Articles Matching 'first'

First Then Boards are used as a visual strategy to help children learn new skills, manage challenging behaviors, or follow a simple schedule.Learn More

First Then Boards are used in a visual strategy to help children learn new skills, manage challenging behaviors, or follow a simple schedule.Learn More

"I Have Who Has" is a fun "round robin" game used to teach vocabulary and early reading skills.Learn More

Visual supports are a research-based practice of using pictures or “visuals” to communicate. Because speech is a temporary signal – it is there and then gone, visual strategies help students focus on important information, see how concepts are connected, and integrate prior knowledge with new knowledge. Most people are visual learners.Learn More

There are many forms of visuals supports used to teach social skills. This article shows some examples of visuals from our Sharing Center.Learn More

This template is a first-then type visual that shows a "first" and choices for the "then".Learn More

The beginning of the year is a time for building a sense of community in the classroom. Here are a few theme ideas for building the classroom community.Learn More

Many children need support with managing feelings and emotions within themselves and others. There are many different professionals who can help a struggling child, including psychologists, teachers, behavior therapists, occupational therapists, counselors, etc.Learn More

What Templates does LessonPix offer? For only $36 per year, LessonPix provides more than a hundred types of templates with even more styles to add. Check out this amazing list for ideas to customize and use.Learn More

Create a dominoes set using pictures or photos you select. This is a great activity for teaching vocabulary, matching skills, and speech.Learn More

Teaching Beginning, Middle, and End: You can teach Sequencing, Phonics, Story Order and much more with these versatile Beginning/Middle/End CardsLearn More

LessonPix wants only happy customers.  To that end, we are happy to offer your money back under our Refund Policy.        Learn More

LessonPix continually grows to meet the changing needs of our members. Here is a list of what's new for 2019-2020.Learn More

Here are 5 things that can do to prepare for back-to school, "distance learning style". And, LessonPix can make it easy and great!Learn More

There are 5 things that every teacher or SLP must do to prepare for back-to school; and LessonPix can make it easy and great!Learn More

One morning, Mouse finds a place to hide - in a backpack. This led to Mouse discovering new and exciting things at school. This great beginning of the year book teaches school vocabulary, prepositions, and fun imagery.Learn More

Are worksheets appropriate in an early childhood classroom? A look at the evolution and appropriateness of worksheets.Learn More

LessonPix clip art library includes over 60,000 vector symbols, intentionally drawn to be simples, with minimal backgrounds, and represent a single-meaning. They can be used for language, curriculum, social skills, and daily living purposes.Learn More

Name Tags can be used for classroom management as well as for academic and therapy materials.Learn More

The basis of every early childhood program is the learning environment; the physical, social-emotional, and temporal spaces where children will interact, grow and develop. This article will explore how the temporal environment supports every child’s ability to learn.Learn More

Classroom teachers use evidence-based interventions to ensure all students be taught to high academic standards. This article addresses 8 key components of a quality general education classroom and how LessonPix can help improve learning outcomes.Learn More

Be proud of who you are. Patty Lovell's message radiates throughout this adorable story of a short first grade girl with buck teeth, a terrible singing voice, and fumble fingers. This article has vocabulary and activities to support and expand concepts in the book.Learn More

LessonPix provides bulk license options for school districts, private practices and more.Learn More

Teachers need to begin every school year by examining the many facets of their classroom learning environment in order to take a proactive look in preventing discipline problems.Learn More

Trading cards may be customized to create games or collectables similar to Pokemon cards, Magic the Gathering Cards, or Baseball Cards. This template provides 8 cards per page in several styles.Learn More

Ideas for teaching "Letter of the Day" and letter sounds.Learn More

One of my most common curriculum visuals is my Order Train: a series of 3 mats that show beginning, middle, and end.Learn More

LessonPix and ProxTalker.com,LLC partner to deliver great symbols to a great AAC Device: the LOGAN™ PROXTALKER™Learn More

Sight words are all the words that can be read immediately, on sight, without having to use decoding strategies. This article shared activities and resources for teaching sight words to early readers.Learn More

Check out visuals and Learning activities for the classic story, "The Cat In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss.Learn More

"Goodnight Moon" is a classic children's book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. It was first published in 1947 and has since become one of the most beloved and enduring bedtime stories for young children. Check out story activities and visuals to support Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.Learn More

Lesson Plan for early childhood classrooms to teach characters, story sequence, and details from the story the Mitten. Learn More

