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Farm Activities for Fall

Farm Activities for Fall

Off to the Farm!   Even though it's still in the high 80s, it's Fall to me! Once September hits, I am ready for pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin patches, and visits to all of our nearby farms. The best farm in my hometown is Braehead Farm. Located in Fredericksburg,...

Using Adapted Books to Work on Color Concepts

Using Adapted Books to Work on Color Concepts

Still working on color concepts with your students?  I created another adapted book series about colors.  This series includes; “What Color is the Food?”, “What Color is the Animal?”, and “What Color is the School Supply?”  Many of the students on my caseload are...

How to Use Easy Matching Workbooks

How to Use Easy Matching Workbooks

If you are looking for a product that is easy to set up and implement, check out The Autism Helper’s Easy Matching Workbooks.  TAH offers these workbooks in various themes, covering you for the entire school year, including summer school.  Set-Up Purchase the Easy...

OT-Approved Holiday Gift Ideas: Games Edition

OT-Approved Holiday Gift Ideas: Games Edition

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  The holidays are upon us and it's time to start shopping for everyone on your list.  As you are shopping, you may want to purchase gifts that are not only fun but also have a therapeutic benefit.  This year, I decided to...

What to Do When There is Too Much to Do

What to Do When There is Too Much to Do

Let’s talk about what to do when there is too much to do. If you are reading this, that means we have one thing in common, we are teachers. And if you are anything like me, you are an overworked teacher. It’s mid-November, right before we leave for Thanksgiving break,...

After School Cool

After School Cool

My daughter Adalyn was diagnosed with autism around two years of age. She is now ten. Ady has always had therapy after school in the home so it’s always a challenge finding functional play ideas and activities that she enjoys. She is a lover of the outdoors so as...

The Benefits of Cooking in the Classroom

The Benefits of Cooking in the Classroom

Did you know that by incorporating cooking into your lesson plans, your students will continue to work on several skills?  Cooking is an excellent opportunity to work on academic and functional skills by creating hands-on learning experiences for your students and...

Fall Fun

Fall Fun

Fall Fun Once Halloween hits time flies. It's end of first quarter, parent teacher conferences are squeezed in, and IEP season creeps up. It's easy to get lost in the day-to-day and feel like you are drowning. The students feel it too. We keep fall hands-on activities...

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