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Quick & Easy to Make Pom Pom Wall for Toddlers and Preschoolers!

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Quick & Easy Low-Prep Activities for Toddlers | Indoor activities for kids, Toddler activities

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May 20, 2019 - Quick and easy low-prep activities for toddlers! These are great when you're stuck indoors or just need something fun to do with kids!

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14 Indoor Learning Activities for Toddlers - Crafts and Games in 2020

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Mar 29, 2020 - A wonderful list of toddler activities that will hold their attention while teaching them shapes, colors, the alphabet and more!

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If your kids are anything like mine, the most common question I hear all day is, "Can I have a snack?" In the summer, it doesn't seem to matter how much they ate for lunch for if they just polished off a snack twenty minutes ago; they're always hungry! And that's great!

I shared some ideas Today, I'm sharing some simple ideas to practice early learning concepts with your child's snack!

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If your child has a snack with lots of pieces such as cereal or crackers, they can easily use their snack to outline letters! I would start with the letters in your child's name and work from there. They can outline on top of the large letters I included in the free activity packet (found at the end of the post), or they can use the letters as a model and build on the table! My two year-old even thinks it's pretty neat when she can write the letter "L" with her cereal!

Obviously, this is along the same lines as the previous activity. You can use the large shapes in the packet as building mats or models, or you can just call out shapes and see if your child can build them!

This is another outlining activity. You can make it more fun by giving them clues about which number you want them to build. For example, "Build the number that shows how old you are." "Build the number that shows how many cats we have." "Build the number that shows how many feet you have." And so on!

If you have dice at your house, here's a quick activity that requires basically no prep! Give your child a single die and have them roll a number, then show that number quickly with his or her snack. If your child needs more of a challenge, provide two dice and incorporate addition! If you use a Jumbo Dice in Dice (like these), it increases the fun (and learning) even more!

Classifying objects is an important skill at the beginning of kindergarten, and it's easy to practice with a colorful snack! Be sure to talk about: How many objects are in each group, which group has the most/least, and if your child can sort their snack in any other way.

Research tells us that phonemic awareness is one of the best indicators of reading success. Phonemic awareness is a child's understanding that words we say are made up of individual sounds, and we can isolate sounds, change sounds, put sounds together, and take them apart. It's important for kindergarteners to be able to identify the first sound in a spoken word, and this activity is a quick and fun way to practice this skill. Call out a word, such as mop, coat, fish, or jet, and have your child listen for and identify the first sound in the word. Have your child tell you the sound. Then, see if your child can build the letter that makes that sound with his or her snack. Feel free to provide an alphabet chart like the one included in the activity packet!

What would a blog post about early learning skills be without a name activity? You can provide a template for your child, or see if he/she can do it independently! You can slip a name paper into a plastic organizer to keep the activity a little cleaner. Or, if your child wants to glue snack food onto his/her name, provide some glue!

The last activity I'm sharing today helps your child practice relationships between numbers. Begin with a small amount of snack pieces, such as three or four. Have your child count them. Then, have your child close their eyes while you take away a certain amount and hide them under your hand. Finally, have your child open their eyes and try to determine how many are hiding under your hand. Be sure to practice zero a couple times by hiding no pieces under your hand!

All of the activities from today's post, PLUS all of the other activities I'll be sharing in the next two posts, are available in one FREE download! You'll also find the printables shown in the pictures. Click on the image below to download!

If you missed last week's post, here's the link!

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If your kids are anything like mine, the most common question I hear all day is, "Can I have a snack?" In the summer, it doesn't seem to matter how much they ate for lunch for if they just polished off a snack twenty minutes ago; they're always hungry!

