We have been working on money skills a lot in my higher math group. Money is a major focus because – duh – money is freaken important. Like it or not, money makes the world go world and it is so critical that our students can use money accurately. This is a make or break […]
I have gotten a bunch of emails lately about community sign materials. Comprehending and identifying common community signs is a great functional skill to work on! It’s an awesome social studies IEP goal that can be easily targeted even with lower functioning students. Well – you ask and I deliver! I made another mega pack […]
Does your class do community based instruction? It’s one of the most valuable and beneficial things my classroom does. A few years ago one of my students refuse to leave the house with his parents. One of them always had to stay home with him and they couldn’t even go out to a family dinner. […]
The Life Skills Room is one of those things that has been looming near the bottom of my to do list for weeks now. We had partially set it up – enough for some of our kids to use on a daily basis – but it wasn’t set up to my OCD like standards. We […]
Social stories go along with autism treatment plans just like ballet flats go with skinny jeans. Although potentially vastly over prescribed and commonly used incorrectly, I believe that social stories do have their place in the wonderful world of autism interventions. When used appropriately, I have found them to be successful and effective at increasing […]