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I work in a self-contained/severe needs preschool classroom and summer school starts tomorrow and it’s been a bit since I’ve updated this little series of mine. Here’s things said/done in self-contained preschool.

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Me: What’s going on, bud?

Kid: I love ducks!

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Teacher: *Reading* Purple cat, purple cat what do you see?

Kid: Superman!

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Teacher at lunch, no children around: Hello Mr. Apple! *In a different voice* Hello!

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OT: We’re gonna practice going slow.

Kid: I can’t go slow! It’s too poop out!

OT: Okay, thanks.

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Kid: Only one bitch- only one slide

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Kid: *To teacher* Bitch move!

Para #1: “Just move” they say.

Para #2: Is that was that was?

Para #1: No.

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Blended Classroom Para: I guess our kids are learning to launder money.

Me: I’m sorry, what?

Para: They were washing it with the baby clothes.

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Kid: The rhino is Gucci

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Kid: *monotone* Hey, watch out! *Slowly pushes plastic egg off table*

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Me: I’ve gotten accidentally hit in the throat twice in two days by different kids.

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Me: Check schedule!

Kid: *Sticks tongue out* Bleh!

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Kid: *Holds out half eaten muffin* Trade?

Teacher: No, this is my bagel.

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OT: We are going to fish! What do we need to fish? First we need-

Kid: Hello song!

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Me: Twist it-

Nonverbal Kid: Oh shit.

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Kid: Are you done?

Para: Those are your hands.

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Kid: *Babbling*

Me: Oh yeah? Tell me more!

Kid: I’m busy!

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Para: Open your hand

Semi-Verbal Kid: You open your hand!

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Me: When you’re all done eating, you’re going potty

Kid: *On talker* Mad

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Para #1: What’s going on with you?

Kid: *Happily* Everything!

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Me: They’re scripting vine!

Kid: Oh my god!

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i love the idea that viggo's issue is that he's always overestimating the dragon riders and that's why he loses. other antagonists always underestimate them, they don't put in all the necessary precautions, which allows the riders to slip through, always throwing parties and gloating before the dragon is in the cage. but viggo?

my man takes so many precautions, his entire island is a war base, and yet, and YET the dragon riders got in by dyeing snotlout's hair blonde, giving him gucci boots and naming him sir ulgertorpe, SIR ULGERTORPE. viggo got catfished by snotlout with blonde hair. he's overestimating them so bad that the IDEA of them "just walking in" doesn't even come to mind. he's ready for fire and death to fall from the sky but a one-legged boy pulling a fast one on him breaks his fancy little english brain.

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I come from ao3. I was completely engrossed with your story that I forgot to comment... Sorry but I will say my praise here. I really like how you wrote everything and I would love to see how Damian works to gain Tim's trust. Thank you for writing :)

Glad you liked it!

As for Tim and Damian, I'll add it to the list of things to write! I will say, it's a short list. Three things.

Also using your ask to say I finally added another part to the series! Duke finds out about ghosts. Enjoy!

Refraction - Heat Shimmer - random_alien_winn - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]

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Tim Joins The Batfamily Early AU where Tim goes next door and just goes inside. He finds a room that looks like it’s not being used, puts his clothes in the drawers, and connects to the WiFi.

He stays out of the way for the most part but whenever anybody asks what he’s doing there, he says, “I live here now.”

And it works, every time. There is no follow-up questions. He’s either welcomed or left alone. It’s great.

It takes several weeks and more than one shared meal together before Bruce is like, wait a minute.

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Tim's favorite bat siblings are Cass and Duke. The reason for this is simple: they're the only ones so far to not actively try to/actually kill him. Jason was trying to kill him over the fact he "replaced" the former (honestly felt more like dealing with a childish tantrum with the whole name calling of "pretender). Damian was trying to kill him over the logic how the "bloodborne son" was supposed to inherit the Robin position as the rightful heir (whatever that meant. like dude it's been 100+ years since the Victorian era where have you been living?).

It's bold for people to assume his favorite sibling is Dick. Don't get him wrong, he is and will always be (self-proclaimed) Dick Grayson's #1 fan and leader of the man's fan club. But he still hasn't forgotten the time when Dick popped his head back when the guy became vampire king.

Cass and Duke? Nope. Nada. They did nothing of sort. And it's great. Fantastic. A breath of fresh air. If anything happens to any of them, he'll take everyone down before himself.

