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Adapting 3D Games

Adapting 3D Games

This article is part of the Adapting Board Games for Neurodivergent and Disabled Kids series. Find the main page for this series here. 3D games are any games with solid three-dimensional pieces we can manipulate. In many ways, they resemble toys.   Popular 3D...

Day 17: Main Activity – Art-Prep in the Morning Circle

Day 17: Main Activity – Art-Prep in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Note: If you’re reading this series for the first time, I suggest you look at the daily structure post to understand the routine we follow in our morning circle. I...

Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle

Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Even though we do quite a bit of singing throughout the morning circle, I add a more formal musical element to the circle once a week. Note: If you’re reading this...

Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle

Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Now that we've sorted through the opening activities in the morning circle, we move on to the main activity. The opening activities remain the same daily for us, but...

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Day 5: Setting up the Morning Circle  – Materials

Day 5: Setting up the Morning Circle – Materials

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Now that you have an idea of where you’ll conduct your morning circle, and you know the best equipment needed for proper positioning, it’s time to gather materials....

Day 4: Setting up the Morning Circle  – Positioning

Day 4: Setting up the Morning Circle – Positioning

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. No matter the activity you are working on, if the child is trying to maintain balance in sitting, the goals of the activity cannot be attained. Rather than tiring...

Day 3: Setting up the Morning Circle  – Location

Day 3: Setting up the Morning Circle – Location

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Before we get into specific activities you can do in the morning circle, let's get the building blocks in place first. Here, we’ll talk about location. Where can you...

Day 2: Benefits of Morning Circle

Day 2: Benefits of Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. I believe that the basics in life aren’t academically-related. Everything a child needs to learn about anything is based on essential life skills. Through life...

Day 5: Setting up the Morning Circle  – Materials

Day 5: Setting up the Morning Circle – Materials

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Now that you have an idea of where you’ll conduct your morning circle, and you know the best equipment needed for proper positioning, it’s time to gather materials....

Day 4: Setting up the Morning Circle  – Positioning

Day 4: Setting up the Morning Circle – Positioning

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. No matter the activity you are working on, if the child is trying to maintain balance in sitting, the goals of the activity cannot be attained. Rather than tiring...

Day 3: Setting up the Morning Circle  – Location

Day 3: Setting up the Morning Circle – Location

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Before we get into specific activities you can do in the morning circle, let's get the building blocks in place first. Here, we’ll talk about location. Where can you...

Day 2: Benefits of Morning Circle

Day 2: Benefits of Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. I believe that the basics in life aren’t academically-related. Everything a child needs to learn about anything is based on essential life skills. Through life...