The Behavior buzz
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Zionsville, Indiana, United States
About the store
I have 20 years of experience working with children with behavioral diagnoses. I have helped develop classrooms for children with autism spectrum disorders in both a local school system and a local private school, and was involved in all aspects from designing the optimal layout for the classroom, to helping coordinate child and staff schedules, to creating behavior plans and training staff in the use of those plans. I then provided ongoing consultation and support to classroom staff for multiple years. I have worked with multiple school districts and private schools to provide consultation services in special education classrooms, been hired to attend numerous IEP meetings for children throughout the state, and have conducted many special educator trainings.
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Visual Rules for 8 Very Common Games!!
Whether you use games to teach skills, or simply to keep everyone happy during inside recess, your students likely play games. If any of your students struggle to play games, either because they need extra support understanding the rules or because of their language skills, visual rules can help! These visual supports are especially helpful for students with disabilities. This packet includes supports for 8 games, including the rules for Go Fish, Twister, Tic-Tac-Toe, Old Maid, Kerplunk, Perfect
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Also included in: Leisure Time Bundle Pack - teach a variety of play skills!!
Lincoln Log Playbooks
Help children learn to play independently using playbooks! Playbooks are a fun way to build leisure skills in all children!! Playbooks can help children learn novel ways to use materials and increase their comfort with new toys. Playbooks are especially helpful for building play in children with autism, but can be beneficial for any child who needs help increasing play skills. This book includes 3 separate play books. Each book has full color pictures showing which materials they'll need, where
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Also included in: Leisure Time Bundle Pack - teach a variety of play skills!!
Complete Set of Lego Playbooks
This packet contains 5 different step-by-step Lego playbooks. Students who struggle to play appropriately with toys often are more successful when using a playbook to show them what to do, one step at a time. This packet includes playbooks to show students who to build a 4-piece structure, 8-piece structure, 14-piece structure, 15-piece structure, and 16-piece structure. Each playbook has a final page that visually lets the student know they're done. The longer playbooks can easily be modified,
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Also included in: Leisure Time Bundle Pack - teach a variety of play skills!!
Social Skills Worksheet Packet - Part 1 (Part 2 now also available in my store!)
Lots of ready to print and use worksheets to teach social skills. Includes lessons on lying, sharing, solving disagreements, joining in play, and much more! Each worksheet can be completed individually by the child, done one on one in a therapy session, or used to lead a group activity.
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School Counseling
Sign Speak - Level One Baby Sign/Sign Language Cards
Sign Speak is the Sign Language starter kit you've been looking for! Includes 15 simple signs, pictures of the signs in use by a real child, ideas for simplifying the signs for children who need modifications, and ideas for simple ways to teach the skills in every day activities!!
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Sign Speak - Level 2 Baby Sign/Sign Language Cards
A second set of 15 signs to teach children how to communicate through signs. As in Level 1, each card includes a picture of an actual child using the sign, a description of how to do the sign, ways to modify the sign to make it easier for children who require modification, and activities for teaching the sign. Includes popular words like Please, Train, Music, Ball, and much more!!
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Sign Speak - Animals Baby Sign/Sign Language Cards
A great resource for teaching sign language to children! This packet includes signs for 15 common animals, including Cat, Dog, Cow, Tiger, and many more! Each card has a photograph of a real child using the sign, instructions on how to make the sign, ideas for simplifying the sign for children who require modification, and practical strategies for teaching the signs!
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9 Fun and Engaging File Folder Tasks
If you work with young children or children with special needs, you know how amazing file folder tasks can be! These tasks are a fantastic way to work on new skills, and assess old skills, without requiring the fine motor skill of writing or the language skill of verbally answering. Children can see how much work they have to do, which also tends to reduce battles over completing work. This incredible packet has 9 different full-color file folder tasks. Instructions on how to set up the tasks ar
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Math
Use JENGA to teach 8 different activities!!
Everybody has more fun learning when they're playing a game, and the more fun a child is having, the more engaged he or she is. Children learn best when they're having fun and interested in the activity. This packet contains 8 different ways to use a game you likely already have sitting around - Jenga - to teach important skills! There are ideas for math, spelling, conversations, emotions, and even movement activities! Each activity comes with a full color printable and instructions for use. Mos
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Math
Good Choice Task Cards
Helping children learn how to respond appropriately to common social situations and frustrating events can be difficult. With repeated practice, however, children can learn socially appropriate behaviors, and then eventually begin to use these in real-life situations. By practicing with Task Cards, children can work on these skills in a fun and easy way. This pack comes with 18 cards focusing on common social problems. Children read the scenario and decide which of 4 options is the best possible
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School Counseling
Also included in: Task Cards Bundle
Emotion Rating Scales and Calming Strategies
If you know a student who struggles to manage his or her emotions, this is the packet you have to have!! This massive packet includes multiple emotion rating scales in various formats including charts and thermometers. It includes 2 different debriefing pages to help children identify better choices they can make next time. it also includes 36 picture cards of stressful body signs, 56 picture cards of calming strategies, and 50 pictures of emotion causes for multiple emotions. The packet include
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School Counseling
Also included in: Emotions Bundle Pack - 5 incredible resources in one place!!
