We have made close to $500 so far with our student business, which we are using to restock our coffee cart. The students are learning how to count and handle money and inventory.

Our coffee cart is going great! My students with disabilities love taking orders and helping to fill them and deliver coffee. It has helped them get to know all the faculty and staff and socialize more within the school. Coffee Fridays were so popular, we are now also serving coffee on Tuesdays.

My grant was for iPads for my special needs classrooms. Having the iPads allowed my students to hone many academic skills through the use of apps such as iXL and Teach Your Monster to Read. They were able to continue working on important skills during times when there was not an adult to work 1:1 with them, which was beneficial to their…[Read more]

One of the best apps I have found this year is Teach Your Monster to Read. My FMD students LOVE it! It is a game-based reading program. The website is always free and the app is $4.99, BUT is offered free every few months. If you sign up on the website, you’ll get an email when the app is on a discount or free offer. Even if you pay the $4.99,…[Read more]

I was so sad I couldn’t come to the TEACCH training KVEC did in December, but I’m happy I found this holler! Any tips for beginning a TEACCH style program for a nonverbal 5 year old? So far, I have tried a mixture of activities, with so-so results.