If your student has strong attention and might feel impatient with inattentiveness or lack of follow through during group projects USING YOUR STRONG ATTENTION IN GROUP WORK 1) Strong attention skills can be very helpful in group projects, especially when i... View More
If your child needs to strengthen critical reasoning or visual attention and would enjoy games at home Try These Games with Your Students 1) Tic-tac-toe or Dots and Boxes (strategy and patterning) 2) Foldovers Games (creative thinking, spatial skills) 3) C... View More
For all students How to Apply It! 1) There are countless studies that identify the correlation (though not necessarily causation) between academic achievement and musical training. 1) In order to learn and play music, students must pay close attention, deve... View More
If your student is struggling to read and you want to teach main idea, theme or plot development Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will exercise reading comprehension skills when using wordless picture books to understand and tell stories themselves. 2)Teache... View More
If your students take on the same roles every time in group work How to Apply It! 1) Have students play different roles in the group so they learn to listen to peers, voice their own opinions, and collaborate effectively. 1) If a student is uncomfortable w... View More
If your student has ideas for what to write about but still struggles to start writing Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will say their writing ideas out loud so they can hear themselves think through the idea and then more easily get them down on paper. 2)I... View More
If you can't seem to get started writing, especially if you have time constraint How to Apply It! 1) When you get writer's block, either getting started or feeling lost for what to do next; use concrete, reliable strategies to mentally prepare yourself to ... View More
If your student struggles for ideas to write poetry How to Apply It! 1) Learn to use your surroundings to generate subjects, descriptive language, and rhythm for poetry. 1) Find a student notebook to keep your observations. Then try the following exercise... View More