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words for when your characters ______

Agree

accede, acceptance, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, align, avowal, bear, cohere, compromise, consent, contract, draft, enlist, give in/give up, go along/go along with, grant, negotiate, unanimous, yield

Deny

abjure, abuse, affront, attack, backstab, bad-mouth, belie, blacken, blemish, confront, curse, darn, defamation, defile, demur, denigrate, detract, dig, disclaim, discountenance, disgrace, disown, disparagement, downplay, explode, flout, fulminate, gainsay, gird, invective, jeer, lament, lecture, malign, minimize, mouth, needle, oppose, protest, put down, put-down, rebuff, refute, remonstrate, renunciation, run down, satirize, scold, show up, sit-in, slander, smear, snap, snub, squeal, sully, swearing, taunt, tirade, turn, underestimate, vituperation, write off, yammer

Explain

account for, admit, apprise, cite, clarify, come clean, concede, confirm, corroborate, defense, demonstrate, dilate, elucidate, enlighten, evidence, expand, explicate, gloss, illustrate, itemize, let on, palliate, plea, prove, recite, simplify, speak out/speak up, spell out, translator, warrant

Fabricate

aspersion, belie, disprove, profane

Inform

acknowledge, address, advertise, allow, allusion, apprise, bare, betrayal, blab, breathe, briefing, broadcast, chronicle, clue, come out with, confession, convey, debunk, define, detail, dictate, divulge, expose, feature, furnish, give, gossip, hint, intimate, issue, lecture, newscaster, orate, out of the closet, pass, post, proclaim, promulgate, publication, publish, release, reveal, show up, speak, spill, squeal, talk, tip, uncover, unveil, weatherperson, whisper

Instruct

bar, educate, prescribe

Persuade

advance, argument, bend, budge, carry, coerce, convince, discourage, draw, drum up, elicit, entice, forward, goad, hammer away/hammer into, induce, influence, invite, lobby, motivate, negotiation, pitch, prevail upon/prevail on, prompt, reason, spur, sway, urge, win/win over

Promise

assurance, avow, commitment, ensure, go back/go back on, oath, portend, vouch, warrant, word

Suggest

advice, advocate, ask, come up with, connote, drum into, exhort, fish for, get at, guide, imply, insinuate, moralize, move, nomination, pontificate, preach, propose, recommend, urge

Praise

accent, acclamation, accredit, adulation, apotheosis, applause, benediction, bless, champion, citation, commend, compliment, congratulations, credit, dedicate, deify, elevate, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, flattery, glorify, homage, laud, lionize, obsequy, plaudits, puff, salute, thanks, tribute, worship

Warn

admonish, alert, caution, caveat, defy, enjoin, exhortation, foreboding, foretell, page, remind, warning

NOTE

The above are concepts classified according to subject and usage. It not only helps writers and thinkers to organize their ideas but leads them from those very ideas to the words that can best express them.

It was, in part, created to turn an idea into a specific word. By linking together the main entries that share similar concepts, the index makes possible creative semantic connections between words in our language, stimulating thought and broadening vocabulary.

Source ⚜ Writing Basics & Refreshers ⚜ On Vocabulary

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Making a feminine rage playlist, any suggestions?

Also adding to my Revolution playlist, any suggestions?

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I write for myself

*checks AO3 every few hours to see if I got any new kudos, comments or subscriptions*

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Please, spread this for those who might need it right now

U.S. suicide hotline: call or text 988 (available 24 hours)

U.S. trans lifeline: (877) 565-8860 (when you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator. full anonymity and confidentiality)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – provides 24/7 confidential support and referrals for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders, including panic attacks and anxiety.

LGBT National Help Center: (888) 843-4564

Trevor Project: Call (866) 488-7386, text START to 678-678, or chat online.

Take care of yourself and each other. Please stay safe ♡

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Words to know in self-contained/severe needs preschool.

Para/Paraprofessional - Basically a teacher assistant. For the school I work in, there is currently three paras in each severe needs class.

OT/Occupational Therapist - I had to google the explanation for this. “… A branch of health care that helps people of all ages who have physical, sensory, or cognitive problems” (Link with more info if you’re curious)

AAC - Augmentative and Alternative Communication are ways for people to communicate nonverbally. Sign language, writing, core boards, talkers, etc, all are forms of AAC

Core Board - A type of AAC. A grid on a piece of paper with words and pictures to help communication. Core words are the most common words used in the English language. It is proven that use of core boards or other forms of speech aids do NOT harm speech or language development, and actually helps both. (I could make a whole post about this but I’ll leave it here for now). (Not linked to the one my school uses, I just looked up core board examples)

Talker - A tech form of AAC. Where core boards are limited in words, talkers can have thousands of words to begin with, and new buttons can be created if needed. As the name implies, it talks.

