There are many reasons "At Risk" and "Special Needs" students fall behind so easily. Some of these reasons include: abuse, illness, physical impairment, family issues, learning and behavior problems. While these characteristics can contribute to a child's ability to succeed, offering alternatives for children is paramount to helping them grow.
At AMEP, we recognize that teachers and parents need products that can help in this process. This page highlights a few educational products that fall into this area of education.
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Living Mathematically
The Living Mathematically series introduces students to the choices they will have to make in life and gives them the mathematical skills to make sound decisions.
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Living Mathematically -Steps to Success Game
Learn about life with this clever new board game. Challenge 2 or more students with math related topics such as household, finance, numbers, formulas and patterns, math illusions, measurements, probability and statistics.
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Ice Breaker
These new Clever Catch® Ice Breakers are a great way to begin the school year. They really help students get to know each other quickly.
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Checks & Balances
Go beyond play money and teach real life personal finance skills! This classroom activity kit is designed to teach the fundamentals of finance to the middle grades with such things as budget planning, exploring payment options, and coordinating income with expenses. Kit includes checks and deposit slips with real checkbook covers, plastic credit/debit cards, credit card imprinters, reproducible student worksheets, and a Teacher's Guide, filled with activities. Income cards and "unplanned expense" cards, are used in a game format to aid students in simulated real life situations.
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Top
GongeA wonderful giant top for hours of fun. Top for 1 or 2 children. Lots of uses: use it to rock from side to side, spin it, build a den, etc. Small children can even use it as a boat in the pool (only under adult supervision). Develops children's physical coordination while they play. Made of strong plastic for both indoor and outdoor play. Very suitable for basic physical coordination training with disabled people. - Take a good look at our original top. Only the original top is shaped with a pointed center. This enables children to get the feeling of turning upside-down when moving the top 360 degrees around
the center.
- The edge of the top protects children's heads and hands from getting hurt.
- Raised edges prevent children from getting their fingers caught under the top. At the same time, there is no risk of suffocation if children hide inside the top. 3-10 years.
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Balancing Board
GongeThese balancing boards are very suitable for balancing exercises and retraining of both children and adults. Ideal for young children as the balancing boards are completely smooth all the way around. Material: Wood-the board is provided with a rubber cover.
Green cover: Approximately 1 foot 2 inches wide; 2 inches high
Black cover: Approximately 1 foot 2 inches wide; 3 inches high
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Balancing Board/ 76
GongeFor rocking from side to side, spinning around and balancing. Children can stand or sit on the board. With anti-skid profile and four integrated handlebars. With this toy children develop their motor skills and balancing abilities. Both indoor and outdoor use possible. Suited for children
from 3 years. Approximately 2 1/2 feet across; approximately 7 inches high
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Balancing Egg
GongeInspired by cultures where the ability to carry things on one's head is a necessity, this Balancing Egg is unique in combining a lot of fun with awareness of posture and development of balancing skills. The base of the egg is a soft rubber ring that adapts to the head of each child. The skill now
is to build your egg, piece by piece, on this base. Younger children can start by balancing one or two pieces of the egg. To challenge those who have perfected the skill (not an easy task) place some item inside the egg or challenge your little Eggheads to a race! The Balancing Egg is designed to withstand constant use by children. Age from 4 years
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Blow Lotto
Gonge - A unique, highly amusing game, which develops breathing control and lip muscles! The players take turns at blowing the ball from one hole to another, which requires control of the direction and speed of the ball. Nine holes show different pictures, which are also featured on the players' lotto cards. The first player to cover all pictures is the winner.
strong storage box is approximately 9" by 9" by 4".
Contents: Plastic frame, ball, game board with track on both sides, game board with animal pictures on both sides, 4 lotto boards with animal pictures on both sides and 36 playing chips. From 3 years, 1-4 players
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Hilltops
GongeFive "hilltops" in different height will inspire children to jump from top to top. Hilltops develop children's ability to estimate distances and make them familiar with heights. Each top is provided with rubber 'feet', which prevent them from slipping and protect the floor. Hilltops are made so that they cannot over turn. Set of 5 tops in three heights: Approximately:1' 2"wide by 3" "high, 1' 4" wide by 7" high, 1' 5" wide by 10" high
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Plastic Hemispheres
GongePlastic hemispheres that challenge anybody's balancing skills. You can try to walk on the hemispheres with either side-the flat or the round side-up. They do not slip, as they are heavy and filled with sand. They can withstand damp if left on the playground overnight. Colorful set of six in red, blue, and yellow. Two of each color. Approximately 6 inches
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Rock Around
GongeA spherical rocking toy for hours of fun indoors or outdoors. Children can sit in it and rock from side to side, or spin around. There is even room for two smaller children to sit in it together. Users can hold on to the rim without getting their hands jammed between the rim and the floor. Develops physical coordination skills. 2-7 years
Approximately 2 1/2 feet across; approximately 6 inches high
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Turbino
Gonge Turbino is a spellbinding, new blowing game. It's easy to blow the propeller into motion-but it's not easy to control it to stop at a specific square! Turbino is a challenge and fun for all children. At the same time, it develops their breathing control making Turbino very suitable for training children with speech disorders. The game contains two picture circles with different degrees of difficulty. Strong storage box approximately 9" by 9" by 4".
