Daisy May & Me: Inspiration and positive living

Julianna Griffin

by Mollie Pettingill May 15, 2019

Help your little one understand and appreciate their teachers with this simple activity inspired by Julianna Griffin a young, bright teacher in Phillidelphia.

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Temple Grandin: The Value of Different Minds

by Mollie Pettingill May 15, 2018

Today’s #wowwomanwednesday is an incredible woman with an incredible mind.

Dr. Temple Grandin is a world-renowned expert on animal behavior and has designed a lot of the livestock handling equipment used today. She also has autism.

Dr. Grandin is a prominent speaker and published author on autism and animal behavior. She has helped people around the world to see the value of “different” thinking and provided invaluable firsthand insight into the autism spectrum.

“The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.” On the blog, we’ve got a lesson plan to learn more about Dr. Temple Grandin, what we can learn from her, an activity, and discussion questions to talk about with your kids.

How have you benefited from different minds?

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