Fidget Mats for Alzheimer's

Explore all of my fidget mats that I have made for those with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other neurological disorders.  These mats help those people to focus on activities close at hand so they can use their fingers to manipulate beads, zippers, Velcro, and other interesting objects.  ALL OF MY MATS ARE THEMED.  That means they will stimulate conversation more easily than with non-themed fidget mats. I am a retired Family Consumer Sciences teacher, so all of my mats are securely sewn and safe.  I do not use any magnets to avoid interaction with pacemakers.  

Check out my etsy store for new varieties of fidget mats because I post them as soon as they are completed.  They measure approximately 16" x 18" with some variations. While these are for sale at $45 plus postage to individuals to offset the cost of materials, I will donate up to 5 fidget mats for FREE to a nursing home for the cost of postage (usually about $18).  Email me if you have a nursing home that could use some fidget mats for their residents.  Since these will be custom made, please allow about a month for delivery (you may get them earlier if I have some on hand).  Also, in your email, let me know if you think the residents would appreciate any particular themes - really any theme at all from spring time to holidays to a color preference.  Or you can just let me use my creativity!  

Check out my images below (birthday, Alaska, and Australia themes).  Then either order the mat (if still available) from etsy or email me about sending FREE mats to nursing homes.  

 

Ancient Mesopotamia - FREE sample of Introduction

    by All-American Teacher Tools

Because I know your time and money are precious to you, I have made a sample of the Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia student guidelines available so you can see what to expect when you open the full resource. The full Ancient Mesopotamia unit will keep your students meaningfully occupied while you circulate and keep students on task. A minimum of preparation is necessary by you. The students do all the research (with Internet links to help them) and presentations. Sit back and simply grade their work! I also have a FREE group work grading sheet.  This resource is designed for grades 6-10.

Back-to-School mini activities

   

These mini-activities will keep your students gainfully occupied while you tend to other students, have a partially-filled classroom for any reason, the get-to-know you time, or extra time at the end of the day. The activities for language arts and math for grades 3-6 include:

• SLAM posters (Student Likes are Marvelous) (students sign their name and favorite under the topic)
• Cooperative story time (using topic words, students create a sequential story)
• What I didn’t do last summer (an amusing twist to the traditional creative writing assignment)
• GOAL! Setting goals for the school year (help your students set yearly goals)
• Back-to-School Math Review Bingo (good for any level)
• Create Your Own Math Problem (students create word problems for their classmates to solve)
• School Supplies Sudoku (this sudoku uses images rather than numbers)
• School Supplies Sudoku - Answer

Get these activities here