Showing posts with label summertime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summertime. Show all posts

Sunday, August 26, 2012

"How do you know WHEN 'It's Back-to-School Time'?"




Like most kids, our 7 year old can't wait for SUMMERTIME!  He enjoys weekday recreation time, endless playing in the backyard and daily fun at community playgrounds, meeting new friends in his extended school year program, camps, staying up late, etc.... 
As Parents, we know it's back to school time WHEN:
  • big box stores put out the school supplies displays (1 month in advance)
  • clothing retail stores advertise school attire with summer clothes in their commercials (1 month in advance)
  • our son is 'tired' of summer camp (last 2-3 days)
  • our son is asking for new SCHOOL apps on the iPad, iPod Touch! (2 weeks in advance)
  • you've seen all of the summer movies at the local theater
  • you're bored with the selections in Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Media Hub, etc...
  • our son resets his summer 'wake-up' and 'go-to-bed' schedule to the SCHOOL TIME!
If you think about it, there are many signs of the school time.  Students, Parents, Teachers and the Community share in the 'Back-to-School' annual mode.

"How do you know WHEN 'It's Back-to-School Time'?"
Picture of KBJCosse''Enjoyable School Year'  shares transitions in life, and 'Special Needs Blogs' which are 2  'EnjoyHi5Autism'  boards that pinned the following 'You Know It's Back to School When...':
A special kind of class: You Know It's Back to School When....




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Friday, May 20, 2011

Enjoying Summer!


Hi5!

'Enjoying Summer!'
Yippie!
Today is the last day of school!
Yes, we enjoyed a productive, fun and informative school year.
Now, is the time of the year when we let our son TAKE CHARGE!
  • sleep late!
  • stay up late!
  • eat candy!
  • go to the movie-theater during the week!
  • sleep-over on a weekday!
Yes, we know, ... still focus on:
  1. Speech/Language
  2. Penmanship
  3. Occupational Therapy techniques
  4. Adaptive Physical Education skills
  5. Sensory Diet
  6. Socialization & Peer Engagement development enhancements
  7. Numbers: Addition & Subtraction
  8. Counting: - Money, coin recognition, amount and spell
Will pick 2 days a week for this, especially since our son is entering the Extended School Year Program in preparation for Kindergarten.

But, on the other 5 days of his Summer weeks,

Here's some of our 'Enjoying Summer!' list of activities:

'Have AUTISM...Still Travel!' 

  1.  Project Independence at Gulf Island WaterPark in Mississippi 
  2. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Museum(camps, in/outdoors) 
  3. Audubon Zoo animals here we come!
  4.  Audubon Nature Institute: Zoo, Aquarium & Insectarium and other adventure centers
  5. Proud to have served as a Adviser for this community Board: Kids Konnection Playground at Tammany Trace
  6. Explore! Experience! Learn! at The Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans
  7. Local libraries for Summer Reading Programs! Also, you can go online for many libraries to learn about kids, teens, family and adult patrons summer fun activities,..., or just to read:  Digital Library-The Online Books Page ; Internet Public Library 
  8.  Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus 
  9. connecting to love, character and the inner spirit in your heart:  VBS-Vacation Bible School Group; Vacation Bible School - Inside Out & Upside Down on Main Street
  10. Sensory Star Resort  6th Birthday Party during 4th of July holiday!
  11. enjoying summer movies at a Sensory-Friendly Films theater www.autism-society.org/  AMC Theatre




 Let's keep sharing fun activities for our kids to enjoy while they are on Summer break!

ENJOY!



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