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Summer Math Worksheets Kits are being used at home, encourage students to engage with their family members to complete the exercises. Some of the activities need to be cut out, or they require dice, a ruler, or a deck of cards, and one requires teddy bear counters. Nevertheless, it will be super-easy for students or their families to get going!

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Summer Math Activities for Elementary Students - The Recovering Traditionalist

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In this post, you'll find 10 summer learning activities parents and teachers can use engage kids in summer writing. Download and print them now!

Summer Learning Activities That Keep Kids Writing

While summer is filled with outdoor activities that often keep young people active, it should also include summer learning activities that keep students writing and working on grammar skills.

Summer Learning Activity #1

Combining Adjectives and Action Words

Summertime can be filled with adventures. Capturing those adventures through descriptive writing is a great way to keep students writing and thinking about language this summer.

Download this free worksheet and have students make different combinations of adjectives and actions words this summer.

Summer Learning Activity #2

Letter Prompts for Students

With this summer writing activity, students will pick a writing prompt and then write a letter about that topic. Have students use the letter template in the Letter Writing Prompt Activity to write their final draft.

These final letters will be a great "time capsule" of summer break that students can look back on whenthey return to the classroom.

Summer Learning Activity #3

The Perfect Meal Essay Writing

Summer break is often filled with barbecues, late night snacks, fresh watermelon, and cold treats. Have students write a short essay about their favorite summertime dinner using the printable The Perfect Meal worksheets.

The essay writing worksheets that are available for download will encourage students to focus on word choice and will provide an opportunity to practice outlining and composing short essays. To make this short essay writing activity especially fun for kids, the worksheets are made-up of place setting elements that will be cut and assembled once the writing is complete.

Summer Learning Activity #4

33 Journal Writing Topics

Encourage your students or children to keep a summer journal. There are many benefits to journal writing, including providing individuals a space to write openly about their thoughts, struggles, experiences, and adventures.

To ensure students or children engage in different types of journal writing this summer, alternate between free writing and journal prompts. With journal writing prompts, students are provided a variety of questions and sentence starters to start their journal entry. Download a list of journal writing topics now.

Summer Learning Activity #5

Summertime provides ample time for young people to read books of interest, and to catch the "Reading Bug". Whether you are a teacher or parent, a book review is a great way for kids to share what they are reading. Start by providing your student or child with a grade-appropriate book to read. Then establish the book review guidelines. Below are some suggested guidelines.
General Guidelines for Grades K-5 General Guidelines for Grades 6-12

Students in grades K-2 will write a paragraph review of the book assigned to them to read. Students in grades 3-5 will write a multi-paragraph review of the book assigned to them to read.

In their writing, they must include the book's main character's name, the problem and the solution. Adding these elements in their book review will help you evaluate if they understood the text.

Want to add a challenge? Have them focus on handwriting and letter forming skills. Encourage them to improve letter formation and spacing. If your students are in the higher grade levels, have them focus on using commas correctly in their writing. Here are three common comma rules: 1) use a comma to set off a dependent clause from an independent clause; 2) use a comma before a coordinating conjunction, joining two complete sentences; 3) use a comma, or commas, to set off interrupters. Students could be assessed on their use and application of these three rules.

Student will write a 250-word review of the book that they were assigned or that they selected to read.

Want to add a challenge? Have them focus on using commas correctly in their writing. Here are three common comma rules: 1) use a comma to set off a dependent clause from an independent clause; 2) use a comma before a coordinating conjunction, joining two complete sentences; 3) use a comma, or commas, to set off interrupters. Students could be assessed on their use and application of these three rules.

Want a second challenge? Have students in grades 6-12 write a movie review about a book they read that has been made into a movie.Click to download the Movie Review Writing Activity now.

Summer Learning Activity #6

Help your students stay sharp over the summer and download The Farm Editing Errors Activity. This summer story worksheet will get them practicing commonly confused words, agreements between nouns and verbs, and editing! Our free printable worksheet includes an answer key.

Summer Learning Activity #7

Summer Writing Post Cards

Summer vacations can be filled with new experiences and discoveries. The following activity gives kids a chance to document the great places they visit, and the people they meet, by writing and drawing. This summer writing idea is appropriate for kids at all grade levels,

Materials: Post Card Template, markers, crayons, or colored pencils, and a pencil or pen.

