Freebie Friday ~ New Year Printables

Posted on 21/12/2018 by Momma Jo

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New Year Printables

Can you believe its almost 2019? Here are a few New Year printables I have recently come across.

Free Printable Happy New Year Banner Letters from Paper Trail Design
New Year Printables
Use these free printable Happy New Year banner letters to make a Happy New Year banner, 2019 banner, Cheers banner or whatever message you’s like to display for the New Year celebration this year. We created black an gold confetti banner letters, number, and symbols so that you can decorate with whatever message you like.

Free Printable Happy New Year 2019 Coloring Pages – New Year Coloring Pages 2019 from Trends Clubs
New Year Printables
New Year Coloring Pages 2019. Glad New Year Coloring Pages: There are numerous choices to observe New Year in an astonishing way since it is an extraordinary satisfaction day for individuals. As we probably am aware exceptionally well that there are couple of occasions from Christmas to New Year and youthful age dependably want to travel to another country with companions for new year festivity. Yet, on the off chance that you need to give stimulation to children and grown-ups then get free printable New Year Coloring pages and request that they shading it. By these Coloring pages we can without much of a stretch make a best future grins for you. Download these Happy New Year Coloring Sheets and shading pages for nothing. Glad new year shading pages adorns your classrooms and study room too.

Happy New Year Word Search FREEBIE from Puzzles to Print on Teachers Pay Teachers
New Year Printables
Your students will enjoy looking for all of the fun New Year vocabulary words hidden in this puzzle worksheet. The words are hidden in all directions making this a challenging word search. A great activity for early finishers or just for something fun to take home and enjoy.

The 32 hidden vocabulary words are: Auld Lang Syne, Baby, Ball, Balloons, Calendar, Celebration, Clock, Confetti, Countdown, Dancing, December, Eve, Father Time, Firecracker, First, Games, Happy, Hat, Hourglass, January, Kiss, Midnight, Music, Noise Maker, Party, Resolution, Sparkler, Streamer, Times Square, Tradition, Vow, Year.

Happy New Year coloring page 2019 for kids, toddlers, printables from Happy New Year Eve 2019 Quotes
New Year Printables
Happy new year 2019 coloring pages are going to make your New year vacations memorable as they are full of freshness and positive vibes. Especially kids are going to love them. It will also help you to occupy them in some creative activities. New Year Coloring activities are very essential for the overall development of children. So, this New Year shows some kindness to yourself and your family, keep aside your mobile phones/tablets aside and spend some time in coloring activities.

Happy New Year Coloring Pages Free Printable from Paper Trail Design
New Year Printables
Print our happy New Year coloring pages free printable for kids or adults and ring in the New Year. There are two “Happy New Year” pages and 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 coloring pages to help you celebrate this year and next. These simple pages are a fun way to pass time until midnight. Have a safe and happy New Year!

Printable Happy New Year Coloring Pages 2019 fromNappy New Year 2018 Images
New Year Printables
Printable Happy New Year Coloring Pages 2019

Free Printable 2019 Planner 50 Plus Printable Pages!!! from
New Year Printables
We have had so many requests for a 2019 version of our Planner …so since we LOVE giving you what you want…we are celebrating this Free Printable Friday with a Free Printable 2019 Planner 50 Plus Printable Pages. It is back with all your favorites plus a new 2019 Calendar Page …new individual 2019 Calendar Pages and 12 new Inspirational Quotes which is a fun way to start off a new Month. So if you need to keep track of your Daily Schedule…we have you covered… if you need a Menu Planner… we have that too… how about a Bill Tracker…we have that too… we even have a Password Keeper… Appointment Tracker… Friends and Family Mailing List…Notes…Shopping List…Pet Information…we even have a Doodle Page for you which seems to be everyone’s favorite!

New Year’s Resolutions from Jen Bengel on Teachers Pay Teachers
New Year Printables
Included in this resource:
* A New Years themed reading graphic organizer to use during independent reading time (great for assessments too!)
* 2 printable, no prep puzzles (with answer keys, when appropriate)
* A New Year’s themed word work activity
* A printable, no prep New Year’s themed writing prompt PLUS writing paper
* Writing and Reading Resolution graphic organizers
* A fun New Years group activity!

