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Try these fun summer activities with young children!
As we move into the hazy days of summer, guide children's play in ways that will help them develop skills that will serve as launching pads for learning. Read More
Are You Closing Or Widening The Word Gap? The Answer Might Surprise You!
This guest post is by Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and Dr. Teresa Brown. It’s part of our Language & Literacy Development blog series. Read More
4 Steps to Student Conflict Resolution (+ 2 Student Activities!)
This post, excerpted and lightly adapted from Strong Kids—Grades 3–5, gives you a few sample scripts and activities you can use to get students thinking about healthy, positive ways to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Read More
Inspiring Leadership to Create an Inclusive School Community
In this post, I’m honored to welcome John Draper, founder of one of our favorite inclusion-focused organizations, Together We Rock! Read More
Our Top 10 Free Resources for Inclusive Schools Week
Over the past few years we’ve built up a big collection of free resources on inclusive education, and this seemed like a great time for a top-10 list. Read More
Stackables, Purposeful Puzzles, and other differentiation activity ideas
In this video clip, sample a few of Paula Kluth's 100 ways to differentiate instruction in K-12 inclusive classrooms. These ideas will gives students a variety options when expressing their knowledge of a topic. Read More
Grouping students using partner puzzles
Partner Puzzles are a fun, creative method for grouping students for small-group activities. Learn how they work in this quick classroom tip designed to decrease behavior issues and increase student motivation! Read More
Sample Pack: Universal Design for Learning in Action
Get a taste of key strategies for Engagement, Input, and Output in this UDL in Action sample pack Read More
Language-focused learning activities
Read the excerpt from Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students and view a sample language-focused learning activity. This activity explains and utilizes the Frayer Model to assist students in learning the spelling, grammatical, and morphological features of academic words in addition to their meanings. Read More
Games to play in your inclusive class
The use of games can boost the participation and interest of students, help teachers make curriculum relevant and more comprehensible, and make abstract concepts concrete. Check out this excerpt for a descriptive list of games to play in your inclusive class! Read More