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By Mimi Rothschild
Take some time to read this great article about helping students with Attention Deficit Disorder. Included are seven solid strategies that parents and teachers should start implementing for students with ADD.
As all good teachers know, every student has unique interests, abilities, and learning styles. In a successful classroom, this individuality is respected. In fact, teachers use what they know about each individual to help students learn. This same care and respect can help the growing number of students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) overcome some of the educational challenges that they face.
Distinguishing ADD from the normal range of childhood activity is difficult and requires the help of a trained professional. There is no cure for ADD. However, you can use strategies like the seven below to help students with ADD find success in your classroom.
Establish a calm, structured classroom
Set up regular routines and clear, consistent rules. While this [...]
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mamarati article, brought to you using rss feeds. It’s got some great activity ideas.
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Roasting pumpkin seeds is a fun activity after carving a pumpkin. Not only do you get to have a nutritious snack, you get to talk about using the seeds and not being wasteful.
Gather all the seeds and have the children dig through them (after washing hands, of course) to pick off the pulpy bits.
Put the seeds in a colander and let the children take turns stirring the seeds up in a sink of running water to wash the seeds.
Spread the seeds on a towel and roll it up, squeezing out any excess moisture.
Spread the seeds on a cookie sheet sprayed with a little bit of cooking spray (if desired).
Place in a 350 degree F oven until toasty.
Salt if desired.
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mamarati wrote an interesting post today on
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For those making pine cone bird feeders and otherwise dealing with peanut (or other tree nut) allergies, I’ve mentioned using soy butter before. The deal with the soy butter, however, is that… well, it doesn’t taste the greatest, really.
Now there’s something else on the market… it’s called SunButter and it’s made from sunflower seeds. This stuff actually tastes good.
Might be something to try. Especially if you already love sunflower seeds.
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