Fun Activities for Valentine’s Day Holidays are an enjoyable time in the classroom and my students love celebrating! Especially the parties, it’s all about the candy and activities for them! Personally, I love the excitement and creativity that holidays bring to the classroom. I love seeing those precious moments when they get a gift from a classmate, and their faces light up. These moments are always the highlight of my day! Let’s talk about creating opportunities for these moments in the classroom with Fun activities for Valentine’s Day.  First, let me share one of my favorite free ASL ..read more

Learn How to Sign Exercise Welcome to the ASL Word of the Day Podcast, your go-to source for ASL vocabulary. In today’s video you’ll learn how to sign the Exercise. Be sure to sign along with us as you practice. Join us to improve your signing and expand your communication abilities. Rather than allowing a lack of knowledge in signing to be a barrier to learning, use it as a catapult to success in ASL. So tune in now, and let’s enjoy the art of signing! Learn Sign Language Do you want to expand your knowledge and take your ASL skills to the next level? Something spectacular awaits you. ASL Tea ..read more

High-Frequency Words for Special Education Have you ever wondered how to teach your students pre-primer sight words with confidence that they will have fun and be excited about the next lesson? This High Frequency Words for Special Education is here to support YOU. Our secret??? Using sign language reinforcement while learning a high-frequency sight word provides an inclusive and interactive hands-on learning environment. This increases student’s retention of the lesson. We’ve created an American Sign Language sight word series for special education teachers to use during group instruction, fl ..read more

Have you been searching for an engaging way to teach weather to your little learner(s)? Look no more! I’m sharing my five favorite strategies for teaching a fun weather unit to preschoolers, kindergarteners, or students with special needs. Tip # 1: Assessment Strategies We know there are better ways to determine your students’ knowledge than checking off items on a list or giving a test. We need ideas on how to test every student in a way that works for everyone. So here are a few assessment strategies for teaching that you can use to collect data and learn about your little learners’ progress ..read more

Teaching children about Jesus with sign Sign with us in prayer time and song. Teach your baby or even in your church nursery to sign “Jesus”. Jesus Hand Shape: open “5” with middle finger bent inward Location: in front of body Tip: the nails in His hands Action: Touch the middle finger of one hand into the other hand, then reverse hands Transcript:  Hi and welcome to Sign Baby Sign. This week’s word is one that many of you were asking me to put on the website. It is Jesus. J-E-S-U-S. This is done with middle fingers bent. You’re going to touch your left hand with your middle finger and t ..read more

Are you teaching Sign Language in the classroom, or do you want to be? Do you aim to be more inclusive this school year? Are you working with ESL or special needs students that could benefit from learning Sign Language? If so: try these 5 simple and fun ways to add Sign Language in your classroom! Each year we come back to school with new and revamped ideas. Introducing or looking for new Sign Language activities can be difficult, but finding the resources doesn’t have to be hard work. Every school year, September reminds us that we must support awareness, equality, and inclusivity for the De ..read more

It can be difficult and gratifying to support a child with autism. As autistic children struggle with speech, social interaction, behavior, and daily activities, we are all concerned about them. And it’s enough to make our heads spin. With the FREE 4-Day Pass to the Online Autism Summit, you can navigate the difficulties of autism and discover how to offer autistic children the best start in life. This Autism Parenting Magazine FREE online event is for you if you are the parent or teacher of a young person on the autism spectrum. Autism Summit 2022 is here to assist you along your autism journ ..read more

Many individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are enrolled in regular classes. In some cases, a general education teacher may feel comfortable having a student with ASD in his or her class. Some general education teachers, on the other hand, may feel uneasy or afraid or even overwhelmed and hesitant. All of these are valid emotions. Sign Language Advantages & Classroom Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder has everything you need to start helping your autistic students! For years, teachers have felt ill-prepared to teach pupils with autism spectrum disorders. There ..read more

Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on its way! That means people around the world will soon be coloring eggs, going on egg hunts, and consuming lots and lots of candy. Here are some exciting Easter activities in the classroom just for you! For this year’s Easter celebration, try out these Easter classroom activities with your elementary school students. They’ll have fun while sharpening their reading, writing, and STEM skills. Have you thought about using sign language in your classroom? Sign Language and spoken language are complementary and when combined in the classroom can lead to increasing a stu ..read more

One of the first steps in mastering Emotional Intelligence for any student is self-awareness which starts with a strong foundation of understanding emotions. By exploring emotions through activities students’ knowledge can grow in identifying and understanding emotions. Students’ feelings matter and affect how they will continue to learn and thrive throughout school and later into adulthood. Happy students will be more willing to stay on task, focused, and welcome new learning experiences. While students who are anxious or scared will shut down or withdraw, avoiding new learning experiences. E ..read more