Free New Years Pack Update! from 3Dinosaurs
New Year Printables
New Years Pack Update contains over 45 pages that have been added:
(part 3) Fill in the Missing Vowels, Balloons Color by Size & Questions, Count & Color, Ways to add up to 10, Addition & Subtraction Sheets, Hands on Math Sheets, Begging Sound Matching, Word Problems, Read, Trace & Write, Writing Statements, Trace the Letter: C, B, F, Fill in the Missing Numbers, Color by Addition, Color the Same, Acrostic Poems, Count Down to New Years

Tot Pack 2 contains 25 pages:
Solid Line Prewriting, Dashed Line Prewriting, Which One is Different, Circle the Small Clocks, Color the Large hats, Color the party Hat, Matching Pages, Shape Tracing, Dot the Letter: C, B, F, Clock Lacing Card

Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities

Posted on 07/12/2018 by Momma Jo

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Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities

It’s Summer in Sunny South Africa and for the next 6 weeks, or so, the kidlets will be home looking for summer activities to keep them busy. We recently bought our first home *yay*, and now we have tons of space for the kidlets to run around and play. But I know that they will have moments of boredom. I don’t believe in entertaining my children all the time. I’m a HUGE proponent of them keeping themselves entertained and figuring out what they can do without constantly being glued to a screen. Here are a few fun printables to print out for your little ones when things get a little hairy.

Summer Coloring Pages and Word Tracing from Real Life at Home
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
The following are each on one page of the summer-themed coloring pages printables packet:

Butterfly
Lemonade
Ice Cream
Flower
Sun
Ladybug
Seashell
Rainbow
Watermelon
Beach Ball

Rainy Day Kids Activities from Momdot
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If you are creative you can come up with a ton of different ways to have fun. Shaving cream paint is one of our daily favorites (rain or shine!) or you can try your hand at colored spaghetti or oobleck. I also created a quick and easy In House Scavenger Hunt that you can download, print off, and get to the fun! This is good for kids of all ages. If you have an older kid, just hand them a pen and let them go. If you have a younger kid, you can use the secondary printable to just look for any objects around the house that have a specific color and then write them in.

30+ Free Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids from Buggy and Buddy
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
Sometimes you just need a quick activity you can print out to get the kids moving, learning, and having fun, and scavenger hunts always seem to fit the bill! Here’s 30 free printable scavenger hunts for kids!

Classroom Camping Unit from The Curriculum Corner
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
This camping in the classroom collection includes a wide range of activities for a unique classroom theme or a fun end of the year celebration.

Bubble Wrap Beehive + Fingerprint Bee Craft from Crafty Morning
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
I absolutely hate bees and they can make me scream running across the room in 1.3 seconds BUT today we decided to make cute little cartoon fingerprint bees! They don’t sting or bother you while you eat! 😉 We also used some of my leftover bubble wrap to make the little beehive! I think they turned out great.

NEW Water Fun Preschool Unit! from A Teaching Mommy
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
Here are the printables included in this mini unit:

Roll & Graph
Size Sort
Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
Size Sequencing
Patterns
Stamping Strips
Counting Clip Cards
Number Order Puzzle
Which is Different?
Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Match

Free Ice Cream Printables from A Teaching Mommy
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream! I don’t know about your kiddos, but one of my kids’ favorite treats on a hot summer day is ice cream. Why not use their love of this cold delight to keep their brains active over the summer months with these FREE Ice Cream printables!

New Pool Time Preschool Unit from A Teaching Mommy
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
Here are the printables included in this mini unit:

Roll & Graph
Size Sort
Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
Size Sequencing
Patterns
Stamping Strips
Counting Clip Cards
Number Order Puzzle
Which is Different?
Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Match

FREE Popsicles Preschool Unit! from A Teaching Mommy
Freebie Friday ~ Summer Activities
Here are the printables included in this unit:

Colors Mini Book
Spin & Graph
Size Sort
P is for Popsicle Magnet Page
Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
Observations Sheet
Size Sequencing
Patterns
Shape Puzzles
Spelling
Counting Clip Cards

Freebie Friday ~ Christmas Activities for Kids

Posted on 30/11/2018 by Momma Jo

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Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities

OMGsh, can you believe its less than 3 weeks to Christmas? Here are some fun Christmas Activities for Kids to do during this festive season. These are great boredom busters. You can view our previous 2015 Freebie Friday Christmas Post HERE.