Blended Classroom - A classroom with mostly typically developing children. For the school I work at, there is a max of four sped kids per class of fifteen. Self contained classrooms have a max of eight children with much higher support needs. Children may be moved from one class type to another as time goes on

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Schools been back in session for several months now. You know what that means? More things said/done in self-contained prek.

To be completely honest I mainly make these for me

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Kid: I love the letter “f!”

Teacher: Me too! My favorite word starts with “f!”

*Adult Laughter*

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Me: Did you paint on your friends drawing?

Kid: *Jumping in place giggling*

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Song Ends

Kid 1: Yay!

Me: Did you say “yay?”

Kid 2: Yay!!!

Kid 3: *Throws arms up* YAY!!!!!

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Kid: ABCs are all done!

Teacher: No, ABCs just started.

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Kid: Pineapple!

Para: Yeah, pine- wait, no.

Me: That is a feather.

Kid: Pineapple!

Me: Feather.

Kid: PINEAPPLE!

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Kid: *Holds up toy* Walrus!

Me: That’s Goofy. From Micky Mouse.

Kid: *Shoves Goofy in my face* WALRUS!

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Teacher: Time to go to the bathroom.

Kid: No! Go to your room!

Teacher: *Laughing* This is my room.

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Three Year-Old: *Walks up to O.T.* You are just. So. Cute!

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Kid: what’s dis one? *points at core board*

Me: That one says “no.”

Kid: Dis one?

Me: That one says “different.”

Kid: Dis one?

Me: You’re pointing at “no” again.

This continues for a little bit. They would point at a word, point at no, and point at a different one.

Me: Is “no” your favorite? You keep going back to it.

Kid: *Points at yes, immediately goes back to no*

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Kid: *Playing in sensory table* Sand!

Me: That’s water.

Kid: *Happily* Sand!

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Me: Playground is all done! Time to go inside.

Kid: *Drops, laying on the ground* No, no, no, no-

Me: *Checks pockets* Here, have a feather.

Kid: *Takes feather and begins walking with me* Tickle, tickle!

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Kid: *Dumps entire basket of play food* *Growling voice* Who did that?

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Kid: *Counting* Seven crybabies….

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Kid: *pokes bruise on my leg* Why you run into stuff?

Me: It was an accident. I’m okay!

Kid: You gotta go to the hospital!

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Kid: It’s Ms. Nugget!

Para #1: No, it’s [Speech Therapist].

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Teacher: Oh, there’s a pumpkin in my butt!

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Kid: *Playing Tag* Get the girl!

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Me: Hey, I passed that autism test with flying colors!

Coworker: *Laughing* You’re not supposed to pass it. Me too though.

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Kid: *Quietly chanting* Grandma, Grandma.

Me: Grandma?

Kid: *Holding three baby dolls* It’s where the babies are.

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Kid: I wanna go pee with my friends!

Me: That’s not- how do I phrase this?

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Kid: Playground!

Me: Bus.

Kid: Playground!

Me: Bus.

Kid: *Looks at me for a moment* Bus!

Me: *Holding back excitement* You got it, good job!

It seems so small but for this kid to suddenly understand that in that context the other word fit better? I’m still so proud of them you have no idea—

(I frequently tell all my kids I’m proud of them, they know)

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“this ship isn’t canon” to YOU. I, however, am delusional

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you’re not a disability advocate if you make fun of people with incontinence or people that drool or peoples motor functions or people with brain damage or people with low intelligence 👍

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at some point we gotta acknowledge that getting the majority of your news and takes and general opinions from tumblr is not meaningfully different than getting it from tiktok even though on here it's in textual form. understanding the world through the lens of viral videos vs understanding it through breathless unsourced text posts written by dykeastarion69

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Whole-heartedly BEGGING writers to unlearn everything schools taught you about how long a paragraph is. If theres a new subject, INCLUDING ACTIONS, theres a new paragraph. A paragraph can be a single word too btw stop making things unreadable

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Me at work

me during a lovely hangout with friends:

wow, this is great

my brain, about to pull the funniest prank of all time:

what if everyone in this room hates you

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2 genres of fanfiction:

1) put that guy into situations

2) take that guy OUT of situations for the love of GOD let them REST