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The Weather Song sing & sign with lámh Nov 24, 2021

Since I did the song Days Of The Week with Lámh signs, many people mentioned how much the kids enjoy singing the song with signs, which I am delighted to hear!

Also, I am receiving messages asking to include certain signs in the Sign Of The Week....

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Lámh Sign For RAIN sign of the week Nov 24, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week

In this video, I will teach you the sign for RAIN.

As we are getting into the winter, we will be using more signs to talk with the children about the weather, how cold it is, and how we must wrap up before going o...

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Lámh Sign For COLOUR sign of the week Nov 17, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week

Lámh Sign For COLOUR

In this video, I will show you the sign for colour.

Children with developmental delays often need more time and practice to learn new skills. The same might happen when we teach them about co...

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How to teach colours to children with developmental delays articles Nov 17, 2021

(Illustration 14117058Children Painting © Ewa Mazur | Dreamstime.com)

Children with developmental delays often need more time and practice to learn new skills. The same might happen when we teach them about colours. I often see parents and teacher...

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Songs For Fine Motor Skills early intervention Nov 10, 2021

Songs For Fine Motor Skills

In this video, I will teach you three songs I use in early intervention to help promote fine motor skills development.

I am constantly researching songs, games and toys that help me practice therapeutic exercises with...

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Lamh Sign For TO COUNT sign of the week Nov 10, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week

In this video, I will show you the sign for TO COUNT. You can use this sign during your counting activities. You can count the “two blackbirds” and certainly use the rhyme “one finger counts” for teaching counting ...

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Lámh SIgn For TO BUILD sign of the week Nov 03, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week

I will teach you a sign you can use during playtime, it´s the sign for TO BUILD.

Building blocks is an activity I do with my students all the time.

This activity helps children develop hand-eye coordination and fi...

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Lámh SIgn For OUT sign of the week Oct 20, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week

You can use the sign for OUT while playing with toys such as taking blocks OUT of a box, or pieces OUT of inset puzzles. But also to indicate you are going OUT to the garden or getting OUT of the car. 

(The Lámh o...

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Lámh Sign For SAME sign of the week Oct 11, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week

I introduce this sign with my preschoolers when we are doing matching activities. Matching the SAME pictures, finding the SAME colour, the SAME shape, and even when I am teaching reading I ask my student to match w...

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Lámh Sign For HALLOWEEN sign of the week Oct 06, 2021

The Sign Of The Week

Autumn is here, and with it, Halloween! Woo woo!  In this video, I will show you the Lámh sign for Halloween.

In this video, I will show you the Lámh sign for Halloween.

(The Lámh official website is www.lamh.org)

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Lámh Sign For TO CUT sign of the week Sep 29, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week.

This sign has two variations, depending on what are you cutting with, a knife or scissors. Look at the video for a demonstration of the two variations of the sign for CUT or TO CUT.

(The Lámh official website is ...

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Lámh Sign For AUTUMN sign of the week Sep 22, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week.

In this video, we have the sign for AUTUMN.

Autumn is here 🍂 and we are getting ready for lovely Autumn theme crafts in the classroom. For many young children with special needs, the concept of the seasons is dif...

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Lámh Sign For GAME sign of the week Sep 15, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week.

GAME is a slightly different sign than the ones I have taught you so far because is a two-part sign. A two part-sign means that it's a combination of two gestures that make the sign.

First, sign "play" and then c...

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Benefits of yoga for children with special needs interviews Sep 09, 2021

Benefits of yoga for children with special needs (An interview with Sinéad Foley from Little Cubs Yoga).

In this video, I have a conversation with Sinead Foley, the founder of Little Cubs Yoga, a pilates instructor, a yoga teacher and the mum of...

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Lámh Sign For HELLO sign of the week Sep 08, 2021

Welcome to the Sign Of The Week.

In this video, you will learn the Lámh sign for HELLO.

I am very excited to introduce the first Sign Of The Week for this school year, the sign for HELLO.

I have had the pleasure of working with many teachers a...

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