Christmas activities and crafts from Growing a Jeweled Rose
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Are you looking for Christmas activities for kids?
Well, look no further. Here are over 100 fun holiday activities including arts, crafts, fun science experiments, games, play recipes, and more!

Christmas Paper Chains from Woo! Jr
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
I really love printable crafts! I’m a little late on my Christmas in July series, but here’s the next one up – printable Christmas paper chain templates! There’s a snowman, reindeer, angel and Christmas tree, along with easy directions on how to cut and fold the paper to make these paper chains. Tape several of them together to make cute paper garlands and decorate with glitter or paint!

Christmas jokes for kids printable from Nurture Store
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
This year as well as chocolate we’re adding some giggles to our advent calendar with a Christmas jokes for kids printable.

Free Shelf Elf Pack! from 3 Dinosaurs
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Shelf Elf contains over 60 pages:
3 Part Cards, Beginning Sounds, Matching Cards, Read Write the Room, Pocket Cards, Which One Is Different, What Comes Next, Pre Writing Practice, Pattern Cards, 10 Piece Puzzles, 4 Piece Puzzles, Size Sorting, Sorting, Coloring Pages, Math Pages, Writing Pages, Graph the Room, Good & Bad Chart, Dot Marker Pages and more.

Tot Pack:
Basic Prewriting, 2 Part Puzzles, Matching, Coloring the Elf Hat, 9 Piece Puzzle

Shelf Elf Blank:
3 Part Cards, 2 Piece Puzzles, Beginning Sound and Pocket Cards.

Santa Christmas Countdown Freebie-Updated 10-10-2012 from Inviting Printables
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
As promised, here is the Santa Christmas Countdown printable.

Activities advent from All Things Simple
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Here’s our list:
Decorate your tree
Go to the Festival of Trees as a family
Go on a wagon ride through the lights at Thanksgiving Point
Shop for gifts for other children (FSTC Santa’s Workshop)
Unwrap a book to read
Have hot cocoa and cookies with our neighbors (Neighborhood Service Project)
Open your special ornament and put in on your tree
Make a craft with Mom
Write a letter to Santa
Go to the Christmas party at church
Go to Temple Square to see the nativity
Go sledding with Dad
Have a family Christmas movie night with treats
Choose a special treat
Shop for a gift for your preschool party
Have FHE with our BYU friends
Ride on the Polar Express
Have lunch at a special restaurant with our family
Wear new jammies to bed
Have FHE with your cousins
Decorate cookies
Read the story about the birth of Jesus

Great Ideas — 22 Free Holiday Printables!! from Tatertots & Jello
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
What a great chance to get some SWEET decor and gift ideas, from some AMAZINGLY TALENTED bloggers! On one last note, WOW, we have had a record amount of links! What does that mean to you? A record AMOUNT of amazingly cool Christmas Projects AND projects of every kind. Be sure to check OUT all the inspiration!!

Christmas Wish List Santa Letters and Gift Tags from Spoils for Her
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Create a simple yet darling Christmas Wish List with your kids. Give them something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas- I Have Who Has {Freebie} from Created by MrHughes on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Who hasn’t heard the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore?

This fun and interactive activity will have your students begging to play again and again as they try to beat their best time by reading fluently and more quickly each time.

The poem has been divided into 28 cards in an “I have, Who Has” fashion. Students will have to listen carefully as they only get the 3 or 4 words in the poem ahead of their lines. I have also listed several alternate ways to enjoy the included cards.

I used this activity for over ten years in my classroom, and my students loved it every year. I am offering it as a free resource as my Holiday gift to you! Happy Holidays!

FREE Christmas Reader’s Theatre! Bob the Goofy Reindeer! from Lisa Frase from Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Downloaded over 60,000 times! Get ready for some Christmas fun! This reader’s theatre script is designed for the whole class to enjoy. There are six main readers and four choral groups. Assign parts and have a blast reading this goofy story about a reindeer named Bob! It’s FREE!

