Field Day 2014
Third grade is wrapping up and all the excitement of the end of the year is culminating with Field Day! The creator of this idea was a total genius. The kids can barely sit still anyway so take them all outside for the day and run them until they drop!
I volunteered to help work at one of the stations because I couldn’t miss the opportunity to join in the fun. Of course, they put me in charge of meatball madness, a relay race in which the kids need to use pool ‘noodles’ to pick up the meat ‘balls’ and carry them back to the finish line.
Michael’s aide went with him to each station and helped him or paired him with friends who could help him. He had a blast!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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