The printable activities below were inspired by an incredible PE teacher at my kids' elementary school. Each month, the homework she gave was an exercise calendar for the kids to fill out. They would write down anything they did to get exercise outside of school, and indicate if it was cardio, strength training, or endurance. … Continue reading 5 Tools for PE Teachers
Lots of teachers use holidays to create thematic materials for their students. The Trip Clip has some free packets you can print right now: Valentine's Day Easter 4th of July Halloween Thanksgiving Hanukkah Christmas These packets are great for free time in the classroom, or for kids to take home over break. Coloring is good … Continue reading Holiday Packets For Teachers
A while back a high school teacher who works with developmentally disabled kids wanted to use The Trip Clip to help his students make grocery lists to practice life skills. He hoped to have each student work on their own lists at their own computer, but it didn't work right because he only had one … Continue reading Life Skills Classroom Activity: Make Grocery Lists
I come from a family full of teachers. My mom was working towards a teaching degree before she started her family. My sister got a Masters degree in teaching and taught 1st grade. My mother-in-law has a PhD in and taught early childhood education at the university level, and also taught kindergarten for years. My … Continue reading Discount For Teachers and Schools
The Trip Clip® has been used successfully by occupational therapists, speech therapists, and other providers who work with kids. There are activities to help with reading skills, handwriting, executive functioning skills, and more. You can see all of them here. I know that many kids who need these kinds of tools have multiple therapists and … Continue reading The Trip Clip For Therapists & Providers
One of the things my niece Gaby does for me is test my website. It took some trial and error between the two of us to figure out how Gaby could do this task given some of her challenges. When I first had Gaby do some website testing, I discovered two things. The first is … Continue reading Software Testing By a Special Needs Employee
A customer let me know that their picture lists weren’t working well on their new iPad. After looking in to it, I discovered that newer iPads have more capabilities than older ones, and I needed to do something extra to make them work well with The Trip Clip. It’s fixed now! If you are using … Continue reading iPad Improvements
Most parents suddenly realize in high school that their kids should be learning the skills they'll need as adults, whether they're heading off to college or moving out to live on their own. Often it comes as a surprise how little time there is left, and how much your kids still need to know. If … Continue reading Raising Capable Adults
I've written other articles about how to engage kids ages 2-3 in housework and self care because for them it's just play, and how to use pretend play to begin teaching kids ages 4-5 some important life skills. By ages 6-9, your kids can start to really make contributions to the family that are helpful … Continue reading Family Contributions: Ages 6-9
I created a set of picture checklists to give parents an idea of when kids will be ready to learn new skills. Many people have expressed concern that these lists are too advanced for the ages listed, or that it's unfair to give chores to kids so young. I'm writing this blog post to make … Continue reading Life Skills as Pretend Play: Ages 4-5
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