Keeping your kids reading (or starting them on a reading habit) over the summer is really good for them. All reading of any kind is good - reading to them, or with them, or getting them reading on their own all works. And it doesn't matter what they read. Encourage any and all reading! Most … Continue reading Summer Reading Ideas
I've added another new feature to The Trip Clip! Although I still offer a free first/then board template, I've improved my for-purchase option to allow customers to choose their colors and edit the text at the top of the boards. With the purchase of any list on The Trip Clip website, you'll get the ability … Continue reading Make Your Own First-Then Boards
I've added a new feature! You can now print your own visual schedules in a 7 x 1 vertical format. These are flexible visual schedules that can be individualized and hung by the front door, on school cubbies, or slipped into a child's folder to carry with them during their school day. They are fully … Continue reading Make Your Own Visual Schedules
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
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. Download now from Teachers Pay Teachers The first checklist covers basic conversation … Continue reading Conversation Skills
3 years ago (in Jan 2020) I announced that my theme for the year was special needs families, and I had plans to create content all year long specifically to help kids with Autism, ADHD, anxiety, Downs Syndrome, and other special needs. Then the pandemic hit, and a lot of what I'd planned, including materials … Continue reading Free Visual Supports: Daily Routines
Being able to make picture checklists for kids is a game changer for a lot of parents - it's a wonderful way to help kids become independent and stay on track. The Trip Clip has over 1500 pictures that you can use to make almost any list you can think of, and if there's a … Continue reading Picture Checklists: Upload Your Own Pictures
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
This week my niece Gaby used The Trip Clip coloring activity to make 3 more coloring books for me to sell on Teachers Pay Teachers: Animals Coloring Book Easter Coloring Book Buildings Coloring Book You can purchase and print these books right now, or make an unlimited number of your own themed coloring books by … Continue reading 3 New Coloring Books: Animals, Easter, & Buildings
My niece Gaby has been busy using The Trip Clip website to create packets of printable mazes for me to sell on Teachers Pay Teachers. You can print an unlimited number of mazes yourself if you purchase the maze activity on The Trip Clip website, but if you want to just get some mazes quickly … Continue reading 6 Books of 30 Mazes: Beginner To Extreme
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