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Adapting Chutes and Ladders Games

Adapting Chutes and Ladders Games

This article is part of the Adapting Board Games for Neurodivergent and Disabled Kids series. Find the main page for this series here. Chutes and Ladders are also known as Snakes and Ladders. They tend to be one of the first games played by young children because of...

Day 10: Opening Activity – Meditations for Morning Circle

Day 10: Opening Activity – Meditations for Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Calm the mind and settle the soul with a short but powerful meditation in your morning circle. After you have welcomed the morning, the sun, and the child(ren), take...

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Day 30: Final Thoughts: How to Use Pinterest

Day 30: Final Thoughts: How to Use Pinterest

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. In this final post, I share some closing thoughts on using Pinterest specifically for neurodivergent or disabled children. No comparison First, I'd like to say that...

Day 29: Organizing

Day 29: Organizing

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. While all of those dreamy Pinterest images of organized spaces make me drool, and as much as I like a simple-looking, clean home, that just can’t be our reality....

Day 28: Celebrating the Holidays

Day 28: Celebrating the Holidays

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. If planning for another holiday season gives you heart palpitations rather than the warm and fuzzies, you may find helpful tips in this article.   Why the...

Day 27: Books

Day 27: Books

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. Books. Books. And more books. If you walk into our home, that's what you'll find. I've been collecting children's books since my first year as a teacher, so our...

Day 30: Final Thoughts: How to Use Pinterest

Day 30: Final Thoughts: How to Use Pinterest

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. In this final post, I share some closing thoughts on using Pinterest specifically for neurodivergent or disabled children. No comparison First, I'd like to say that...

Day 29: Organizing

Day 29: Organizing

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. While all of those dreamy Pinterest images of organized spaces make me drool, and as much as I like a simple-looking, clean home, that just can’t be our reality....

Day 28: Celebrating the Holidays

Day 28: Celebrating the Holidays

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. If planning for another holiday season gives you heart palpitations rather than the warm and fuzzies, you may find helpful tips in this article.   Why the...

Day 27: Books

Day 27: Books

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. Books. Books. And more books. If you walk into our home, that's what you'll find. I've been collecting children's books since my first year as a teacher, so our...