It’s been a really weird few days around here for sure. I’m excited to get things back on track and have the perfect idea to share! Halloween Playdough Mats are wonderful fine motor and sensory activities. We make our own playdough, but the store bought kind would be awesome too! I wanted to create Halloween… [Continue Reading]
Halloween Sensory Bin Activities
Oct 16, 13 by Leave a Comment
I love me some Halloween. I think it’s because Halloween is October and I love both Fall and October. I remember so well the excitement my kids brought to Halloween and I work to try and encourage that same excitement for the Brave Hero. First on the list are Halloween Sensory Bin Activities! I started… [Continue Reading]
Homeschooling a child with Down syndrome.
Oct 7, 13 by 1 Comment
Every 4 months or so I block out a couple of days for planning Parker’s home school curriculum. You’d think that in that much time I’d be able to knock out the entire year. Nope. No such luck. It takes time to translate Parker’s IEP, find the patterns I need, figure out new ways of… [Continue Reading]
September Sight Words
Sep 20, 13 by 4 Comments
Let’s not talk about how it is almost the end of September. It’s been a month, but I finally put together Parker’s September Sight Words. Parker’s sight words don’t fall under the same definition of typical site words. Instead we use them as a way to introduce new vocabulary as he learns to identify and… [Continue Reading]
Oobleck
Sep 5, 13 by Leave a Comment
I first used Oobleck when I taught science units on solids, liquids and gases. It was great fun to watch the kids eyes grow huge when they realized this was both a solid and a liquid depending on the pressure added to it. I made up a batch for Parker as a sensory and OT… [Continue Reading]
In the midst of the Common Core
Aug 12, 13 by 7 Comments
With the extinction of intelligence as we know it reportedly contained in the midst of the Common Core, I find myself quietly putting together the monthly lesson plans for Parker’s 2013/2014 school year. Parker’s due for his 3 Year Evaluation. I’m thinking we’ll express our thanks, but pass on that. A test that requires oral… [Continue Reading]