5 in 1 Flexible Thinking Folder
Many students struggle with being flexible in their thinking. This lack of flexibility can impact children in a lot of problematic ways. Students who are inflexible thinkers often struggle with social interactions, they may be anxious about handling changes, or easily frustrated when things don’t go as planned. Finding a variety of ways to practice those skills can be difficult, though. The items in this 5-in-1 folder are designed to provide you with multiple ways to build flexible thinking skil
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School Counseling
Social Skills Worksheet Packet - Part 2
Even more social skills pages with activities addressing a range of social skills, including being kind, taking the perspective of others, handling disagreements and much more!! These pages are ready to print and use immediately. No preparation or special materials required!
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School Counseling
Sign Speak: Food Baby Sign/Sign Language Cards
This packet has 13 different food related signs that will be helpful for teaching young children or children with language delays. Each card has a photograph of a child using the sign, a description of the sign, ways to simplify the sign for children requiring modifications, and ideas for easy ways to teach the sign. The packet includes common kid-friendly foods, such as Hot Dog, Cookie, Applesauce, and many more!
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Sign Speak: People Baby Sign/Sign Language Cards
This packet includes 15 signs to label the people children commonly want to talk about. Each card includes a picture of a child using the sign, a description of how to make the sign, ideas for simplifying the sign, and strategies for teaching the sign to children. Signs include: Teacher, Mother, Father, Brother, and many more!
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7 Amazing Art Activities with ALL needed Visual Supports
Although art activities can be a fun way to build skills in students, the multi-step process of art projects can make them difficult for some children. If you work with students with autism or other special needs, make art more successful with 7 amazing art activities! Each project not only has a full-color visual support, but also includes a teacher information card to attach to the back of the support. These cards include all necessary supplies, any advanced prep that should be done, as well a
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Art
Also included in: Home activity kit
Interactive Emotions Board Game - THIS ONE IS A CHILD FAVORITE!!!
This game is a CLIENT and STUDENT FAVORITE – used for years with the children I work with and now available for you to share with yours! This super fun and hands-on game comes with 60 basic emotion cards, 60 advanced emotion cards, 15 game pieces, a printable extra-large game board, and detailed instructions. It teaches FACIAL EXPRESSION, EMOTION UNDERSTANDING, and GOOD CHOICES. Children absolutely love ACTING OUT or using CLAY and MARKERS to illustrate their answers to the game board’s question
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Also included in: Emotions Bundle Pack - 5 incredible resources in one place!!
Billy Butterfly’s Busy Day: An Interactive Good Choices Story
Making good choices can be hard for many children, this story is a fun way to help children think through common situations and identify good choices. In this story, the children follow along with Billy Butterfly. Billy encounters 4 different scenarios when flying around the garden. In each situation, Billy asks the reader for help deciding between 2 possible choices. Children can tell Billy which choice is the best choice to help the story continue. Choice pages are great places for teachers an
PreK - 1st
8 Simple Recipes with Visual Supports
Recipes are a great way to teach students a huge range of skills, from math and measuring, to following directions, to independence. Cooking is also often motivating for students, which helps maintain interest during the activity! Included in this packet are 8 easy to make recipes. Each recipe has full-color visual supports. There’s a teacher information card to attach to the back of each recipe that includes all necessary ingredients and supplies, as well as step by step written instructions. B
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Also included in: Home activity kit
The Behavior Buzz Clip-art: Common Words
A gigantic pack of over 90 words in full color images! Includes clothing, tools, art supplies, toys, household items and MORE! All images are transparent and ready to past into your own project or resource!
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Also included in: The Behavior Buzz Clip-Art: Complete Set
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About the store
Experience
I have 20 years of experience working with children with behavioral diagnoses. I have helped develop classrooms for children with autism spectrum disorders in both a local school system and a local private school, and was involved in all aspects from designing the optimal layout for the classroom, to helping coordinate child and staff schedules, to creating behavior plans and training staff in the use of those plans. I then provided ongoing consultation and support to classroom staff for multiple years. I have worked with multiple school districts and private schools to provide consultation services in special education classrooms, been hired to attend numerous IEP meetings for children throughout the state, and have conducted many special educator trainings.
My own education history
I graduated with distinction and high honors from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Psychology. During my college training, I also completed a practicum in a special education preschool. I graduated from Vanderbilt University with a masters in Clinical Psychology. I then became licensed as a mental health counselor.
Additional biographical information
I've worked in two top children's hospitals and as part of my state's early intervention program as a Developmental Therapist. I work with individuals with a variety of diagnoses, including ADHD, anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder, speech delay, Down syndrome, and developmental delay. I have been published multiple times and have presented extensively throughout the country.
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