Getting Started

Today I am sharing an example of what it looked like when I was preparing for an October/Halloween themed My Obstacle Course done with Andrew. Prepping for an October/Halloween Themed My Obstacle Course Below is a photograph of my desk while I got organized. This is how I play!! While it may seem to be just a mish-mash of things, they all went together beautifully to create a fun learning experience. I gathered cutouts, stickers, thematic materials and other tools that I had which would … [Read more...] about Preparing For An October/Halloween My Obstacle Course

When I think of September, I think apples!! (Although at the grocery store this morning they were stocking Halloween candy - seriously?? Perhaps I'm just way behind.) Back to apples... there's apple picking, apple cider, apple pie, etc. Just as there are lots of ways to eat and drink apples, there are also many apple themed station activities that can be used in My Obstacle Courses. In this post I will share some materials that I have used to help me with this theme. Over the next few weeks, I … [Read more...] about Treasure Hunting for Apple Themed Station Items

Decoding the Teacher's Weekly Letter I’m sure that most of you get a letter at the beginning of the week from your child’s teacher explaining the themes, concepts and skills they are working on in class. This is an important way for them to communicate with you what they are teaching your child in school. This letter is also a great way for you to get ideas for how to reinforce what they are doing in school at home. How can you do this? Through simple station activities as part of My Obstacle … [Read more...] about Back To School Tip #7

I have a few questions for you. Do you want to do My Obstacle Course activities with your child but you have other children to tend to? Do you wish you could have another set of hands while doing the station activities with your child? Do you wish you could have some help preparing the stations or have help watching your child while you set up the stations? I assure you that you are not alone. This is how I know (except for the "other children" part, which I have heard from other … [Read more...] about Back To School Tip #6

As parents and caregivers, there are always going to be things that we do for our children that may not be the most fun for us (carpool, sports practices, waiting rooms, etc.) but that doesn’t mean that these things have to be completely unpleasant. I learned that by adding some things that I really enjoyed or wanted to do, I began to look at things like time in the waiting room, driving carpool, etc. as a gift of time where I had to do something for me instead of being trapped in an annoying … [Read more...] about Back To School Tip #5

In honor of Andrew's first day back to school, I thought I would share how I combine what I have learned over the years as a teacher and what I have learned as his mother in order to build good working relationships with the members of his "team."  Working With Teachers and Therapists I am a firm believer in meeting your child where they are developmentally and academically if you want to help them progress. I found that this got a little more tricky when Andrew started school because he … [Read more...] about Back To School Tip #4