Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
In this blog post I’m sharing my Halloween spider sensory bin for kids. We have LOVED using this one and I know it’s going to be a huge hit with your students too! You’ll find a list of materials, instructions and photos in this blog post to help you re-create this activity with your students too. Materials Needed Follow the… Read More
One question that I get asked a lot is ‘Should I dye pasta with food coloring or paint?’ And today I’m going to be providing you with some comparisons! For me personally, food coloring is my go-to.. But I have used paint now and again too. You can find my blog posts for how to use each of these to… Read More
In this blog post today I’m going to be helping you learn how to make edible paint. If you have a lot of students who mouth things in your classroom… Painting can be quite a stressful activity! Edible paint takes a lot of that stress and pressure off. I still don’t encourage my students to EAT the paint.. But at… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing my ocean play dough bin. I recently shared this play dough bin on social media and I had hundreds of messages requesting all of the information to re-create this sensory bin for themselves.. So I figured it would be perfect to turn this into a blog post where you can easily access all… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing instructions for how to dye pasta with paint. I prefer using paint to dye pasta and rice because it’s easier and less messy to clean up than food dye. The pasta lasts really well, so I usually spend some time before the back to school season prepping pasta, rice and chickpeas in all… Read More
This edible car wash sensory bin table has been a huge success this summer and I’m so excited to share it with you today! We love making edible activities where possible to reduce risks and this one is perfect to add to the growing list of edible options. You’ll find links in this blog post to items that I used… Read More
I have had lots of questions about my sensory table set-up, so I’m going to share about it in this blog post today. We LOVE to use sensory bins, and I find having an area set up specifically for them makes it more manageable in the classroom.. Or at home! My Sensory Table Set-Up This is a quick look at… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing some information to answer the burning question – what does overstimulation look like in autism? I’m going to touch briefly on what overstimulation is.. along with how this can present differently in your students. What is Overstimulation? To put it briefly, overstimulation is when a person is swamped with more sensory input, information,… Read More
In this blog post today I’m going to be answering the question ‘What is multi-sensory learning?’ This is a question I get asked about a lot. Especially when more and more educators are trying to incorporate it into their classrooms. In this blog post I’ll be talking about what multi-sensory learning is along with some example activities for you to… Read More
In this blog post I have attached a template for sensory room funding (or a sensory area). There are lots of benefits our students to have access to a sensory room or area… But we don’t always have the budget to do this. And I’m a huge believer that teachers should not be out of pocket for constantly purchasing items…. Read More