Parents, wherever you visit, have your child draw their most memorable site on one side of the post card template. Have them experiment with a variety of colors, capturing the descriptive elements of the vacation. On the other side of the post card, have your child write about that part of the vacation. Prompt your child to include key details, such as the date, time, and place.

Additionally, have your child include descriptive details about the vacation including who they are with, where they are staying, what they are eating, the changing weather, the scents they smell, and special memories they are making. The details should be specific enough so that in 10 years they can re-read the postcard and return to that specific moment. What a great way to capture special vacation memory!

Summer Learning Activity #8

Middle and high school students have a harder time buying into the importance of summer learning activities. This means educators and parents need to come up with unique ways to blend education and topics that appeal to teens! With the Editing Celebrity Tweets worksheets, students will read some of their favorite celebrities' tweets to find errors, correct them, and give reasons for their corrections.

In addition to the these editing worksheets, Vocab Gal has created a Vocabularize Celebrity Tweets worksheets. With these vocabulary worksheets students will read some of their favorite celebrities' tweets and find ways to improve their vocabulary.

Summer Learning Activity #9

With this summer learning worksheet kids will combine writing with vocabulary. Use the Why Words Matter Vocabulary Activity to have students generate reasons why learning vocabulary words is important to them!

Summer Learning Activity #10

With these printable worksheets students will color a heart-shaped flag and then write about Independence Day based on a sentence starter. A sentence starter that kids could use is, "What are your favorite Independence Day celebrations?"

In Summary

Hopefully, the summer learning activities above will help you integrate a bit more writing and grammar into the break. Help students avoid the "summer slide" by including writing prompts and writing activities into your plans.

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Last year I created summer homework for one of my beginning braille students. This year I've created more books like those for her to practice reading over the summer and I have also added journal topics for her to do over the summer. The thought is for her to do two to three each week and to braille three to four sentences on the topic as a minimum.

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What's the most important thing you would like to do this summer?

What is your favorite meal of the day? Why is it your favorite?

Summertime is great for the outdoors. Go for a walk. Write a sentence about the walk you went on.

Tell about your favorite sport.

What is something you love about yourself and why?

If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be and why?

What is your favorite thing to do when you play outdoors in the summer?

What is the best silly food combination you can think of? Would you ever try it?

Tell about an animal you would like to have for a pet.

If a cat or dog could talk, what would they say?

Write about something in your house that no one else knows about.

Tell about your favorite song.

Make a list of groceries that you think mom or dad should buy for you from the store.

What would it be like if we lived in a world without water?

Tell about your favorite restaurant. Why is it your favorite?

If you could go on a summer vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?

What would you do if there were a dragon stuck under your bed?

July

What is the funniest thing that you have ever seen or experienced?

Make a list of the things you are most thankful for in your life.

Write about your most recent good dream that you can remember.

What was your favorite thing that you did on July 4th?

Tell about your favorite holiday. Explain why it is your favorite.

Write a list of things you like to do when you can't watch television or play video games.

Which season do you like the most? Why?

Which season do you like the least? Why?

What is your favorite thing to do during the summer?

When you go outside, which of your senses are you most thankful to have?

What is the best movie you have ever seen?

Where do you want to live as an adult?

If you were a part of nature, which element would you be? Why?

What can we do to better protect our natural world?

What is your favorite time of day to be outside?

Tell about a time when you were kind to someone.

Would you rather live in a secret forest or on a desert island? Why?

What is your favorite place to explore outside?

What are you scared of and why?

Tell about the last time you cried.

Tell about something that makes you angry and why.

What is your favorite thing about yourself?

What is the most important quality for a friend to have?

August

You just won a million dollars. What are you going to do first?

Imagine that you are going to join the circus. Which act would you perform?

Tell about your favorite book.

What would it be like to be one of your parents for one day?

You found a magic wand. What would you do with it?

What is your favorite part of the school day? Why?

Make a list of things you like to do when I can't watch television.

If you got an extra week off of school, what would you do?

What is something you're good at doing?

What do you want to be when you grow up and why?

What kind of a pet do you think a teacher should get for their classroom?

In third grade, I want to learn about...

Write a poem about what you think next school year will be like.

What would happen if you never went to school?

What is something you would like to learn more about?

