Looking for words of encouragement to use with your kids? Use these positive phrases to build them up and ignite their inner confidence!

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These printable positive affirmations for kids come in the form of little notes and a poster. Use these lunchbox notes and poster to encourage your kids!

Words Of Encouragement For Kids begin at home. Start with these 50 words that are ideal for focusing on their great qualities and helping them shine!

Connect with your kids and teach binary coding at the same time in this fun coding bracelets activity for kids! This is one of our favorite technology activities for kids! “What if the other kids

What can run but can't walk? Reveal the answer to this clever riddle by cracking the number code in this Riddles and Codes worksheet.

Free printable of 50 questions & prompts about everyday objects to encourage conversation and build language. Great for kids with autism & hyperlexia!

Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.

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These posters are a great reminder to students on what it means to have positive character traits! Included are color and matching black/white student posters. The color posters are for hanging in your classroom, hallways, bulletin board, etc. They are bright and easy to read. The black and white versions are EMPTY. They do not have the descriptions on the pages. They include the headers and clip art. The black and white posters are for students to write in their own descriptions of how they can be a representation of that particular character trait. Includes: - 45 Color Character Posters - 45 Black/White Character Posters - 8 "I Can Show.." Color Posters - 8 "I Can Show.." Black/White Posters Traits Addressed: ⟶ Kind ⟶ Fair ⟶ Responsible ⟶ Thoughtful ⟶ Determined ⟶ Friendly ⟶ Trustworthy ⟶ Respectful ⟶ Honest ⟶ Safe ⟶ Considerate ⟶ Creative ⟶ Dependable ⟶ Optimistic ⟶ Humble ⟶ Helpful ⟶ Generous ⟶ Grateful ⟶ Confident ⟶ Positive ⟶ Hard Working ⟶ Courageous ⟶ Motivated ⟶ Compassionate ⟶ Empathetic ⟶ Patient ⟶ Mindful ⟶ Cooperative ⟶ A Good Citizen ⟶ Encouraging ⟶ Accepting ⟶ Persistant ⟶ Resilient ⟶ Flexible ⟶ Engaging ⟶ Cooperative ⟶ Helpful ⟶ Productive ⟶ Polite ⟶ Brave- ⟶ Caring ⟶ Reliable ⟶ Sincere ⟶ Loyal ⟶ Dedicated ⟶ Attentive I Can Show: ⟶ Integrity ⟶ Perseverance ⟶ Teamwork ⟶ Self-Control ⟶ Teamwork ⟶ Citizenship ⟶ Engagement ⟶ Personal Pride ⟶ A Good Attitude These posters can also be used as a supplement when teaching about general character traits, classroom rules and discussing characters in a story. The posters have been made to match my "SOMEONE WHO" poster series. You may also be interested in checking out the additional posters below: MATHEMATICIAN SCIENTIST ENGINEER READER STUDENT WRITER TECH EXPERT FRIEND LEADER LISTENER AUTHOR TEACHER ARTIST FIRST GRADER KINDERGARTENER Thank you!

The following list of games that encourage attachment for a variety of age levels has been recommended by one of our social workers. These activities have proven to be great suggestions for parents of children with RAD (reactive attachment disorder). 1. Play hide and seek. As an added bonus this als

I have a confession---when I see something good, I take it and use it. I don't like to recreate the wheel, and I'm really not all that creative. I also work with people that are very hard-working and creative, so when I stepped into my co-worker's office (Heather Petrusa, SLP) and saw this homemade self-regulation scale, I grabbed it (with her permission) and told her that this was worth using and sharing with all of my blogging friends! She said that our mutual friend, an autism itinerant teacher, Leah Wilson, was actually the one who created it, and she (Heather) just tweaked it. I'm sure Leah won't mind sharing, so here it is! Anyone who works with children with autism knows the difficulties in regulating emotions. Within an hour, a child can go from 'sleepy' to 'boiling' and not have strategies to get to the 'green' area. I liked this scale that Heather and Leah developed because it integrated elements from the 'How does your engine run?' program with emotional states and specific strategies (worded with 1st person statements encouraging more independence with handling regulation in the classroom.) A therapist and teacher can use this scale to first teach emotions, strategies, and self-reflection, and then teach the child to apply these in the classroom. So---thanks Heather and Leah! I'm so happy to work with you! I'm sure your kids are too! To download in Boardmaker, click here! (You can then edit to fit your child's particular needs) To download in pdf, click here! .

