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8 Ways to Make Recess More Fun for Students with Autism
By Benjamin Farrey-Latz, author of I Can Learn Social Skills! Poems About Getting Along, Being a Good Friend, and Growing Up If you were to poll students in elementary school classrooms with the question, What is your favorite part of … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities
Tagged anxiety, autism, children with special needs, Free Spirit author, play
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Enter to Win Put Your Worries Away and Take Charge of Anger!
This giveaway is now closed. This month we are giving away the first two books in the new Kids Can Cope series. These inviting picture books offer kids practical strategies for coping with difficult feelings and challenging situations. Three lucky … Continue reading
Everyday Mindfulness in the Classroom
By Liz Bergren Mindfulness, a buzzword we hear everywhere. The term, first coined by Buddhist scholar T.W. Rhys Davids, was reintroduced to us as a practice through the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. Kabat-Zinn is a renowned MIT-educated scientist … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, mindfulness, stress, stress management for kids
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