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Paths to Literacy Writing Prompts for Summer Journals. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

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Practicing letter and number formation can become dull. There are creative ways to work on handwriting, for certain. I've shared a ton of fun handwriting activities that can make practicing writing tasks a little more fun. But, sometimes it can be hard to carry the skills learned in individual activities over to letters, journals, and homework lists. Your child/student/client might be able to form all of the lower case letters in the morning, but then turn in a sentence that is totally illegible that afternoon.

Natural Handwriting Activities

Natural handwriting tasks are those happen during real writing tasks: writing an address on an envelope which holds a letter to a friend, writing out a birthday wish list, or jotting down a quick to-do list. They are authentic writing tasks. What makes these natural writing experiences legible is carrying over skill that have been practiced in isolation.

You'll also be interested in our new Summer Occupational Therapy Activities Packet. It's a collection of 14 items that guide summer programming at home, at school, and in therapy sessions. The summer activities bundle covers handwriting, visual perceptual skills and visual motor skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, regulation, and more.

You'll find ideas to use in virtual therapy sessions and to send home as home activities that build skills and power development with a fun, summer theme. Kids will love the Summer Spot It! game, the puzzles, handouts, and movement activities. Therapists will love the teletherapy slide deck and the easy, ready-to-go activities to slot into OT sessions. The packet is only $10.00 and can be used over and over again for every student/client!

Grab the Spring Occupational Therapy Activities Packet HERE.

Natural Handwriting Experiences for Summer

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The summer months is the perfect time to practice handwriting skills. But, most kids are not going to want to spend their carefree summer with a pencil and paper, much to parents with best-intentions.

These handwriting ideas are ways to practice written work in natural and care-free ways, making them perfect for summer writing.

Try these natural handwriting experiences with your kids this summer:
Write a note to a friend. Drop it off in a mailbox.
Send a postcard while on vacation.
Make a weekly Summer-Fun to-do list.
Start sending letters to a pen-pal.
Write a vacation packing list.
Write out the weekly grocery list.

Write out a checklist of back-to-school supplies.
Write out family member's names in chalk on the sidewalk or driveway.
Send a letter to a relative.
A-Z list. Write a thank you note to thank someone for something special.

Write a story. Add new parts each day.

Write a play.
Write about an interest.

Disney characters. heart-to-heart back and forth journal with a parent. here.

Want to take summer play to the next level? Be sure to grab your copy of the Summer OT Activities Bundle!

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4. Play "unplugged" number games to help young children sharpen their number sense
Research indicates that young children can improve their intuitive understanding of numbers by playing certain board games. And such intuitions really matter: When kids lack a strong grasp of "how much" different numbers really represent, they perform more poorly in school (Mazzococo 2011). You can read more about it (and get instructions for making your own game) here.

In addition, young school children can practice their basic addition and subtraction facts by playing the simple - but excellent - board game, "Sum Swamp." The game is a race, with players rolling dice and performing quick calculations to determine the number of spaces they must move. You can check the current price by clicking here to view the Sum Swamp game on Amazon. (Once again, I will earn a commision if you make a purchase using that link.)

Finally, I've found a number of books for children that help kids visualize mathematical concepts, and some include instructions for mathematical activities and games. See my recommendations in this Parenting Science guide.

5. Develop spatial skills through spatial rotation games and construction play

Experiments demonstrate that we can hone strong spatial skills through practice, and better spatial reasoning leads to enhanced performance in math and science.

For example, when young school children were asked to practice mental rotation tasks - tasks that required them to predict how two geometrical shapes would look when stuck together - these kids went on to show improvements in their ability to solve basic algebra problems (Cheng and Mix 2012).

For ideas on how to encourage spatial play, see my evidence-based articles about tangrams, blocks, and other activities for boosting a child's spatial skills.

6. Take trips to museums, zoos, and nature sites. But don't merely attend. Help children enjoy hands-on experiences, and engage them in thoughtful discussion.

Kids learn more from museum experiences when they engage in hands-on activities. They also benefit when parents ask them to interpret what they see.

For example, in one study, kids visiting an anthropological exhibit learned more when their parents asked them open-ended questions about the artifacts they encountered (Jant et al 2014).
What do you think this tool was used for? What do you think it is made of? How do you think it would feel to sleep on this mat?
In another museum-learning study, preschoolers showed more spontaneous focus on numbers and counting after their parents had engaged them in playful number talk and counting games (Braham et al 2018). How many dinosaurs are here? Let's count together.
And after you leave? Help kids consolidate what they've learned by asking kids what they remember.
As I explain elsewhere, one of the best ways is to encourage children to explain what they have learned. And a recent study reports links between parent-child conversations and retention: The more kids talked about a science lesson with their parents, the more they remembered later on (Leitchman et al 2017).

