Monday, I will be in meetings all day and Thursday I have IEPs all day. You may want to prep your child that we will have a few subs. If you need anything or have a message, please call the office. Thank you!
Lakewood Elementary ASD Program 1500 Bogie Lake Rd. White Lake, MI 48383 248-684-8030 |
Lakewood ASD |
Our short week didn't leave much time to dive into the new unit, but we did watch a video. In the YouTube clip below you will find girls who showcase using a thought bubble and social filter and not using the social filter. The kids did a great job connecting their behavior with expected/unexpected, kind and hurtful words, and talking about the thought bubbles that were or should have been used. This topic will continue next week. Mrs. Szalay worked with all the kiddos again this Thursday. :) Monday, I will be in meetings all day and Thursday I have IEPs all day. You may want to prep your child that we will have a few subs. If you need anything or have a message, please call the office. Thank you!
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This week felt somewhat short for WIN because we did not really dive into new content. On Monday, Mrs. S had the kids write down unexpected words and actions that can hurt people. The kids then crumpled up the hearts to show that once unkind words or actions are used it can be hard to smooth things out. For Valentine's Day each grade level did some different activities and passed out their cards. First grade had a fun party where ice cream, games, and some crafts. Other grades had centers and some Valentine projects. Thursday, Mrs. Szalay worked with the kids and Friday was our half day! The second graders worked on some beginning parts of thought and speech bubbles. All grades will be working on this unit next (social filter). Hope you enjoyed the weather and long weekend! This week we continued our work with Social Detective by talking about our toolbox we all have. We all have the tools to process information and do what is expected so others can have good thoughts about us. The kids glued in all the necessary parts we use inside their toolboxes and made a lock for the outside. These will be hung outside the room to display before going home. We started the week by matching the body parts with a child on the worksheet that went home Monday. On Tuesday when I was sick, the kids read, "Words Are Not for Hurting" and completed a worksheet on self-control. Mrs. Szalay worked with the kids on receiving Valentine's to prepare for the coming week. We also watched another Model Me Kids (sometimes the 2nd graders watch these, other times they do not). When we watch them, I send home a recap sheet so you can practice too. The 2nd graders filled out a sheet about when they use their social smarts in school. I treated it as an informal and ungraded test just to see what they have remembered from this unit thus far.
This week the kids will pass out Valentine's if they choose to and will have support if needed. Our program will not have it's own party but we will be spending time in their gen ed classes to pass out cards or for some have a small celebration. Each class/grade is doing something different. As a reminder, Friday is a half day with dismissal at 12:43. Please pack or have the kids plan on buying a lunch to eat before they leave. Monday I will be traveling to PAL for observations so the kids will have a sub. Happy Valentine's Day! This week we wrapped up our Social Detective book. The end of the book talks about how when we act expected we give people good thoughts about us. People feel comfortable around us. The "social toolbox" was also introduced. This is a box of our social tools we have to unlock. Within the toolbox are our eyes for looking and seeing our information, our ears for listening and hearing our information, our hearts for caring about others and how we make people feel, and our brains for thinking about our information. The book uses a math equation eyes + ears + heart + running that information through our brains = expected behaviors and others having good thoughts about us. The other concept taught was making smart guesses vs. wacky guesses. A smart guess is making a comment or asking a question that is relevant to the situation or person. The book example was a boy wearing a Star Wars t-shirt. The other child said, "You must like Star Wars!" And that was a smart guess. The other example was a child saying to another, "You have 6 cats!" The illustration shows the other child confused and having thoughts of ?, odd, unexpected while he says in response: "I don't have any cats". We made some wacky guesses with each other and laughed. Then we tried some smart guesses that were on topic and used what we saw, heard, or knew from caring about each other. This coming week we will be doing some more activities having to do with using our social tools and unlocking our toolboxes.
Upcoming events include a half day on 2/17 and a mid-winter break on 2/20 and 2/21. I will also be doing my annual PAL observations on 2/13 so I will be out that day observing students who may attend our program as kindergarteners next year. Mrs. Sievert will be subbing for me. She has subbed for me in the past. Ask your child what is in their social toolboxes! |
Megan McQuillan
Megan McQuillan is the lower elementary teacher in the ASD program Archives
June 2017
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