Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
In this blog post today I’m going to be talking about using time out corners in special education. While this blog post is geared towards teachers, it can also be informative for parents considering using time out corners at home as well. What is a Time Out Corner? A time-out corner is a space in a classroom (or at home)… Read More
I was so excited this week to find out that ‘Sesame Place‘ is now an Autism Certified theme park! Having a theme park that fully understands autism and the differing needs of our students.. But also for our autistic individuals all through the community, of all different ages.. Is a great step in the right direction! What does ‘An Autism… Read More
I’m so excited to share our Easter card craft with you all today. For each holiday we try to make a card craft for our students to send home for their families. It’s a great way to get them not only working on different skills in their craft sessions, but also to work on their writing skills – especially when… Read More
I’m so excited to share with you my Easter bunny craft that is perfect for young kids. Easter is one of my favourite holidays to celebrate in the classroom. There are so many learning opportunities. This craft is a great way for your students to work on their fine motor and creativity skills. I love making sun catcher crafts with… Read More
We LOVE art therapy sessions in our class, and when there are holidays or celebrations coming up, we theme our sessions for them! This week we done a St Patrick’s Day art therapy session and the children LOVED it! Read on below to find out about all the different stations that we had in our session. Colour With our art… Read More
Remember when I said St Patrick’s Day was one of my favourite holidays to celebrate in the classroom? It’s not just for crafts – it’s for the baking opportunities too! We do mix it up each week in our class and alternate between sweet and savoury baking. But, we could not miss out on these adorable rainbow cupcakes for St… Read More
We have been super busy in class learning all about St Patrick’s Day. We love to learn about different celebrations around the world, and this is one of our favourites. There are so many fantastic activities that you can do for St Patrick’s Day that the list is endless. Today, we made this adorable leprechaun paper plate craft. We always… Read More
We are still working on some great St Patrick’s Day crafts in class and this is one of my favourite ones so far. You can’t really celebrate St Patrick’s Day without including a pot of gold somewhere! Which is when we decided to make this adorable pot of gold craft. This one was a little trickier for our students, so… Read More
I’m so excited to share my Valentine’s Day sensory lesson with you today! If you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen me talk about the different sensory lessons that we do in our classroom. My students love these sessions.. And since we’ve been doing these on a weekly basis, the progress with my students has been huge! When… Read More
This week we have been baking Valentine’s heart biscuits. Cooking is one of my student’s favorite lessons, and we cook every single week. As Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, we decided to make some heart biscuits this week. When they were complete, we packaged them up into some treat bags and send them home as little Valentine gifts… Read More
