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The benefits of a using a visual schedule in kindergarten and early primary classrooms
In my role as a special education teacher, I’ve been seeing more and more visual schedules being used for entire classes in the past few years, and they really have their benefits!
Manage Back to School anxiety by setting priorities
Why is Back to School such a big deal? For anyone with an ounce of anxiety in them, this is the what-if countdown of the year! While I’m tempted to indulge my own anxiety by listing a few hundred here, I won’t indulge those of you who ride this roller coaster with me. Anxiety symptoms: Read More…
Autism Awareness – What are Social Stories?
What are Social Stories? Here is an explanation of what social stories are, how they help students with autism and a brief video explaining what makes them so effective! #socialstories #autism #autismawareness #specialeducation
Fun Winter writing activities for kids!
Hello everyone! Are you heading back to school tomorrow morning? If you’re looking for fun winter writing activities to jump start the new year with a smile, here is a freebie you can use for years to come: Surprise Winter Writing update! I am simplifying things this year. Below you will see the pin image Read More…
New Year Writing activity for kids – free!
Updated 2020!Ā Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to send you my best wishes for the new year with this free New Year Writing activity for primary students. If it’s the New Year, why are we still in the same class? For those of us who teach from August/September to May / June, it can Read More…
Halloween Fluency, Singing & Subtraction Fun!
My first and second grade students can’t get enough of this fun Halloween math, music and reading fluency lesson! Something about these characters falling has them in hysterics…every…single…time…
Fun, NoPrep Canada Literacy Activities & Canada Day conversations with kids!
Ā Hello my friends! Here in Ontario, we have one week left of classes. At the end of the school year, I like to take some time to discussĀ Canada Day with my students, and do some fun literacy review with the no-prep printables below! For the age group I teach, their perceptions of Canada Days Read More…
End of Year Writing Lesson: Writing for a purpose – Summer Lists!
Have you noticed that in the last few weeks of the school year, it gets a bit more challenging to motivate kids write? Summer is an ideal time for making plans and getting kids involved in making lists. Enjoy this storybook lesson and two #WritingForRealPurposes freebies!
Motivating students to monitor reading – with humor!
Are your students motivated to really think about what they are reading? Sometimes laughter is just what kids need to make the efforts they put into reading worthwhile!