12 Days of Christmas Kindness (Editable) from Whimsy Workshop Teaching on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
The Christmas season is the perfect time to reinforce acts of kindness with children. This activity prompts children to participate in a different act of kindness each day while trimming off Santa’s long beard.

This kit provides a “ready-to-print” version with both color and black and white.

Also included is an editable version (Power Point format) if you prefer to create your own kindness jobs that are specific to your classroom or family.
Just print your own text in the blank spaces and choose your font, size and color.

Five Little Reindeer – Christmas Emergent Reader for Students from Learn a Latte on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Check out this FREE emergent reader. My students love the poem, “Five Little Pumpkins,” so I created this Christmas version, Five Little Reindeer. With my prekinders and kindergarten students, we read this book together for shared reading several times, using the larger color copy available in my Five Little Reindeer – Christmas Math & Literacy Fun set. We point out the sight words we know, talk about how the text matches the pictures and how we can use the pictures to help us figure out unfamiliar words, practice reading fluently, act out the story with students pretending to be the reindeer, and do lots of fun reindeer activities. We also use the book for guided reading in small groups. After reading the book several times together, the students color the black and white copies and practice reading their books together and independently. By this point, they are very familiar with the text and love reading it all by themselves! 🙂

Please check out my Christmas sets, Five Little Reinder – Christmas Math & Literacy Fun. This set includes a larger color copy of the Five Little Reindeer book with high quality graphics and LOTS of great reindeer math and literacy activities including color words, number words, sight words, counting sets, writing numbers, a reindeer glyph and much more! I also have a new Christmas set, Christmas Literacy Centers & Activities, that provides student practice with syllables, rhyming, beginning sounds, and short vowels.

FREE Christmas Would You Rather Questions from Rachel Lynette on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Here are 20 Fun Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.

FREE Christmas Card Templates from Clever Classroom on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Your free Christmas card templates have been designed with the busy teacher in mind. Your black and white card templates will give your students opportunities to engage in the Christmas tradition of making and giving a Christmas card(s) to a loved one or friend. Students will decorate and write on their card with the purpose of giving and brightening up someone’s Christmas.

Christmas Math and Literacy Activities Sampler Pack from Rebecca Bettis on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
This four page product is part of a 55 page reproducible book which contains primary reading, writing, and math Christmas activities for grades pre-k through 1st. Activities may also be appropriate for 2nd grade students, struggling learners, or special education students. Included in this free product are 4 activities:
* Santa’s Rhyme Time Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½ Students sort pictures according to rhyme (tree, bell, deer, and fat).
* One imaginative writing prompt/story paper. The primary lined paper contains a color illustration and space for students to draw a picture and write a story.
* Christmas Tree Addition Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½ A cut and paste activity in which students solve 6 basic addition problems involving adding 8.
* Reindeer Counting Ã¢ï¿½ï¿½ A cut and paste activity in which students count sets of 6 through 10 dots.

Christmas Addition Color by Number from Jodi Waltman on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - Christmas Activities
Fun Christmas themed color by number sheets (basic addition facts).

Freebie Friday ~ Mathematics Resources

Posted on 23/11/2018 by Momma Jo

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Freebie Friday - mathematics

Laura Candler’s Time & Measurement Resources from Laura Candler Teaching Resources
Freebie Friday - mathematics
In the Time and Measurement File Cabinet folder, you’ll find a variety of engaging activities to use when teaching time and measurement. The freebies don’t usually include directions or answer keys, but you are welcome to use them to create your own activities.

Teacher Mama: FREE Apple Tree Math Game from Boy Mama Teacher Mama
Freebie Friday - mathematics
I was chatting with a friend/reader this evening and she mentioned that her daughter was struggling a bit with the concept of subtraction. She said she wished that I had an apple tree math game that she could use with her daughter. Well, her wish was my command and I sat down and created the Apple Tree Math Game (great title, huh?). The game is very simple. Print out the templates, cut out the apples and practice! Here are a few examples…

Free Multiplication Worksheets & Fact Cards {with Visual Cues} from Meet Penny
Freebie Friday - mathematics
I built the worksheets so that a child could see the correspondence between the factors in the equation. For instance, one popsicle has two sticks. Therefore, one times two equals two. Or, each mushroom has eight spots so if you have two mushrooms, two times eight is sixteen. I also encourage skip counting so a child can make the connections between patterns and multiplication.

