We were recently awarded with a grant from the Lufkin ISD Education
Foundation to buy new equipment for Coffee Cart Friday!
Foundation to buy new equipment for Coffee Cart Friday!
I am so incredibly GRATEFUL! Grateful to serve my favorite population of people in the entire world every day at my alma mater. Grateful to work for a district that values innovative ideas in the classroom. Grateful to live out a project that I am so passionate about; one that allows the opportunity to open the door for conversation about diversity and acceptance in every classroom we visit. Grateful to work with open minded leaders and co-workers who listen to my crazy ideas and run with me, hand in hand. Grateful for the LISD Education Foundation funding Coffee Cart FriYAY, which will allow us to purchase new supplies to take this project to the next level this year. #SPEDrocks
- Miss Abby
- Miss Abby
The mission of Coffee Cart Friday is to:
- Promote awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Practice social skills and independence in the business setting
- Strengthen our job training skills for post-graduation success
Hey y'all! My name is Abby McCarty and I am the Autism Unit teacher at Lufkin High School. I am very passionate about helping ALL students be successful, and raising awareness about Autism. My personal teaching philosophy is "Every child. Every chance. Every day." I am always looking for new job skills to train my students in, because every child deserves the chance to become successful, especially after graduation. I utilize every chance to teach my students, from the second they walk through my classroom door, until the time they step foot on the bus. I am especially excited to implement Coffee Cart Friday, because it allows us to practice the following life skills on a regular basis: following a recipe, sequencing steps in an activity, fulfilling an order, appropriate social skills, sharing, peer-peer work, basic number recognition, money counting, reading and comprehension, health and hygiene, and so much more! We will work every day to improve our social skills so that we can be as successful, and friendly, in our coffee cart business as possible. Thanks for visiting our website! Keep scrolling to read more about our mission, understand what makes our "baristas" so special, and order your coffee. Cheerfully, Ms. Abby |
Follow along our journey on Instagram: @MsAbbysAutismUnit