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    Second Semester Classroom Management Goals

    Teacher Life
    School Specialty • Dec 18, 2017 • Last Modified: Nov 7, 2022

    teacher hugging kindergarten students with artwork in the background

    Managing a classroom full of students who have been out of school for a week or more can be overwhelming. The start of a new semester, whether it’s in the fall or after winter break, takes a bit of planning and commitment to make it go as smoothly as possible. Tips for Refreshing Classroom […]

    Tagged With: Time Management

    The Benefits of Physical Education for Children with Special Needs

    Physical Education
    • Dec 12, 2017 • Last Modified: Dec 12, 2018

    Benefits of Physical Education for Children with Special Needs

    Exercise can provide significant benefits for children in all of the developmental stages of life. It only makes sense, then, that regular participation in physical education classes would also promote positive advancements in students with special needs. Research has shown that physical education programs can do a great deal to improve the lifestyle of children with special […]

    Tagged With: Adapted PE

    Setting the Tone for Success in Adapted Physical Education

    Physical Education
    School Specialty • Aug 17, 2017 • Last Modified: Apr 17, 2018

    Setting the Tone for Success in Adapted Physical Education

    By: Tracy Sharlow, 2016 National Adapted Physical Education SHAPE America® Teacher of the Year The development of a collaborative educational team approach, proactive strategies for success, and establishing trusting relationships with your students are key factors to setting the tone for a successful school year. Collaborative team engagement with other special education/therapy providers helps […]

    Tagged With: Adapted PE, Teacher of the Year

    How to Make Your Physical Education Class More Inclusive

    Physical Education
    • Apr 6, 2017 • Last Modified: Apr 21, 2021

    How to Make Your Physical Education Class More Inclusive

    If you are a physical educator, you no doubt have had students with disabilities in your class. In many instances, you may be not be aware of which students have a disability because the disability doesn’t affect their participation in your class. Other times you are well aware of those students and are looking […]

    Tagged With: Inclusion, Professional Development - Inclusion

    How to Include Dance in Your Lesson Plan

    Early Childhood
    School Specialty • Mar 9, 2017 • Last Modified: Dec 4, 2018

    How to Include Dance in Your Lesson Plan

    Just as with most sports, dance has many benefits beyond the physical. It has been shown to improve a child’s social and emotional skills, with teachers reporting that dance made their students more accepting of one another and respectful of their body and that of others. Dance is also a good means of fitness […]

    Tagged With: Music Monday

    Help Your Struggling Readers with Decodable Readers

    Reading & Literacy
    School Specialty • Mar 1, 2017 • Last Modified: Nov 30, 2018

    Help Your Struggling Readers with Decodable Readers

    Reading is not a skill that comes naturally; it must be learned. Some children pick it up with less support than others, but all children benefit from instruction in phonics—that is, instruction in the sounds that letters represent, and how these letters are combined to make words. Those who struggle with reading especially need […]

    Tagged With: Dyslexia & Struggling Readers

    Workouts for Special Needs: Let’s Get Creative!

    Physical Education
    Cecilia Cruse • Oct 2, 2016 • Last Modified: Jun 9, 2023

    special needs woman in wheelchair doing workout with trainer

    We all need it… exercise! We even know why. Heart, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal and mental health are all at risk without it and improves with regular workouts and exercise. But exercise can have emotional, social and spiritual benefits beyond the physical. Exercise should include aerobics to get our heart and respiratory rate up for […]

    Tagged With: Adapted PE, Extended Learning, Inclusion

    Inclusion Includes Fairness in Discipline Too!

    Special Needs
    School Specialty • Sep 4, 2016 • Last Modified: Mar 28, 2018

    Inclusion Includes Fairness in Discipline Too!

    Did you know that students with disabilities are twice as likely to be suspended as their peers and that they account for over 2/3 of students that are secluded or restrained while at school? These figures were compiled from data on more than 50 million students during the 2013-14 school year and reported by […]

    Tagged With: Inclusion

    More Outdoors, Less Screen Time

    Out of School
    School Specialty • Jun 23, 2016 • Last Modified: Sep 20, 2023

    It’s a beautiful summer day. Clouds drift across the sky like puffy, white dragons. The air is filled with the smell of freshly moed grass, tomato plants, and clean sheets on backyard clotheslines. It’s the type of day children dream about as they’re sitting at their school desks, fretfully scribbling out math equations or learning […]

    Tagged With: At-Home Learning

    The Impact of Screens on Children, and How to Encourage a Healthier Lifestyle

    Healthy Students
    School Specialty • May 19, 2016 • Last Modified: Nov 20, 2017

    Across the United States, children appear to be spending far more time in front of screens, and less time improving their physical and mental health through positive activity. The availability of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and various other media has changed the way that parents and children think about “play”, at a much younger age. […]

    Transition from School to Summer Break for a Child with Special Needs

    Special Needs
    Cecilia Cruse • May 4, 2016 • Last Modified: Jun 9, 2023

    Transition from School to Summer Break for a Child with Special Needs

    Summer Break is around the corner and kids are starting to anticipate the change in schedule. There are some terrific solutions that can help children with special needs (or any child for that matter) transition smoothly from school to home at the end of the school year. 5 Ways to Help Kids with Special […]

    Tagged With: Summer

    Sticky Fingers and the Importance of Process Art

    Arts & Crafts
    School Specialty • May 3, 2016 • Last Modified: Aug 2, 2022

    Sticky Fingers and the Importance of "Process Art"

    If your preschoolers are painting with bath poufs and bubble wrap, the odds are good that you have a firm understanding of Process Art. And if you neglect to offer up a model project for your early learners to try and reproduce, that’s another point in your favor. Offering young children an opportunity to […]

    Tagged With: Artsy Thursday, P21 Skills for Today

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