Avoiding Summer Slide with Special Needs Teens
With summer off, how do we keep our teens with special needs from losing valuable skills during the break? The answer is: adult living skills. With academic pressure off and more flexibility with schedules, this is a perfect time to hone skills teens need for transitioning into adulthood. Activities around cooking, transportation and housekeeping not only keep teens busy during long summer days and allow for independence during the school year, but success in everyday chores
Teens Celebrate National Hot Dog Month
Nothing says summer like hot dogs and other summer food! Help your teen with special needs develop important adult living skills and enjoy the spirit of summer by helping them learn to make their own microwave hot dogs. Simple and Easy Hot Dogs Avoid the dangers of barbeques and open flames by teaching your students to make quick and easy microwave hot dogs. Add some watermelon and a few chips and you’ve got the quintessential summer picnic with very little muss or fuss. Vide
Celebrating Independence Day
Understanding the traditions of national holidays is an important adult living skill for teens with special needs. Teens need to understand that some holidays, like Memorial Day, require solemnity and reflection while others, such as the 4th of July, are jubilant and cheerful. Brief lessons on the meaning of national holidays are useful to help students with special needs understand how to act appropriately and participate in holidays with confidence and enthusiasm. Our Indep
