Here's What I Use and Love:
EyeWords
Butterfly Pig
EyeWords
EyeWords is a tool with both digital and print copies of heart words, those words that don't always make sense in English, but we have to know them by heart! There are many researched-backed tools, including embedding pictures, context and movement, as well as identifying the sounds that we need to pay extra attention to.
ST Math
Butterfly Pig
EyeWords
I love ST Math, an online math program, because it's all about the visual-spatial understanding of mathematics. There's no reading, so kids can access it at any age. And it takes the tricky, abstract concepts like fractions, and creates a picture that helps make the ideas really stick in your brain! It's gamified and there's no penalty fo
I love ST Math, an online math program, because it's all about the visual-spatial understanding of mathematics. There's no reading, so kids can access it at any age. And it takes the tricky, abstract concepts like fractions, and creates a picture that helps make the ideas really stick in your brain! It's gamified and there's no penalty for trying and failing! Your child's school might already pay for a membership!
Butterfly Pig
Butterfly Pig
TeachersPayTeachers
This company creates medical device toys to be used in dramatic play. I see the benefit of these -- to role play and practice what it would be like to use these, as well as to offer kids the opportunity to have a more diverse understanding of what healthcare looks like. There are inclusive, powerful products, like a mini AAC device for a doll to use alongside a child or an EEG.
TeachersPayTeachers
TeachersPayTeachers
TeachersPayTeachers
Many teachers spend their Sunday evenings finishing up lesson plans for the week, and one resource that is ubiquitous is Teachers Pay Teachers. Have you heard of it?
Clearly, from the name, it's a platform for teachers to sell their templates, worksheets, or lesson plans online to other teachers. However, there is a newsletter that include
Many teachers spend their Sunday evenings finishing up lesson plans for the week, and one resource that is ubiquitous is Teachers Pay Teachers. Have you heard of it?
Clearly, from the name, it's a platform for teachers to sell their templates, worksheets, or lesson plans online to other teachers. However, there is a newsletter that includes weekly highlighted resources that are absolutely free. Take what you might want to use and leave the rest!
Unruffled Podcast
TeachersPayTeachers
Unruffled Podcast
one of my favorite podcasts, Unruffled. I have learned so much from Janet Lansbury and I hope you do to. If you find yourself feeling unruffled as a parent, take a listen and let me know what you think.
Jack Hartmann
TeachersPayTeachers
Unruffled Podcast
Most teachers I know has subscribed to Jack Hartmann. Have you heard of him? He's got these goofy YouTube videos that teach educational content through song. The videos range from skip counting to learning months to division. The songs are catchy!
Care and Feeding Podcast
Care and Feeding Podcast
Care and Feeding Podcast
Care and Feeding is a Slate podcast that I listen to every week. In addition to interviews with experts, there are conversations about everything that parents grapple with. It helps me feel more connected to other parents, find resources, and gain new perspectives. I even wrote in once and my question was selected and discussed in depth!
Care and Feeding is a Slate podcast that I listen to every week. In addition to interviews with experts, there are conversations about everything that parents grapple with. It helps me feel more connected to other parents, find resources, and gain new perspectives. I even wrote in once and my question was selected and discussed in depth! There's also a very active (and kind) parent facebook group that I use all the time.
Zones of Regulation
Care and Feeding Podcast
Care and Feeding Podcast
Thisis a program that helps with emotional regulation, called Zones of Regulation. There's a simple color coded system: red zone (angry, frustrated - high energy and out of control), yellow zone (frustrated, worried - high energy and loss of control), blue zone (sad, sick, tired - low energy) and green zone (happy, calm - ready to learn).
Thisis a program that helps with emotional regulation, called Zones of Regulation. There's a simple color coded system: red zone (angry, frustrated - high energy and out of control), yellow zone (frustrated, worried - high energy and loss of control), blue zone (sad, sick, tired - low energy) and green zone (happy, calm - ready to learn). Just having a framework to name your state of being helps kids and adults alike concretize their emotions and get back to the green zone meet their goals!
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GoNoodle
Care and Feeding Podcast
GoNoodle
Have you heard of GoNoodle? Now that the days will soon make it too cold to go outside, it's an awesome YouTube channel with great videos to get your kid moving in a safe way. It was my go-to when we couldn't have recess outdoors. It's hard to pick a favorite because there are so many gems, but I'll suggest starting with Banana, Banana, M
Have you heard of GoNoodle? Now that the days will soon make it too cold to go outside, it's an awesome YouTube channel with great videos to get your kid moving in a safe way. It was my go-to when we couldn't have recess outdoors. It's hard to pick a favorite because there are so many gems, but I'll suggest starting with Banana, Banana, Meatball because I have as much fun dancing to it as the kids!
Roots and Branches Education
Find engaging lessons, fun read alouds, and opportunities for rote practice.