Participate & Communicate
To improve social, emotional, cognitive, and communication skills…
Encourage Activities, which involve…
- Puppets
- Role Play
- Collaborative Storytelling
Prompt Communicate – avoid closed “yes” and “no” questions.
- If I had a superpower, I wish it was…
- Sharing and questioning.
- One thing I learned today…
- One mistake I made today was…
- I would like to learn to…
- One thing that made me laugh today…
- One goal I worked toward or achieved today…
- One thing someone did for me that was really nice.
- What did you like about…
Stimulate Curiosity by thinking out loud, and/or asking the individual to complete the following…
- I Wonder…
- Why do you think…
- What do you think…
- Where do you think…
- What do you imagine is the reason…
To improve fine and gross motor (and build self esteem)
- puzzles
- cooking
- cleaning
- sorting (silverware, socks, junk drawers, toys)
- writing (or drawing) a shopping list
- laundry
- setting the table
- going up and down stairs
- pushing a grocery cart or stroller
- carrying groceries
- bike riding
- hiking
- climbing trees
Books, Books, and More Books…
Don’t forget to visit The New York Public Library of course! They have great tools online, like Bookflix (see suggestions under Practice – Appropriate Use of Technology).
Supplies
Dollar store – art supplies, puzzles, organizers…you name it.
Barclay School Supplies
166 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 – Phone 718-875-2424
Find more information related to specific concepts and skills on the links below.
The Intentional Teacher 