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.5:46-)/1 fl cal LA 5 e S' c e How Does Dynamic Connections Fit In? Under the homeschooling laws of MN, the parents are the main teachers and they are allowed to hire tutors to instruct their children. Dynamic Connections' unique role in your homeschooling plan is to provide a dynamic learning environment for your child, which serves to remediate their autism while also providing daily instruction in two of the required academic subjects. We will do this two ways: The first is to establish and maintain it in the classroom. We will be using Saxon Math for math and Reading Mastery for language arts, both adjusted to fit the needs of children on the autism spectrum. The second is to help you establish a similar environment in the home. To find out how you can do this, please visit our RDI page. In general, a typical day at Dynamic Connections School would follow the schedule outlined below. However, this is an estimate. We will be flexible based on the needs of the children. 8:30 Drop off and personal organization 9:00 Brain Gym activity 9:15 Morning Gathering 9:45 Language Arts 10:45 Snack 11 Relationship work (with adults or peers as appropriate) 11:30 Math 12:30 Lunch 1 Brain Gym Activity 1:15 Once -a -week subjects (Science, Social Studies, or Art) 2 Closing Gathering 2:15 Clean -up and personal organization 2:30 Pick up Math and Language Arts will be taught daily. Time is allocated each day for a subject that is only taught once a week, such as science and social studies. A report is provided to the parents twice a month, which includes the lessons taught and the grades given. We welcome any comments and suggestions parents have that would help our teaching staff. We will be taping classroom activities once regular structures are in place. We will use these to illustrate strategies and assist parents in establishing a dynamic learning environment in the home.