“Instead of combusting, O’Reilly embarked on the D-monologues, which is made up of lots of conversations with disabled people. “I don’t take people’s stories, it feels too much like theft,” O’Reilly explains. “Instead I took people’s hopes, fears, thoughts, lived experiences, and used them to inform a fictional monologue. There are lots of different opinions: some people say ‘I’m not disabled, I don’t want to be called disabled’ because they may have a very different perspective from someone like me.
“I decided I wanted to write work that challenges the normal perception of what it is to be disabled,” says O’Reilly. “I’m perceiving the world differently because of the particular body and senses I have. I’m grateful that I can really explore disability, and the political and cultural perspective that brings.”
— Kaite O’Reilly to Dawn Foster, Kaite O’Reilly: ‘I write disabled characters who aren’t evil, piteous or helpless’
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From the Maker:
“Kids LOVE
a strong feeling of affection and attachment towards someone or something scavenger hunts, and for a fairly simple concept, they achieve a lot. Take an old favourite a step further by inviting your children to use their powerful five senses in nature. Once a child starts ‘scavenging’ for a variety of different textures, or an assortment of different sounds, they’re experiencing the outdoors on a whole other level.”
— Mother Natured on TpT (2018) Nature Sensory Scavenger Wheels
Chuckles + Daydreams
SOURCES
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2018/may/30/children-reading-teachers-students-evidence https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/why-artificial-intelligence-is-learning-emotional-intelligence/ http://listverse.com/2018/09/12/top-10-fascinating-discoveries-involving-fluorescence/ https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/eileen-myles-book-of-poetry-evolution https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/you-can-now-buy-a-scented-umbrella-that-glows-with-sunshine/ https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/10/17826856/fidget-spinners-weighted-blankets-anxiety-products https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/sep/09/wanted-cat-whisperer-to-look-after-70-strays-on-a-greek-island http://theautismhelper.com/how-to-teach-schedule-use/ https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/09/11/actors-autism-netflix-atypical/25474/ http://theautismhelper.com/tap-tap-bang-bang-book-with-freebies/ http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2018/09/off-rails-documentary-about-darius.html http://www.thesensoryspectrum.com/sensory-science-book-1/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/04/kaite-oreilly-playwright-disabled-characters-not-evil-helpless https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/alerting-sensory-input-for-kids/ https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/08/29/federal-court-mainstreaming/25429/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0460-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0515-2 https://www.archdaily.com/901831/the-steinhardt-museum-of-natural-history-kimmel-eshkolot-architects https://losangelesmade.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/wait-for-it-look/
OFTEN CITED
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