FREE Counting Bears Reading Book with Drawing, Writing and Counting Mats from Nicole Hernandez – A Teacher’s Idea on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - mathematics
This reading book reinforces numbers 1 to 10 for young students. It can be printed out and assembled or each page can be laminated to create posters for math centers. The pages are not numbered should you choose to laminate or have your students order it themselves unassembled. I also included a similar themed drawing mat, writing mat and counting mat for students to use over and over again in their independent work time. These should be laminated and dry erase markers can be used for temporary writing.

FREE 100th day of school activities for kindergarten and first grade from Nicole Hernandez – A Teacher’s Idea on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - mathematics
Are you looking for a fun set of independent seatwork activities to add to your 100th day of school class activities? These are a great way to encourage creativity and problem solving with 11 different challenges. Included are math and ELA activities that were created for use with kindergarten and first grade and they’re FREE! Go ahead and complete their day with these independent100th day of school activities.

Telling Time FREEBIE – Ferris Wheel Clock Mat from Nicole Hernandez – A Teacher’s Idea on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - mathematics
This ferris wheel clock mat shows an analog clock face with hours and minutes, past the hour, to the hour, quarter past, half past, quarter to. This can be used as a mat for students to draw the hands or for teacher demonstrations. This resource works well with my Teaching Time – Telling Time on Analog and Digital Clocks Posters and Cards. Simply print the mat onto cardstock then laminate or slip into a plastic sleeve protector. Your students can use dry erase markers or play dough for some round-the-clock fun!!!

Numbers 1 to 20 from Nicole Hernandez – A Teacher’s Idea on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - mathematics
Numbers 1 to 20: This is a farm themed chalkboard and jellybean number set 0 to 20. In this set jelly beans are matched to the word names and the numerals.

Place Value FREE- Building Cards from Nicole Hernandez – A Teacher’s Idea on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - mathematics
Place Value Free:

Use these cards to have your kids build and read numbers for your focus on place value number notation or expansion of numbers. The cards can help your kiddos remember place name and value much easier using the different size of cards as visual cues. I only made cards up to hundreds but I’m sure that they would be a big help!

Easter Math Freebie from Shelly Sitz on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday - mathematics
This product includes skip counting, word problems, addition and subtraction with regrouping, and telling time. Enjoy!

Multiplication Table from LadyBB
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1-10 and 11-20 Math Activity Free PDFs K-1 from Wise Owl Factory
Freebie Friday - mathematics
This post has TWO printables for working with numbers 1-10 and numbers 11-20. You can download both freebies right here on this page. It includes tens frames, coin counting, graphing, tallies, Sudoku, and names for numbers. Manipulatives can be made with the names for numbers cards as suggested by Living Montessori Now at this informational post link.

Multiplication Small Books from 3 Dinosaurs
Freebie Friday - mathematics
These multiplication small books are really easy to make and great for kids to flip through. Kids love having different ways of learning. I made these because my girls love this style of books. Plus who does not love having a mini book!

Common Geometry Symbols Memory Game (free printable) from A Diligent Heart
Freebie Friday - mathematics
Looking for a creative way to practice Geometry Symbols with your kiddo? In this post, I’m sharing another one of my favorite, easy-to-print-and-use printables that we have used in our homeschool.

Preschool Math – All About Numbers from One Beautiful Home
Freebie Friday - mathematics
This printable packet showcases numbers 1-10 with easy to follow directions on each page. The worksheets cover the following concepts / areas:

Number Recognition
Coloring
Counting
Ten Frame Introduction a.k.a Base Ten
Writing Numbers and Number Words
Tally Marks
Recognizing and Identifying Number Words
Addition and Subtraction
Number Groups / Bundles

Auditory Processing Disorder

Posted on 21/11/2018 by Momma Jo

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Auditory Processing Disorder

A few weeks ago, Koko was diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder, also known as APD. I took him for a hearing test because our main concern was that he kept telling us he didn’t hear what we said to him if he wasn’t looking us or got distracted.

