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Happy Friday, everyone! We made it! Every Monday, 2-3 students go to the grocery store to shop for items we will need for our Fun Friday Cooking lesson. We usually make recipes students can make independently or with as little help as possible from an adult. Though it is not easy right now to head to the grocery store and… Read more →

Happy Thursday! For today’s activity we are going to watch (if you have the book, even better!) The Very Hungry Caterpillar and use the communication board below to answer WH (Who and What) and Yes or No questions about the story. We use a communication board in the classroom to express wants and needs, but you can all use them… Read more →

Hi, everyone! Since it is such a beautiful day, why not have a (indoor or outdoor) scavenger hunt? The ABC scavenger hunt is a good way to work on initial sound recognition. I have provided a link that will give you a PDF download if you want to print this out. Below is one of my favorite books to read… Read more →

Who knew you could take two of the most disliked activities (at least for me) and turn them into a math game? Math is truly all around us, even in the laundry! For today’s lesson, have your child sort the laundry of you. I have a few examples below on how you can do this. First example is sorting laundry… Read more →

Happy Monday morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend! For today’s lesson we are going to focus on Life Skills. Life skills are the abilities everyone needs to live independently. Every month we have a new skill we learn in the classroom. Examples of what we work on: Tying shoelaces Washing clothes Folding clothes Brushing teeth Washing hands Sorting… Read more →

Dearborn Public Schools Physical Therapy Home Ideas All children have varying positional and movement tolerances and capabilities. If you have questions regarding your specific child, please contact your physical therapist via email or reference your child’s IEP. Floor activities for strengthening  If your child is able, work on tall kneel and half kneel at a support surface like a couch… Read more →

This lesson will focus on Language Arts and Science!! BreezySpecialEd, a Teacher Pay Teacher author, has offered amazing FREE activities to support our students during this time. I have attached a packet about Zoo Animals. Heads up, you do not need to print out every page right away or even print out at all unless you want to. The first… Read more →

Hello!! Today’s post is about working on math skills with flashcards. Flashcards and manipulatives (physical tools of teaching, engaging students visually and physically with objects) are used daily in our math centers. *If you need help on how to make easy flashcards, please see my Letters and Sounds post on March 18th.* For our math centers, we always have three groups:… Read more →

Dear Parents, I have created a learning packet that is being mailed to your house this week to supplement the academic learning activities I post here on the blog. Inside the packet you will receive work for Language Arts, Math, and IEP goals. In the mean time, here is how you can work on your child’s letter identification and sound… Read more →

Dear Parents, Dearborn Public Schools will be closed until April 13th. During this time of shut down, we are going to work hard to continue student learning. Here are some academics to work on at home: letter identification, sound association, counting (adding, too!), fine motor and gross motor activities (sorting items, playing with playdoh, cutting, ect.), and life skills activities… Read more →