tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77745027771562666392024-03-19T08:56:29.005-04:00Multi Sensory Learning at HomeHands-on early literacy skills, fine motor skills, and special needs awareness
Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-63296613458246026142015-02-15T21:26:00.018-05:002022-03-24T11:58:16.639-04:001 in 44My beautiful, precious niece Olivia Paige, is part of the <b>1 in 44 children affected by Autism</b>. That's a scary number... <b>ONE in FORTY-FOUR!! </b>Chances are almost everyone reading this knows someone affected by Autism. Be it a family member, friend, co-worker, classmate, or student...the list goes on.<br />
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<br />I want to tell you about the journey of my precious niece Olivia, who has low functioning Autism., but there are just too many stories to share. I feel like words could never do it justice or capture the true essence of it all. But this much I do know...Olivia is truly a blessing from God. You cannot be in her presence without immediately realizing just how special and miraculous she is. God has blessed her with such a unique mind with mysteries too great for our "normal" minds to always understand and too wonderful for us to know. <br />
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My Sister calls her their<span style="color: blue;"> <b>“Mystery Girl”. </b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know." ~ Job 42:3 </b></span><br />
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I saw a video of my precious niece Olivia recently, in which she was swaying along to a praise and worship song and she raised her hands in praise as she sang along with every word that she had memorized by heart. Olivia is now 15 years old. In addition to Autism, she has Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, which affects her joints and leaves her unable to walk. But man can she move when she crawls where she wants to go! <br />
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While her mind may work in such different ways than ours, I see how much she praises God for her blessings and in sheer joy. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>“For you created my inmost being; </b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>You knit me together in my mother’s womb. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; </b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” </b></span><br />
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I have been forever changed by knowing her. I have more compassion for people's own unique walks of life. <div>My passion for working with special needs children has led me into a career in special needs education. My own children have become fierce advocates for children with special needs. They stand firm in their rejection of stigmatisms and misunderstandings about children with Autism and other special needs. </div><div><br /><div><div>Olivia has opened my eyes to see the world that so many of us turn a blind eye to. I realized many of us turn away because we don't understand and are sometimes scared of the unknown. But if only we could all understand that the unknown is full of such beauty, love, miracles, and mysteries, they too would be as accepting and passionate about supporting people with special needs, just like Olivia's family and teachers. </div><div><br /></div><div>See here's another part where words fail me. My heart, mind, and soul have been affected in countless ways by Olivia. <br />
<br />I am in awe of Olivia's parents. An entire book could be written about the love, sacrifices, and devotion they have for their precious daughter Olivia.</div><div> <br />I pray that my sister gets to sleep uninterrupted for at least 6-8 hours and that Olivia begins to sleep at night instead of sleeping during the day. </div><div><br /></div><div>Like a lot of other children with Autism, Olivia thinks that sleeping is such a crazy concept. After all, why sleep when you could be up surfing Netflix for your favorite cartoon or squealing with delight as you play the same part of a song over and over again. But so often, her mind gets overwhelmed by all of the stimulation, and my sister’s weight lifting skills and pain tolerance has to kick in as she helps hold Olivia through times when she wants to lash out or hurt her own self or her family in frustration and anxiety. </div><div><br /></div><div> Being the caretaker in situations like this does not require a gym membership...it comes with time and endless physical exertion. My sister has scars covering her arms from being scratched by Olivia over the years. <br />
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The month of <b><span style="color: blue;">April is dedicated to Autism Awareness</span></b>. Olivia's mother (my sister) wrote about this on her blog... <br />
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<i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: blue;"><b>"The grand gesture of setting aside a day or a month to bring the conversation of Autism to the table is wonderful. We bathe our lives in blue for a day, hoping that the general population will stop for a moment and think about, read about, ask about our journey with Autism. But, this day will come and go. This month will come and go. And when it's over, will anything be different? Will I have affected change in any way? Will there be more compassion and acceptance (not just tolerance)? Will the world feel the same urgency to solve this mystery as my heart does? Will the world see my daughter as I do, amazing and worthy and a child of God? </b></span></i><br />
<i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: blue;"><b>I pray, yes. Oh, how I pray. </b></span></i><br />
<i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: blue;"><b>What will her life be like as an adult? What happens when she is stronger than me and I can't stop her from hitting her head? Will there be funding to provide the education she needs and deserves? How can I help combat the ignorance and cold-hearted feelings that some people have of disabled children? Is my faith in God's plan strong enough to withstand the dark valleys? Am I doing all I can to let Olivia's life bring glory to Him? Will this world ever move past Autism Awareness and instead come together to truly advocate for and help our children? To help our girl? So many questions. So many fears. So much love."</b></span></i><br />
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So what can I do as her Aunt Stephanie to help share and advocate for Olivia and Autism Awareness??? This is a question I ask myself frequently. <br />
I have let God guide my steps. I have shared her story with people I met less than 5 minutes ago. I have shared countless posts about Autism on my Facebook page. Is it enough? It will never feel like enough, but<span style="color: blue;"><b> I trust God that every simple act we each do to raise awareness is multiplied by His love. </b></span><br />
My prayer today is that everyone reading this will be empowered and uplifted by the reminders that Olivia’s own joy and praise gives us (and so many others who are not just on the Autism Spectrum, but every person who is affected by special needs or disabilities). We are all miraculous works of art made in the image of God.<br />
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I pray that God will continue to guide and direct the steps of those individuals and organizations who have dedicated their lives to solving the mysteries of Autism, and support families during their journeys with Autism.<br />
