Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
If you’ve been following me on social media, you’ll know how much we love to do crafts. And Mother’s Day is no different! Today I’m sharing my 3 top mother’s day crafts for kids that will go down a storm for your students families! Handprint Card We love to make our crafts personal and individual. And my kids love to… Read More
If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re trying to find some new transition strategies. Maybe you have a student or two who struggle with transition. Do they find it difficult to move to the next activity? Or next place? Worry no more! Today I’m sharing my best tips and strategies for transition for special education. Transition can be hard… Read More
Do you have a student or child who is finding communication difficult? Are they non-verbal or have limited speech? If so, your students or child(ren) may benefit from having a communication book. And today, I’m so excited to be talking about the benefits of a communication book for autism and special education students. What is a Communication Book? A communication… Read More
This week I’m sharing with you some Easter activities that we have done in our classroom. I love celebrating Easter with my students – and there are so many fantastic activities you can do with this holiday and season. Here is a snapshot of what we have got up to in previous years during Easter. As you know we love to… Read More
One of the hardest things for us to do on top of our usual daily tasks, is to ensure we are communicating effectively with our students families. And today, I want to help you out with that! So I’m sharing my best tips for parent communication for teachers. Our jobs are actually made a lot easier when we have effective… Read More
There comes a time, when our students move on to the next teacher, school or education professional. And you may be stuck wondering what information to pass on with them.. and how are you going to do it? Don’t stress! In this blog post today I’m talking about sharing information with teachers and how you can do it. And I’ve… Read More
My kids have always loved dinosaurs. And one of the best decisions we ever made was to have dinosaurs as a theme this year. I’m so excited to come on here today to share a dinosaur craft for kids that you’ll love! This week we made this wonderful Triceratops out of a paper plate and toilet rolls! And my kids… Read More
As you know, February is fast approaching and with it comes all the cards and gifts scattered around stores everywhere. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about why I think teaching about Valentine’s Day is really important for our kids. In our class, we celebrate literally every holiday. The children have so much fun learning about them all. And… Read More
We love making different crafts in our classroom – they get the students working on so many skills! And today I’m sharing some of our Chinese New Year Craft activities for kids that you’ll love to create! This year is the year of the monkey. And this was great for so many different learning opportunities! We love to celebrate different… Read More
I don’t know about your students, but mine love all things dinosaurs. And sensory activities are always a huge hit! So we decided to combine them. And today I’m going to share the perfect dinosaur sensory activity for kids to use with your students. This week, we decided that we wanted to offer a fun sensory activity to get our… Read More