To learn more about the fascinating effects of explaining things to others, read my article, "How kids learn math and science: Stimulate learning by asking kids to explain."

7. Protect learning and meaningful family experiences: Put away the phones!

Technology might have its place, but it shouldn't be intruding into educational experiences or family conversation time. The most obvious reason is that kids won't learn if they aren't paying attention, and few things are more attention-sapping than the presence of a digital media device.

But it isn't only our kids who need a break from the technology. We, too, need to put away our phones. As I explain in my article about "technological interference" (also known as "technoference"), personal relationships suffer when we choose to pay more attention to our devices than each other.

Kids notice when we're glued to our phones, and the quality of our conversation plummets. Moreover, such phone use can diminish our social and psychological well-being.

In one experiment, researchers sent families to a museum, and instructed half the parents to check their phones frequently. The other parents were told to avoid phone use.

What happened? Not only did the "high phone use" parents feel less attentive to their kids. They also came away feeling less socially connected, and perceived their lives to be less meaningful (Kushlev and Dunn 2019).

8. Choose STEM summer camps that emphasize informal, hands-on learning.

Research suggests that summer camps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) can stoke children's interest in STEM fields.

What makes a great program? Hands-on, activity-based STEM activities - like building, coding, robotics, or science labs - that allow kids to tinker and solve problems themselves. This isn't the time for lectures and passively sitting by. Kids learn by doing (Roberts et al 2018).

To find an informal summer learning program near you, look online, and try contacting local schools, public libraries, museums, and zoos. Are the options too pricey? Don't assume you'll have to pay. Ask about free and low-cost programs.

9. Can't find an affordable summer camp? Create your own!

The nonprofit organization Reading Rockets offers materials for a 5-day DIY program called "River Rangers," which helps kids learn about everything from the formation of rivers, to riverine ecosystems and the management of human drinking water. You can access these free materials, and other ideas to battle summer learning loss, here.

In addition, you will find links to many educational resources in my article, "Suddenly homeschooling? Here's help for getting started." And if you're looking for ideas for preschool science activities, see these Parenting Science pages.

10. Let kids explore interests that don't fit into the standard, school-year curriculum

This is my personal suggestion, but it's consistent with experiments: Personal curiosity is a major driver of learning (Gruber et al 2014).

How many students have been bored by school, and then-one lucky day-they discovered an academic subject they were really passionate about?

Such discoveries can change lives, but many people never make them. When I was a child, extended summer breaks were a chance to indulge my curiosity about all sorts of things that never made it into the standard school curriculum-paleontology, astronomy, rock collecting, the geology of Mars, the search for extraterrestrial life, ancient history.

How would I have turned out without these opportunities? I don't know, but I'm sure I would have been worse off. And for some kids, these extracurricular investigations lead to big things. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson traces the beginnings of his career to childhood experiences with a telescope.

Looking for some interesting topics? Here are some suggestions:

Animal behavior. David Attenborough has produced many outstanding educational programs about animals. These, combined with reading and hands-on activities can help your child develop a lifelong interest in biology. What to do? Get kids outside, and show them how to locate wildlife. See these Parenting Science tracking activities for more information, and don't forget to let your child photograph what he or she sees. Nature photography doesn't just help kids document their discoveries. It also encourages them to learn stealth and patience!

Computer programming. Researchers at MIT have developed a visual programming environment called Scratch. It permits kids to learn computer programming concepts - and create coded projects - even before they learn to read. Best of all, it's free to use. All you need is a computer with an internet connection.

Dinosaurs. See my guide to resources about paleontology and dinosaurs for kids.

Space exploration. In additional to finding books on the subject, check out the local planetarium. In addition, don't miss NASA's interactive website for kids.

More ideas? See my recommended children's books.

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Notre Dame School would like to acknowledge that we are blessed to live, work, and play on Treaty 8 land, the traditional territory of the Cree, Sekani, Dunne-za, Dene-thah, Saulteaux, Chiepwyan, and other Indigenous people who were not specifically identified in the treaty. Wednesday, Sept.

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Check out the Summer Reading Club at our local library

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Check out the Summer Reading Club at our local library

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Recreation Programs | City of Dawson Creek

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Learn about the City of Dawson Creek’s recreation programs and drop-in classes.

