Archive for the ‘Frugal Ideas’ Category
IKEA in the Classroom/Home
I love IKEA. Why? Because I love organization and I love Cheap. I have to say that IKEA is a wonderful place to get things Cheap for organizing both the classroom and the home. In Atlanta we have an IKEA so you can go down and make an entire day of buying all kinds of cool things – going...
August 21st, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Want a crazy idea?
Want a crazy idea that you may just find a use for? It’s cheap!
Have you ever worked with Great Stuff?
It does an awesome job of sealing small holes in your basement walls so that those pesky little critters can’t get in. Well, in working with this at home the wheels in our head began...
April 10th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Custom Tablets
We are always looking for unique and different ways to easily manage your classrooms for students with special needs. Also knowing that you probably are purchasing everything for your classroom from your own paycheck – we want to pass on inexpensive ideas.
Here’s a new one but let me begin...
April 9th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Easy Cheap Pencil grips and more
Here is a great little idea that should get those creative juices flowing.
Our students typically have a difficult time with the fine motor aspect of using writing utensils. They also have a difficult time with holding eating utensils, tying shoes, holding glasses/cups and holding scissors. In thinking...
April 8th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Photo Cube with Visual Supports
Here is a quick idea that’s really cute and useful. Use a Photo Cube to hold 6 picture symbols:
This is great for choices of break time activities, centers, snacks, etc. It is easy to change the picture symbols – by slipping the top off revealing the picture cube underneath.
This cube...
March 8th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Inexpensive Visual Support
Here is another frugal visual support. It is made from a foam door hanger — cool huh? The great things about using this is:
It’s water resistant (great for bathroom hygiene tasks)
Cheap!!
Readily available from one of the big box department stores (in the craft section)
Can buy in bulk
Easily...
February 12th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Home-made Bookmarks
This is not a scholarly post about autism. In fact it is not a scholarly post at all. It is just a simple idea that you may want to use in your classroom.
The idea came about from a student. There once was a student who love potato chips. All the student wanted was potato chips. The student’s restricted...
January 24th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
Frugal Organization of the Home
We know that we have posted on the use of these cheap CD cases but we wanted to show you how to use them to organize a childrens chest of drawers.
They just work great! They help protect the visual picture so that you will not have to go to the trouble of getting the visual laminated.
It is something parents...
January 11th, 2011 | Frugal Ideas, Home | Read More
Sensory Balls for pennies
Yes it looks like a blue egg with a big red eye but it’s a Sensory Ball. When we found this article we really didn’t believe that it was as easy as it said and that it would be sturdy. So, we tried it. And it worked! For only pennies we had a ball that could be used as a sensory...
January 8th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
White Boards
Have you seen these? We found this at a local drug store in the Poster board section. It was about three dollars for a sheet and if you’ll look closely you’ll see that it is actually a white board? How useful would that be in the classroom! Or at home.
Just think about what you...
January 7th, 2011 | Classroom, Frugal Ideas | Read More
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