One day a week this term (and maybe all year) we have all our tutoring and respite sessions. I seemed to spend all day running back and forth to the classroom to drop off one set of supplies and picking up a new set for the next session. At the end of the day there was stuff all over and cleaning up a classroom isn't what you look forward to at the end of a busy day and week.
So I went bargain hunting online looking for a cart/trolley. Not as easy as I first thought as I needed it to be a certain size and you'd be surprised just how many were millimetres too small.
I found success with a cart that actually folds up when you are finished with it, which will be perfect when I don't need it (like over school holidays etc).
On our Activity Day we have:
Art with our Art Teacher
Art with our Art Teacher
Music with The Music Bus
Science & Technology with our respite worker (who lucky for us is a Scientist!)
and in between we work on our English/Reading.
The sessions will work on the same theme per term.
Term 1 is Technology
Art = Perspective Technical Drawing
Music = Continuing learning two instruments
Science/Technology = Coding and Programming
English = Coding Books 'How to Code 1-4', 'Coding for Beginners Using Scratch'.
Term 2 is the first of our Harry Potter Themes : Herbology
Art = Focus on Plants - Drawing/Nature Journal
Music = Learning Harry Potter theme song
Science = Plant based learning and experiments
English = Book 'Herbology', 'Plants', 'Book of Nature'.
Term 3 is Harry Potter Theme : Magical Beasts
and
Term 4 is Harry Potter Theme : Potions
Having the cart means my son can get all the resources he needs for each session without needing my help. It means I can get my stuff done too! Which is the whole point of respite after all.
** Note: My child has special needs and this is the reason we access respite - both for his benefit and my own **
If you are looking for where to purchase these storage items:
Wooden art caddy is from Aldi but any kitchen condiment caddy will do.
Cart/Trolley is an Ebay purchase.
White storage boxes/tubs for books are from IKEA.