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I pray for the researchers that God will continue to help them fit the pieces of the puzzle together as they figure out new genetic links, early diagnosis techniques, and what therapy and interventions are effective. <br />
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I pray for the organizations that advocate with ferocity for the families and people affected by Autism. Be it from fighting for more insurance coverage to access to therapy services, education and funding...the list is endless about the changes they are helping bring about. <br />
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I pray for the therapists and educators who pursue their knowledge and work with passion and have fallen in love with the children whose lives they touch in countless ways. May God guide them in choosing the appropriate supports each child requires to be successful in education. <br />
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And above all, I pray for the families of those affected. May God carry them in His loving arms along every single step of their journey. May their faith grow stronger with the peace and strength God bestows upon them. May they remember that they are never alone with God in their corner.<br />
Amen.</div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-67773811203447886392012-01-30T12:23:00.001-05:002012-11-28T21:05:44.699-05:00Special Needs Awareness Preschool Pack<div style="text-align: center;">
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I was inspired to create my first preschool pack by my niece Olivia. She is 7 years old and has <strong>low functioning autism</strong> and <strong>distal arthrogryposis multiplex congentia. (AMC). </strong></div>
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I've said so many times that Olivia has taught me so much. There is so much truth to that statement that the words don't do it justice. She is an angel sent to us from God. She is meant to be my daughter. Brian's daughter. Jacob's sister. She is a miraculous mystery. And just when I start the "why's" and "what if's," I'm reminded yet again that it isn't about that at all.<br />
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It's about the fact that I would lay down my life for that baby girl. It's about the fact that she has drawn me closer to God than I've ever been in my life. It's about how amazed we are that God has entrusted us with her precious life.<br />
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We have Faith. Faith that our loving God is in control and can use Olivia for His good.<br />
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We have Hope. Hope that one day Olivia will walk and talk. Hope that our lives will continue to be blessed by her.<br />
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Today is <a href="http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">World Autism Awareness Day</span></a>. The month of April is <a href="http://www.autism-society.org/about-us/national-autism-awareness-month/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">Autism Awareness Month</span></a>. And while I've been convinced for quite some time that Olivia is autistic, this is the first year we're recognizing Autism Awareness Day since <a href="http://donnamurray.blogspot.com/2010/08/same-journey-just-new-path.html"><span style="color: #8e002e;">her diagnosis last summer</span></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lightitupblue.org/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">Our house emitted a blue glow last night.</span></a> Olivia, Jacob, and I wore blue yesterday. Brian was decked out in blue, too, in his fire department uniform. :) I shared a link or two about Autism Awareness Day on Facebook. I had a chance to talk to a tech vendor who is involved in a project at work as we looked at my new iPad. As we explored some of the apps I had loaded, I was able to share with him some of the apps we have as communication tools for Olivia.<br />
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The grand gesture of setting aside a day or a month to bring the conversation of autism to the table is wonderful. We bathe our lives in blue for a day, hoping that the general population will stop for a moment and think about, read about, ask about our journey with autism. But, this day will come and go. This month will come and go. And when it's over, will anything be different? Will I have affected change in any way? <strong>Will there be more compassion and acceptance (not just tolerance)? Will the world feel the same urgency to solve this mystery as my heart does? Will the world see my daughter as I do, amazing and worthy and a child of God?</strong>I pray, yes. Oh, how I pray.<br />
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There are so many others on this journey <a href="http://adiaryofamom.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">who have said it so perfectly</span></a>. I know my words will fail me. But, I believe it is important to try and share a little of what autism looks like in our family...<br />
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Olivia is watching Yo Gabba Gabba, over and over again this morning, waving her arms, clapping her hands, purposefully positioned up against the entertainment center so she can kick the cabinet doors. This is her comfort zone. This is our autism.<br />
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She pulls on my chin, wanting me to say something. I search her eyes, grasping at anything that might clue me in to what she hopes I'll say. What were we just talking about? Does she want me to sing? She just uttered a sound. What is she trying to say? She tries desperately to communicate, but only sometimes. And when she tries, I don't want to miss the opportunity to engage with her. So, I try to read her mind. Quickly, before she gives up and retreats back into her world without me. This is our autism.<br />
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She watches a favorite show. She sings and claps and becomes completely overwhelmed by the joy of it all that she suddenly shifts into a different emotion. It's too much for her. She gets up on her knees, pulls her head back, and slams it onto the floor. Over and over until we get to her to stop her. The knot on her head has formed into bone over the years, but the head-banging can be so rare sometimes that it seems unfair to have her wear her helmet all day. So, we try to anticipate the meltdown. We don't watch Go, Diego, Go, because she loves the start of the theme song, but will suddenly flip out halfway through. Every time. The helmet is never too far away, and I swear sometimes she seems to find comfort in its confinement. This is our autism.<br />
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Olivia is functionally nonverbal. She very rarely communicates her needs through words or sounds or signs. Instead, she grabs our hand or arm and pushes it in the direction of something she wants. Or she bangs her head. Or pinches. Or pulls hair. And our minds race to solve the mystery of what she needs or wants. Sometimes we solve the mystery. And sometimes, we end up frustrated and bleeding and begging God to tell us why we are in a place where our daughter cannot communicate with us. But, oh how she loves to sing. She can keep the beat to any song, and she tries to sing the words. It may just be a syllable, or maybe even a different sound altogether, but you can weave the sounds together and realize that she is singing along. Music is her life. She won't sign to communicate her needs, but she's beginning to sign some of her songs. I pray she is one day able to use those signs when the music is off. This is our autism.<br />
