Carla Hannaford offers the physical tools, as well as some scientific research to back these claims. What they have uncovered, by uniting the fields of Applied Kinesiology, Educational Kinesiology, Developmental Optometry, Biology and Neuroscience, are movements or exercises that enhance communication across the hemispheres. Many of these activities continually cross the midline (an imaginary line that descends down through the body from the corpus callosum) so that both hemispheres are activated, and they must communicate for proper execution (See image 2). Other movements involve procedures that help to relax and refocus the mind and body by using acupressure or trigger points and other simple motions. The authors claim that the activities can help improve academics, focus, memory, mood, and even remediate learning disabilities such as dyslexia and dysgraphia. The bottom line is that many students remain physically inactive in classrooms for much of the day, and integrating simple movements between lessons, can provide the needed physical release. Image 2 I would love to share some specific exercises, but they are protected under copyright laws. You can learn more by purchasing their books linked below. Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning and Dyslexia Materials. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses. · Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/ · YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1 · Podcast: https://godyslexia.com/ · Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/ & www.dyslexiamaterials.com · Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ · Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/694000
Are your Algebra 2 students struggling with polynomials and polynomial long division? There is a free PDF cheat sheet in this post that can be downloaded, printed and given to students for their notebooks. The sheet can also be enlarged for a math word wall.
This post shares tips and strategies for teaching different learning styles to meet the needs of all learners.
How are adjectives like magnets? This is an analogy that you'll want to use with your students! Check out the matching adjectives anchor chart in this blog post, too!
Steal these for your writing unit!
Celebrating Think-Pair-Share, the Little Strategy That Could, and sharing some best practices for making it work for you.
The amazing ways being bilingual affects the brain. Learn about it in this infographic.
What types of accommodations can help students with dyscalculia? Here are dyscalculia accommodations teachers can use at school. These math supports can also help at home.
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I am so excited to bring you Tech Talk Tuesday! I just got back from attending the Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC) and I am in a techy mood! I am inviting all my educator friends to link up to discuss something you love pertaining to technology in the classroom! Maybe it is a teacher tip, maybe a student tip, or maybe it is just something amazing you hope to do one day! Either way, check out the links below and join the party!
Object pronouns in English - Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them - English Grammar Lesson with a video and exercise. Learn English Object Pronouns - ESOL resource
special education, behavior, behavior plans, BIPs, writing a behavior plan
Learning to read is such a fun and special time: it's a valuable skill, and sparking an early love of reading can make it become a lifelong passion. In order
You can download this math freebie HERE.
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My son gets frustrated and upset very quickly. He has a short fuse. He always describes his state as he's 'MAD'. Whatever happens, he's always mad and whenever that word comes out of his mouth, things get escalated pretty quickly. I explained to him that most probably he doesn't get MAD in every situation. He doesn't feel the same level of frustration every time. MAD is like an extreme feeling that he cannot get to in a split second. There must be other feelings he's visiting, in between feeling happy and MAD. We had the feelings list with pictures of facial
3rd Grade Thoughts: A teaching blog by Stephanie Van Horn
Check out these great ideas for teaching conjunctions including a video lesson with an organizer, posters with rules, and anchor charts.
Doodlr is a spin on Tumblr. Students make connections with words and symbols through doodling. This activity includes a parabola graphic organizer for students to label in relation to real-world scenarios. Available in printable form and digital for Google Slides.Add more iMath activities to the pho...
My school doesn’t cover interval notation in its curriculum. We focus primarily on inequality notation, although I tend to use the more specific set-builder notation. Each representation ha…
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
For those students that want the "rules" or "steps" set out for any process, this handout is right up their alley. It breaks down adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions to their basic steps. Multiple printing formats included - one per page, 2 per page and one that is a little smaller, would print about 3 per page. NEW 4-24-14: Several "pretty" backgrounds added as printing options to match your classroom! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.A.1 CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.B.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit my math BLOG: WWW.DebbiesLemonadeStand.COM or e-mail me: [email protected].
Use these sites with the Financial Literacy Unit to learn how to manage your money and avoid some common pitfalls. Page 1: A Reality Check Page 2: New York Fed Financial Awareness Video Competition Page 3 and 4: Debt Calculator (requires Flash) or CNN Money Debt Calculator or Credit Karma Debt Calculator (do not need Flash) Page 5: Student Debt Data Debt Calculator Page 6: PayScale College Report Fast Facts Page 9: Check Writing Basics Balancing Checkbook Tips Page 11: Compounding Calculator Page 12: Compound Interest Calculator Additional Resources: Wells Fargo Hands on Banking
In the past, autism was wildly misunderstood.Thankfully, a lot has changed and we now have a better understanding of what autism truly is.
