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May
This activity is to introduce word families. Pick some fairly common “chunks”. Then take the time to figure out all the letters that will create words. Some can be used in more than one “family”. Attaching the velcro will help the child see the word. I usually attach long strips somewhere on the folder to [...]
4
May
I’ve talked about categorizing quite a bit, so I decided to hit math. I’ve been with my student for about 3 years. So we have had to grow quite a bit. this was one of the earlier folders she used. I made it for the purpose of number recognition and counting. This was actually just [...]
11
April
This activity is very simple. The autistic girl I am with, has very weak fine motor skills. So we work ALOT on handwriting. I try to get her to practice 4- 5 times throughout the day. This is one of the things we have her do. First, I got some large graph paper. Next, I highlighted [...]
8
April
This is the second installment of center activites created to help children in the mainstream classroom. These folders are for categorizing. I found this picture simply by browsing around the internet. There are some great sites out there. Don’t give up… I cut out the bear, made a “dirty clothes hamper” by folding over card [...]
28
March
As you may have noticed in previous posts, I am a Behavior aide. I am currently working with a 7 year old autistic girl. I have been with her for almost 3 years now. And in trying to mainstream her, I’ve had to modify the curriculum quite often to fit her needs. At first, I [...]
12
February
I guess you can say I have a unique perspective on this subject. My father has Alzheimer’s and I work in an elementary school helping kids with special needs “mainstream”. I currently aide a student with moderate to severe autism. I am constantly amazed by the similarities of the two. First, the frustration levels. All [...]