Wednesday, March 19, 2008
EVERGLADES OUTPOST - A WILDLIFE RESCUE
MARCH 13, 2008
We visited the Everglades Outpost located in Florida City just 3/4 miles from Robert's famous fruit stand! This was our first visit and it is probably one of the best activities we have engaged in. For a nominal contribution (Around $3 per person), you will get a guided tour of the facility and animals that have been rescued. You can see bears, camels, tigers, alligators, and many other animals. In addition, they have a collection of venomous snakes, monkeys, etc. The tour is short and the facility small, but students have an opportunity to see animals up close! Right outside the outpost is a large chickee hut with picnic tables. There is no food for purchase nearby so bring your lunch and drinks. Our students practiced receptive listening skills, and nature appreciation! After our visit, we drove down the street to Robert's fruit stand, where they had animals out in the back. We saw the workers cutting down sunflowers, and toured the fruit stand. Some of us had the famous milkshakes.....they truly are the best! Call ahead and make arrangements for a visit, you won't regret it! Money collected from the entrance donation/fee goes to providing the animals with food and care. For more information, go to http://www.evergladesoutpost.org/
T'is the Season to be Jolly!!!!
DECEMBER 2007
December 2007 is a month long of celebration and learning. In an effort to help my students generalize skills, we participated in a holiday social that included most of our self-contained units in our school (We have eight). It was a great challenge to help my students with autism transition into a different environment and socialize with a different group of people. We had so much fun, and I was very proud of my students' appropriate behaviors! They were "the life of the party". Some skills specifically targeted for this activity were: Tolerance of proximity to others, self-regulation, impulse control, communication, and displaying appropriate pro-social behavioral skills. We had a great time!!!
CHRISTMAS COOKING!!!
Sitting on the Dock of the "Bayside"
We spent a wonderful morning visiting Bayside with our students. They were very excited to see the cruise boats and the bay! A couple of our students had been there with their parents before. This was evident by the words and phrases they used to identify some of the things they saw. After visiting our favorite stores and enjoying the view, we had lunch at the food court and had pizza and soda.