Plastic base and propeller, picture circle with animal pictures on either side, two fabric bags 10 gray and 10 orange rubber rings.
2 players,4-12 years
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New Pathways
The 32 activities in this booklet are intended to engage at-risk students in significant mathematics while offering them the opportunity to experience mathematics from a different perspective than from a traditional curriculum. Furthermore, these activities encourage teachers to become active participants in the education of these often neglected students. Grades 9-12.
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Baby Trampoline
Gonge -
For children from 1 1/2 to 4 years - with focus on safety.
On this trampoline, very small children can practise trampoline jumping.
The spring sheet is only 12 cm above the floor. The rubber cover yields protection against the metal frame and the supporting handles are covered with foam to protect face and teeth.
The construction is solid - beautiful design combines simplicity and function.
For children up to 25 kgs.
Ø: 70 cm - H: 65 cm
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Trampoline - Mono
Gonge -
With High-Foam Cushion
Functionally correct and beautifully designed toy for children.
Probably the most beautiful and most suitable trampoline ever seen in the child-care sector.
The sloped protective cushion with high rear edge (13 cm) yields utmost protection during play.
Foam-covered handle is included. Reinforced springsheet suspended in steel springs. New version
with welded steel construction available from summer 2002.
Maximum load: 60 kgs.
Ø: 103 cm - H: 73 cm
- We regret to inform you that due to circumstances beyond our control, the G-2400 Mono trampoline is unavailable until early 2008. If you would like to order this item as a gift, we can supply you with a "rain check" certificate. Please call customer service at 1-800-289-9299.
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Clever Catch® Life Skills
24" inflatable ball deals with questions relating to daily life. Example questions:
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What would you do if a fire broke out in your house?
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What should you do if a stranger is following you for a long period of time?
Answer sheet and play instructions included.
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Blow Games
Gonge - Three Blowing Games to Play! Two players take turns blowing the ball from hole to hole in the plastic tray while trying to control the direction and speed of the ball.
Nine holes in the plastic tray contain the same pictures as the game board. Depending on which groove the ball ends up in, the player may cover the corresponding game board field with a chip of his/her color. Blowing Games develops the command of breathing and mouth muscles. Durable storage box.
Grades K and up.
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River
A brand new and unique element providing unlimited possibilities for building balance paths! The elements are easy to join and are very flexible, so only the imagination sets limits to the course of the river. Due to the size of the elements even small children can build a "river". Made from durable plastic with anti-slip rubber edges, the river combines high quality with attractive design. The elements are stackable for easy storage. Can be combined with "the Island". 6 elements in 6 colors.
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Island, Set/2
Gonge - One Island - or several Islands together - inspires a game of balance. When combined with the River, the Island offers numerous possibilities for children to build challenging balance paths. The Island will form the natural center junction or "refuge." Made from durable plastic with anti-slip rubber edge. Set of two in the colors red and green. Max load: 50 kg.
W x L: 43 cm - H: 7 cm
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Bullying Clever Catch ®
Bullying Clever Catch®Bullying is a problem at today's schools. Anger Management is a hot topic too! This Clever Catch® will help students in Grades 2-6 open up and talk about an often delicate topic. This Clever Catch® also brings topics about electronic bullying on the Internet or telephone bullying through harassment. Sample questions are: How should other students respond to a class bully? Has a friend ever teased you in a way that really made you upset? Did you tell
them how it made you feel? How do you think bullies choose their victims? All answers are provided and open ended conversation topics are provided on the enclosed answer sheet. Grades 2-6.
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Tactile Discs
- Challenges children’s sense of touch of both hands and feet
- Large disc for positioning on the floor
- Small disc for child to hold in his/her hand
- Set offers innumerable possibilities in play ranging from a fundamental sensing of tactile structures to blindfold games based on memory and recognition
- Grades PreK-3
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