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I'm pretty sure we own every single infant and toddler toy in existence. She couldn't care less about most of them. Instead, she is happy with a bag filled with flashcards. She pulls one off the bottom of the stack, looks at it, and files it back in the bag on top of the stack. Over and over. Once in a while, she might try to name the object or letter. The play kitchen in her playroom is never touched. The pretend-play toys that fill her baskets are just taking up space, only appealing to her if they play music or have buttons that can be pushed over and over. This is our autism.<br />
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Almost every single day, she wets her pants. She will be six years old in May and she isn't toilet-trained. There is no hope in sight of her gaining this skill. She qualified for <a href="http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10026.html"><span style="color: #8e002e;">Medicaid as "permanently disabled"</span></a> (that label is a hard one to swallow) and the <a href="http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/services/capc.htm"><span style="color: #8e002e;">CAP-C program</span></a>, so we receive diapers every month on our doorstep. Ah, that is so nice! I think, <i>how spoiled we are to have diapers delivered to our door!</i> And then I think, <i>our five year old daughter is still peeing and pooping in a diaper, and I don't know if that will ever change. </i>Diapers on our doorstep is fair. Yet, our girl can hold her pee and then flood that diaper. We've tried so many different kinds and have yet to find one that can hold it all. So, every day, she wears at least two outfits. Because one will most certainly be soaked sometime during the day. This is our autism.<br />
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I know what she means when she utters, "Oh, sah." I know because one day she had her fingers under the movable island in the kitchen as I was moving it and the skin on her finger was sliced. I felt so badly and just kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Now, when she is hurt or seems upset about something, she will pull on my chin and say, "oh, sah." Is this like a mom kissing a boo-boo to make it better? Or does she just think those words communicate pain? I don't know. This is our autism.<br />
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Who will know what "oh, sah" means when we're gone? What will her life be like as an adult? What will we do when puberty arrives and she starts her period? What happens when she is stronger than me and I can't stop her from hitting her head? Will there be funding to provide the education she needs and deserves? How can I help combat the <a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/200807170005"><span style="color: #8e002e;">ignorance</span></a> and cold-hearted feelings that some people have of disabled children? Is my faith in God's plan strong enough to withstand the dark valleys? Am I doing all I can to let Olivia's life bring glory to Him? Will this world ever move past <i>Autism Awareness</i> and instead come together to truly advocate for and help our children? To help our girl? So many questions. So many fears. So much love.<br />
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This is our autism.</div>
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We also continue to watch our <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Signing Time DVDs</a> almost every day. If you haven't read the story behind the creation of these DVDs, you can read it <a href="http://here./">here.</a></div>
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<em>While sign language is beneficial for every child, Rachel confesses a more personal goal. She says, "My hope is that everyone will know a little sign, just as most people know a little Spanish - so when your child sees my child at the park, there would be no awkwardness, no communication barrier, just three signs... "Hi ... friend ... play'... that is all it would take to change her world."</em>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-75645591325273320002012-01-26T19:31:00.001-05:002012-01-26T19:31:37.361-05:00Valentine's Day Sensory Bin<div style="text-align: center;">
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I found this neat idea on <a href="http://craftyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/01/sight-words-train-game.html">Crafty Homeschool</a> for practicing sight words. It was so easy to make! I cut up strips of cardstock and used scotch tape to lay them on the middle of the tracks.</div>
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Tinkerbell LOVES her new chair. She seems to know it is hers and yells if the boys try to sit in it. This age (17 months) is sooooo cute! </div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's what is inside... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(most of my materials are from the Dollar Tree)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made the color match up us</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ing pom poms with velcro to attach to the card</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carisa uses a <b>pocket chart</b> for their numbers, but since we don't own one of those yet I am using a <b>cork board and push pins</b> for our calendar. I made the July label with peel and stick crayola letters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys made this<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> fireworks art</span> with glue and glitter after I found this adorable idea on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://iheartcraftythings.blogspot.com/2011/06/fourth-of-july-fireworks-craft.html"> I Heart Crafty Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I drew the shapes of the jellyfish with glue and then let them shake (aka pour the entire bottle of glitter on each of the jellyfish. Then we shook off the excess and let them dry flat overnight. I think they turned out so cute!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to the beach again this weekend and while the boys were helping me collect more shells and beach rocks <span style="font-size: large;">we found a jellyfish floating in the water with a little crab attached to the bottom</span>. We "rescued" them into our beach bucket and watched them swim around for a few minutes. The crab had evidently been eating the jellyfish because most of its tentacles were missing. It was so much fun even for me because I have never caught a live jellyfish before! It was neat to watch him "swim" I love hands on learning like this! </div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-66646138412145956432011-06-23T10:46:00.003-04:002011-06-23T11:17:14.756-04:00Teach Me To Read Thursdays 8 (with linky)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/search/label/Teach%20Me%20To%20Read%20Thursdays" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/shiningourlights/boyreading.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></strong></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">We played a few <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">review games</span> this week and concentrated on our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ocean & Beach Theme Unit</span>. We started a unit on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">letter B</span> to reinforce letter sounds and also to work on his recognition of letters <b>b and d</b> which he <b>tends to mix up</b> like most kids his age.</span><br />
