These Autism friendly bow tie pasta crafts for kids are creative & fun. A great way to engage your child, build fine motor skills & have fun! Who knew bow tie pasta could be such a versatile and fun craft material? We use all kinds of sensory materiels in my learning center. You can work…
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Creative and functional ways to store toys
Creative and functional ways to store toys. These systems help children with autism stay organized, understand where to go to get materials, communicate more effeciently to show what they would like to play with and participate in putting toys away. We have so many toys and other educational materials at my learning center! I am…
DIY hardware store, gas pump and rocket ship
DIY hardware store, gas pump and rocket ship : creative and fun pretend play for boys. Teach new skills using pretend play I am such a big fan of pretend play for teaching autistic learners a variety of new skills, such as imitation, imagination and interaction. You can also teach new vocabulary, counting, colors and…
10 Creative & fun ways to build your child’s fine motor skills
Strong fine motor skills are an essential prerequisite for several school activities : cutting, holding a pencil and writing, to name a few. Developed fine motor skills are also important to be able to fully thrive in one’s environment : to manipulate toys and other items, to pick things up, to lay things down and…
Easy fine motor activity using cotton balls + clothespins
Try this easy fine motor activity using cotton balls + clothespins for building fine motor strength and precision. I am so happy to have you here and to share this fun and easy fine motor activity with you today. I am also looking for, and developing, new learning ideas for the children at my center and…
Add a little sparkle! – 5 ways to use glitter + increase learning
Add a little sparkle! Fun ways to use glitter + increase learning with special needs kids! These are 5 of my absolute favorite glitter filled activities for increasing motivation and learning with children with autism. Glitter acorns from Happiness is Homemade. I heart everything Fall and I truly believe that learning opportunities are everywhere. You can…
4 Fall special needs kids crafts
The air is getting cooler, we have sorted our sweaters and we’ve reminded the kids where the coat corner is at my learning center, Le Chemin ABA. It is officially Fall which is wonderful for so many reasons. I love Fall, don’t you?! One of the reasons I love Fall, is that it is so…
Fabulous finger puppet ideas
I love using finger puppets in my teaching programs. They are adorable, fun and very useful for teaching autistic children new skills. I am always looking for new finger puppet ideas! This post will show you how to use finger puppets to teach kids on the spectrum. 3 Finger Puppet Ideas Level of difficulty I…