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100 Powerful Learning Specialist and Educational Therapy Materials

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...

New Executive Functioning Game: No Match Penguins

I'm so pleased to announce the release of my new Publication: Executive Functioning Game: No Match Penguin! It is the third of a series of four executive functioning games that I have been creating over the past couple months. My students have been active participants in the creation and testing of this game, and they love it!
Strengthen executive functioning skills game
No Match Penguin is the simplest of all the games involves and can be played individually or against an opponent. This game was created to exercise working memory, attention to detail, stamina, response inhibition, as well as mental shifting and sustained attention. It can be used to exercise core cognitive skills, as a warm-up to integrate the two hemispheres of the brain, and it can also be used as a fun brain break. It’s great for individuals with ADHD, dyslexia, visual processing issues and executive functioning disorder. It can also be used with the head injured and the elderly.

Card Descriptions: All 27 cards include a mother and baby penguin that can differ by three accessories: the shape of the mother's hat (tall, medium or short) the color of the babies scarf (red, purple or green), and the babies hat (pompom to the right, middle or left).

Object of the Game:
Players quickly compare their cards one at a time to the card in the discard pile. Players can only discard cards if their cards has no accessories in common with the card in the discard pile. Players race to be the first to discard all their cards. 

Other Activities: If the game is a little difficult for younger players, try these simple sorting activities.
● Sort all the cards by the size of the mother's hat.
● Sort all the cards by the color of the baby's scarf.
● Sort all the cards by the shape of the baby's hat.
● Compare two cards to determine whether there are 0, 1, or 2 matches. 

Where Can I Purchase the Game?
The game is presently available @ Good Sensory Learning as a digital download. Also, a set of all four executive functioning cards games are available on Amazon as decks. The other three games are Focus, Memory Master, and In or Out. If you get the games and play them, I would love to hear your thoughts!! So far, I’m hearing rave reviews!

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/
· YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1
· Podcast: https://godyslexia.com/
· Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/ & www.dyslexiamaterials.com
· Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/
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