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</script>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-51439204903371274092011-06-21T03:13:00.001-04:002011-06-21T03:15:41.934-04:00Ocean & Beach Theme Reading and Vocabulary Unit- Getting Ready!<div style="text-align: center;">Our <b>Preschool Plans for the summer </b>are pretty laid back. We will still be working on ALOT, but in a different, more rleaxed way than we did during the past "school year."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First up in our summer plans is an<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Ocean & Beach Unit.</span> Unlike a typical preschool pack during the school year, we will be taking a more<b> hands on approach</b> to the subject and <b>mixing our "lessons" into our everyday summer activities.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I wanted to create an enviroment</span> for them that is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">rich in print and vocabulary</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I also want to use this time to explore Montessori methods of teaching.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">My boys are wide open ALL DAY LONG and trying to get them to sit still while I "present" preschool packs just isn't working the way I had hoped. I was starting to feel like I was spending more time creating our materials than actually using them. We tried the workbox method and while we still use our own version of worboxes (post to come soon!) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">visual displays </span>have been a huge hit with the boys and they are showing so much more interest in learning and asking questions now that we are using them more. It allows us to have more opportunities to talk about what we are learning when <b>we can easily plop down in front of our display and work on it together as the day allows. </b>Even if that means them sitting in the hall working while I fold laundry! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been squeezing in every spare minute I can to organize our new classroom/bonus room. I realized quickly we had little display space on the walls so our upstairs hallway has now become our t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">heme display walls!</span> (Hey when you don't have a real classroom you have to get creative!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here is a preview of some of our upcoming activities for our Ocean & Beach Theme Summer Unit!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the beach today, I gave both of the boys buckets and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">we went on a shell hunt</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">As we picked them up we talked about how some were shiny, some were curvy, some were broken, etc. The boys came home with a huge bag full of shells! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We <b>washed the sand off our shells</b> in the tub</div><div style="text-align: center;">(the sandollars and larger shells were shells we found on previous beach trips)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to use these shells for working on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">sorting skills </span>and eventually </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">vocabulary words for the common shells</span> you can find at our beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to use Montessori 3 part cards to teach the types of shells.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course we will have to make a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">seashell sensory box soon!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beginnings of our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ocean & Beach Word Wall.</span> </div><br />
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</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-9969208382351112892011-06-19T00:08:00.001-04:002011-06-19T00:09:54.575-04:00Teach Me To Read ~ Free Reading Skills Log<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>This week is all about review for Captain Rex in regards to his reading lessons.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">I realized I am <strong>starting to get lost</strong> in the sea of papers and lessons!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"> So to help keep us on track and help us be more organized, I created a </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reading Skills Log</span>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">I have made a <strong>chart for each of the skills we are currently working on and also the skills we plan to work on in the near future</strong>. This will be a great <strong>review tool/lapbook </strong>for Captain Rex as well as a <strong>reminder for me</strong> about what we have covered and what we still need to work on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">If you would like to download a copy click on this link...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For now these are the charts I have included. </span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have some you want me to add, leave me a comment!</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have included links to other great resources and teaching ideas I have found, including a list of children's books. Here are some of the books we used. There are other great ones out there, but we were limited to the titles our local library had on hand. The first 3 were big hits with the boys. The others are geared towards kids a little bit older.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also continue to watch our <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Signing Time DVDs</a> almost every day. If you haven't read the story behind the creation of these DVDs, you can read it <a href="http://here./">here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a quote from it...</div><em>While sign language is beneficial for every child, Rachel confesses a more personal goal. She says, "My hope is that everyone will know a little sign, just as most people know a little Spanish - so when your child sees my child at the park, there would be no awkwardness, no communication barrier, just three signs... "Hi ... friend ... play'... that is all it would take to change her world."</em><br />
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Here is a video of my sweet niece Oliva, who has low functioning Autism and distal arthrogryposis singing along to her favorite Signing Time DVD. Does it get any cuter than this??? :)<br />
