This week I wanted to tell you about my online store, Good Sensory Learning. I’m Dr. Erica Warren, and I established this site so I could share all the materials that I have created over the last 20+ years as a learning specialist and educational therapist. When I first began my private practice, Learning to Learn, I had great difficulty finding fun and multisensory materials for my students that were effective and engaging. So back in 2005, I made it my mission to design and distribute high-end, remedial products as well as memorable, motivating lessons that bring delight to learning. If you would like to try a free sampling of my activities , CLICK HERE . How Are the Products Organized at Good Sensory Learning? You can download my Free Printable Catalog or you can browse the site using the grey “search all products” bar in the top right of any page with keywords such as dyslexia, working memory, and executive functioning. What’s more, drop down menus in the red banner allow you t...
Over the summer months, kids can easily improve their keyboarding skills while having fun. There are numerous free typing games available on the internet, and this blogpost highlights a few of them. The very first one listed, Dance Mat Typing, is by far my favorite of all the options. In fact, it is better than many purchasable software programs and online lessons. The first two games offer lessons, while the last eight are games that allow students to practice their keyboarding skills.
This is a comprehensive typing game. It is a free, beginners keyboarding game by BBC.
Free Typing Lessons
This site offers some simple, free typing lessons.
Air Typer
Kids can practice keyboarding skills by typing the words on the oncoming planes to make them disappear.
Martian City Defender
Kids can save a martian colony by typing strings of letters that will destroy the attacking flying saucers.
Meteor Typing Blast
Kids type in the string of letters to destroy the oncoming meteors.
Frogs are Off Their Diet
If kids type the string of letters, a frog will eat the oncoming words before hit the ground, if not, the frogs will disappear - one at a time.
Desert Typing Racer
Kids race down a road and type in the string of letters to drive past the cars.
Trick or Type
If kids type the string of letters before they hit the ground they will disappear, if not, the ghouls will disappear.
Alpha Attack
This game helps kids learn the location of all the keys. It involves shooting down bombs that have letters on them before they hit a city.
If you know of any other great, free keyboarding games, please let us know by commenting below.
Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren
Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning and Dyslexia Materials. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses.
· Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/
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· Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/ & www.dyslexiamaterials.com
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