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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Shake Your Sillies Out ♫ Brain Breaks Songs for Kids ♫ Kids Action Songs by The Learning Station

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Calming Exercises for Kids: Breathing and Stretching

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Exercises for different parts of the body, Jumping, Stretching, Aerobics, Funny Game for Kids

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Yoga for kids with animals - Smile and Learn

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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Brain Break ♫ Exercise Song for Kids ♫ Fitness Songs Kids ♫ Move with Me ♫ The Learning Station

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These are a fun and interactive way for your students to learn :) It's similar to what you would find on iPad apps

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These are a fun and interactive way for your students to learn :) It's similar to what you would find on iPad apps

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5 Activities to Keep Your Toddler Busy Without a Trip to the Store - Poms2Moms | Toddler activities, Toddler learning activities, Activities for kids

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Jul 23, 2018 - Poms2Moms is a parenting and lifestyle blog authored by six friends who cheered together at Appalachian State University. This blog is our way of documenting our journey as mothers and sharing our unique friendship with the world.  Our goal is to reach moms from all walks of life, by utilizing SIX of our diverse opinio…

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AFIRM Modules are designed to help you learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring an evidence-based practice (EBP) with learners on the spectrum from birth to 22 years of age. Supplemental materials and handouts are available for download.

Download an overview of the Components of AFIRM to learn about modules, resources, and professional development options.

Visit the Learn with AFIRM section to find out more.

To learn more about the updated EBPs, check out the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice website.

Introduction to Autism

Selecting an Evidence-Based Practice

AFIRM for Paraprofessionals: Simulated E-Learning

These simulated learning modules include brief overviews, video examples, and activity-based scenarios to learn foundational EBPs.

Reinforcement: Introduction & Practice

Prompting: Introduction & Practice

Supporting Peer Interactions: Introduction & Practice

Time Delay: Introduction & Practice

Visual Cues: Introduction & Practice

AFIRM for Toddlers

AFIRM for Toddlers are a set a of modules developed in collaboration with the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center for early interventionists working with toddlers, families, and early care providers.

AFIRM for Toddlers Introduction

Behavior Supports for Toddlers

Naturalistic Interventions in the Child Care Setting

Parent-Implemented Interventions in the Home Setting

Reinforcement

Prompting

Visual Supports

Available Evidence-Based Practice Modules

The National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice (NCAEP) identified 28 EBPs based upon a systematic review. The EBP modules are designed to help you learn the step-by-step process for planning for, using, and monitoring an EBP with learners with autism from birth to 22 years of age.

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Antecedent-Based Interventions

Ayres Sensory Integration®

Behavioral Momentum Intervention

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Direct Instruction

Differential Reinforcement

Discrete Trial Training

Exercise

Extinction

Functional Behavioral Assessment

Functional Communication Training

Modeling

Music-Mediated Intervention

Naturalistic Intervention

Peer-Mediated Instruction & Intervention

Parent-Implemented Intervention

Prompting

Reinforcement

Response Interruption/ Redirection

Self-Management

Social Narratives

Social Skills Training

Task Analysis

Technology-Aided Instruction & Intervention

Time Delay

Video Modeling

Visual Supports

Available Supplemental Modules

Several EBPs identified in the previous review (Wong et al., 2014) were recategorized or reclassified in the most recent review by the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence & Practice (see Steinbrenner et al., 2020, p. 30 for details). The four modules below will remain available for AFIRM users as supplemental materials:

Picture Exchange Communication System

Pivotal Response Training

Scripting

Structured Play Groups

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AFIRM Modules AFIRM Modules are designed to help you learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring an evidence-based practice (EBP) with learners on the spectrum from birth to 22 years of age. Supplemental materials and handouts are available for download.

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PE Blog - Read & Discuss Current PE Topics

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At PE Universe, we have been collecting at-home videos from PE teachers, parents, athletes, and everyone in-between for the past two weeks! We wanted to create a hub for all at-home PE activities, resources and videos to help students stay active while staying home.

Over these past two weeks, we gathered favorites that we want to share, whether you have a young child, large family, or middle and high school students, you can benefit from our top 6!

