Download Resources - Curriculum & Content Resources designed to support early literacy, mathematics and thematic activities. Resources include Boardmaker files and custom libraries, PDF files, and files created in IntelliTools ClassroomSuite. For more information or to contribute resources, please email training@ectac.net

Boardmaker libraries. Custom libraries designed to compliment 3 - 5 curriculum. Download .zip installation files. You must have Boardmaker installed on the computer to update the symbol library. Once installed, these new symbols will be accessible from your Boardmaker Symbol Finder Tool.
AlphaFriends Boardmaker Library for VISTA	AlphaFriends Boardmaker Library for Windows XP

Instructional Sets. Activities pulled from the 3 - 5 curriculum and adapted using Boardmaker, SymWriter or other tools and saved as PDF files with instruction.
Button, Fold and Roll	This set of BoardMaker based activities is designed to answer questions and build sentences around the verbs “button” , “fold”, and “roll”. Built initially to support the Houghton Mifflin Pre-K unit, Construction Zone, this activity set is generic enough to be used in a variety of curriculum contexts. Pages 2 - 4 are graphic supported question and answer sentences, e.g. “Which one can you button?”, “I can button a ________”. Each page also includes a basic sorting activity, e.g. button or not button. There are 12 pages total in this document
Longer or Shorter	This set of BoardMaker based activities is designed to support content around comparing two things to determine which is longer or shorter. Built initially to support the Houghton Mifflin Pre-K unit, Construction Zone, this activity set is generic enough to be used in a variety of curriculum contexts. Throughout this activity students compare and discuss graphic representationis of a paintbrush. pencil, eraser and scissors. This 22 page activity includes teacher graphics as well as a communication board.
Bingo	This phonemic awareness activity is adapted from Houghtom Mifflin pre-k Unit 6 and focuses on sounds produced by /b/  /c/  /m/  and /t/. There are 4 sets of quarter page cards with with  /b/  /c/  /m/  and /t/ words and 20 pages of cooresponding bingo cards.

Boardmaker files (available in Boardmaker and PDF format
Brown Bear Boardmaker	Brown Bear PDF
Good Night Moon Boardmaker	Good Night Moon PDF
Hey Diddle Diddle Boardmaker	Hey Diddle Diddle PDF
Jack & Jill Boardmaker	Jack & Jill PDF
Little Miss Muffet Boardmaker	Little Miss Muffet PDF
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Timeframe	Activity Name	Description	Access
Ongoing	Apatosaurus book.xsd Iguanodon book.xsd Stegosaurus book.xsd T-rex book.xsd Triceratops book.xsd	Children will read for a variety of purposes, including pleasure and to gain information.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Ongoing	Dinosaurs.xst	Children will explore and identify colors, sizes, numbers and directional concepts.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Ongoing	Dinosaur Talk	BoardMaker files to develop communication opportunities around dinosaur themes.	Touch
Day 1     Activity 2	SeaScorpion Switch.xsd	Children will make a sea scorpion.	• Single switch (Cause / Effect) • TouchWindow
Day 1     Activity 2	SeaScorpion Region.xst	Children will make a sea scorpion.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 2     Activity 1	Diorama.xst	Children will make a diorama of dry land in prehistoric times.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 3     Activity 1	Baby Dinosaurs.xsd   (exploration activity)	Children will match a baby dinosaur to it’s mother.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 3     Activity 1	Baby Dinosaurs Quiz.xsd   (directed activity with feedback)	Children will match a baby dinosaur to it’s mother.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 3     Activity 1	baby dinosaurs.pdf	Children will match a baby dinosaur to it’s mother.	Velcro / tempo loop
Day 3     Activity 1	Apatosaurus.pdf Iguanodon.pdf Stegosaurus.pdf T-rex.pdf Triceratops.pdf	Children will match a baby dinosaur to it’s mother.	Velcro / tempo loop
Day 4     Activity 2	Apatosaurus.pdf Iguanodon.pdf Stegosaurus.pdf T-rex.pdf Triceratops.pdf	Children will seriate four dinosaurs by size.	Velcro / tempo loop

 

Day 4     Activity 2	Big & Little Quiz.xsd	Children will seriate four dinosaurs by size.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 7	Dinosaurs by colour.xst	Children will classify and sort dinosaurs by colour.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 7	blue circle dinos.pdf green circle dinos.pdf red circle dinos.pdf yelllow circle dinos.pdf	Children will classify and sort dinosaurs by colour.	Velcro / tempo loop
Day 9 – 11	Dinosaur books (above) for reference	Children will classify dinosaurs as meat or plant eaters.	• Single switch • TouchWindow • IntelliKeys • Mouse
Day 9 – 11	ApatosaurusSheet.pdf StegosaurusSheet.pdf TrexSheet.pdf TriceratopsSheet.pdf   Dinosaur Labels.pdf	Children will classify dinosaurs as meat or plant eaters.