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</div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Nh1z3w8mcI0" width="425"></iframe>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-62732887897069316062011-06-15T22:55:00.001-04:002011-06-15T22:58:37.417-04:00Teach Me To Read Thursdays 7 (with linky)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/search/label/Teach%20Me%20To%20Read%20Thursdays" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/shiningourlights/boyreading.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"The more that you read, the more things you will know.</span></strong><span style="color: #04048b;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top-color: white; color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss</span></strong><span style="color: #04048b;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #04048b; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Here you can share your posts on how you are teaching reading skills in your home or classroom.</strong>Topics can include a wide variety of topics such as:<br />
<strong>phonics & letter sounds</strong><br />
<strong>ryhming</strong><br />
<strong>sight words</strong><br />
<strong>word families</strong></span><br />
</div><div style="color: #04048b;"></div><div style="color: #04048b;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Here is what we have been up to this week!</span></strong></span></div><div style="color: #04048b;"></div><div style="color: #04048b;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><strong>Organizing!!! </strong></span><br />
</div><div style="color: #04048b;"></div><div style="color: #04048b;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I have been using any spare minute I can find to work on organizing our classroom/toyroom to be more functional and inviting. I hope I can share some pictures next week!</span></span></div><div style="color: #04048b;"></div><div style="color: #04048b;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">We have still been working on our reading lessons and <strong>next week</strong> we will be <strong>starting a review unit</strong> to review the word families and sight words Captain Rex has learned up to this point.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Here are the action pictures I managed to get this week...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Practicing writing his 4 new sight words from <strong><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/SightWordsJoin.html">You Can Read</a> Set 5</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: blue;">here, go, up, down</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also went to our weekly story time at the library and the boys checked out books on camping. So of course we had to have a campout in the living room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok these are not reading related photos but I had to share anyway! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">We did the first story sequencing in this unit and then I had Captain Rex <strong>highlight any words he knew</strong>. I was impressed when he higlighted the "sh" in one word! I was worried I was rushing him by introducing the -sh blends but evidently he got it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-4266755558667977402011-06-13T18:32:00.001-04:002011-06-13T19:00:48.033-04:00All About Reading- Free Sample<div align="center">Have you downloaded your <a href="http://all-about-spelling.com/activity-booklets">free samples of All About Reading</a>? </div><div align="center">I printed our copies out last night and so far I really like it! </div><div align="center">This is from the Level Pre-1. Does anyone else use this program? Do you like it?</div><div align="center">I am thinking about buying it for Captain Rex to use as part of his reading lessons.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>You can download a copy of the -sh cards and mini book here...</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/If5qOIJG/-sh_consonant_diagraph.html"><span style="font-size: large;">-sh consonant diagraph pack</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what Tinkerbell did while we worked on this lesson...destory her room! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She thinks it is so funny when she pulls all of her clothes out of the dresser ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How can you be mad at a face like that?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some more consonant diagraph resources I found online:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <a href="http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/phonics/digraphs/digraphs.htm">First School Years</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <a href="http://www.wordway.us.com/">Word Way</a></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-83389218300894476072011-06-10T19:37:00.004-04:002011-06-19T00:19:34.348-04:00Ocean Theme Review & Giveaway from Ingles 360<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>6/19/2011: We have a winner! Congrats Becki! I will be emailing you soon with your downloads :)</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>In honor of reaching <span style="font-size: large;">100 followers</span> of my blog, I am hosting my first review and <span style="font-size: large;">giveaway!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ana from <strong>Ingles 360</strong> is offering my readers the chance to win an </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>ocean themed pack of printables</strong> </span>just in time for summer!<br />
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</div>Ana is a Christian teacher who lives in South America and teaches English as a second language to kids preK-12. She has created tons of awesome printables great for the classroom or homeschool including:<br />
<strong>flannel board sets, pocket chart sets, classroom management, and tons of great vocabulary rich games and printables. </strong>With a <strong>large variety of themes</strong> to chose from you are sure to find something to complement your preschool and Kindergarten lessons. <br />
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You can find a full listing of all of her products at her <a href="http://www.currclick.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=274"><span style="font-size: large;">CurrClick Store</span></a>!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Most of them are <strong>$1</strong> and she even has a section of <strong>freebies!</strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Cook Up a Story ~ Little Mermaid</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see in the picture that this one has plenty of great activities with it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Little Mermaid story</strong> with <strong>envelope</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Doorknob hanger, bookmarks</strong>, and <strong>reading badges</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Vocabulary matching cards</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Clothespin beginning letter vocabulary wheels</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Reading journal</strong> to reinforce reading comprehension</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Croscurricular cards</strong> listing activity ideas for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art, Science, Cooking and a Poem </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">related to the theme of the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ <strong>Task Cards</strong> related to the setting, characters, plot and author</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely LOVE this pack and will definitely be purchasing some of the other titles. It is the <strong>perfect complement to our reading lessons</strong>. My kids love any kind of badge/sticker they get to the wear and the doorknob hanger was a big hit. It definitely increased their excitement over reading the story. The reading journal and task cards are perfect way to work on reading comprehension. The beginning letter vocabulary wheels were great for beginning sounds practice. The vocabulary matching cards were a great way to review words related to our story. And I LOVED the crosscurricular cards with ideas to keep us busy while working on skills in other areas while using the story as inspiration. