Signing with Babies and Toddlers

Cookie

Cookie

Signing with Babies and Toddlers is a good first step in linking an object with something that represents it. When we say "cookie" a yummy delicious cookie does not pop out of our mouth, we come to learn that the word "cookie" represents that yummy delicious goodness. Therefore, starting with signs and the spoken word can help make the connection between the real object and its symbolic representation much easier for little ones.

I have made pictures to remind adults to use the sign and word when speaking with babies and toddlers. These cues are for the adult to remember to use small phrases and the signs to help little ones recognize what the symbol means.

I have made some pdf files to print with some beginning words and signs.

Here are some links for some more information
Babies and Toddlers Sign Language

How Does Your Engine Run

To support another class I'm implementing the Alert - How Does Your Engine Run Program. I modified some visuals to to talk about low, just right and high running engines.

Link to the Alert Program's Website

Pinterest and Visual Supports

I'm a complete addict for Pinterest. I will be the first to admit it. I have heard grumblings that's its like a virtual hoarder world. However, I started a "I have done it board" to prove (to myself) that it isn't a waste of time to pin.

I will be pinning this blog post shortly!

I was working on a goal plan for a child who has Autism. One of the goals this summer is to stay and play. She likes other children but just comes up next to them and says "what we doing". To captialize on her interest in the other children, we are trying to engage her in the areas to play so she will stay and play with her peers.

Then I was looking at pinterest on my trusty iphone and lunch and one of the people I follow pinned a link to Pretend Play at the Autism Teacher

Well, I got to work on boardmaker this afternoon and made my own version for dramatic play, and another for outdoor play.

I think these suggestions will be good for all the children. The dramatic play one I included basic suggestions of kissing the doll, or feeding the doll to setting and pouring drinks.

More Yoga Pictures

I had time to get back at making some abc yoga pictures today.   

ABC Yoga for Kids

I feel sort of "bloggy" today.

I have been working on the idea of adding Yoga into the playroom.   I'm hoping Yoga will give the children a break from more structured work but also provide them with a proprioception exercises that are needed for some children to focus better.

I found some great pictures of kids doing Yoga on Flickr
Kids in Yoga Poses

I wanted to add into the lesson a link to learning the ABC's, so I modified the pictures.  Here is my modified versions.   I started with just putting the letter and the pose but decided it need a little more pizzazz with some clip art.   I will keep adding to this set.

Inference, Guessing What will happen next?

I'm a Resource Teacher for preschool children.  I want to strengthen the children's ability to follow along with a story.   I wanted to develop a little book to practice at school.   I started with printing out some nursery rhyme in sequence.  The playroom teacher is going to sit down with the children and look at the pictures and guess what is going to happen next.

I found the pictures at this link
Link to Nursery Rhyme Sequencing Printable

I figure they are  going to pick this up fast so I wanted to develop something fun for the class to continue developing this skills.    This is the beginning of my idea.   A little boy that goes on adventures and the kids have to guess what he is going to do.

Should I make a page of what he really does, or is it enough that the children have 2 chances to think of what may happen when a boy sees a puddle?

I found the little boy at peopleclipart.com

Follow the below picture to find this resource.

They have clip art for projects to use at home or in teaching.

Five Little Fish

I was playing around with photoshop and creating cute little animals.  I thought I would make something for my preschool blog.   They are designed 4X6 so you can have them printed or print them yourself.   I uploaded the individual cards to my flickr acccount.   Please feel free to download them for use with your children at home or at work.

Follow the link to access the pictures of flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattipreschool/6752117155/in/photostream