Author: Sense Able Brain
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PAUSE and YET, They Are the Magic Words
Academics can be challenging for many children. Repeated frustrations can lead to feelings of helplessness and self-defeat. “I can’t do this!” becomes a mantra. When trying to communicate with children, I have often found that words can mean something entirely different to them than they do to me. Children hear adults tell them to stop…
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Painter’s Tape and a Bath Mat
I’ve been working on mature reciprocal crawling and improving tactile tolerance with this little guy. I have learned that he is a huge race car fan and I decided to use that to my advantage. With just some painter’s tape and a bath mat, I created an infinity race car track that goes over “gooey…
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Cutting Curves
When learning to cut curved lines, many children struggle with how far to open the scissors. Those little hands can have a hard time grading the finger extension required to open the scissor blades. One way you can help them is to wrap a rubber band around both blades about half way down the length…