Archive View

Posts

Showing guides and explainers filed under Posts.

A Guide to Art Materials and Project Ideas For Your Toddler

Sylvia Cochran
Categories : Fun learning ideas for toddlers

Easy art projects are great for toddlers. Artwork helps develop a fondness for paint and a host of other toddler art, such as craft media. Development …

How to Deal with Temper Tantrums in Children with Autism

rosy
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

All children have temper tantrums sometimes, but most grow out of the habit by the time they attend school. Autistic children can be upset easily and …

Social Stories for Asperger's Children: Tools for Improving Social Awareness

Dr. Anne Zachry
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

Asperger’s syndrome is characterized by social awkwardness, repetitive behaviors & clumsiness. Social stories for Asperger’s children …

The Teacher's Aide: A Career Helping Special Education Students in Mainstream Classrooms

Finn Orfano
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Meeting special education students’ needs in mainstream classrooms should not be an issue in the United States if sufficiently trained teacher’s …

Gluten Free Diet and Possible Treatment Link With Autism

franceshoek
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

Recently, there has been a movement to investigate the link between diet and Autism and to examine if the use of elimination diets, such as a …

Sensory Integration for Autistic Children: What is the Proprioception System?

Barbara Smith
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

The body sense that helps children learn how to move and governs their spatial relationship to objects is the proprioceptive sensory system. …

A Book Review: "Sign With Your Baby" by Joseph Garcia

Beth Taylor
Categories : Understanding infant development & learning

Sign With Your Baby: How to Communicate with Infants Before They Can Speak, by Joseph Garcia, is a great book if you are interested in learning about …

A Preschool Birdhouse Activitiy: Teach Your Class About Birds & Make a Birdhouse

Kathy Foust
Categories : Preschool crafts and activities for hands on learning

Add this preschool activity to your preschool curriculum including preschool bird activities to increase interest and knowledge of the habits of birds …

Classroom Management Strategies for Preschool

Marlene Gundlach
Categories : Preschool teaching strategies, advice & tips

When preschoolers come to your classroom in the fall, it is often their first classroom experience. For this reason, classroom management in a …

High School Art Lesson: Making Gargoyles Out of Clay

thatbluegirl
Categories : The arts in high school

The word gargoyle comes from the Latin word ‘gurgulio’, not only meaning “throat” but also describing the …