It seems Fall is upon us. The forecast predicts that we will see rain and wind by late Friday afternoon. I decided to set the lesson plans aside and enjoy the outside while we still could.
When we returned from taking Diva to school, Frog climbed into the front of the van. I took the opportunity to introduce some imaginative play. I climbed into Frog's seat and asked him to take me for a ride. He did a little turning of the steering wheel while I made sound effects - he seemed to be enjoying himself.
We went into the front yard and looked at the sky.
Frog thought it looked a bit dark and scary - but not scary enough to come back inside. We moved to the back yard. I worked on our flower bed a little more and repeated our verse from yesterday. We played in the sand box and checked on the swimming pool. I took a walk around the yard and gathered some fall leaves for potential crafts. Frog continued to play with the fountain and run around the yard.
When I came back into the house, I noticed that he was making a few trips to the flower bed to checkout the freshly turned dirt. I left my leaves on the kitchen table. When I was vacuuming the living room, Frog came in and played with the leaves. I hope the chance to play with the materials first will help him accept them as art supplies later.
The rest of the day was spent going in and out of the house. Frog was quiet for part of the day, lounging with his blanket, but didn't want to hear any stories. He was active in the yard for most of the day running, spinning, climbing jumping and digging in the dirt. He alarmed the UPS driver who made a delivery to our house. The driver encountered a very muddy and barely dressed Frog jumping up and down on top of the playhouse - I'll bet he had a story to tell when he got home :0)
Frog and I did some dancing and a lot of vocal play. He was also very excited about Dad's new Wii game and spent some time watching him play. By the end of the day Frog was plum tuckered out.
6 comments:
You do a LOT of work with Frog. Sometimes I read the post and go, oh, he can do that!? Kewl. Other times if I read the sidebar I am surprised by the things he can not do yet. He's just so Froggy and different. I suppose they all are, but you know what I mean. I have some interesting kids too! :]
I have a feeling the boys will LOVE the Stanleys. We've never hosted before!
It sounds like a great day of learning and experience even if you didn't do your lesson plans!
Hi Mrs. C,
Frog is my little conundrum. He always makes slow to no progress on the "goals" that are set for him, but he teaches himself all sorts of amazing things. The gap between the two is puzzleing for all of his professional team. I'm trying to find a way to work with his learning style (if I can figure it out!)
Hi Julie,
It was a fun day!
I would have paid good money to have seen the look on that mans face!!
Hi Rainbowmummy,
LOL - Most of our delivery people are used to Frog and I've had a chance to explain a little bit about autism and SPD. This guy looked new :0)
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