Temple Grandin Biography for Teens
I found this book at our local library a few weeks ago, and I had to share! I haven’t read the entire book, but I loved how it emphasizes Dr. Grandin’s strengths/talents related to how she thinks and processes information. She also wrote a forward to the book which I thought had some great tips for teens and young adults with autism. I checked this book out from the library for my 11-year-old, but after looking over it, I think I would recommend it for older teens and maybe y
Review of Raddish – A Cooking Club Subscription for Kids
My kiddo recently announced that he was interested in learning to cook and that he wanted to take a cooking class. He looked up a few here in Dallas, but the minimum age was 16. I’d heard of Raddish Kids, which is like a monthly subscription box for kids to learn cooking skills, so we looked it up and decided to try it for a month. Each box has a different theme and comes with: 3 illustrated recipe guides, 3 culinary skill cards, A creative kitchen project, and A kid-friendly
Choice-Making and Motivation
I teach a college course for special education teachers that primarily focuses on classroom and behavior management. One of the topics we discuss in the course is student motivation. During this discussion, I like to bring up the impact of giving students choices on their motivation to participate in activities. According to some research studies cited by Elliott and Dillenburger (2016), there is some preliminary research evidence that students with autism and developmental d
Ideas and Resources for Teaching Students with Dyscalculia (A Math Learning Disability)
Last month, I led a free online book study group about dyscalculia. While the group has ended, I still have all of the information and resources online. If you'd like to get a copy of the book and read through each week's resources, you can access it all in the free Facebook group. You'll have to join the group here first: https://www.facebook.com/groups/699562713838057/ Once you've joined the group, you'll find a "recap" post that lists information about the book and each we
Star Wars Workbooks
If you've been following my page for a while, you know that I'm not the biggest fan of worksheets in general, but I've found some workbooks over the years that are really great! If your kids or students love Star Wars, they might enjoy these books. They've got really fantastic color pictures and illustrations from the movies and have the students reading, writing, and doing math problems about the characters. These workbooks aren't comprehensive enough to be an entire curricu
