Bieber CHRISTMAS Fever in 315!

Hola, BLOGGERS!


Well, I finally got it!!  Justin Bieber's Mistletoe CD!!!  My girls (all hard-of-hearing or with a CI...cochlear implant) have been buggin' the fire out of me to get JB's CD and play it during workstations.  When they are working independently and at the appropriate noise level, I make sure to get everyone's attention and brag, brag, brag!!!  I always insist on playing music so that I can stay awake since they are being so GOOD!!!!  It absolutely amazes me how music playing in the background can really help some kiddos attain to their work.  It shouldn't surprise me too much since I was one of those kids growing up... and have Law & Order: SVU playing softly in the background.  There's something about auditory stimulation that can help our brains slow down and focus.  Simple things like this remind me to be grateful for each part of my hearing organ and that they are healthy (for the most part).


I've been working on my Secret Santa gift for my Deaf Ed team member!  I reallllllly hope she likes it.  It's a gift I can honestly say I have never given before!  


Friday was a rough, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad... -- no, special day and I was very anxious walking into my room this morning.  Luckily, the amazing God above heard my cries (both figuratively and literally) over the weekend and we had a magnificent day today.  With Christmas festivities beginning tomorrow for our group, the idea of a normal routine is quite the JOKE.  It does not happen.  With that said, I did my VERY best to keep my little Sweet Shoppers as close to their comfort-zone as possible.  Same calendar, cancelled Auditory Enrichment pull-outs and had crafts, language, crafts and Christmas stories to do all day!  This was my favorite part of the day... it was after Specials, so around 2:00, when some of my little Sweeties are on their last straw and can barely keep their eyes open.  We had our name-lights to finish up so that we can get them on string tomorrow and a few little assessment pieces that I needed to wrap up so that I could be FINISH with grades/report cards that go home tomorrow.  With all that focusing and FIRSTY stuff, I decided to have a GO-CHRISTMAS huddle and conquer the afternoon.  IT WAS MIRACULOUS!  We walked through the options... everyone agreed they would be active participators at all stations, we put our hands in the middle, counted to 3 and exclaimed, "CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!"  It was a picture perfect afternoon.  Different pairs (or singles) for each rotation eliminated the bickering and I got everything checked off my to-do list.

What a happy Monday!  Let's hope tomorrow goes as smoothly.  It is, after all, the December Birthdays Party!!!  


Until Next Time,
<>< Laura  {ilovesignlanguage}