Overview - BM - PRINT N LEARN THEMATIC UNITS
Promote literacy and fine-motor skills with these printable activities.
Boardmaker's easy-to-use programs offer a way to extend students' learning
experiences. The graphics-based collection features Picture Communication Symbols
(PCS). Most can be viewed and printed in several languages. Use these resources
to create symbol-based computer activities, printable worksheets, schedules,
and more. This Boardmaker collection features the most commonly used software
among special educators and speech-language pathologists.
Each of 25 thematic units contains a progress log, an I Spy scene, a puzzle,
match-ups, and other student-driven activities. Students will love these varied
educational activities.
- Vocabulary Pages provide practice in literacy, language and handwriting.
- "My Name" Pages document a student's handwriting ability over
time.
- Match-ups challenge students to match words and manipulable symbols for
assessment and practice.
- Puzzles engage students in independent play and practice.
- I Spy games provide practice with words in context with colorful, symbol-filled
scenes.
Support for teachers is also included. Progress logs make it easy to keep records
for targeted skills for each student. Chalkboard Cards are large individual
vocabulary symbols for classroom display. Templates provide blank forms and
grids so you can easily make your own materials. It's easy to customize materials
to meet your needs. Add, delete, or substitute symbols and labels. Create your
own materials using the templates. You can even translate materials into other
languages.
Themes include Back to School, Baseball, Beach, Body Parts, Breakfast,
Community Helpers, Creepy Crawly, December Holidays, Easter, Fall, Farm, Fast
Food, February Holidays, Four Seasons, Fruit, Going Places, Halloween, Kitchen,
Lunch, Pets, Picnic, Spring, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Zoo.
Requires Boardmaker, Boardmaker Plus, or Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically
Pro v.5 or higher.
System Requirements: Windows 2000 or later; Mac OS 10.2.8 or later