The audiologist did a fantastic job in working out what the problem is and allaying my concerns. Koko’s hearing is the best she has ever seen in all her years of working, so his ears aren’t the problem. The problem comes in when there are a myriad of sounds and when we speak to him, the signal from his ears doesn’t make it to the brain. He struggles to distinguish between sounds. For instance, if he is watching TV and we are speaking, he turns it up louder and louder and drown out any other sounds.
Auditory Processing Disorder
Koko went from being my child who “doesn’t listen and follow instructions”, to the child I have always known he is. We have learned what we need to do in order to get him to hear us. Getting all of us to understand that he has to make eye contact with us, was a challenge in the beginning.

Our audiologist has said that homeschooling is the best environment for him as there are less distractions and we can tailor the environment to suit his needs. Had he been in the school system, she said that hearing aids, to help him distinguish sounds, would have been the only option. Thankfully he doesn’t need that at this stage, but should it become more of a problem, it will be our next course of action. So we will continue to monitor him at home and in other environments to see how he is coping.

I have found that implementing some of the suggestions below have helped me communicate better with him (and Papa Steve, who has the same problems, so it’s definitely genetic in this case, as per the audiologist).
Auditory Processing Disorder

What can we do to help?

There are a number of strategies that can help people with APD.

Auditory training

Auditory training involves using special activities to help train your brain to analyse sound better. You can do this on your own, with the help of an audiologist, or by using a computer programme or CD.

It involves a range of tasks, such as identifying sounds and guessing where they’re coming from, or trying to focus on specific sounds when there’s some slight background noise.

The tasks can be adapted for people of different ages, with children often learning through games or by reading with their parents.

Changes at home or school

Be aware of room acoustics and how it can affect your ability to hear. Rooms with hard surfaces will cause echoes, so rooms with carpets and soft furnishings are best.

Switch off any radios or televisions and move away from any noisy devices, such as fans.

If your child has problems hearing, talk to school staff about changes that may help them, such as sitting near the teacher, using visual aids and reducing background noise.

Your child may also benefit from wearing a radio receiver or having a speaker on their desk at school, which is connected wirelessly to a small microphone worn by their teacher.

Alternatively, a speaker system in the class that’s connected to the teacher’s microphone may help your child hear their teacher over any background noise.

Help from others

It may be useful to tell other people about your hearing problems and let them know what they can do to help you hear more clearly.

Ask them to:

* get your attention and face you before they talk
* speak clearly and at a normal pace (not too fast or too slow)
* emphasise their speech to highlight the key points of the message
* repeat or rephrase the message if necessary

Other strategies that might be particularly useful when talking to children with APD include:

* not covering your mouth when talking to them
* not using long sentences when you talk
* using pictures to help them understand what you mean
Auditory Processing Disorder

So what is Auditory Processing Disorder?

Auditory processing disorder (APD), also known as central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), is a hearing problem that affects about 5% of school-aged children.

APD can affect people in many different ways. A child with APD may appear to have a hearing impairment, but this isn’t usually the case and testing often shows their hearing is normal.

It can affect your ability to:

*understand speech – particularly if there’s background noise, more than one person speaking, the person is speaking quickly, or the sound quality is poor
*distinguish similar sounds from one another – such as “shoulder versus soldier” or “cold versus called”
*concentrate when there’s background noise – this can lead to difficulty understanding and remembering instructions, as well as difficulty speaking clearly and problems with reading and spelling
*enjoy music

Many people with APD find it becomes less of an issue over time as they develop the skills to deal with it.

Although children may need extra help and support at school, they can be as successful as their classmates.

What are the symptoms?

Is your child easily distracted or unusually bothered by loud or sudden noises?

Are noisy environments upsetting to your child?

Does your child’s behavior and performance improve in quieter settings?

Does your child have difficulty following directions, whether simple or complicated?

Does your child have reading, spelling, writing, or other speech-language difficulties?

Are verbal (word) math problems difficult for your child?

