Teaching kids to apologize well is an important life skill, and it's not something that will come naturally to most kids. There's an excellent article about how to teach kids to apologize on Today's Parent that I recommend you read. I created a visual guide to help kids remember all the important steps, along with … Continue reading How to Apologize
Although some kids seem to figure out naturally how to meet other kids and form friendships, many kids struggle with these skills and need some explicit instructions about how to meet and keep friends. Given the number of adults I know who also struggle with forming friendships, I expect many of us could have used … Continue reading How To Make Friends
The Free Easter Packet from The Trip Clip has 7 activity pages for kids that you can print and use right now. You'll find 3 coloring pages, 2 wordsearch puzzles (7x7 and 15x15) and 2 cryptogram puzzles (a beginner puzzle and a harder puzzle). Click here to print them for free! You can also use … Continue reading Week 12 Free Printables: Easter Activities
Learning how to navigate the give and take of conversations can be tough for all kids. Some kids with special needs find this even harder to master. Here are 5 free checklists you can use to help teach this super important life skill. Print these lists for free How Conversations Work The first checklist covers … Continue reading Conversation Skills
Here is a a set of 4 free visual schedules you can download and use right now. Print now Edit these lists These 4 free picture checklists can help kids stay organized and calm as they kick off their school day. The morning routine and lunch packing checklists let them take responsibility for getting themselves … Continue reading Free Visual Supports: Daily Routines
Over the years I've created 7 different picture checklists to help kids learn and practice some important self-care tasks. The lists include: How to wash your hands How to brush your teeth How to take a shower Steps for getting dressed (one geared more towards boys, one towards girls, though you can edit these to … Continue reading 7 Free Personal Care Checklists
The Trip Clip® has a number of activities you can print for your kids to help them do a little learning while enjoying the super bowl! These will work at home and in a classroom. Parents who have football-loving kids can use these activities when watching football at home, when going to a game, and at … Continue reading Printable Football Activities for Kids
This printable, football-themed activity book includes a football bingo board, a counting game, a word search puzzles, a picture to color, a football-themed cryptogram puzzles, and an alphabet game that practices first letter sounds, writing, and spelling! Print for free If you’ve used these 6 activities already and would like more, here’s how you can … Continue reading Make Your Own Football-Themed Activity Book
My free Christmas activity book has been very popular! You can print it yourself right now. If you've used these 7 activities already and would like more, here's how you can make them: Make a Purchase To print more Christmas activity pages you'll need to make a purchase on The Trip Clip website. You can … Continue reading Make Your Own Christmas Activity Book
These 2 checklists can help your kids make sure they have everything they need for a successful start to each school day. The backpack checklist can also help them remember to bring everything home at the end of the day! Post these by the front door and have your kids do a mental check before … Continue reading Morning Routine & Backpack Packing List
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