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have a beginning reader then you should definitely check out her full list of Cook up a Story!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was also one of my favorites since it reinforces vocabulary words. It has <strong>9 ocean themed vocabulary puzzle cards</strong> as well as <strong>4 bingo mats with markers</strong> to practice matching vocabulary words and pictures. There is ocean themed box to store it all in. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like how there are <strong>both dot cards and number word cards</strong> to match up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is perfect for both of my boys since Little Thomas (age 3) is still working on counting skills and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Rex (almost 5) is working on sight words and reading.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This game has <strong>6 vocabulary words and sorting mats</strong> for <strong>upper and lower case letters</strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are working on a letter of the week this would be a nice game to complement your lessons!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">9 Little Fish ~ </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Teacher's Helpers Flannel board set</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The poem for this set is so cute! This has definitely inspired me to finally make my own flannel board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> For now we will be using this on the fridge or dishwasher by adding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <strong>magnets</strong> to the back of each fish.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clipart for this game is so cute! This is great for working on sorting skills!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This week we concentrated on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-ig word family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">and stated working with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-ip word family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We added each word scoop to our cone as we found it in our reader.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We worked with our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/2011/05/word-family-building-blocks.html">Word Family Building Blocks</a> </span>to practice our <b>-ig family words.</b></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-ig cut and paste from Ready2Read</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week we worked on <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Set 4: love, mom, dad, at</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used most of the printables from this set but I didn't get pictures of it all in action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sight word writing practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Thanks for our board Aunt Donna!)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our new <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">word wall</span> that I made after seeing<a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/2011/04/word-wall.html"> Carisa's from 1+1+1=1</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God Made Us All Special </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sight reader from my <a href="http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-first-preschool-pack-is-ready-i.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Special</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Needs</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Awareness</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"> Preschool </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Pack</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found these at our library. They have small words that the parent reads and then big print words for the child to read. Captain Rex wasn't interested but I am going to keep trying them because the concept is perfect :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to visit <a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotTrays.html">1+1+1=1</a> for some great Tot Tray ideas!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, <strong>I pointed out the <span style="font-size: large;">handicapped parking space</span></strong> to Captain Rex (almost age 5) and <strong>asked him if he knew what it meant.</strong> His answer was, <strong>"Yes! It means Olivia!"</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(aka his cousin pictured below who has low functioning Autism and distal AMC)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>He recognized the shape of her wheelchair. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We talked about the color of the <strong>lines being blue</strong> and how <strong>it meant people with handicaps and "boo- boos" got to park there so they would be closer to the door. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Rex exclaimed <strong>"I want to park close to the door too Mom!"</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I reminded him we didn't have boo-boos or need a wheelchair</strong> and such to get around so <strong>it was easier for us to walk a longer way.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>"Oh so we get to park in the yellow spaces then? That's cool."</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I pointed out the <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>sign hanging on the rearview mirror</strong></span> of the car parked in the handicapped space. I told him that was their <strong>"ticket" to park there</strong>. If you have a preschooler then you know how cool they think tickets are. Captain Rex understands tickets = prize. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>As the week progressed, Captain Rex was eager to point out each sign he saw and tell his Daddy what it meant</strong>. And of course he thought the <strong>handicapped stall in the bathroom</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> was totally awesome LOL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I will be introducing my <strong>sight reader</strong> for this unit and a few of the printables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong>If you have downloaded the unit and blogged about it, please leave me a comment so I can see how everyone else is using their preschool packs with their children. :)</strong></em></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543419464546041813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774502777156266639.post-83939302516042768392011-06-03T12:21:00.002-04:002011-06-03T12:47:25.408-04:00Teach Me To Read...What Day Is It? (with linky)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/search/label/Teach%20Me%20To%20Read%20Thursdays" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/shiningourlights/boyreading.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top-color: white; color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"The more that you read, the more things you will know.</span></strong><span style="color: #04048b;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top-color: white; color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss</span></strong><span style="color: #04048b;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04048b;"></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to week 5 of <span style="font-size: x-small;">Teach Me To Read Thursdays</span>!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Here you can share your posts on how you are teaching reading skills in your home or classroom.</strong>Topics can include a wide variety of topics such as:<br />
