I have the privilege of working with students ages 7-12 with a varying range of special needs. Students in my setting have significant challenges in the area of cognitive, speech, motor, and behavioral skills. Many also struggle with sensory processing in addition to their other disabilities. This directly impacts how they interpret and interact with the world around them.
Each day, my students inspire and guide my classroom team as we work together to learn academic, social, and life skills.
We are a unique family that works together to meet each daily challenge head-on. No challenge is too large and no victory is too small. I love continually learning from my students as they show me the true meaning of perseverance.
My Project
As a teacher, it is my constant mission to make sure that what I teach is meaningful and applicable to helping my students grow into productive citizens. You will frequently see us out and about in the community practicing our classroom skills and goals in the real-world setting. This is known as Community Based Instruction or CBI. Every time we step of out of the controlled classroom environment, we are practicing a great variety of skills.
The following are just a few of the areas that we focus on during each trip:
* Planning for a trip / creating a budget
* Safely transitioning in a busy shopping center / following the rules for walking near a major roadway
* Navigating a store / recognizing signage
* Following a set grocery list
* Using our words to appropriately greet or ask for help
* Comparing item prices / sticking to a budget
* Completing a transaction / paying for items
By incorporating increased opportunities for financial literacy into our classroom, we will be able to continue to build our confidence when planning for and completing a transaction during our Community Based Instruction.
In order for us to successfully generalize the need for money knowledge and skills, we must practice and apply them in as many scenarios, games, and activities as possible. The requested money items will give us a much larger skill practice base while also allowing for us to explore how the financial system works and applies to our own lives. Money skills are always necessary to participate in the acquisition of basic needs and wants. Through the application of this knowledge, we will be able to recognize that financial literacy skills touch almost every aspect of our lives as we grow older and become more independent.
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