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For Students - Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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Family Math Nights are usually done at school but we created one that families can do at home. Watch the video below for tips on making it a special event. The video also includes instructions for doing four home-friendly activities for grades K-5. Click an activity below to access convenient video bookmarks and useful resources for that activity.

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Activities for parents to do with their kids at home.

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"In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor." Luke 6,12-16

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908-104 Avenue Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2H7

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"In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor."

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Helping your Kindergartener with Separation Anxiety

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Helping your Kindergartener with Separation Anxiety

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How to Alleviate Anxiety About Going to Kindergarten

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How to Alleviate Anxiety About Going to Kindergarten

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Read e-books and audiobooks for free using your library card number.

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Free ebooks & audiobooks from your local library! Borrow best-sellers and read anytime, anywhere.

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Khan Academy Kids makes learning fun with thousands of educational games, books, and activities that inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery for children ages 2-8.

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‎Learning is joyful on Khan Academy Kids - the award-winning educational program for toddlers and kids. Thoughtfully designed by experts, our learning app helps children develop key skills while having fun. Explore math games, spelling activities, digital books, and more. Kids can learn reading, pho...

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How to Help Cultivate a Love of Reading - Mrs. Richardson's Class

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How to Help Cultivate a Love of Reading - Mrs. Richardson's Class

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Help cultivate a love of reading for students in your classroom with these practical tips. The free printable rescource is perfect to share with parents.

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Ratatype - Online Touch Typing Tutor and Typing Lessons

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Ratatype — Online Touch Typing Tutor and Typing Lessons

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A Brief Introduction to the Science of Reading

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A Brief Introduction to the Science of Reading

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Pediatric Speech & Developmental Services - Playbased development therapy starts here!

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Pediatric Speech and Developmental Services - Pouce Coupe, BC

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Pediatric Speech and Developmental Services - Pouce Coupe, BC

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Pediatric Speech & Developmental Services - Playbased development therapy starts here!

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Speech-Language Pathologists are licensed by, and registrants of, The College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of British Columbia (CSHBC). Occupational Therapists are licensed by, and registrants of, the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia. ​As required by the Health Professions Act (HPA), The Speech-Language Pathologists of this clinic are registrants with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC (CSHBC).

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Our Mission.

Dawson Creek Haven Family Services seeks to empower individuals and families while collaborating with community partners. These partnerships ultimately function to provide unifying, holistic and wrap around care for those families seeking support. We hope to make families feel supported and connected to community. It is our belief that the most effective way to heal and thrive is by doing it together.

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Dawson Creek Haven Family Services seeks to empower individuals and families while collaborating with community partners. These partnerships ultimately function to provide unifying, holistic and wrap around care for those families seeking support. We hope to make families feel supported and connected to community.

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Private Autism Assessment in Dawson Creek, BC

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Private Autism Assessment in Dawson Creek, BC

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Peace Autism Assessment Services offers private psychological evaluations of children and emerging adults who may have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with many presentations. Autism impacts functioning in the areas of social communication, both verbal and nonverbal, and is observed in repetitive patterns of behaviour. Individuals with autism often have co-occurring challenges that add important nuances to the provision of a comprehensive assessment.

Territory

The service is offered in the Treaty 8 Territory, traditional meeting grounds, gathering places and traveling routes of the Cree, Dene, Dane-zaa and Métis.

Values

Psychological assessments should be affirming and promote self-awareness of strengths as well as challenges and vulnerabilities leading to enhanced well-being and self-efficacy. Best practices emphasize foundational validity of assessment tools, openness to possibilities without bias, clearly communicated results, and recognition of the limitations and underlying assumptions in accordance with ethical and professional guidelines. Peace Autism Assessment Services endorses the perspectives of lifespan development and neurodiversity as fundamental aspects of assessment validity. Assessment outcomes may be different than expected but it is important that the assessment experience is validating for all those who are involved.

Oversight of the profession of psychology

The College of Psychologist of British Columbia is the statutory body that regulates the profession under the auspices of the Health Professions and Occupations Act. More information about the practice of psychology is available at the BC College of Psychologists.

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Peace Autism Assessment Services offers private psychological evaluations of children and emerging adults who may have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with many presentations. Autism impacts functioning in the areas of social communication, both verbal and nonverbal, and is observed in repetitive patterns of behaviour.

