Why is Perspective Taking so important? Perspective Taking is so important for children to learn because they need perspective taking skills to relate to others, to make others feel comfortable around us, and to know how to influence others in a positive way. To help children develop and improve their perspective taking skills, […]
Would You Like To Teach Your Students About Gratitude? The new year is a great time to work on the idea of gratitiude, with your students. Below are some fun tips that you may want to try out to help children gain a greater sense of what gratitude is, how can we feel it […]
Do you work with students who struggle to get along with others? Do they argue over games and rules? Make other kids feel uncomfortable or anoyed? Act as though they are “in charge” of others? While all children struggle to get along with others once in a while, for some, it takes explicit teaching and […]
All children are capable of learning, some just need a different approach. It is vitally important that we are prepared to provide these students with the approach or curriculum, that will work for them. I came across this workbook by Hannah Braun, M.ED. And loved it. I am collaborating with her to help get this […]
“How do I motivate my student?!” This is a question that I get asked frequently as a special educator. There is a lot of pressure on teachers to “get” a child to do whatever the task at hand may be, no matter how unmotivated the student is. Many varieties of behavior plans and incentive plans […]