Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
Now more than ever, I think it’s important for us to ensure that we have a range of diverse books for children. And that’s both at home and in school. I recently read some statistics from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Children’s Book Center. In 2018 that the representation in children’s books is the following; 50% White 27% Animals/other 10%… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing some of my favorite children’s books about autism. I’ve always loved using books as a way to help teach students. And when autism acceptance day/week/month starts getting closer, I get a lot more messages. These are usually from teachers and assistants. And one of my biggest suggestions is always to use children’s books…. Read More
I love to use picture books with my students – and they love them too! So today I’m sharing my favourite 10 picture books for the first week of school. Links included in this post are affiliate links for Amazon. 1. The Day You Begin The day you begin is an adorable book for sharing the important message that we… Read More
I love February in my classroom. The whole theme of Valentine’s Day just fills my classroom with love, happiness and kindness. It’s one of the most important topics in my classroom. As you know by now, I LOVE to theme my books for different seasons, celebrations and topics in my classroom. So, today I’m sharing with you my top 15… Read More
As you will know by now, we love to include picture books in as many ways as possible in our classroom. We get them to match our current topics, seasons, and even upcoming celebrations/holidays. In this blog post today, I’m going to share with you my top 15 books for Groundhog Day to use with your students. I just know… Read More
I love teaching Winter in my classroom because there are just so many learning opportunities for this season! We love to read themed books and I’ve shared below 16 different Winter books that me and my students love! The titles of the books are linked to Amazon for you to check them out if you wish. The links are affiliate… Read More
I can’t believe it’s the new year already! In our class, we love to look at picture books for different themes/events and topics throughout the year. The new year can be a hard concept for many of my students to grasp. It’s for this reason, that I find picture books so helpful. They give my students that extra visual understanding…. Read More
I’m so excited to share my favorite 10 Christmas books for kids with you today! We have a tradition each year where we wrap a selection of different Christmas books and put them under the class Christmas tree. Then, each day we unwrap a book and read it together. It’s a great way to get our students excited to read….. Read More
Today I’m sharing my favorite 10 Halloween picture books for kids. My students love when I put out new picture books for each month / season / holiday and Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year! There are so many great Halloween themed books that your students will love.. And they can tie in perfectly to adding… Read More
Today I’m sharing my favorite 6 books for growth mindset. Growth mindset is being talked about everywhere right now.. And it’s used in learning environments all around the world. I know how hard it is to try and find time for looking up good books on a subject.. So I put together this blog post sharing my 6 favorite books… Read More