Mrs. Triantafillou has been posting daily fitness challenges on PE Universe! She shares a fun and healthy workout. Stay active and moving with PE Fitness Frenzy workouts!
No modifications needed

Coach Foy has been posting entertaining, challenging, and fun videos from his home all week. This is just one of his many videos, so we encourage you to check out his member page. This workout challenges all members of the family, so get everyone to participate!
Modifications:
He suggests having a mat, jump rope, and a chair. If you are lacking a mat, we recommend a blanket or a piece of cardboard. If you don't have a jump rope, you can go through the motions and jump in place.

This activity is perfect for the whole family! Not only can it help with under-hand and over-hand tosses, it gives your family an opportunity to compete for the best time.
Modifications:
As Thomas said, you can use a variety of different baskets/bowls for this activity. To make it more challenging, try it with different sized baskets like a tall garbage can, a laundry basket, or fruit bowl.

If you have multiple children, this is the activity you want to try! For younger children, it helps with dexterity and speed. This game can also be played with older children as it is just a fun, active competition.
Modifications:
Here, the children use water bottles. You can use a variety of items at home to increase or decrease the difficulty. For example, to make it more difficult use toilet paper rolls or ToppleTubes if you have them! You can also play with space here to make things more active!

This is a great video to share with your middle or high school students so they can stay active at home. Here, Mr. B takes you through an easy and challenging ab workout.
Modifications:
Add this workout as a challenge to your usual curriculum or use this in a series of at home workout videos. You can also challenge your students to use a 3-5 lb weight.

We chose this as a top 5 because we love a DIY project and some competition. Here they used a series of baskets and a television box, but we encourage you to use whatever you have laying around the house! This is not only a fun activity but can help younger family members with their underhand tossing and rolling.
Modifications:
Compete with you family to get the highest score. After that, compete with your family to get a specific score without going over, like 500 for example. You can also use a variety of balls of different weights and sizes to make this activity more difficult.

We are all upset about the recent cancellation of sports, but Mr. Hamilton created an activity for the sports lover in us all. Paper plate tennis is made of things you can find around your house and can be beneficial for any age range.
Modifications:
If you don't have balloons, try playing with a ping pong ball, whiffle ball, crumpled paper, crumpled tin foil, etc. You also don't need to have a net to play-try finding an open space and implement rules like whoever lets it drop first loses.

We can't wait for you to share your adaptations to our Top 6 at-home activities with us! If you do, be sure to post it to PE Universe.

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Top 7 At-Home Activity Videos on PE Universe

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At PE Universe, we have been collecting at-home videos from PE teachers, parents, athletes, and everyone in-between for the past two weeks! We wanted to create a hub for all at-home PE activities, resources and videos to help students stay active while staying home. Over these past two weeks, we gathered favorites that we want [...]

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Free LEGO Tower Game | Little Bins for Little Hands

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Grab this FREE LEGO tower game you can print and play. Perfect for math activities as well as a LEGO challenge game for an indoor day!

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MOOD OF SILENCE - FIRST WEEK OF QUARANTINE | INDOOR OBSTACLE COURSE

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With the weather improving, you can encourage families to move the obstacle course to an outdoor sensory path

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With the weather improving, you can encourage families to move the obstacle course to an outdoor sensory path

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StoryBots | Learn The Alphabet from A to Z With Music | Learning Songs for Children | Netflix Jr

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Five Little Ducks | Kids Songs | Super Simple Songs

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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed • Nursery Rhymes Song with Lyrics • Cartoon Kids Songs

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Discrete Trial Teaching - Autism Therapy Video

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Presenting a learning opportunity in which the student's correct response will be reinforced.

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Good Morning Song - THE KIBOOMERS Preschool Songs for Circle Time

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Hope you all have a great week! I hope you are able to try some of the activities this week that I uploaded! If you have any questions do not hesitate to email me :)
jdovik@sjcoe.net

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Autism in the Classroom- Visual Schedules (P2)

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Improving your child's fine motor and gross motor skills

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Animal Sounds Songs + More | Nursery Rhymes for Preschool | Super Simple Songs

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FINE MOTOR SKILLS // Easy Toddler Activity Ideas

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Baby Shark - Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories

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Wash Your Hands with Baby Shark | Baby Shark Hand Wash Challenge | @BabyShark