Star Wars Bedroom

Our Star Wars bedroom - a work in progress. Purchased the mural at thinkgeek.com. Bedding from Pottery Barn.

Stop to Think - Classroom Visuals

I made these signs for my 7 yr old kiddo that has Aspergers. He tends to over feel in situations and his para's tone of voice tends to send him into defiance mode. I created these as a visual to help cut back on the emotion when trying to direct him to do something. The teacher laminated them and they lay one on his desk when needed. They work so well that the teacher started using them with other kids in his class. I know they are working when my son comes home and says mom I didn't get any stop signs today and I had 3 way to goes. Success!

The signs include a stop sign, a way to go sign, and specific signs for staying in his seat and keeping his hands to himself.

Please feel free to use them. The original freeware vector signs were created by Vectoriano. I just adjusted them to fit our needs. These are intended for non profit or personal use only.

Self Regulation - Minecraft 5 Point Scale

I have recently created a Minecraft 5 Point Scale to help my son learn to self-regulate. It has been working awesome and it helps him be more aware of when he is getting upset. It can be used for a variety of special needs kids like Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Dyspraxia, and ADHD. Please feel free to use it. If you would like to learn more about the concept behind the scale visit it's creator Kari Dunn Brown at www.5pointscale.com 
The cool thing about the 5 point scale is that it is adaptable to any area of interest especially book or movies. If you think about it, a story always has a variety of characters with different temperaments that can be used.

Here is a link to a pdf file of the scale:
Minecraft 5 Point Scale PDF File


Here is a link to the Excel file of the scale if you would like to customize it: Minecraft 5 Point Scale Excel File

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Disclaimer: I in no way own the Minecraft characters. Copyright infringement is not intended. 

Teacher Gift - You Rule

Button studded ruler and Birthday card we made for my son's 1st grade teacher. We decorated a plain wooden ruler with some buttons we had laying around from a craft kit.

  

This has become such a popular post I decided to make a free printable so others can share in the teacher love. Just attach a button studded ruler and your gift is good to go. Feel free to download it and use it for personal use.

Free Printable Teacher You Rule Card

 

To attach the buttons to the ruler we used these Elmer's glue dots - Easy Peasy

Minecraft Birthday Party

 Made these things for my sons Birthday party. He's the biggest Minecraft fan ever.

 Enderman Pinata

 

2013 Peacock Christmas Tree

We toned it down for 2013 and this is what I came up with for our Peacock Christmas tree.

Peacock Christmas - Tinsel Tree

 Last year we were remodeling our kitchen so I had to put my smaller tree. This is my Tinsel version of the Peacock Christmas tree.