What’s more fun than using a treasure map to find buried treasure?! Honestly, I can’t think of anything. But besides fun, there are soooo many social skills that can be supported while using a treasure map to find “pirate treasure.” I like to use this treasure map, pirate theme activity to support the important social […]
This time of year I tend to put a lot of focus on the explicit teaching of two very important social skills; Teamwork and Cooperation. Of course, Teamwork and Cooperation is essential all-year-long and is used in nearly each and every activity in school and in life. But it really seems to stand out for […]
We all know how important it is to teach and support social skills. Year after year I see more and more children struggling to engage in even very basic social skills. It’s important to teach social skills, explicitly in many cases, to our students. From kindergarten, all the way through elementary school…and in some cases, […]
How can you help your challenging students who are completely unmotivated and unengaged? Having students who are bored, unmotivated and unengaged, is a huge challenge for teachers! Nothing is harder for a teacher than an unmotivated student. Ugh! It can be so frustrating trying to reach them! Here are 10 suggestions that […]
As a special educator in a public school, I see lots and lots and lots of behavior contracts! The way I feel about behavior contracts is the same way I feel about Social Stories… They can be very helpful when used properly, but are often over relied upon and can end up being ineffective without […]