Oh, MotivAider, how we’ve missed you! Our favorite tool for providing a private prompt is back in stock after a long manufacturing delay. We wonder how we survived without it these past months!
We’re all breathing a collective sigh of relief that this versatile and invaluable resource is back and available to ship right away.
We’re bursting at the seams here and need to make room for all of the fabulous new items we’re going to be adding this summer. Visit the Going, Going, Gone section of our site for limited time savings. We’ve slashed prices by anywhere from 15-40% to make room for our new inventory. We have limited supply so once they’re gone, they’ll be gone forever so shop now and don’t miss out!
For students who are already able to talk or write in simple, choppy sentences, this interactive workbook will open gateways to success in language and literacy! Save 15%* on your purchase of Expanding and Combining Sentences by speech and language pathologist Marilyn M. Toomey this week only, by applying or mentioning our promo code EXPAND8 at check out!
Color picture pages, along with specific instructions, provide a means of evoking interesting and descriptive sentences from students.
Students will learn how to expand their sentences by using the color cues provided in the book, as pictures become progressively colorful and a new detail is added to the sequence. In no time at all, young learners will be able to tell an entire story by using complex and detailed sentences!
97 pages in total with 40 colored pages. Preview the book.
This interactive workbook will be the perfect resource to teach the challenging task of making sentences more interesting with descriptive words. Don’t forget – this week only, take 15% off* your order of Expanding and Combining Sentences by applying code EXPAND8 at checkout!
Marilyn M. Toomey is also the author of several other popular speech and language workbooks, such as Talking in Setences, Verbal Reasoning Activities, The Language of Perspective Taking, and much more.
We’re excited to bring you the fourth installment of our series of Modified Instructions, created by Sam Blanco, BCBA. Sam’s Modified Instructions present 3-4 additional ways to play a mainstream game to make it most useful and accessible for our students with special needs. These alternative instructions break down each adapted game by:
In this installment, we’re introducing Sam’s Modified Instructions for Shopping List, one of our favorite memory games. Shopping List is an adorable memory game that also develops personal and social skills.
The goal of the game is to be the first to fill your cart with all of the items on your shopping list. It is designed with the objective to have players fill a trolley with the items on their shopping list. However, there are multiple games and activities that can be played with these materials to meet the specific needs of your learners.
Included in the game are 4 cardboard carts, 4 shopping lists, and 32 beautifully illustrated items with dry-erase surfaces. Don’t forget to download our free Modified Instructions for Shopping List today!
We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of the highly-rated game Robot Turtles: The Little Game for Programmers to our store. Robot Turtles an innovative board game that teaches the fundamentals of computer programming to kids as young as 4 years old without a screen. That’s right – no screen, no keyboard, no special effects; just great design and an innovative concept! And this week only, we’re offering a 15% discount* on this great new game. Just enter TURTLES3 at checkout to redeem your savings on your set of Robot Turtles.
With its origin as the most backed board game in Kickstarter history, Robot Turtles sneakily teaches the fundamentals of programming, from coding to functions, while making silly turtle noises! This game takes seconds to learn, minutes to play, and provides endless learning opportunities. With 4 different levels of play, including basic game play, unlocking obstacles and lasers, unlocking a “write program,” and unlocking the function frog, Robot Turtles is a wonderful game for preschoolers to grow with.
Each set of Robot Turtles comes with:
As the best selling board game in all of Kickstarter history, Robot Turtles has been highly anticipated by game creators and consumers alike, and has received a considerable amount of mainstream press. In a recently published New York Times article, creator of the game Dan Shapiro explains his rationale behind creating the game. “Those [game] pieces are intended to represent the commands of a computer program.” Children are required to select cards to move their pieces around the board, pushing or destroying obstacles in their way. With the glowing reviews it has received on trending social media sites, Robot Turtles is sure to teach young learners the fundamentals of a necessary skill in modern technology in a fun and interactive way.
Don’t forget – this week only, take 15% off* your purchase of the brand-new Robot Turtles game by applying code TURTLES3 at checkout!
*Offer is valid through 11:59pm EDT on June 3, 2014. Not compatible with any other offer. Be sure there are no spaces or dashes in your code at checkout!
Learn about money with this fun and interactive coin-counting calculator! Use the Coin-U-Lator to count money, teach the value of different coins, determine how much money is needed to make a purchase, and more! This week only, save 15%* when you order the Coin-U-Lator and/or the Coin-U-Lator Worksheets when you apply our promo code COINU7 at checkout!
Each realistic coin and dollar button on the Coin-U-Lator makes a sound when pressed. These sounds are inherently reinforcing and make learning about money and counting all the more fun for students! Use the simple +/- switch on the Coin-U-Lator to change the math activity from addition to subtraction, as well as amute button to turn on or off the variety of fun, realistic sounds. There are also two fun learning games, and when the correct answer is entered, players are rewarded with a “Good Job!” or “Way to Go!”. There’s also an Oops button to go back and fix mistakes. Batteries and instructions come included.
