There is a program that teachers and schools have found to be very beneficial and that’s a curriculum developed by Leah Kuypers, an autism resource specialist and OT called the Zones of Regulation. The Zones of...
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Bees to the Honey
BEES TO THE HONEY There are 10 labelled honey pots and 2 extra to copy, trim and laminate. There are also 12 honey bees to copy, cut-out and attach to the top of individual clothes pegs. If you wish to extend the range...
Encourage Writing and Editing in the Classroom
After organising each child in preparation to write; finding a pencil, sharpening a pencil, locating their writing book with blue and red lines, then settling them into the correct writing position; sit still, all four...
Positive Behaviour for Learning
We’ve all heard the sayings, “Children should be seen and not heard”; “spare the rod, spoil the child”. Thankfully, gone are the days where a child would cop a clip over the ear from an old-school teacher for...
Teaching with a Disability
BLOG TEACHING WITH A DISABILITY John Catania I was born with a disability called Spina Bifida and have used a wheelchair all my life. Disability has challenged my resolve; equally, it provides tremendous gifts...
That Last Nerve
BLOG That Last Nerve You know the one! When all the jobs, tasks, to-do’s, meetings, testing to create/set/mark, school reports to write, the parent to settle, the admin to keep happy, the field trip to take, the next...
Appreciate your P & C Day
BLOG Appreciate your P & C Day I never realised until I’m now a parent, how much effort the parents put in, in THEIR own time, to make all the community events come together! I didn’t have children when I was a...
Teaching Children Gratitude
BLOG TEACHING CHILDREN GRATITUDE Teaching Children Gratitude We have always known that it is important to thank the people in our lives when they help us. Nobody likes to deal with someone ungrateful, and it only...
Irregular and Past Tense Verbs
IRREGULAR AND PAST TENSE VERBS Irregular verbs are the bane of your existence when you are first learning to spell. Sometimes it’s instinctual, but if the past tense of ‘know’ is ‘knew’ then why isn’t ‘shew’ the past...
Teaching Kids How to Ask Thoughtful Questions
BLOG TEACHING KIDS HOW TO ASK THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS Children are only in school for a limited amount of time, but they will never stop learning. So it's most important we teach them how to learn. Reading and maths are...