Just recalled the first outing we attended with Fabian back in 2009 Term 1 which was also the zoo outing, my wife and I were just new parents of a child with ASD then, nevertheless we just go about preparing what we think is best for his learning having little knowledge on the challenge that was about to surface due to his unique learning and behavior characteristic.
Back then, resource use was very little as we do not yet equip ourselves enough to maximize our teaching for Fabian at home to ready him. I did the animal fresh cards and using physical object to associate, but Fabian was at concrete level & non verbal, attention from him was still very poor. We can only hope for the best to manage success.
On the actual day, after teacher briefing, we experience the first challenge from Fabian, he became anxious and start to escalate as everyone starts to board the bus. He would start crying and screaming, so I had to
drive him there instead, his perspective thinking and rigidity to change is lacking then, his non-verbal had also added more challenges to his behavior.
On the actual day, after teacher briefing, we experience the first challenge from Fabian, he became anxious and start to escalate as everyone starts to board the bus. He would start crying and screaming, so I had to
drive him there instead, his perspective thinking and rigidity to change is lacking then, his non-verbal had also added more challenges to his behavior.During the zoo outing, Fabian had to be carried most of the time as he still very much in his own agenda, schedule was simple and using stickers to mark off at every transition point. Snack time was when we practised his request.
Nevertheless, we were glad and delighted to have achieved objectives to his learning in general.
This year term 3 outing to zoo also enble the teachers who had taken Fabian in the past, to acertain some improvement Vs 2009, that he is very much regulated though behavior challenge still exist where we least expected at times, at least he is motivated to take the bus with the group and able to follow others agenda in walking. He is more verbal, able to identify & associate with the animal better, able to be more expressive in describing some of the animal features in simple sentences. He is much more aware of his teachers & peers now taking photos together or walking hand in hand along the trip. His perspective thinking of zoo has also improved greatly.
The results observed are external, I must acknowledge that internally, the teachers all must had put in great effort behind the scene to ready the outing & maximize positive outcome. Back at home, we are much more resourceful now when teaching Fabian to ready for this zoo trip.
We used a big picture book to walk through with him At The Zoo, using L-R, T-B sequencing to tell the animal name. We had even took out 2 animal puzzle piece sets to let him Work By Myself. To train his expressive language, we use picture card pairing with sentence matching. Photo animal cards and spelling also help him to associate the word with the animals. Physical objects also use in recalling with him after the zoo trip and also we have dedicated a home program for painting/coloring today. Will do another round on Sunday for the rest of the animal pictures we brought home from the trip.The 2 goals set were mostly achieved with prompt 5 and at the end of the outing, Fabian & Mummy brought home with them some wonderful memories & great learning experience towards more independence.
Thankful to Teachers who were leading the various children groups for the good guidance & great support on this outing trip. At the end of the day, every child is a winner having brought back with them some invaluable great learning experiences from the visit to the zoo.
Thankful to Teachers who were leading the various children groups for the good guidance & great support on this outing trip. At the end of the day, every child is a winner having brought back with them some invaluable great learning experiences from the visit to the zoo.
Winners Statement:-
"We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on
"We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on
the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and
comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile." ~ Earl Nightingale
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