The Coin-U-Lator Worksheets comprise a hands-on program of 100 reproducible worksheets that teach the value of coins and money. These worksheets come compiled in a binder notebook and can be used with or without the Coin-U-Lator. The worksheets are arranged in progressive levels of difficulty for students with varying knowledge of math and money.
The Coin-U-Lator and Coin-U-Lator Worksheets are available only in US Dollars.
Don’t forget — this week only, you can take 15% off* your order of the Coin-U-Lator and/or the Coin-U-Lator Worksheets by applying COINU7 at check out online!
*Offer is valid until 11:59pm ET on May 27, 2014. Not compatible with any other offer. Code is case-sensitive—be sure there are no spaces or dashes in your code at checkout!
Teachers, transform your classroom whiteboard into an interactive, whole-class game space with the Jumbo Magnetic Spin Wheel or the Magnetic Whiteboard Spinners. Simply place the spinners on your whiteboard and use dry-erase markers to create the games and activities or use the the spin wheel with its colorful accompanying templates to set up the class activities you need—the possibilities are limitless! This week, save 15%* on your order of one or both of our featured products—the Jumbo Magnetic Spin Wheel and Whiteboard Spinners, when you apply our code SPINZ8 at checkout!
The jumbo 16″ Magnetic Spin Wheel comes with 3 double-sided write-on/wipe-off templates (right) that contain 4, 6, 8, 12, and 32 sections, along with a blank, to enable complete customization.
You can organize and manage classroom tasks from assigning responsibilities to choosing students and activities.
Create interactive learning games for a fun spin on subject-specific review and reinforcement. The includedTeacher Guide contains 16 math, language arts, readiness, and classroom management activity suggestions.
The set of Whiteboard Spinners includes three giant 11″ spinners (below) that help turn your whiteboard into a custom game or activity for the whole class. Draw a circle, write in content, attach a spinner, and play!
This week only, save 15%* when you order the Jumbo Magnetic Spin Wheel and/or the Magnetic Whiteboard Spinners and use our promo code SPINZ8 at checkout!
*Offer is valid until 11:59pm ET on May 20, 2014. Good for one-time use only. Not compatible with any other offer. Be sure there are no spaces or dashes in your code at checkout!
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Different Roads to Learning!
We have the utmost admiration for all of the moms out there who tirelessly strive to give their children the best life possible. Whatever life throws at you, you handle it with strength and humor.
To wish you a Happy Mother’s Day, here’s a free gift: Get a free deck of Hooray for Play! with any order over $25.00. Use promo code MOM2014 at checkout to add your free set to your order. Orders must be placed by Monday, May 12, 2014 at 11:59 ET.
This deck of cards is wonderful for parents to work one-on-one with their children in developing social and play skills. Hooray for Play! is a multi-use deck of 31 beautifully illustrated cards that offer children an opportunity for perspective taking, problem solving, cooperation, social emotional skill acquisition, and language development. These cards are broken down into 3 components: Do!, Say!!, and Play!!! to explain roles with scripted statements and suggestions for props and set-up to help you fully play out the illustration on each card.
We hope you will take this chance to try out Hooray for Play! with your child when you place your order with promo code MOM2014 at checkout.
*This offer is valid until 11:59pm ET on Monday, May 12, 2014. Orders must have a minimum value of $25 USD before taxes and shipping fees in order to qualify for the free set. Be sure there are no spaces or dashes in your code at checkout!
Thank you to all who participated in our ABA Toolbox giveaway last week! We’ve received some wonderful responses and feedback from parents, teachers, and therapists on their favorite products from our catalog and how they are using it with a special child, and we are thrilled to be sharing them with you!
Our biggest goal in this endeavor was to share with you the unbelievable wealth of experience and knowledge our community of parents, teachers, and therapists have in using our products in innovative and creative ways for their ABA programs.
All of our products here at Different Roads to Learning are carefully selected to support both home and school ABA programs. Our community of parents, teachers and therapists have an unbelievable wealth of experience and knowledge in using our products in innovative and creative ways. We want to know What’s in Your ABA Toolbox?
Please fill out this form and share with us your go-to resource for working with students on the spectrum and tell us how you use it. All responses will be entered to win a $250 Gift Certificate* from Different Roads to Learning.
*Only one (1) response will be counted per person. Giveaway ends at 12:00pm ET on 05/05/2014. Submissions will be entered and selected by random for a chance to win a $250 Different Roads to Learning Gift Certificate good towards any future purchases from our catalog. Submissions will be shared on the Different Roads Blog at blog.difflearn.com on Monday, May 5th, 2014. Be sure to check back to our blog on that day to read all of the submissions! The winner will also be announced and contacted via email with their $250 Gift Certificate on May 5th, 2014. Entries for products and materials NOT included on www.difflearn.com or in the Different Roads Catalog will not be considered.