Is your child disorganized and forgetful?

Are conversations hard for your child to follow?

APD is often misunderstood because many of the behaviors noted above also can accompany other problems, like learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and even depression.

References:
NHS – Auditory processing disorder
KidsHealth – Auditory Processing Disorder

Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun

Posted on 16/11/2018 by Momma Jo

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Freebie Friday - number fun
Nothing like a little number fun to help little kidlets remember their numbers. I used number order puzzles a lot with my kidlets when they were little and they were tons of fun.

Printable Number Puzzles {1-10} from This Reading Mama
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
Numbers can be represented in a variety of ways such as pictures, number words, base ten blocks, or tally marks {just to name a few}. And since this is an important skill for young children to learn, I thought that number puzzles would be a fun way to sneak in this learning objective.

Free number order practice worksheets for kindergarten from Planes & Balloons
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Learning the order of numbers is one of the many concepts children tackle in kindergarten. But for some of them, understanding what comes before, after or between might be difficult at first.

With plenty of practice and perseverance, however, all of them can master this concept. Practice is the key in acquiring any skill, isn’t it?

Free Printable Number Match Puzzles from Simply Kinder
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
We’ve officially learned our numbers 0-10 now so I wanted to make number match puzzles to add to our center rotation. I used candy pieces which can easily be used throughout the year, or you can mix it up and use it during Halloween and they can pretend they are trick-or-treating. Each puzzle has a number on one puzzle piece and the other puzzle piece is the matching number of pieces of candy.

Kindergarten Number Order Puzzles from Confessions of a Homeschooler
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
These puzzles practice number order, counting, and recognition skills for numbers 1-100. I also added in puzzles to help work on skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. The puzzles include counting 2-50, 5-50, and 10-200.

8 Spring Number Order Puzzles FREEBIE from Klever Kiddos on Teachers Notebook
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
Here is a great for students to practice ordering numbers! With these immediate feedback puzzles, students can put the numbers in order to reveal a Spring related picture. If the numbers are out of order, then the picture will not look as it should. These would make a great math center or independent learning activity.

Included are 8 different puzzles
– 2 numbers 1-10
– 2 numbers 11-20
– 2 counting by 2’s
– 2 counting by 10s

All you have to do is print, laminate and cut the puzzle pieces apart!

Count By 10’s Number Puzzles from Klever Kiddos on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
Here is a great for students to practice counting by tens and ordering tens numbers! With these immediate feedback puzzles, students can put the numbers in order to reveal a picture. If the numbers are out of order, then the picture will not look as it should. These would make a great math center or independent learning activity.

All you have to do is print, laminate and cut the puzzle pieces apart!

Apple Number Puzzles from Amy Lattin on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
This packet contains five sets of number puzzles. Each set has a puzzle for practicing counting 1-5, counting 1-10, counting by 10s to 100, and counting by 5s to 50. The pictures on the puzzles are a basket of apples, an apple pie, Johnny Appleseed, an apple tree, and a bag of apples seeds.

Number Puzzles: 1-20 {Free Sample Set} from Polliwog Place on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
This Number Puzzles activity set contains 2 printable puzzles focusing on ordering numbers 1-20. Each page has a fun picture with cutting lines and ten ordered numbers, ranging from 1-20. Simply print the puzzles and cut apart the pieces. Laminate for durability. Students solve the puzzle by placing the numbers in order. Each page comes in both color and black line to save ink (4 puzzle pages total).

Number Puzzles are an engaging way to build important number sense skills. They are great for centers, early finisher activities, reviews, and more!

FREE Gingerbread Man Math Puzzle Easy to Differentiate from Mrs Miners Monkey Business on Teachers Pay Teachers
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
Mrs. Miner ‘s Monkey Business presents a fun holiday season activity that is easily differentiated. Students have to cut the numbered strips apart and, depending on student level, match, order or add the numbers to create a gingerbread man!

Dr. Seuss Number Puzzles from Teach with Me
Freebie Friday ~ Number Fun
Print, laminate and cut into strips. Keep each puzzle in their own Baggie. Use for centers, or a large group activity. You could also run off copies, so that each child has their own puzzle.