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Bret Harkness

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Crossing Midline Activities

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Locomotor Skill Cue Words and Phrases

$1.00

Gross Motor Checklists + Motor Screening Checklist

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Gross Motor Skill Guide: Adaptive PE Resource Book

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Gross Motor Skill Guide: Adaptive PE Resource Book

By Bret Harkness

The Gross Motor Skill Guide would be a good resource for a beginning teacher. It includes individual and small group activities for developing motor skills. The activities include catching, rolling, throwing, dribbling, kicking, striking, jump rope,

Subjects:

Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Activities, Games

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Gross Motor Checklists + Motor Screening Checklist

By Bret Harkness

Here you will find 1 Early Childhood Gross Motor Checklist, 1 Elementary Gross Motor Checklist, and a Fine and Gross Motor Screening Checklist. The screening is perfect for finding out what gross and fine motor concerns your child or student may

Subjects:

Physical Education, Special Education, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Activities, For Parents, For Principals & Administrators

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Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Unit Plan

By Bret Harkness

This is a unit plan for the novel Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. It is aligned with ELA common core standards.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

6^th

Types:

Unit Plans

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4th grade Fraction Differentiated Activity Menu

By Bret Harkness

This is a differentiated activity menu for fourth grade common core. It is designed for use with the fractions section. Specifically 4.NF.1, 4.NF.2, 4.NF.3., 4.NF.4, 4.NF.5, 4.NF.6. These are all designed as projects and can be presented to a class

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Activities for Bilateral Coordination in the Classroom

By Bret Harkness

These are activities for developing bilateral coordination skills in your classroom. Many can be done as "brain breaks" right at the student's desks. These are perfect for younger children.

Subjects:

Special Education, Occupational Therapy, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games

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Fractions to Decimals Differentiation Activity Menu

By Bret Harkness

This menu gives students six activities to choose from when practicing converting fractions to decimals and vice versa. Their is also an attached rubric for scoring.

Subjects:

Fractions, Gifted and Talented, Decimals

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$1.00

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Crossing Midline Activities

By Bret Harkness

The following activites can be used to help a student develop the necessary skill of crossing midline.

Subjects:

Physical Education, Special Education, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, For Parents

FREE

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Locomotor Skill Cue Words and Phrases

By Bret Harkness

This is a good resource for Physical Education, Adaptive Physical Education, and Early Childhood teachers who want to teach locomotor skills. It provides cue words and phrases for basic locomotor skills.

Subjects:

Physical Education, Special Education, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, For Parents

$1.00

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Early Childhood Motor Skills

By Bret Harkness

This powerpoint contains components of physical education and health, structuring a motor skill program, activities and games, developmental milestones, classroom and recess best practices, and intervention ideas. It was developed as a training for

Subjects:

Special Education, Critical Thinking, Child Care

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, Staff

Types:

Unit Plans, Service Learning, For Principals & Administrators

$1.00

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Thinking Hats Activity on Personal Computers

By Bret Harkness

This is a thinking hats activity on the topic of personal computers. It is designed to be used in small groups or as a whole class activity depending on how you want to divide your group. It comes with a mini rubric attached. The materials needed

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.5.1, RI.5.4, W.5.1, W.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4, L.5.4

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Individual and Partner Activities and Games for Developing Balance

By Bret Harkness

These games and activities are great for developing balance in children. This is for use in physical education, adaptive physical education, physical therapy, early childhood, and special education settings.

Subjects:

Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

FREE

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Adaptive Strategies for Physical Education

By Bret Harkness

Adaptations and accommodations for physical education activites in the general setting.

Subjects:

Physical Education, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Games

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Helping Students Be Successful in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

By Bret Harkness

Powerpoint, useful for inservices, classwork, or just educational materials for teachers interetested in basic strategies and principals for helping students be successful in reading, writing, and mathematics from a cognitive viewpoint.

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts, Professional Development

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.14 MB)

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5th grade Units of Measure Differentiated Activity Menu

By Bret Harkness

This is a differentiation activity table addressing 5.MD.A.1.

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

5.MD.A.1

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (0.02 MB)

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Hula Hoop Activity: Hoop to Hoop

By Bret Harkness

Students practice tossing and catching a variety of objects while moving from hula hoop to hula hoop while directed by music.

Subjects:

Physical Education, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

FREE

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

12 years teaching experience including 5 years of Adaptive Physical Education, 3 years of Gifted and Talented, and 4 year of Interrelated Special Education.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. Physical Education M.S. Adaptive Special Education M.S. Psychology

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Married. Father.