A Child Can Foundation, Inc. (ACCF)

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the center (and offices) of

 A Child Can Foundation, Inc.  It was a good opportunity to learn more about services that are available in Manila in case I need to refer kids to them, but also a good opportunity to meet the program director, Anna Romualdez because they also refer kids to our school.

The entrance / reception area is very welcoming.

I was given a tour of the center and was very pleased to see how bright, attractive and pleasing the place was.

The following pictures were taken in a general shared area where the kids sometimes come to do 'big' group activities. 

One of the one-on-one areas.

Curtains enclose the room to ensure some privacy.

Pictures and mobile schedules used by the kids.

Play area.

A place to do circle time or storytime.

In the other part of the center, they have smaller rooms where children can work one on one or in small groups.  In the afternoon, these rooms serve as learning centers for the kids in the school readiness and social thinking programs.

The different signs and pictures indicate what they focus or work on when inside that room or area.

The doorway to the restroom.

A child's communication book and what seems like a schedule or a choice board.

I wasn't able to take a picture but there is also a big area in the middle of the rooms where the kids can work on gross motor activities and play games.  

I was very interested to know that they have different programs such as one-on-one programs, a school readiness program and a social thinking program. 

For more information on their programs, please click on the link below.  

A Child Can Foundation, Inc. programs

All in all I was very happy with my visit here,  thanks to Anna Romualdez and Kye Lerma for taking the time to take me around and explain things to me :).

For more information, here is their contact information:

                    4th Floor Eight One EightBldg

                    818 Arnaiz Ave. (Pasay rd.), 

                     Makati                       

Telephones: 632.892.2486 or 97

Email: admin@achildcan.com

website: A Child Can Foundation, Inc.

"I Can Wait!" book

I Can Wait!

By

Bambi Rodriguez

I like doing a lot of things at school.  I like to play, run, eat with my friends, or talk during meeting time.

But sometimes I have to wait. Waiting means having to do something else or doing ‘nothing’ before doing what you really want to do.

          
            

                 

First, I have to        Then, I can go and play

sign-in and work.      (although I actually     like working a lot of             times)

     

            

      

         

   

First,I have to raise    Then,I can share my   

my hand and wait for      share my ideas with 

the teacher to call me        class during 

(even when I really,        meeting time.

           really, really want 

           to talk already).  

First, I have to   Then, I can sit

      wash my hands.     down and eat with               my friends.

First, I have to    Then, i can go

line up and wait  outside to the

          until everyone         playground.

        is called. 

First, I have to Then, I can rest

change my shirt. on my mat.

             

First, I need to Then, I can get

get my backpack.     ready to go home.

 There are so many times during the day when I have to wait.

 

Sometimes it gets a little hard to wait to do the things I want to do.       

When this happens, I can tell my teacher I am having a hard time.  

I can count from 1 to 10.

I can also just ask an adult to sit with me or hold my hand and help me. 

I am learning to wait more and more each day.

The End!

Classroom Rules book

It's been awhile since I've updated the info here.  To make up for it (and while I haven't visited any other schools), I am uploading classroom books that I have made for my present school and some from my old school as well. Hope this helps some of you and maybe it will jump start you into making your own social stories :).  

 I also want to clarify that I downloaded all the pics off the internet.  You can replace them with your own pics (and text) if you like. 

Classroom Rules

by

Bambi Rodriguez

My classmates and I love playing in our classroom.

We sing, dance, play, work and have fun all day long.

But that doesn’t mean we get our way all the time. Sometimes we have to do things we  don’t feel like doing (like packing away!). But we do it anyway, because it is the right thing to do.

So what are our classroom rules?

We listen to our teachers and other adults in the classroom.  Our teachers let us know what is going on and what is going to happen next.  They keep us safe and ready to learn.

We use indoor voices.  We can shout as loudly as we can outdoors. But inside the room we have to use indoor voices so it doesn’t get too noisy.

We use walking feet in our classrooms. We can run and jump around outside, but inside we walk so that we don’t bump into each other and get hurt.

We use gentle hands with each other.  We can shake hands, give each other high fives    and back rubs. We can also hug our friends.

We use our words with each other.  Sometimes it is hard to stop and talk when we get very excited or very mad.  We need to remember to use our words so that we can tell others how we feel or what we need.

 

We pack away after playing. After playing with our toys we need to put them back in their baskets and shelves.  This is so that we don’t trip over them and hurt ourselves. This is also so that the different pieces don’t get lost.  

These are just some of the classroom rules I know of.  Can you think of other classroom rules we should have?