Worksheets for Map Skills Looking for worksheets for map skills?! The term “worksheet” gets a bad rep. I think people envision a drill, drill, drill activity that doesn’t allow students any room for creativity. Personally, I strongly believe that there’s room for worksheets in every classroom! Not a class of entirely worksheets. But adding a few into your day is TOTALLY OKAY. Worksheets give students a minute of “downtime” that is so deeply needed in every stimulating classroom environment. Worksheets allow a concrete way for students to demonstrate what they know. Your lesson doesn’t have to be 100% worksheets, but incorporating some worksheets into a classroom lesson is a wonderful way to meet the needs of your learners. Everyone learns...
It is commonly believed that children learn best through their senses and, thus, visual stimuli can assist them with acquiring academic skills and concepts. Although it may be difficult to believe, learning through comic books is one way that many people have found effective in enhancing reading and writing abilities. Comic books communicate information to a mass audience by utilizing highly engaging storylines, unique characters, and visual elements. The comic book industry offers a diverse selection of reading materials to readers of all ages and interests, including children. While children generally have a high interest in comics, a key reason for their high retention rate may be the visual features that promote better learning. The key to utilizing this ability...
Teaching inclusion to your students is SO important, but finding the right books to do it can be difficult. We should focus on inclusion all year long even in the special education classroom. Luckily, I have done this hard work for you! Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a text! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the best book companions for special education classrooms. ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the...
I’ve said it multiple times: nothing makes you rethink your childhood as much as when you have kids of your own. My kids are in elementary school. I often look at them and think about my experiences at their given ages. When I was my daughter’s age, I remember a fight (one of thousands) between my parents that resulted in my dad throwing something against the living room wall. The hole was a constant reminder for weeks after. My brother and I sat on the couch nearby, immobile out of fear. After throwing the object (a mirror, I think), my dad went into my room and passed out from fighting exhaustion on my twin-sized bed. It was the only...
Some of us could wonder — why I never seem to marry the one that I love the most? Or how could I miss and let go of the one I truly love? My dilemma My twin-flame? Karmic love? Our chemistry is just too strong that is beyond our control. We always bump into each other, always catch each other eyes in the crowd far or near, for seven years! Although we both had tried to avoid each other and gave up on this romance at a point of time when we sensed our ‘hostility’ towards each other. Yet it didn’t help — I could still ‘sense’ him or his presence, sometimes without looking at his face. I dreamed...
