**NOTICE** Next week I will not be sending new packets. I realized that many families have just received the packets from the previous week from the USPS. I don’t want to overwhelm anyone with more work. This will allow for blog posts to correlate with the weekly activities as I originally intended. Next weeks blog posts will include social stories regarding the recent changes we have seen in our community. We will continue to have our weekly google meets. As always, I am available via text, phone, or email and I’d love to schedule a face time visit!
Here is a fun exercise video that correlates with our daily living skill, washing laundry!
The Core Vocabulary Word of the week is I. In the video below, Ms. Dawn is reading books with the word I in them. Here is the Symbol on the Core Board:
Dear Families, I hope that everyone is doing well and that all of our mothers had a wonderful Mother’s Day! This week we will be switching the Google Meet scheduled for Wednesday’s at 9:00 AM to Thursday’s at 1:00 PM. I haven’t had any attendance on Wednesday’s for several weeks, so I am moving it to the afternoon to see if more students are able to attend. The notice home does not reflect this change, so I will plan on being there this Wednesday along with Thursday (the login should still work). Also, I know that getting packets from the mail hasn’t been reliable. Beginning next week, the transportation department will be delivering packets to students homes on Monday’s to ensure they are received on time. I hope that everyone has a great week and I look forward to seeing you soon!
This weeks daily living skill is washing the laundry. Remember, there are many skills to practice when completing this chore. Placing dirty laundry in a basket, sorting the laundry, carrying the basket to the laundry room, putting the clothes in the washer, adding detergent, turning on the washer are all skills needed to complete this task. It’s ok if some of the skills are not accessible to you at this time, the most important part of teaching a new skill is engaging in the activity as much as possible. This will lead to greater independence.
The recipe for the week is Mac n’ Cheese. This is also a classroom favorite! My daughter made the recipe this week and I filmed it. There are a few bloopers where I thought I wasn’t recording, ha ha! I’m not great at filming or editing so I thought I could record in zoom and pause as I needed (if you have any tips or suggestions, please share). It worked out ok and I will be doing it again next week! I hope you enjoy the video. I would love to hear if you made the recipe with your family or if you you helped cook something else! Also, If you have a special request for a recipe, please let me know. I’m happy to find visual recipes for your family to cook together.
The Core Vocabulary Word of the week is MORE. In the video below, Ms. Dawn is reading books with the word MORE in them. Here is the Symbol on the Core Board:
One way to encourage the use of the word MORE is during snack time!
Ms. Dawn teaching us the new Core Board word MORE.
Dear Families, It was so great to connect with some of you last week. Remember, I am connecting through Google Meets on Tuesday’s from 1-2 pm and Wednesday’s from 9-10 AM. I am also available via phone/text at 313-451-1251. I encourage you to contact me at anytime. I look forward to hearing from you! Unfortunately, with the US Mail delays many of you have not received your packet of materials from the previous week. I apologize for this inconvenience. Packets for this weeks topics were mailed last Wednesday, but I fear they may be delayed as well.
Our Daily Living Skill for the week is TAKING OUT THE TRASH.Read through the attached PDF with your family and then practice taking out the trash from the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom. Remember, even if your young adult is not ready for the entire task they can still be engaged in the process. Maybe they can retrieve a new trash bag and open it, put garbage in the trash can for you, open the door while you take it to the outside can, wheel the outside can to the street or even retrieve it. Lifting heavy things or pushing heavy objects is one way to stimulate your bodies vestibular system. This sensory input can be calming and help with attention.
The recipe of the week is a grilled cheese sandwich. In our class, we have made grilled cheese several different ways including using a griddle, stovetop and a sandwich press. Everyone seems to enjoy a grilled cheese!
