Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
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
Can you believe we’re almost at the 100th day of school? I know some of you guys are celebrating it just this week! Each year I feel like the school year goes by even quicker. As much as I love be prepared for everything way in advance, the 100th day is always something that sneaks up on me – and… Read More
I love celebrating Valentine’s Day in our classroom, and each year I’m always on the look out for little gifts to give my students. One of my main issues with this is that there just seems to be so much candy and not much else available! So, if you’re like me, and want to get a present for your kiddos… Read More
After the winter break, I find it very hard to find time for self-care. I would guess that most other teachers and education professionals will feel the same too. When do we have time to ourselves? We devote our lives 100% to our job, students, their families, and on top of all that, we have our own families too. Well,… Read More
We love to celebrate as many holidays and celebrations from around the world as possible in our classroom. Chinese New Year is one of our favourite celebrations – mainly because we have a Chinese buffet to chase lots of amazing food! The students over the years have got more and more brave, sniffing, licking – and some even tasting the… 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