Here are 6 activities to support executive functioning skills. Executive function is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.Learn More

Here are some ideas to help parents enhance storytime with their children.Learn More

Visual Picture Cards are a great way to communicate expectations and reinforce learning visually.Learn More

Check out these story activities to use with the book, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.Learn More

"All About Me" is a popular beginning of the year thematic unit for students and teachers to get to know each other and themselves. This fun theme includes concepts such as the body, feelings, family, and culture.Learn More

The Symbol Builder lets you combine pictures to create your own unique symbols, put more than one picture in a cell in our templates and so much more.Learn More

Learning to read and write is critical for independence and success in life.Learn More

Children love to hear their favorite stories again and again. With each read, teachers can focus on different aspects of the story. Here are some examples of different objectives for the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.Learn More

Win a basket of books and printed visuals this holiday. Check out the 3 ways to enter and learn more about our "In A Story" Articles.Learn More

Bear Feels Sick tells the story of how friends take care of each other. This loving story utilizes rich vocabulary, fun rhymes, and stunning illustrations to show how friends care for their sick Bear friend.Learn More

The Social Environment encompasses relationships and interactions between children/ teachers; teacher/ teacher; family/ school. Children need to build trusting relationships with the adults so they can be confident in their explorations and risk taking.Learn More

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The LessonPix Play Tools are a set of online game functions such as a spinner, draw from a hat, dice, and timer using symbols placed in your tray. Great tools to help make remote learning fun.Learn More

Spinners are a fun way to make choices or play games.Learn More

LessonPix provides a tool to convert any symbol to high contrast for students with visual impairments. In addition, our library has some ready-to-use symbols for core vocabulary.Learn More

Making custom virtual backgrounds is a great way to include visual supports in your remote learning. This article uses PowerPoint to create a background custom to your needs.Learn More

Four Connect (or Four-in-a-Row) is a fun game where two people take turns placing chips on the circles and say the words while playing.Learn More

Check out story activities and visuals to support this popular children's story.Learn More

Check out these story activities and visuals to use with the book, "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper.Learn More

Lesson Ideas for Martin Luther King Day including Free Writing Sheet.Learn More

Teaching English in the classroom to students who have limited English language understanding can be challenging. Over 10 percent of students in the United States are English Language Learners (ELLs), and this number is increasing. As teachers try to respond to the needs of these students, here are a few basic best practices that might help.Learn More

Story activities and visuals to support the story, Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird.Learn More

Halloween in an early childhood classroom includes pumpkin activities, literature, and games. Check out these free samples and see all the great Five Little Pumpkins materials you can make!Learn More

Many students today are struggling with mental health challenges that impact their participation in learning. Here are some specific strategies and visuals to support mental health wellness for students.Learn More

Llamas are the epitome of fun and wild hair days! Check out these fun llama-themed templates.Learn More

Word Families are a group of words that have a common group of letters with the same sound. Playing with word families help build phonemic awareness and decoding skills for reading.Learn More

LessonPix offers tickets templates to generate various styles of tickets customized for individual needs. CHeck out these samples to use with literacy activities, behavior systems and more!Learn More

Insects is an interesting and versatile thematic unit for many age groups. Use this fun theme to teach biodiversity, life cycles, change, sorting, comparatives, adaptations, and much more.Learn More

The Kissing Hand is a classic beginning-of-the-year story for young children to help with separating from their families to go to school. Check out these story activities and visuals.Learn More

Boho Rainbow is a rainbow shape that is made of differing colors and lines, usually in a muted pastel palette. LessonPix offers several templates using the Boho Rainbow theme.Learn More

Benjamin Franklin's Birthday, Jan 17th, celebrates the life of this super accomplished man. He was a printer, author, inventor, businessman, scientist, politician, diplomat, musician, and postmaster (despite only attending school until age 10).Learn More

There are many types of schedules that can be used for many different purposes. This article provides an explanation, ideas, and free sample of each type of schedule.Learn More

Party Animals! A Wild Collection of Speech Sound Poems is a fun read-aloud book of playfully illustrated poems. The book highlights 21 different speech sounds each with a dedicated alliterative/sound loaded poem starring a different party animal.Learn More

Fox Makes Friends is a adorable story by Adam Relf of woodland animals who learn how to make friends. Here are visuals and activities to use with this beautiful story.Learn More

Annie is an Apple Farmer. Take a peek to see what Annie does. This book touches on many early childhood concepts such as sorting, cooking, community helpers, city and country, and running a store. Great fall book with a delicious theme.Learn More

