by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Oct 27, 2021 | Communication, Life Skills, Play, Social Skills, Visuals |
What is play? When I used to think about children playing, I would imagine a group of children surrounding a pretend kitchen set working together to make a meal pretending that they are a family. The reality is that this is such a late stage of play! Once I began...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Jul 28, 2021 | Basic Skills, Play, Schedules, Social Skills, Visuals |
In all of my years of teaching, recess has never been my all time favorite time of the day. I love the time for our learners to get outside, enjoy nature, let out energy, play with peers, and have fun, however, I have experienced a lot of frustrations and tears due to...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Apr 14, 2021 | Basic Skills, Play, Social Skills |
I enjoy seeing all of the growth in all areas of development for all of our learners. This is because of our structured environment, visual supports, and many other curriculum and strategies that are put in place in our structured classroom. Independent play, play...
by Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP | Mar 16, 2021 | Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Social Skills |
I love teaching and working on social skills with my students. I’m a big fan of Michelle Garcia Winner and incorporate a lot of her Social Thinking concepts and vocabulary terms when working on these important skills. I think one of the foundational skills to work...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Dec 29, 2020 | Organization & Classroom Setup, Play, Social Skills |
Toys, toys and more toys! As an early childhood special educator for Infants and Toddlers, I have the amazing opportunity to virtually visit many homes (and one day in person again). Many of the families I work with have multiple children in the home and the question...
by Holly Bueb | Dec 18, 2020 | Curriculum Ideas, Social Skills |
Social emotional learning activities are important at any time of the school year, but these activities feel especially necessary this year. We are going into winter and in many parts of the country, that means there is going to be less opportunities for mild weather...
