Author: Phillip and Hannah Hoose
Illustrator: Debbie Tilley
Age: early elementary, elementary, middle school
Description: A boy has to decide whether to squish an ant, or not. He is persuaded by friends and the perspective of the ant itself.
Goals/Concepts:
Perspective Taking Social Skills Narrative/Retelling Tone of Voice
Why [...]
Title: The Runaway Bunny
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Clement Hurd
Age: preschool, early elementary, elementary
Description: A little bunny decides that he wants to run away from his mother. However, she won’t allow it, and finds a way to always follow him wherever his imagination takes him.
Goals/Concepts:
[...]
We have been reviewing books for nearly a year now and on occasion we enjoy reviewing a different kind of book, but hopefully one that will be informative and useful to our readers. Today’s review is one of those.
Recently, Neil McNerney, M.Ed., LPC contacted us to ask whether we would be interested in [...]
Author: Robert Burleigh
Illustrator: Joanna Yardley
Age: preschool, elementary school
Description: Ben sets up an elaborate train excursion in his room that takes him up, around, through, and under trees, farmhouses, tunnels and towns. It all starts with a drawing…
Goals/Concepts: Motor planning
[...]
Title: Hush!
Author: Minfong Ho
Description: A Caldecott Honor winning story of a mother desperately trying to keep the animals of the jungle quiet as her baby is sleeping. However, little does she know that her baby is awake the whole time.
Goals:
Inferencing Reading body language Phonological awareness (rhyming) “Who?” questions [...]
Author: Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrator: Betty Fraser
Age: preschool, early elementary
Description: This is a beautifully illustrated book that takes a child through waking up to bedtime while experiencing all the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, movement and emotions a young child might live through in a day.
Goals/Concepts:
Sensory regulation [...]
Author: Karin Guinn Robertson
Description: An interactive book app OR available as a traditional book at TreasureKai.com but with interactive properties. A young boy, Kai, embarks on a adventure to find lost treasure.
Goals/Objectives:
Reading Comprehension Inferencing/Prediction Phonological Awareness-rhyming Narrative
Reasons I like this book: It reminds [...]
Title: Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Author: Mo Willems
Description: The beloved elephant, Gerald, labors over the decision whether to share his ice cream with friend, Piggie. Should he or shouldn’t he….?
Goals/Objectives:
Body language/facial expressions Friendship Perspective taking Prediction Emotions
Why I like this story: A beautiful story about Gerald who doesn’t [...]
Title: Moondance
Author: Frank Asch
Description: Bear has a wish to dance with the moon. Before his wish comes true, he learns a little bit about weather and a lot about friendship.
Goals/ objectives:
• Wishing vs knowing
• Inferencing/ Prediction
• Sequencing/ retelling
• Describing [...]
Author: Amanda Doering Tourville
Description: A delightful story of friendship along with some objective information to help explain autism to children. This book is not typical of the books we usually review, but we wanted to let people know that it is available and written beautifully. As we know, [...]
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We believe apps can bring people together! To that end, we have developed:
The Social Adventures© App!!
Social development activities in your pocket!!
Dr. Lynne Kenney interviewed us on her blog radio program, Dr. Lynne Weighs In because she and many of the families in her practice have been using the Social Adventures app. You can listen to the interview HERE!
We are super excited that Mandy Nite recommended our Social Adventures app on her blog, Welcome to Their World Apps. Mandy reviews apps for kids ages preschool to 6, so please be sure to check out her other reviews!Learn more... watch our Youtube Videos
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The Bag Game©!!
Have you been looking for an app that will get kids playing together?
This app is the ticket. Fun with friends for .99 cents!
Check out these awesome reviews from SLP's:
Aubrey Klingensmith over at Speechie Apps, reviewed our Bag Game app! You can read it, here. While you are there, be sure to check out her other great reviews!!
Sean Sweeney over at Speech Techie also review our Bag Game app! You can read his review, here or on TherapyApp411, a fabulous app review site for educators and therapists.
Find out more - watch our video!
These Make Us Really Proud :)
Our Bag Game app has been included in the Kindertown app as a recommended resource for educators! Woo Hoo!!
We are so honored to have been included in Education World's Top 25 Blogs for Educators. Please make sure to check out all of these wonderful blogs!
We are proud to announce that we were mentioned among a number of wonderful blogs written by SLP's in an ASHAsphere article written by Heidi at Pediastaff
Dr Lynne Kenney, the Family Coach, listed the Social Adventures app in her March Newsletter as a helpful resource for children learning to manage their feelings. We are so honored!!
Thank you to all of you who voted us "TOP 5" for the Edublog Best New Blog Award!
We are thrilled to have been featured on Pediastaff.comTwitter
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