Clip-Its are awesome! Don’t let anyone tell you different!
Not only do I have my energetic 4 year old to keep busy (for how I keep him engaged in science activities, check out: Science With an Energetic 4 Year Old), I have also been a teacher for 11 years. Clip-Its are awesome because they keep even my 4 year old busy and learning simultaneously.
I have taught general and special education at the elementary level, and one thing I have learned is that ALL students need multi-sensory learning. This is especially true for those students who are struggling. The more we can get kids active, the more they learn.
How do we get kids moving AND learning?
Multi-sensory learning gets kids moving and learning. One very effective way I have incorporated multi-sensory learning is through Clip-Its. Don’t know what those are? I didn’t several years ago either!
Most clip-its have a picture or question stem, and the student chooses one correct answer. They are FABULOUS for working on skills with students who need to be moving…aka our kinesthetic learners. Once I started using Clip-Its regularly, my OT angel told me that she was seeing MAJOR progress….double win right?
I use lots of different types of “clips” to help my students remain interested in the activity….also due to my awesomeness (actually…it was cheapness…the kids kept losing the clothespins and I hated replacing them) my kids were getting practice with fine-motor skills, and finger strength.
But, while working with my students, I realized that being able to find multiple correct answers to one question is a valuable skill. So, I started creating Multi-Clip-Its. Before long I realized that not only did having multiple answers help my students generalize their learning…..they also improved their attention spans, AND these cards were WAY less work for me. That was the trifecta of teacher happiness for this busy teacher!
After some work, I am now ready to share my Multi-Clips with you. Click the picture below for a multi-clips FREEBIE…because who doesn’t love a freebie??? Try them out with your kids and drop a comment below to let me know how it goes!
Like what you see and want more? Click the picture below for a link to my Multi-Clips Growing Bundle. It contains ALL my phonics Multi-Clips I have in my store now…but the best part? It’s a growing bundle, so as I add more clips, you will get them for free!