This classic Halloween read-aloud delights children and adults with it's repetitive and building text, interactive sounds and motions, and suspense to reveal the ending! Check out these fun activities to support this timeless picture book.Learn More

PediaStaff, a nationwide, niche-oriented staffing company focusing on the placement and staffing of pediatric therapists, today chose LessonPix.com as its provider for online teaching materials, classroom and therapy visuals and symbol libraries.Learn More

Pattern Strips allow you to use your selected pictures in a pattern. The page includes an AB, AAB, and AABB patterns.Learn More

Labeling a classroom helps expose children to a print-rich environment as well as provides organization so students know where everything belongs.Learn More

A visual schedule can help special education teachers prepare their students to be ready to learn.Learn More

Teachers can create "Memory Games" to teach concepts, promote language, and make learning fun.Learn More

How to share LessonPix Materials and symbols using a Limited Distribution License.Learn More

When children show delays, occupational therapists are often the first called in and LessonPix can help.Learn More

Students can use LessonPix materials to identify and learn about characters.Learn More

The Thanksgiving Theme provides a great foundations for lessons on food, cultures, history, traditions, manners, and sharing.Learn More

Learning is a joy! Here are some ideas for Christmas-themed fun.Learn More

Early Childhood lesson ideas for St. Patrick's day fun.Learn More

At the beginning of the year, most teachers discuss and brainstorm a list of classroom rules and compile them into a set of 4-6 rules to display in the classroom. There are some important points to keep in mind as you and your class work through this beginning of the year ritual.Learn More

When rain comes to the African savannah, the animals use their senses to tell about the storm to other animals. In her book, Rain, Manya Stijic showcases the 5 senses in this fun story filled with imagery, repetitive language, and information about this weather cycle. This story is a great companion for units on weather and science.Learn More

We love animals! This article shares fun activities to learn to read, write, and spell using simple 3 and 4 letter animals names. Ideas for learning centers and playing with sounds.Learn More

Trains are a high interest theme, great for embedded learning objectives. And, LessonPix offers many train-themed templates for learning fun!Learn More

Semantic Maps are a visual way to organize information. The large concept is placed in the middle and surrounded by details or related items.Learn More

It is very easy to export a picture to use in other applications.Learn More

This material, although hard to name, is a simple and versatile worksheet. It has a large picture and several small pictures underneath that a student can cut and glue on to the big picture.Learn More

LessonPix has Unity Symbols included in your membership. Unity Symbols are symbols used in Unity Language System for AAC and are the foundation for LAMP Words For Life and CoreScanner.Learn More

Find the Match is a worksheet-style template where students draw a line to match items in one column with another.Learn More

LessonPix now offers McDonalds® Happy Meal® SymbolsLearn More

This beloved story delves into feelings related to the arrival of a new sibling and showcases the growth and change of the main character.Learn More

Go-To simple card draw games for use in small group speech/language therapy.Learn More

Create a Scavenger Hunt game with LessonPix to encourage early literacy in young children.Learn More

LessonPix is an easy-to-use online resource that allows users to create various customized learning materials.Learn More

We offer custom Bingo cards for your needs. Learn how to use them in the classroom for concepts, vocabulary, speech and language and math skills.Learn More

The basis of every early childhood program is the learning environment; the physical, social-emotional, and temporal spaces where children will interact, grow and develop. This article will explore how the social-emotional environment supports every child’s ability to learn.Learn More

Using Story Grammar Guides from our share site for Braidy The StoryBraid DollLearn More

Core words can be integrated within a blocks center area in an early childhood classroom.Learn More

Center time is a rich learning time where children explore and practice. Here are ways to embed core in common learning centers.Learn More

The math center can be a great place to embed core vocabuary and promote working with peers.Learn More

This material is a s simple as it sounds. It is one picture per page with no boxes or extra words. It can be used as signs, visuals, flip charts, and more.Learn More

Sensory boxes are great for tactile exploration and can be used for teaching as well. The boxes may consist of just about anything: rice, sand, water, jello, leaves, beans, etc.Learn More

Eye Gaze Boards are a low-tech solution to determine the needs or wants of a person who is unable to communicate verbally.Learn More

This template provides sorting areas with picture cards along the bottom. Students can cut out the cards and sort into the groups.Learn More

Writing and Drawing pages can be create to have lines and/or box for a drawing area. Images can be placed on the writing page to indicate a topic or decorative for holidays / themes.Learn More