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Some students can sit quietly at their desks while others seem to struggle to stay in their seats. This later group of learners may annoy the teacher or their peers by tapping their pencil, jogging their leg, fidgeting, leaning back in their chairs and asking for repeated bathroom and water breaks. Many of these students are kinesthetic learners and having to sit still and listen to a lesson is an uncomfortable battle that feels like trying to tie your shoes while in a straight jacket. What are Some Products that can Help Kinesthetic Learners at their Desks? Multi Sensory Brain...

When students use their senses to learn, they not only remember concepts more easily but also enjoy the process. Using playful materials, humor, and multisensory memory strategies during lessons can dramatically improve understanding and recall. By transforming abstract ideas into hands-on experiences, we help all learners, especially visual and kinesthetic ones, grasp complex concepts with confidence and joy. A Multisensory Angle Lesson That Ignites the Fun Factor Learning about angles has never been easier or more fun! My Multisensory Angle Lesson PowerPoint turns a traditionally dry geometry topic into a dynamic learning adventure. The presentation begins by showing students the real-world...

Over the summer months, kids can easily improve their keyboarding skills while having fun. There are numerous free typing games available on the internet, and this blogpost highlights a few of them. The very first one listed, Dance Mat Typing, is by far my favorite of all the options. In fact, it is better than many purchasable software programs and online lessons. The first two games offer lessons, while the last eight are games that allow students to practice their keyboarding skills. RELATED: 5 Ws Of Writing Game My favorite typing games: Dance Mat Typing This is a comprehensive typing game. It...

Using games to teach students the vowel combinations or vowel teams can be a wonderful way to entice your students and brings the fun factor into your lesson. Here is a free game, Voweleos, that I created that is similar to the game Dominoes. One of 100s of reading games at GoodSensoryLearning.com For two to five players (for 3-5 players make two or more sets mixed together). The vowel combinations can be: Copied onto 3” by 5” index cards that are cut in half horizontally Written onto rectangular tiles Printed on card stock and cut Directions: Play on a surface...

About 20 years ago, when I first began offering students one-to-one Orton-Gillingham-based reading remediation, I was having to bribe my students to read long lists of words, word parts, and nonsense syllables. My enticements began with candy, moved to stickers, and finally morphed into a well-stocked prize box. This worked, but I found that I was getting my students hooked on external reinforcements, and that what I really wanted was for them to be internally motivated. I wanted to kindle a joy for learning. How Could I Bring the Fun Factor into my Lessons? I began to look around for game-like...