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How to Help Children That Have a Hard Time Learning the Alphabet

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Is your child (or student) having a hard time learning the alphabet?  Are those letters just not "sticking?" Does your child seem to know a letter one day, and then forgets it the next day- or even just a few minutes later? In this post, I will share my most recently developed techniques for helping kids learn and remember the alphabet. Check Vision- Thoroughly! During the past 30 years as a teacher, I have tried many things fo...
   

What to Do When Kids Won't Do Their Work... (Until Recess!)

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Today I would like to tell you ten different ways to help kids that simply WON'T do their work... until it's recess time! This is such a common a problem that most elementary school teachers may have at least one or more in every class, every single year. Children with this issue often CAN do their work, but just won't push themselves to complete their work until it's too late. Then, once they realize that they are about to miss somethin...
   

More Tips for Helping Young Children with ADHD Succeed in School

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ If you work with young children, chances are very good that you will have a few that  have the SYMPTOMS of ADHD!  So whether or not the children have been diagnosed, you will need to figure out how to help them succeed.  Here are several more ways to make that happen! 1.  Reduce Classroom Stimuli- (AKA:  Keep the clutter under control, and don't over-do on decorations!) When we decorate our cla...
   

The Pros and Cons of Flexible Seating in Second Grade

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ In this post, I'm going to give you an update on how I am implementing flexible seating in my current second grade classroom.  Of course, I have never done this before, so I am working my way through it and figuring things out as I go along!  Some of it has been wonderful, and to be honest, some of it has been a little difficult!  But every shadow comes with a light, and the pros and cons really do go together.  There are ...
   

Learning Disabilities: Productive Ways You Can Help Your Child

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Does your child or grandchild have a learning disability, or is perhaps a slow learner? Would you like to know some productive ways to help your child learn?  In today's post, I will share with you my favorite tip for helping struggling learners, whether you know that they have a learning disability or not.  When I teach, I always try my best techniques that will probably reach ALL learners first!  That way, if a child has a le...