I am loving how Valentine's Day is getting closer and my classroom is filling up with hearts, pink, purple, sweetness. Check out our cute bulletin board of our fun art projects! Have you been grabbing up all the amazing freebies that have been given handed out by the bloggers this month? I know I have! I am so excited for it to be my turn! I wanted to share an ... Read More about Valentine’s Blog Hop and a Giveaway!
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Daily Art (My OT Loves Me!) Visual Plans Plus a Giveaway
I have been working very hard with my Occupational Therapist this year and we are seeing AMAZING results! Students are gaining a lot of hand strength and we are seeing the results in their writing. The key is that I try to incorporate cutting into each art project. There are a day or two a month where we won't be cutting for the sake of making something adorable, but for the most ... Read More about Daily Art (My OT Loves Me!) Visual Plans Plus a Giveaway
Strengthen Your Morning Routine with Choice Time
I don't know about your classroom, but my self contained classroom was always hectic in the mornings. It took me some trial and error to come up with a system that works for us. I have talked a bit about my morning work routine in the classroom, but last year that wasn't really working for my students to I added in something new. Adding a morning choice time into our routine helped my students ... Read More about Strengthen Your Morning Routine with Choice Time
How to Set up a Letter of the Week Routine
I've been using a letter of the week routine in my K/1 Special Education classroom for years! Many of my students are learning letter names and sounds, so setting up a letter of the week routine has been a great way to learn new letters while using the same, familiar routines we're used to. When I set up our letter of the week routine, I liked to plan activities for each day of the week that we ... Read More about How to Set up a Letter of the Week Routine
Transition Items 101
Schedules are super functional for our students. Even though we often start out with a visual schedule in our primary classrooms (I have a whole wall of them!), the goal is to move to something portable and more functional. How many of us carry around a calendar or planner? Who keeps a calendar on their phone? These are schedules for us and we want to move our students to that point as well. We ... Read More about Transition Items 101
