by Amy Nielsen | Oct 1, 2022 | Cooking, Life Skills, Parent Perspective |
Ever since my seven-year-old autistic son, Barclay, was able to stand on a chair and reach the counter, I’ve had him in the kitchen with me. He loves to collect the tools needed for whatever dish we are whipping up. He then selects the ingredients and places them on...
by Stephanie Kennedy, M.Ed | Jun 24, 2022 | Academics, Cooking, Language Arts, Life Skills, Seasonal, Summer, Work Tasks |
The temperatures in Virginia have finally gotten into the 90s this week, and with two little kiddos that sometimes means days are spent inside out of the scorching sun. This can be challenging when all our little ones want to do is eat snow cones and bask in their...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Dec 9, 2021 | Cooking, Language Arts, Play, Visuals |
The weather in Maryland is turning chilly again so what better way to keep active learning engagement than with presents, cookies, and themed books! There are so many ways to differentiate and extend the following activities so do not feel like you must stick with...
by Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP | Nov 5, 2019 | Cooking, Fall |
I love incorporating cooking activities into my therapy sessions. I try to do cooking activities once a month with some of my students in my special education classrooms. Why do I do cooking in speech??? Cooking is a great way to work on following directions,...
by Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA | Jun 26, 2019 | Basic Skills, Cooking |
I was presenting at a PD recently and asked the crowded room, “Who does cooking in their classroom?” I had barely finished the question before I launched it all of the benefits and skills that can be targeting through cooking activities. I was so caught up...
by Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP | Nov 13, 2018 | Cooking, Expressive Language, Fall, Receptive Language, Resources |
I love cooking with my student around this time of the year. There are so many great Thanksgiving dishes to make. Stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin fluff, cranberry fluff, and green beans seem to be popular for my students. I usually do different Thanksgiving...