Shoe Box tasks?: Preschool Homeschool Curriculum for age 4

December 9, 2008

Can you tell me more about shoebox tasks? What are they? Thanks for sharing!

Dana

From: <elizabethsoliday@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Preschool Homeschool Curriculum for age 4

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:45 PM

My advice is not to buy an entire curriculum. I bought one for my

son at that age and I was so disappointed because he wouldn't

participate. My advice would be to buy some speech therapy toys that

you could use to entice him to do little things for you. I am in my

first ABA class right now, so am only learning principles and

definitions. I hope to be able to give you some better advice this

spring when I begin a class on using these things to shape behavior

and help the child learn. I would have them learn chores around the

house such as sorting laundry. All these things have educational

value, but are often overlooked as a method of learning.

There are some great examples of shoebox tasks on the internet that

you can make at home using boxes and things. I made some of these

and my son liked to do them. Pick ones you think they would be

interested in.

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> I would like to start working with my severely developmentally

delayed four year olds with autism and sensory seeking sensory

processing disorder on letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. They do

not know any of this stuff yet.

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> What is a good curriculum to use for special needs preschoolers for

home school?

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> thanks, Dana

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