Wibbly Wobbly, Neuro-UNlogical Stuff
Thoughts of an Autistic Mom with Autistic Kids
We did this last fall and we're doing it again this fall! Fall is my favorite time of year, and I try to bring it about as soon as possible indoors, even if the outside insists that it's still summer. I looked through my old posts and realized I totally forgot to blog about this... Continue Reading →
I have shared before how I use screenshots of Lady Bug's preferred show at the time to encourage engagement and learning away from the screen. I have two Super Why examples that I'd like to share. There is a Super Why episode, season 3 episode 2, that is wonderful for early literacy. The episode is... Continue Reading →
Just because I wasn't blogging for 3 months doesn't mean we weren't doing anything!
How I made a play tree from cardboard boxes, and some themed printables links.
When life hands you a shark (toy), make an ocean!
I wrote a post about what scripting looks like in our house, but I was dissatisfied because it didn't have enough specific examples. I would like to tell the story of Lady Bug, Little Einsteins, and Scripting.
Can teaching Lady Bug to read help her develop more speech?
I'm posting before doing any so that you can have the all in one place list if you're looking to do something like this this month, too.
For the past two years I have been using her interest and engagement with her shows to build vocabulary and to engage her off of the screens using laminated screenshots.
I was getting prepared for an exciting (to me) butterfly and caterpillar themed month of joint activities when Lady Bug's interest, which had been waning from safari animals, moved on to space!
Lady Bug has been interested in Wild/African/Safari/Zoo animals lately so I decided to capitalize on her interest and have begun a morning time when we try to do an activity together.