What has teeth but no mouth? Find out the answer to this and more riddles in this Riddles and Codes worksheet.

These 20 Activities and Lessons that Teach Obedience to Kids will help equip you to teach kids to obey. This is part of my character building series, a great resource for parents and teachers everywhere. The word “obey” has gotten a bad wrap over the years. Before you jump into this post and all it...Read More

Asking comparative and superlative questions is a great way to get students talking about their experiences and opinions while making sentences with comparative and superlative adjectives. On this page, you can find a many comparative questions and superlative questions you can use in your English conversation class. Let's get started.

Spanish speaking practice is easy to structure with theme-based activities. Short, no prep speaking activities. Free download includes English version too.

What Is Stoicism? A Definition & 9 Stoic Exercises To Get You Started For those of us who live our lives in the real world, there is one branch of philosophy created just for us: Stoicism. It’s a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and more wise–and as a result, better … Daily Stoic Read More »

In a time and society where students spend more time communication through text messages, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and 14 other social media platforms that I cannot even begin to name, I find an ever increasing need to get my students talking to each other fact to face. As a result I have been on a quest this year to implement as many collaborative activities as I can. I have used many of them throughout this school year and have had some amazing results that include increased communication, retention of information, assessments grades and more positive attitudes (overall)! Throughout the summer I will be sharing some of my favorites, some of my other favorite math teacher-authors and many others so that hopefully they can become your favorites too! Today I am excited to share with you my Surface Area and Volume of a Sand Castle activity! As we were finishing our three-dimensional figures unit in Geometry I was looking for a really good way to a) get the students talking and b) show them how the different figures can share dimensions to build the structures that we see on a daily basis. Since I do not possess architectural skills and summer is upon us I decided to build a Sand Castle (as "Do You Want To Build A Snowman" is running through my head). I started with a goal of including as many of the main solids that I could and managed to include prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids and even a hemisphere! I worked to have the solids share bases, sides and dimensions whenever possible. This is what I came up with! I also came up with a second version that has the figure divided into 11 smaller figures to help struggling students visualize a path to follow to solve it. Additionally, this helps students to organize their work so that you and they can identify an error if they make one. (I did not, however, hand this out to begin with as I wanted to see what they would do with it first!) Before implementing this as partner/group collaboration piece I sat down and created a list of questions that I could ask as I walked around the room to point students in the right direction, get them thinking, communicating and solving without actually giving them the answer. Some of the questions that I came up with: 1) Are there any surfaces that aren't exposed? Alternatively - are there any surfaces that shouldn't be used in surface area? 2) Have you thought about breaking any of the larger figures into smaller ones? 3) How are you arranging your work so that you can go back and check it later? 4) Are there any dimensions that you don't have? How can you find them? 5) Do the unused surfaces from the surface area get used for volume? FREE!!!! Finally the day arrived to implement this and I must say, it went AMAZINGLY! After my students got over the expected moans and groans and sat down to start working on it, they had fun with it. I heard great discussion, collaboration and genuinely helping each other understand instead of just giving each other the answer. I set forth the "rule" that their final answers had to be within ten of mine (to account for rounding error) and that whoever was the closest won a prize (extra credit, candy, excusing of an assignment, ect.). My students quickly turned it into a competition and worked hard to earn the prize. I ended up with multiple students hitting my answer down to almost the decimal point - which is great! :) Based on the feedback I can honestly say that they enjoyed it and felt that it really reinforced the concepts we have been learning in this unit! I have put the entire activity, including a multi-page answer key that highlights each piece and how to find their surface area and volume up in my teacherspayteachers store. You can pick it for FREE here :) I would LOVE to hear how you use it and implement it! Please comment below!

Trace then write the words themselves in this AT Word Family Trace and Write printable worksheet.

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