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We LOVE to use our handprints to make crafts in our classroom, and this time we’ve made a leprechaun! Celebrating St Patrick’s Day is always lots of fun in our classroom and it’s definitely one of our favourite holidays. You can find so many great activities for St Patrick’s Day, including this handprint leprechaun! Read on below to find out… Read More
I don’t know about you, but we LOVE to make treats throughout the year for different holidays and events. St. Patrick’s is one of our favourite times to get baking because there are so many different opportunities! I’ve shared some of my favourites below.. check them out! Just click the titles of each of the treats to be re-directed to… Read More
I don’t know about you, but my students look forward to having new sensory trays/tuff trays every week. Today was a huge hit. In this blog post I’m going to share with you my Valentine’s Day sensory tray/tuff tray. Along with how we use these in my classroom. The Tuff Tray Here is the tuff tray that we put together… Read More
We love to bake, especially when we can theme it throughout the year. So, this year for our Valentine’s Day baking session, we had the kids make heart shaped tomato pizzas. They were great to have as a snack to warm us up, and it was a great way for my kids to learn to make another type of food…. Read More
Every year we love to get our students to make Valentine’s Day card to either hand out to friends or take home to their family. We like to keep our craft sessions as independent as possible, so we try to find cards and craft activities that are easy for them to make. This year, we made this adorable cat card…. 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
Teaching social skills to our autistic children and students can be hard. Autism and social skills is something that may not easily go together. But, recently, we learnt about Bridges. Bridges is a wonderful company that has helped us – and so many other people around the world. It helps us with teaching social skills to our autistic students and… Read More
Valentine’s Day is almost here – and if you’re like us, you’ll be getting prepared to make some beautiful treats. My students LOVE to bake, so it’s important for us to find child-friendly recipes. Valentine’s Day is a lovely celebration in our class. We bake lots of ‘love’ themed treats and share them. We also have a Valentine’s party in… Read More
If you’re here, you’re probably struggling to juggle everything in your life right now. That’s ok. I think it’s safe to say that every parent finds it hard to juggle life. But, as a parent of an autistic child, we all know it’s that little bit harder. If you’re anything like me, there’s a few main things that you just… Read More
We love doing lots of different crafts in our classroom. They are great for working on so many different skills and the end result is just perfect. My kiddos love being able to take crafts home to their families – and we know their families love them too! Valentine’s Day is one of my favourite times of the year to… Read More
