Autism Resources & Ideas
Did you know that when you go to the grocery store you are actually working on tons of amazing life skills? I loved taking my students on community-based instruction (or CBI) trips to work on essential life skills. Did you
Shopping at the grocery store is one of the most functional community trips we can take with our students. Despite the proliferation of grocery delivery and meal prep services, pretty much everyone goes grocery shopping regularly. I took my students
Community based instruction is so important for special education students, but these trips can put fear into the heart of the best life skills teacher. Some of my most successful community trips were to fast food restaurants. When new students
Part of my job is to take each of my four special education classes into the community each week. That’s over 1000 trips over these last 5 years. This year, I had someone criticize the fact that we go to