Speaking from personal experience as a special educator and a Montessori teacher, there are many ways to reach children who are not talking. By creating a relationship with all the students, you meet them where they are at. With selective mutism, you do not expect the child to respond, but rather build that connection in […]
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Jigsaw Puzzles A Treat For Your Brain
Find a picture you like and tear it up. Afterwards, mix the remains and then try to piece the picture back together. You have just created a jigsaw puzzle. Archimedes, a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer, has mentioned the oldest known puzzle as far back as 250 BC. Its description was simply a […]
300 Piece Puzzles and More Bringing Improvement to the Mind
Puzzles are one of the oldest forms of mental activation and relaxation, dating as far back as 250 BC with the first dissection of a square by Archimedes. With all of the positive effects of brain activity, including that provided by puzzles, there is much to gain from this combination of physical and mental activity. […]
