Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
In this blog post I have attached a template for flexible seating funding. There are lots of benefits for using flexible seating in our special ed classrooms. 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 for their classroom. However, I also… Read More
I recently shared my 5 must-haves for a multi-sensory room. But today I’m talking about 5 things to avoid in a multi-sensory room. These are things that are either common mistakes or mistakes that I have witnessed in the past and been able to learn from when setting up new multi-sensory rooms. Multi-sensory rooms can be incredibly beneficial for all… Read More
Today I’m going to be sharing my 5 multi-sensory room must-haves. These are 5 items that I have personally chosen as my top 5, from seeing them in action and their benefits on my students. When it comes to creating a multi-sensory room, it’s important to ensure that the space is calming, engaging, and safe. A multi-sensory room is designed… Read More
I love having a multi-sensory room for my students to access. And today I’m sharing 5 reasons you need a multi-sensory room too! (This is great for putting together a proposal for school management too!) 1. Provides a Safe and Calming Environment I love being able to give my students a space in the school where they can feel safe…. Read More
If you’ve seen all the amazing rainbow sensory bins online.. You’ve probably wondered how to make rainbow rice. And in this blog post I’m going to share the quickest and easiest way for you to make the best rainbow rice that will look amazing in your sensory activities! Shopping List First of all, you’re going to need the following items;… Read More
I’m so excited to share some free space sensory activities today that I created to use with the amazing products from Zimpli kids. If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen that I’ve discussed Zimpli kids a few times before. I love using these sensory products because they’re always easy to use, stain free and easy to tidy… Read More
St Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate in the classroom. Today I’m sharing 5 sensory activities for St Patrick’s Day that I’m almost willing to guarantee your students will love! 1. St Patrick’s Crime Scene If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how much I love a good old crime scene – and… Read More
I have so many questions all the time about the table set up I have for my sensory trays. And you can watch the videos on my Instagram highlights here. But, I thought I’d also do a blog post here all about my IKEA sensory table set-up for you to see. I’ve attached a video below from my Youtube channel… Read More
Do you love to offer your students hands-on and engaging sensory activities? Check out this play dough kit cupcakes activity that is perfect to use with your students. Setting Up If you haven’t heard of a play dough kit before, you may be wondering why I have the play dough set up this way. And it’s mainly because of how… Read More
I’m so excited to talk to you all today about how we run ‘Therapy Thursday’ in our autism classroom. Read on to find out why we started it, what we do on that day and how it’s worked for us and our students. Why ‘Therapy Thursday?’ You know that Thursday feeling.. where it’s not quite Friday.. but you’re exhausted? That’s… Read More