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Letter Naming Fluency from We Are Teachers

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Letter Naming Fluency from We Are Teachers

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We usually start teaching the alphabet by singing the ABCs song. Once kids have that down pat, it's time for the next step-recognizing the letters in print. This skill is called letter naming fluency, and it's a key step for pre-readers. Mostly, it just takes a lot of practice. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to make that practice fun, like these letter naming fluency activities. Easy as ABC!

1. Start with name letters

We often start teaching letter naming fluency with the letters of students' names. That makes those letters meaningful to kids, and they're more eager to learn. Try a simple activity like selecting the letters of their name and placing them into an envelope.

Learn more: Name Letters/How Wee Learn

2. Point, say, and learn

This is one of the simplest letter naming activities. Simply type or write the letters you want students to practice, then cut the paper into strips. Have the student point to each (they can use their finger or a colorful pointing stick) and say the letter. If you like, they can also say the sound that letter makes.

Learn more: Letter Strips/Conversations in Literacy

3. Roll and name

Grab this free printable at the link. Then have your student roll a die and read the letters in that row. (This one sneaks in a little counting practice too!)

Learn more: Fantastic Fun and Learning

4. Clip the letters

Use this tip with letter strips or make colorful letter circles like these. You can write the letters on the clothespins and ask kids to match them up. (This is especially useful for matching capital and lowercase letters.) Or, simply use plain clothespins and ask kids to clip each letter as you call it out.

Learn more: Learning With Mrs. Langley

5. Play a game of Bang!

Grab a pack of wood craft sticks from the dollar store and use them to make your own Bang! game. Players take turns pulling a stick from the container and reading out the letter. If they get it right, they add it to their pile, but if they're wrong, it goes back into the container. If they pull the "Bang!" stick, they have to put all their letters back!

Learn more: Stay at Home Educator

6. Pull and Say

Try this with alphabet beads or a digital alphabet board. Have students pull each letter down, saying the name as they do. Then, as they slide it back up, they say the sound the letter makes.

Learn more: Pull and Say/Conversations in Literacy

7. Park letter cars

This is so fun for active learners! Label toy cars with letters and have kids drive them into parking spaces, saying the letter names (and sounds, if you like) as they go!

Learn more: Letter Cars/I Can Teach My Child

8. Pull letters from a sensory bin

Fill a plastic bin with colored rice and magnetic alphabet letters. Then give kids a magnet wand and have them pull out the letters one by one, naming them as they go.

Learn more: Powerful Mothering

9. Swat the letters

Kids love getting to play with flyswatters! This one's easy to set up, too. Just trace circles onto a large piece of paper and write a letter in each. Have kids swat the letter and say the name or call out a letter and have students swat it, repeating as they do.

Learn more: Hands On As We Grow

10. Enjoy a bowl of alphabet beads soup

Mix up a bowl of alphabet bead soup! Label spoons with letters and have kids dig out the match. You can mix the letter beads with plain beads for more of a challenge.

Learn more: Play Teach Repeat

11. Seek and find letters

This one's so fun! Tape letters around the room and send kids off to find them as you call them out. Then have them say the sound that letter makes.

Learn more: Busy Toddler

12. Send letters down a zip-line

Kids are going to get a real kick out of the letter zip-line. Make your cards by attaching an unbent paperclip to the back. Then send them flying down the line to students, who name each letter as it arrives!

Learn more: Letter Zipline/Stir the Wonder

13. Whack balloon letters

Balloons make everything more fun! Hang balloons labeled with letters from the ceiling. Then have students swat them with a racket, saying each letter as they do.

Learn more: Balloon Letters/How Wee Learn

14. Match up apple letters

Grab this free printable game at the link. Kids will enjoy matching upper and lowercase letters, placing the apples in the right baskets.

Learn more: Playdough to Plato

15. Stamp letters in Play-Doh

Invest in a set of alphabet stamps, and you can use them for letter naming fluency activities and beyond. Kids stamp the letter and say it. When the Play-Doh is full, roll it out and start again.

Learn more: Letter Stamps/I Can Teach My Child

16. Match upper and lower case letters

Matching upper and lowercase letters is an important part of letter naming fluency. All you need for this activity is an egg carton and some alphabet beads.

Learn more: Letter Match-Up/I Can Teach My Child

17. Splash out with some water play

Float alphabet beads in a bin of water, then practice scooping them up and saying their names. Take this one outside on a warm day!