<strong>phonics & letter sounds</strong><br />
<strong>ryhming</strong><br />
<strong>sight words</strong><br />
<strong>word families</strong></span></div><div style="color: #04048b; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></div><div align="center">I was so out of it yesterday after my surgery that I could barely turn on the computer or post on the blog! Yesterday was my <strong>32nd birthday</strong> and I am soooooo excited about what the coming year will hold.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">This week is <strong>vacation</strong> for my husband and we have been releshing every minute of our time together as a family. Last night Captain Rex got hit by a <strong>stomach bug</strong> though so please pray for quick healing for everyone! I am <em>so</em> grateful for Lysol wipes ;)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Before my surgery I started <strong>setting up our new classroom.</strong> I will be posting pictures once it is done. I believe strongly that <strong>visually displaying vocabulary and information</strong> will help Captain Rex with retaining each new skill he learns. I want to make his vocabulary and sight word development <strong>relevant</strong> to the word around him and help him expand it through our everyday activities.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I am working behind the scenes with a new vocabulary and sight words unit as well as a reading unit from <a href="http://www.ingles360.net/index.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Ingles 360</span></a> and will be offering a review and giveaway on that soon so stay tuned! I am really excited about her ideas for developing vocabulary through games and everyday life. She also has cute units to help with reading comprehension.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"> Since we have been on vacation this week I don't have any pictures to share yet on our recent reading lessons. I do want to share this awesome idea I found on <a href="http://totsandme.blogspot.com/search/label/Teach%20Me%20to%20Read%20Thursdays">Tots and Me</a> </div><div align="center">for making <strong>word family caterpillars</strong>! This is too cute! </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Click <a href="http://shiningourlights.blogspot.com/p/reading-skills-resources.html">here</a> to see some other great reading skills resources! <br />
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I asked for Microsoft Publisher for Mother's Day and I LOVE it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was inspired to create my first preschool pack by my niece Olivia. She is 6 years old and has <strong>low functioning autism</strong> and <strong>distal arthrogryposis multiplex congentia. (AMC). </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Click here to download ...</strong><strong></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have <strong>printed out all of our materials</strong> and today <strong>we checked out the books and videos we will be watching with our lessons</strong> in the upcoming weeks. I will post more on our preschool pack in action as we go through our lessons together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am providing these materials free of charge. I have also started a donation link on <span style="font-size: large;">Autism Speaks</span> where you can make a donation <strong>in honor of Shining Our Lights Preschool and my precious niece Olivia</strong>. The starting donation is $5. But please do not feel like you have to give. Our home has been so blessed with the wonderful free resources we use in our preschool at home and I am happy to finally be able to share back with my other blogging mommies :) </div><br />
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</div><h2 class="date-header"><em><span style="color: blue;">Here is a look at Autism from Olivia's Mom...</span></em></h2><h2 class="date-header"><span style="color: #8e2648;">Saturday, April 02, 2011</span></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="9002864594787861247"></a><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title">This is our autism. </h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-9002864594787861247"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Y04NaUuUhJSTmuVWr7ulQzqWqxEt7qN9wYsPASXMuzMj1hsyVNTLV_Oh6Dmu2PdS9VQ1SGhlLBO44mwjuaXIxtxom-jKBVvTpKV6EVldkecWzRl2vMQzB8YFtD-iGBEaazI76cA/s1600/IMG_3910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Y04NaUuUhJSTmuVWr7ulQzqWqxEt7qN9wYsPASXMuzMj1hsyVNTLV_Oh6Dmu2PdS9VQ1SGhlLBO44mwjuaXIxtxom-jKBVvTpKV6EVldkecWzRl2vMQzB8YFtD-iGBEaazI76cA/s400/IMG_3910.JPG" width="400" /><span style="color: #8e002e;"> </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e002e;"><br />
</span></div>Today is <a href="http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">World Autism Awareness Day</span></a>. The month of April is <a href="http://www.autism-society.org/about-us/national-autism-awareness-month/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">Autism Awareness Month</span></a>. And while I've been convinced for quite some time that Olivia is autistic, this is the first year we're recognizing Autism Awareness Day since <a href="http://donnamurray.blogspot.com/2010/08/same-journey-just-new-path.html"><span style="color: #8e002e;">her diagnosis last summer</span></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lightitupblue.org/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">Our house emitted a blue glow last night.</span></a> Olivia, Jacob, and I wore blue yesterday. Brian was decked out in blue, too, in his fire department uniform. :) I shared a link or two about Autism Awareness Day on Facebook. I had a chance to talk to a tech vendor who is involved in a project at work as we looked at my new iPad. As we explored some of the apps I had loaded, I was able to share with him some of the apps we have as communication tools for Olivia.<br />
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The grand gesture of setting aside a day or a month to bring the conversation of autism to the table is wonderful. We bathe our lives in blue for a day, hoping that the general population will stop for a moment and think about, read about, ask about our journey with autism. But, this day will come and go. This month will come and go. And when it's over, will anything be different? Will I have affected change in any way? <strong>Will there be more compassion and acceptance (not just tolerance)? Will the world feel the same urgency to solve this mystery as my heart does? Will the world see my daughter as I do, amazing and worthy and a child of God?</strong>I pray, yes. Oh, how I pray.<br />
