First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description:  Male toddler with Down Syndrome with short brown hair who is wearing a long sleeved white shirt with 2 black buttons buttoned in the middle. The toddler is also sitting at a beige table and holding a red colored pencil in his right hand while drawing with it on a white paper. There are two orange, one yellow, one light green, one dark green, and one light pink colored pencils, a red bucket filled with one red, one orange, one dark green, two dark blue, one purple, and one brown colored pencils, and a red and green, red and light pink, and red black markers laying on the table. There are also two people on the left side of the toddler with a white wall and Smart Board in the background.] CONTENT WARNING:   I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor, psychologist, or therapist.  All content posted on my disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes only with no intent to provide any professional services.  If y...

[Image Description: "Loneliness can be traumatic and is not talked about enough" in left-aligned Marker Felt font outlined in white. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom right corner of the image with "FIRST FORMER BUDDY CLUB PRESIDENT" in center-aligned black Marker Felt font overlapping an enlarged light blue heart with several small red hearts and a lighter blue background in the background of the enlarged heart. The background of the whole image has a light, medium, and dark gray smoky appearance. ]   CONTENT WARNING:   I would like to mention that I am not a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist.  All content posted on my disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes only with no intent to provide any professional services.  Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental nor medical health care nor legal advice.  If you suspect that you or your loved one are experiencing any mental...

[Image Description: Group picture of 4 babies and I. There are heart eyes emojis covering each baby's face. On the left side of me, there is a baby sitting on the floor with their head turned towards me. I am holding two babies in my lap. There is another baby in a rainforest themed baby bouncer on my right side. There is a plush pink square ring laying on the floor on the right side in front of us. There is a white emergency evacuation crib on the left side behind us and 2 wooden cribs with clear glass and a white mattress inside of each of them on the right side behind us. The walls are yellow and light green. There is a square shaped orange and purple bulletin board with tie-dyed rainbow bordering behind us. ]      Brain research studies have been showing that creating a positive emotional climate and building relationships in schools has many benefits, including helping the learning process. When these relationships are built, it creates healthy attachments between th...

Originally posted on May 5, 2021 on Facebook Notes CONTENT WARNING: This blog post may contain affiliate links and is not sponsored by any of the following mentioned companies and/or brands.   1. Backpack or tote bag [Image Description: A white and black tote bag that says "It tAKES A Big HEARt to HELP SHAPE LittLE MiNDS" in curvy black text above a pink, black dotted, lavender, yellow, and blue rainbow imprinted on it with "#teacherlife" in center-aligned cursive black text below the rainbow. ] To put all of my supplies in for safe keeping. Shoutout to the tote bag pictured above that my former third graders and mentor teacher from my Field Experience internship gave me last year ☺️ 🎒 2. Markers [Image Description: Rectangular yellow and green box of 10 Crayola red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, gray, and black markers on the left. The front of the box says "ULTRA CLEAN WASHABLE MARKERS" in center-aligned white bubble text...