Door Knob

One of our students is very interested in how things work. He is especially interested in the class door latch mechanism. In order to stop him from investigating its mechanics and opening the door throughout the day, which is a safety risk with other friends, I built him his own knob. Our classroom has an accessible handle rather than a turn-knob, but I am hoping he will be just as interested in this one as the real one.

Great Website for Cause-and-Effect

Staff from Holland Bloorview introduced me to a great website called HelpKidzLearn. I have been using the free trial with my students on the Interactive White Board. There are several activities that are touch activated and can be used with a single clicker mouse (I will post instructions on how to turn your mouse into a single clicker soon) or a switch-activator button. My students are really enjoying the stories "5 Little Firefighter" (this has become the most requested activity on the board - surpassing ever the Wiggles Big Red Car video), and "Car Wash" and the early years game "Mystery Egg". Check out the link to the site below.

HelpKidzLearn