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There are so many others on this journey <a href="http://adiaryofamom.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #8e002e;">who have said it so perfectly</span></a>. I know my words will fail me. But, I believe it is important to try and share a little of what autism looks like in our family... <br />
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Olivia is watching Yo Gabba Gabba, over and over again this morning, waving her arms, clapping her hands, purposefully positioned up against the entertainment center so she can kick the cabinet doors. This is her comfort zone. This is our autism.<br />
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She pulls on my chin, wanting me to say something. I search her eyes, grasping at anything that might clue me in to what she hopes I'll say. What were we just talking about? Does she want me to sing? She just uttered a sound. What is she trying to say? She tries desperately to communicate, but only sometimes. And when she tries, I don't want to miss the opportunity to engage with her. So, I try to read her mind. Quickly, before she gives up and retreats back into her world without me. This is our autism.<br />
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She watches a favorite show. She sings and claps and becomes completely overwhelmed by the joy of it all that she suddenly shifts into a different emotion. It's too much for her. She gets up on her knees, pulls her head back, and slams it onto the floor. Over and over until we get to her to stop her. The knot on her head has formed into bone over the years, but the head-banging can be so rare sometimes that it seems unfair to have her wear her helmet all day. So, we try to anticipate the meltdown. We don't watch Go, Diego, Go, because she loves the start of the theme song, but will suddenly flip out halfway through. Every time. The helmet is never too far away, and I swear sometimes she seems to find comfort in its confinement. This is our autism.<br />
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Olivia is functionally nonverbal. She very rarely communicates her needs through words or sounds or signs. Instead, she grabs our hand or arm and pushes it in the direction of something she wants. Or she bangs her head. Or pinches. Or pulls hair. And our minds race to solve the mystery of what she needs or wants. Sometimes we solve the mystery. And sometimes, we end up frustrated and bleeding and begging God to tell us why are in a place where our daughter cannot communicate with us. But, oh how she loves to sing. She can keep the beat to any song, and she tries to sing the words. It may just be a syllable, or maybe even a different sound altogether, but you can weave the sounds together and realize that she is singing along. Music is her life. She won't sign to communicate her needs, but she's beginning to sign some of her songs. I pray she is one day able to use those signs when the music is off. This is our autism.<br />
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I'm pretty sure we own every single infant and toddler toy in existence. She couldn't care less about most of them. Instead, she is happy with a bag filled with flashcards. She pulls one off the bottom of the stack, looks at it, and files it back in the bag on top of the stack. Over and over. Once in a while, she might try to name the object or letter. The play kitchen in her playroom is never touched. The pretend-play toys that fill her baskets are just taking up space, only appealing to her if they play music or have buttons that can be pushed over and over. This is our autism.<br />
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Almost every single day, she wets her pants. She will be six years old in May and she isn't toilet-trained. There is no hope in sight of her gaining this skill. She qualified for <a href="http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10026.html"><span style="color: #8e002e;">Medicaid as "permanently disabled"</span></a> (that label is a hard one to swallow) and the <a href="http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/services/capc.htm"><span style="color: #8e002e;">CAP-C program</span></a>, so we receive diapers every month on our doorstep. Ah, that is so nice! I think, <i>how spoiled we are to have diapers delivered to our door!</i> And then I think, <i>our five year old daughter is still peeing and pooping in a diaper, and I don't know if that will ever change. </i>Diapers on our doorstep is fair. Yet, our girl can hold her pee and then flood that diaper. We've tried so many different kinds and have yet to find one that can hold it all. So, every day, she wears at least two outfits. Because one will most certainly be soaked sometime during the day. This is our autism.<br />
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I know what she means when she utters, "Oh, sah." I know because one day she had her fingers under the movable island in the kitchen as I was moving it and the skin on her finger was sliced. I felt so badly and just kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Now, when she is hurt or seems upset about something, she will pull on my chin and say, "oh, sah." Is this like a mom kissing a boo-boo to make it better? Or does she just think those words communicate pain? I don't know. This is our autism.<br />
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Who will know what "oh, sah" means when we're gone? What will her life be like as an adult? What will we do when puberty arrives and she starts her period? What happens when she is stronger than me and I can't stop her from hitting her head? Will there be funding to provide the education she needs and deserves? How can I help combat the <a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/200807170005"><span style="color: #8e002e;">ignorance</span></a> and cold-hearted feelings that some people have of disabled children? Is my faith in God's plan strong enough to withstand the dark valleys? Am I doing all I can to let Olivia's life bring glory to Him? Will this world ever move past <i>Autism Awareness</i> and instead come together to truly advocate for and help our children? To help our girl? So many questions. So many fears. So much love.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To review our -at & -an word families we used printables from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://moffattgirls.blogspot.com/2011/05/ready2read-level-1-unit-1.html">Ready2Read</a> which is Annie's new program at The Moffatt Girls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Annie has a cute apple sort for the -at & -an families, but in the interest of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saving ink, we used our <a href="http://filefolderfun.com/Pages/KindergartenPhonics/ShamrockPhonics.html">file folder game</a> that I had made previously to review.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I may re-make this pocket to be larger for our <span style="font-size: large;">sight readers</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week we are reading our Summer sight reader from <a href="http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html">Hubbard's Cupboard.</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sight Words song</span> from The Moffatt Girls<a href="http://moffattgirls.blogspot.com/p/ready2read.html"> Ready2Read</a> program.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sight Word Writing Practice</span> from <a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/youcanread.html">You Can Read</a> at 1+1+1=1</div><br />
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