Alex Bales

Jesus. Family. Teaching.
ECSE 4/5 @ Cowart Elementary

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

@jgibbs1472 I have an awesome wordless picture book about kindness if you want to borrow it! ❤️

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

"Play is often talked about as if it were a break from serious learning. But for children, play IS serious learning. Play really is the work of the child." - Mr. Rodgers. I love to see what their creative minds come up with. Today a fully functional train track! @CowartDISD

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

It has been A DAY in Ms. Bales' class. Thanks Secret Santa for brightening my day!! can't wait to play this with the hubby tonight!

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Thank you @sleepingatlast for getting me through the year 🤣❤️ It's an honor to be in your top 0.5% of listeners...again... #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/8W6s0VNnw3

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

We love our ADL friends ❤️ Fun Friday with Ms. Hagler's class! We made homemade playdough that we turned into turkeys - practicing our fine motor skills, sequencing skills, cooking/life skills, color recognition and making choices! @CowartDISD #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Correspondence boards!! One pom pom per bottle cap. Our first step to learning the relationship between symbol and quantity @CowartDISD #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

We've been talking about turkeys all month and today we learned and labeled the parts of a turkey! 🦃 Anchor charts are so fun for hands on learning and literacy skills ☺️ @CowartDISD #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

@Lydia151220 @CowartDISD @CowartCounselor @martivarg @msbmcginnis Omg I JUST realized why @martivarg was wearing a red wig 🤣🤣 I was so confused when I saw her apart from Bailey earlier lol

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Yes yes YES. Especially for trauma - but all kids need connection and to be taught the skills they need to be functional people. They don't need to be scared or bribed into behaving - that doesn't teach them to modulate their own behavior in the long run. Forever my soapbox!!

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Today's PD assignment was self care ❤️ Thank you @LucySal26214212! Drink in hand, fuzzy blanket and book ready to go! After a whirlwind couple of weeks this is much needed! #selfcare #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Thank you for thinking of us and letting us borrow your cute sign for our pumpkin patch @tinyteacher5590 ❤️ that's #thecowartadvantage and #cowartkindness @CowartDISD

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Successful day at the pumpkin patch ❤️ @CowartDISD #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Sneak peak at our pumpkin patch dramatic play center...small pumpkin clips- fine motor skills, different textured pumpkins- sensory enrichment, build a Jack O Lantern- shape recognition! Pictures of our weighing station and pie station to come! #thecowartadvantage @CowartDISD

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

It's #FunFriday in Ms. Bales' class! Homemade puffy paint to paint our very own fish bowls! Leaning how to sequence, follow instructions, and match images to real life objects - and having fun! @CowartDISD #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Happy dance because my babies are learning how to self regulate!! One friend paused to take a deep breath when getting frustrated several times today and used to safe place for a break instead of a tantrum - with no prompting!! HUGE steps. I'm so proud 🥲 @ConsciousD @CowartDISD

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Y'all know I love me some fine motor activities! How fun are these tiny jars? Working on unscrewing lids and using a pincher grasp to put the pompoms in. So proud of how hard they worked! @CowartDISD #thecowartadvantage

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

When they come up with their own SEL activities ❤️ We talk about our feelings all day every day and I love to see it expressed in their play! #thecowartadvantage @CowartDISD @ConsciousD

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

We LOVE our new neighborhood park!! These two are obsessed with the swings! Thank you @Texas_Trees and @CowartDISD ❤️

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

@ECSPEDTEACHER1 @CowartDISD @PersonalizeDISD @DISDSPED @DISDSpecialized @ICanReadDallas Yay I'm glad you finally got one!! This is still one of our favorites in here too! ❤️

[Alex Bales @ms_bales]

Oak Cliff fam, come support the newest addition to the neighborhood! Discipline City Church has moved in and we are ready to meet all our neighbors! ❤️ More info: https://t.co/97l6PVlx6A

#oakcliff #makingdisciples #dallas #dallaschurch