‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’- Walt Disney

My friend had an idea. He saw a special café in Churchtown that we can walk to from school. His idea was for him and me to go to the café for a drink together. He told me they made special dog treats.

Lesley said he had motivation to take me out and I had motivation for a dog biscuit and a walk with my friend.

He had a really big plan. He practiced the dog walk route and made a map. He practiced road awareness. He worked out how much money he would need. He wrote an invitation to a friend so he could come too. He did a lot of planning by thinking ahead and making a plan for our special trip. He worked really hard. When he had finished he drew a picture and remembered all of the things that we had done together.

He said:

‘My favourite part is when we went into the café because I had a nice cake and Paisley lay down in a bed that I got.’
‘I loved it when Lesley let me walk Paisley without holding her’ (although I think Lesley still held me a little bit!!)
‘Paisley was very good at waiting for the green man. It keeps us safe.’

I’m so happy my friend at school had this good idea. It was such a good plan. He worked really hard to make it happen. Sometimes we have to make a plan, do the work, be patient and then we are successful!

Our school is all about being successful and we all learn about different skills and strategies to help us along the way.

I had a great day out with my friends.

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