Learn more: Fun Learning for Kids

18. Give Chicka Chicka Boom Boom a new twist

"A told B and B told C, 'I'll BEAD you to the top of the coconut tree!'" This is one of the best books for building letter naming fluency. Craft a tree from pipe cleaners, then read the story and have kids add the letter beads along the way.

Learn more: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom/Stir the Wonder

19. Try letter flashcards

Flashcards are a classroom staple for a reason-they work. See how many students can do successfully in 30 seconds, play a matching game, or try any of your other favorite flashcard games. Get lots of free printable letter flashcards at the link.

Learn more: The Spruce Crafts

20. Put together letter puzzles

Get the free printable puzzle at the link, then have kids match the upper and lower case letters as they say their names out loud.

Learn more: Primary Playground

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20 Activities to Support Letter Naming Fluency - We Are Teachers

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We usually start teaching the alphabet by singing the ABCs song. Once kids have that down pat, it's time for the next step-recognizing the letters in print. This skill is called letter naming fluency, and it's a key step for pre-readers. Mostly, it just takes a lot of practice.

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Verbal Path for the Formation of Letters

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Verbal Path for the Formation of Letters

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If you don't know, math is my favorite, and I've been thinking a lot about how to support my students this year, whether we end up remote, hybrid or in person.

One thing I know for sure is that our use of math manipulatives is going to look very different. I decided to get a head start and create a printable math manipulative pack. This way we can use them in the classroom (and not worry about sharing supplies), or I can send them to families to support remote learning.

Check them out!

Currently included:

Base Ten Blocks

Pattern Blocks

Coins (U.S. & Canadian)

Rulers (inches & cms)

Square inch tiles

1-10 Color Rods

Ten Frames

Playing Cards

1-100/0-99 Chart

1-120/0-119 Chart

Fraction Bars

Multiplication Chart

Fraction Bars

Number Lines

Number Bonds

Par/Part/Whole Model

Blank Clocks

I want teachers to be able to give their students access to meaningful math manipulatives this year, so they're 100% FREE. Just enter your email below to get them delivered straight to your inbox.

Happy Teaching!

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One thing I know for sure is that our use of math manipulatives is going to look very different. With these printable versions, we can use them in the classroom (and not worry about sharing supplies), or send them to families to support remote learning.

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5 Easy and Fun Math Games to Play At Home! - Susan Jones

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Do you happen to have any dice, dried beans, LEGOS, or cubes at home?! Then you can play so many of these educational math games at home with your kids. When teachers were thrust into distance learning a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to help by creating easy video lessons that can be sent directly to students or parents. These games are easy to play with things you already have at home and they will help your K-2 child review math skills they've learned at school!

I originally shared all 5 of these games in a little YouTube series I am calling, " Learn at Home with Mrs. Jones." If you subscribe to my YouTube channel you will see that I have close to 100 videos where I share quick and easy ideas, games, and activities geared towards children 4-8.

Here are 5 easy and fun math games to play at home:

1. Counters in a Cup: Subtraction Game

In this video, I explain exactly how to play this fun subtraction game and all you need are 10-20 counters of some kind and a cup! These counters can be poker chips, LEGO pieces, blocks, dried beans etc. Anything that will fit under a cup.

2. Fill Your Pot - Addition Game

Fill your pot is a fun addition game I shared on St. Patrick's Day. Students race to be the first to fill their pot of gold! You can easily play this without any sort of theme though. You can call it "Fill the tub, fill the cup, fill the bucket..." whatever you'd like! All you need to play this game is 2 dice and about 50 counters of some kind. Just watch above to see how to play!

3. Gather, Grab, and Graph: Graphing Activity

SNACKS! Who doesn't love snacks?! This game is a simple and effective one as students will first gather 3 different types of small snack foods. Then, they will take 3 turns grabbing small amounts from a bowl and graphing them. I included an easy graphing sheet and some questions in the description of the video for you to use with this activity as well! Open the video on YouTube and you'll be able to expand the description below the video to see it all.

4. Addition War!

Okay, there are SO many games you can play at home with a deck of cards. I share some other ideas in the description of the video, but this particular game is a little twist on traditional WAR. It's addition war! In this short video, I show you exactly how to play so you can do this at home with your kids!

