These dramatic play themes and tips will help you set up dramatic play at home or in your classroom with children with autism. Dramatic play has many benefits, including teaching a variety of social and cognitive skills to little learners. Dramatic play themes included in this post Hair salon Flower shop Doll diaper Gingerbread man…
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DIY Fidget Toys for Kids with Autism (Homemade Fidget Toys)
DIY fidgets are a wonderful tool for helping children with autism manage daily stress, stay focused on a task at hand and self-regulate their emotions. These are 3 of my absolute favorite DIY fidgets that you can easy make at home for, or with, your child. There are so many reasons that I love DIY fidgets…
Fun Outdoor Family Activities to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Enjoy these family outdoor activities to celebrate Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is just around the corner and you deserve to be celebrated, mama. Whether you are trying to get your child off the iPad, making an effort to be more present with your child or just looking for a fun activity like gardening or sensory…
11 Everyday therapy tools for your home program
You are excited about your home program and you want to put things in place with your child right away! Unfortunately, sometimes getting all of the materials that you need to start working can be costly. You want to put together your Magic Therapy Bag of materials, order puzzles and get together that first list…
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…
6 Valentine’s Day Projects for Boys
Valentine’s day is just around the corner! Making valentines is a fun family activity and sure to be a cherished memory for years to come. Today I’m sharing my favorite Valentine’s Day projects for boys with you. Choose one or do them all! First, you’ll want to make some beautiful Valentines! (Image source.) Lego-Inspired Valentine…
Home program curriculum made easy with « program envelopes »
Today is the official start of the new school year at Le Chemin ABA, my learning house for children with special needs. We are so excited to be back and to be planning our best school year ever! In honor of the beginning of a new school year, I am sharing a special homemade system with…
