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Six Children’s Books that help explain about Anxiety, ADHD, SPD, Cancer, and Autism
Want to talk to your child or students about children who have special needs? You want to foster compassion and acceptance of differences with your children or students? Knowledge brings about understanding and compassion and nothing can achieve this better than...
Use your senses…learning through Communication, Senses and Emotions
Communicative
Communicative development helps a child convey thoughts, messages and information. Mastering communication includes receptive (input/listening) and expressive (output/talking) language skills are used to communicate with others.
Sensory
Sensory development relates to a child’s ability to gather and understand information from the environment through any of the five senses—hearing, tasting, touching and/or smelling. Children develop a sensory preference (how they prefer take in information) and a sensory process (how they respond to sensory input).
Bluebee Pals is proud to announce that we are a “A Parents’ Choice Classic Fun Stuff Award Winner”
Designed to help parents and caregivers of all achievements and backgrounds make informed decisions about which new products are right for their children, the Parents’ Choice Awards is the nation’s oldest nonprofit program created to recognize quality children’s media. The Parents’ Choice Awards program honors the best material for children: books, toys, music and storytelling,magazines, software, videogames, television and websites. Parents’ Choice Foundation’s panels of educators, scientists, performing artists, librarians, parents and, yes, kids themselves, identify the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels.
Bluebee Pals an ‘Educational Tool” for at Home and School
Many parents and teachers are constantly looking for new ways to get children excited about reading. And for good reason. Reading is a large part of receiving a strong foundation during the early years of a child’s education. In fact, studies have often shown when a...
Bluebee Pals Project adds a new member – Katie Lambert and The Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center
As a speech and language therapist working with young children with language delays and disorders, I find myself looking for ways to engage them in therapy. They LOVE playing on my iPad, but they often become “lost” in the screen and want to push all the buttons vs. doing speech and language therapy. As soon as I saw the Bluebee product I knew instantly that this was something I could easily incorporate into my therapy sessions!
Bluebee Pals Project adds a new member – Katie Lambert and The Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center
As a speech and language therapist working with young children with language delays and disorders, I find myself looking for ways to engage them in therapy. They LOVE playing on my iPad, but they often become “lost” in the screen and want to push all the buttons vs. doing speech and language therapy. As soon as I saw the Bluebee product I knew instantly that this was something I could easily incorporate into my therapy sessions!
Bluebee Pals are a hit at the “Walk Now For Autism Speaks” – Flushing Meadows Park, New York
We had a great time at the Autism Speaks Walk! Our team worked really hard tattooing all morning! The kids enjoyed the endless stream of bubbles and of course our Bluebee pal was a hit!
The mission of Autism Early Enrichment Services (AEES) is to provide the highest quality of early intervention services to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders and to become a model Early Intervention program.
A Special Gift from Bluebee Pals and Geek Club Books!
ABOUT THIS APP | This INTERACTIVE storybook app is based on the real JMan, Jonathan Murphy, and his REAL LIFE adventures growing up with ASPERGER’S SYNDROME. Written by his sister, Molly Murphy, and narrated by Jonathan, the story is told by someone who sees his world from a very unique perspective. It promotes SELF-ACCEPTANCE, AWARENESS, and an UNDERSTANDING for others who are different.
DESCRIPTION | The adorkable JMan and his plucky hedgehog sidekick, Mr. Redge are the unstoppable, secret superhero team who save a classmate from the poking pranks of Dr. Evil Touch! Join this quirky duo on their quest to stop a bully, make the school playground a peaceful place, and more importantly, make a new friend who likes crime fighting, capes and karate, too. Discover JMan’s hidden notebook on each page about what it’s like to be an Aspie.
Kayle Concepts Introduces The Bluebee Pals Project!
Bluebee Pals introduces The Bluebee Pals Project! Following our E.E.C. concept of Entertain, Educate and Communicate, Bluebee Pals Project is a program that Kayle Concepts has developed to put Bluebee Pals into the hands of therapists, educators and families of...
April 2, 2015 is World Autism Awareness Day
The eighth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2015. Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. How will you celebrate? Use #LIUB to share your experience accross social media...
Five Reasons Readers Need Technology
The typical middle or high school English language arts classroom has students with varying needs. Because it’s difficult for teachers to teach at 15 different levels, they often end up shooting for the middle and hoping for the best. What else can they do?
Adaptive technology, using software that constantly assesses students as they learn, is able to respond instantaneously to student progress and deliver instruction and practice at the optimal level. If a 9th grader who reads on a 3rd grade level is reading an article about the War of 1812, adaptive technology knows to give him a version of that article that is on his reading level and to provide the necessary background knowledge to make him successful. If a student is struggling with silent es, the computer will recognize that and provide instruction and guided practice until the student masters the skill.
Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities
The use of technology to enhance learning is an effective approach for many children. Additionally, students with LD often experience greater success when they are allowed to use their abilities (strengths) to work around their disabilities (challenges). AT tools combine the best of both of these practices.
This article will introduce parents to the role of AT in helping their children with LD. The better informed you are about AT, the greater the chances your child will experience success in school, in recreation and, eventually, at work. You will also want to learn how to choose AT tools that are reliable and to select technology that is tailored to your child’s individual needs, abilities, and experience.
5 Things to Consider When Buying Educational Toys
Educational toys don’t necessarily have to be labeled “educational”, in my personal opinion. However purchasing toys that support areas where your kids are currently learning and developing is something to really consider when thinking about what you will purchase this season. Different toys certainly impact children’s behavior in different ways. Toys can influence children’s thinking, interaction with peers, and creative expression. Some toys have incredible design but are not particularly engaging. So how do you know what to buy?
Todays Readers Need Technology
Five Reasons Readers Need Technology
Literacy is the base on which learning is built—in school and in life. It provides a way to climb out of poverty, get a good job, and be a productive citizen. Helping the struggling readers in our schools to catch up is one of the most fundamental challenges educators face. Meeting that challenge is difficult for several reasons.
First, students who struggle with reading are not all developmentally equal. Some need basic phonics instruction. Some have comprehension and fluency issues. Some are only a couple of years behind. Some read at a below-basic level. Some have profound learning disabilities. Some are recent immigrants who speak little English. Teaching a group of students with such divergent needs is almost impossible, even for the best instructors.
Bluebee Pals are now AblePlay™ approved toys
Bluebee Pals are now AblePlay™ approved toys
AblePlay™ is a toy rating system and website that provides comprehensive information on toys for children with special needs. AblePlay was created so parents, special educators, therapists and others can make the best decisions when purchasing products for children in their lives with disabilities.
Research
Parents often look at current toys and wonder, “Is this toy appropriate for my child?” Getting “inside the box,” and understanding the features and benefits as they align with the abilities of a particular child are huge challenges. Even professionals serving children with special needs often lack the time and ability to search for the best products and toys. AblePlay does the research during the comprehensive product evaluation and relates this information to children’s special needs and abilitie
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Kids …Bluebee Pals!
Holidays are extra special when you have children… including Valentine’s Day. Think past the chocolates and candies and shower your little blessings with creative gifts – some of which might even turn out to be educational.
For the first segment of our Three Part Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2015, we bring to you Gift Ideas for Kids. Stayed tuned over the next few days for additional posts bringing you Gift Ideas for Women and Gift Ideas for Men.
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Sammy “The Bluebee Pal Bear” is available for Valentines Day at $59.99!
Be My Valentine!!!
Bluebee Pals create a fun, challenging and friendly learning environment and can help increase your child’s desire to learn. Our interactive Bluetooth® buddies have embedded Bluetooth® receivers, built-in microphone and speakers and lip synchronization that allows the animal’s “mouth” to move!
The Bluebee Pal’s Concept of Entertain, Educate, and Communicate
Our Bluebee Pals are designed with the E.E.C. concept in mind: to Entertain, Educate, and Communicate with your child.
Entertain
Our interactive Bluetooth® buddies have embedded Bluetooth® receivers and built-in microphone and speakers, and will play your child’s favorite songs, games, and story time books by streaming applications that stimulate your child’s imagination and provide companionship, as they are huggable and plush.
TTPM – The #1 Source For All Things Play
TTPM – The #1 Source For All Things Play
Bluebee Pals from Kayle Concepts are Bluetooth-enabled stuffed animals that can connect to any smart device to play music or tell stories easily. Virtually anything you play on a smart device you can stream through the Bluebee Pal, and the mouth will move as it reads the story or plays the songs. You can also use your Bluebee Pals as a phone speaker, so a call placed to a smartphone can be answered by and be heard through the Bluebee Pals.
Each Bluebee Pals comes with a built-in lithium polymer battery and a micro-USB charging cord. After it’s fully charged, turn it on, and connect the Bluebee Pals just as you would connect any Bluetooth device. Just push the pairing button in the right ear, and your smartphone will be able to discover it.
Reading with Your Bluebee Pal
Reading with Your Bluebee Pal!
Please visit the website of premier program Ready! for Kindergarten™ for further information on how you as a parent can take an active role in your child’s kindergarten readiness.
Have frequent conversations with your child. Reading is about language. Immerse your child in it. Talk often. Listen, and ask your child questions that require more than a one or two word response.