Shopping Activity

Posted on April 30, 2020 by specialneedsresourcetrainingblog

Students often face challenges of purchasing multiple items within a budget. This shopping activity focusing on the number of items that can be purchased at time with a given amount of money. The grocery shopping activity develops skills in the area of counting, making simple purchases and practicing counting change.

For this activity, students will ad the cost of each item and determine if they have enough money to purchase everything on the list. Once completed, the student will count the correct amount of change.

This PDF printable is free at the bottom of the page.

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Gross Motor Activities

Posted on April 29, 2020 by specialneedsresourcetrainingblog

8 gross motor skills activities for kids– Understood

10 outdoor activities that enhance gross motor skills– Friendship Circle

Core strength and core stability– OT Mom Learning Activities

Gross motor activities for handicapped children– Love to Know

Gross motor farm game– Modern preschool

Gross motor skill development and delays in childhood– Verywell Family

Gross motor skills activities– specialneeds.com

Impromptu indoor gross motor activities– Teach Me Mommy

Indoor activities for kids under 5-Hands On As We Grow

Jumping hearts gross motor skills game– The Inspired Tree House

Coloring Activity: Tulip Flower

Posted on April 28, 2020 by specialneedsresourcetrainingblog

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“What I Learned About My ADHD Brain on Quarantine”

Posted on April 27, 2020 by specialneedsresourcetrainingblog

Published by: ADDitude
Written by: Laura Creedle

My daughter is a first-year medical student. A few weeks ago, she flew to a medical conference in New York. As I write this, traveling on an airplane seems like a delightfully whimsical concept from an earlier time — like eating ice cream in a public place, or sending your kids to school.

After her trip to New York, my daughter came home for a brief visit. And then we got word that people who had been at the conference were testing positive for COVID-19. We were told by her medical school that we should quarantine for two weeks, just to be safe.

Many people under quarantine suffer from a sense of isolation, and while I do have great sympathy for them, that’s not been my experience. My nephew, his wife, and their baby live with us. My son was home for spring break. In total, there were seven of us in the house. That’s a lot of people in one house, especially when one is a demanding toddler. Click here to read the rest story.