A lot of parents find it daunting teaching their children with ADHD. If you, the parent, do not have this lovely quirk, then you as a parent have no idea where to even begin. As an adult who has ADHD, I know what it takes for me to retain information. I know what it takes for students to retain information. Here is a perfect example. In our Science class I had to figure out a way to teach 2nd and 3rd graders the power of molecules in state of mater. This was challenging, for days I ran through different ideas, then finally I had it! When your child has ADHD they NEED hands-on-learning, they need to SEE it, touch it, move it. So that's just what I did. I turned every student into a molecule (I taped a molecule to their shirts). I explained that in a solid form molecules are close together. Then I explained in a liquid form molecules are father apart but still close together. Lastly, I explained that in a gas form molecules are everywhere, nowhere close together. After I explained them I made them demonstrate as a group each state of matter and it worked! Students learned and retained information that sometimes can be dull and boring. Try this method of teaching next time, I hope it works for you and your student. Visit our YouTube page to the results. 
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10/25/2024
Today we lost our Grandfather Gabe, his favorite cookie was my grandma's painted sugar cookies. So in honor of his memory, our class made painted Halloween & Thanksgiving cookies. These cookies were a hit, I should added a little more sugar, but overall they came out great! Go ahead and make some at home!

What you will need:
Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 2 cups White Sugar
• 2 large Eggs
• 14 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter softened
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  
• Small tip paint brushes and toothpicks (optional)
• Egg yolks and food coloring
  

Bake 350 for 3-4 mins for soft & fluffy or bake longer for that CRUNCH!

1) Mix your sugar and butter together
2) in a separate bowl mix your dry ingredients together
3) Mix in your wet ingredients into your butter/sugar mixture
4) Add your dry ingredients into your sugar mixture
5) Cover with saranwrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours
6) in bowls or small dixie cups, add half of an egg yolk and 3-4 drops of food coloring, mix well. (repeat this for each food coloring you will be using)

Once your dough has set, pull it out and start rolling, roll out to about 1/2cm or 1cm thick, use cooking cutters to cut your shape. We use cookie cutters with stamps, this is great for the kids to learn how to color in the lines.
And that's it! Super fun and easy! Let me know if you try it and how it comes out.