5. Count Your Home: Data Collection

Last, but certainly not least, we have data collection! If you have to be stuck at home all day, get your kids up and moving and counting. In this activity, students will walk around their house to count up and record how many of each object they have in their household. They will use tally marks as they count up things like electrical outlets, windows, clocks, and more. I include a recording sheet in the description of the video!

So there are 5 fun and easy math games to play at home with your kids! I hope you enjoy them and if you do, be sure to hit subscribe over at my YouTube channel because I upload videos at least once per week!

Looking for more standards-based math games that will engage your learners and save you lots of time?!

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5 Easy and Fun Math Games to Play At Home! - Susan Jones

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Family Numeracy Ideas from Surrey Schools

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Family Numeracy Ideas from Surrey Schools

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Opportunities for numeracy experiences can be a part of regular day-to-day family life , and it is helpful to take advantage of these moments. Whether it is playing games or normal routines around the home, children can make connections to mathematics in meaningful ways. Most important are the conversations and connections students make as they notice and wonder about the world around them in terms of:

Quantity (How many? How much?)

Patterns (Is this a pattern? What happens next?)

Shapes (What shapes do you see? What can we measure?)

Data (What does this graph tell us? How is this information represented?)

Problem Solving (How can I approach this problem? Can I solve it more than one way?)

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Social and Emotional Learning Ideas from Surrey Schools

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Social and Emotional Learning Ideas from Surrey Schools

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Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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Family Literacy Activities from Surrey Schools

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Private Psych Ed and Autism Assessments in Prince George, BC

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Private Psych Ed and Autism Assessments in Prince George, BC

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Our Practice

Welcome to Bridge Psychology, a private practice that provides clinical psychological assessment services in Prince George and for the northern region of BC. Dr. Rocha and her colleagues offer comprehensive diagnostic assessments for toddlers, children, youth, and young adults.

There is a waitlist for assessment. ASD waitlist is about 12-14 months; Psychoeducational Assessments about 8-12 months.

You can contact Autism Information Services BC at 1-844.878.4700 to inquire about other clinics in BC who offer fee-for-service ASD assessments.

You can contact the College of Psychologists of BC ( College of Psychologists of British Columbia - CPBC ) to find a registered psychologist near you that may also offer developmental and psychoeducational assessments.

Values

We value evidence-based practice and a strengths-based approach, to help children and youth realize their full potential.

A community is enriched and enhanced by diversity along several dimensions, including race, ethnicity and national origins, gender and gender identity, neurodiversity, sexuality, and religion. Be yourself.

Covid -19 notice:

In keeping with the advice of the provincial health officer, we are completing assessments, with several adjustments to practice in place. Please feel free to ask us more specific questions about our Covid-19 safety protocols.

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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Learning at Home: 5 Steps to Plan Your Day | Parenting Tips & Advice

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As we suddenly juggle work and home life in new ways, we may all need a little extra help. Here are a few strategies to set yourself up for success with what you already have at home.

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The Nawican Friendship Centre is recognised in the community as a key partner in the planning for and in the delivery of services to support people in Dawson Creek. Staff is a core component of the network of professionals supporting individuals and families in Dawson Creek.

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Includes simple games for practice

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Kelty Mental Health Resource Center for Youth and Young Adults

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Kelty Mental Health Resource Center for Youth and Young Adults

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Adrienne Gornall, The Dalai Lama Center |

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Youth and Young Adults | Kelty Mental Health

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This "To Do" list can be used for everything from chores to homework assignments. Plot things on sticky notes and then your children can move them as they complete them.

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Educational Resources: Encourage active learning and discovery outside of the classroom

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Child & Family Services Office for Dawson Creek, B.C.

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A variety of child, teen, and family services are available throughout the province. Use this contact information to inquire about, or find, the services closest to you.

Location: Dawson Creek
Provided Services:

Child Protection

Family Services

Guardianship

Youth Justice

Child/Youth Mental Health

Child/Youth Special Needs

Address: 205 - 1508 102 Ave., Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2E2

Phone: 250-784-2342

Service Delivery Area Boundries (PDF)

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Child & Family Services Office for Dawson Creek, B.C.

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A variety of child, teen, and family services are available throughout the province. Use this contact information to inquire about, or find, the services closest to you.

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"jack hartmann" "kids music channel" "educational songs" "brain breaks" "count to 100" "alphabet song" phonics "kids music" "kids videos" "kids songs" "lette...

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Raffi - Apples And Bananas (Official Audio)

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BINGO | Nursery Rhymes For Kids | Super Simple Songs