Starting tomorrow, I'll be spending much of this coming week figuring out what we'll be studying for at least the first half of 6th grade. I know I want to do unit studies, and I have a list of subjects M is interested in. The challenge will be figuring out ways to use those interests across all subjects.
I also need to figure out how to include religion and science in school this year, as well as some exercises I want him to do, sensory activities and social skills. Some of those things will hinge on what services I can get him through the professionals I've contacted, so I don't want to put too much effort into that until I know who will be doing what. But it all still needs to be considered.
What makes all this more difficult is that I have to figure out ways to keep him engaged in what we are doing, or he won't work. That's the major challenge with him...and I don't know that I like what precedent making everything interesting for him sets. But like any other behavior, I think that slowly showing him that he can do something and then starting to lessen the rewards associated with it can work. I just have to figure out the correct timing.
It's all a challenge...even for people who don't have special needs kids. But I think I'm ready for it.
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