Little did I know five years ago that Jerry and I would be posting over 225 videos and have thousands of followers between our YouTube Channel, our web site, Twitter and LinkedIN!!! We stopped counting when we knew we were reaching people in 50 states and over 50 countries! I actually didn’t know I would have this much information to share! I’ll go to a conference, have an experience in […]
Read moreHow many times have you said, “I wish there was something I could do” about a student who comes from a rough home life? There IS something you can do and that is to become one of the 5 people in a child’s life that it takes to make a real difference between success and failure. If you think back to your own childhood, I’m guessing you could name several […]
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25
Jun
2017
A Must See To Help That Picky Eater!
I have worked with so many families who struggle with a child who won’t eat certain foods or who won’t eat almost anything! It’s heart breaking, stressful and a huge detriment to the child’s growth and development. I once had a student who would not eat anything except McDonald’s hot French fries. This mother was panicked when she found out that McDonalds was not open on Christmas Day!!! She had […]
Read moreIf you haven’t heard of the alternative seating trend in the classroom, you need to know about this! Instead of traditional seating of desks and chairs all in a row or four desks in a group facing each other, teachers in schools across the US are experimenting with alternative seating as a way to get students to focus, stay on task, and keep the noise level down in the classroom. […]
Read moreIt’s that time of year when you are exhausted and need all of the tools you can find to get you through! If you have a student who is oppositional, you may want to pull out that 2+2 strategy I’ve taught you before! I find that even though I’ve shared strategies with staff, they sometimes forget that they need to run through their tool options when new situations arise with […]
Read moreI am often amazed at how some people can turn what I would call trash, disposable or unwanted materials into cute, clever, useful and fun activities for students. This is what happened when I recently had one of our assistants show me some of the things she had made for students. She showed me activity after activity and one was just as imaginative as the next!!! Today I’m showing you […]
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20
Feb
2017
Sensory and Learning Fun With Fake Snowballs!
Children love surprises and novelty. What better way to bring this to your instruction than with something that is seasonal, fun and has multiple applications. When we recently had a professional development meeting with the district SLPs, one of the agenda items was for every person on the team to bring something to share. One of our SLPs brought this huge plastic container filled with fake snowballs that he uses […]
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