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November Art Plans

I'm getting my art plans finished up in the last minute!  I have been scouring Pinterest for awesome Fall and Thanksgiving Art projects and I can't wait to show you what's in store. If you didn't know, I incorporate daily art in my classroom as a way to address fine motor skills and build hand strength with my students.  You should definitely check out why I Love Daily Art and Simple ... Read More about November Art Plans

Why I LOVE Daily Art (and you should too!) Plus September Art Plans!

I have been sharing my Monthly Art plans with you all for quite a while, but I have never explained WHY I love daily art.  It's not just to make my OT love me (though it doesn't hurt!)  Check out these 3 reasons I absolutely LOVE daily art! I incorporate art projects that require some sort of cutting, lacing, or other fine motor activity everyday.  It's important for students to ... Read More about Why I LOVE Daily Art (and you should too!) Plus September Art Plans!

Why I Love Birthday Bags!

Ok, I've always had an issue with birthdays in my class.  If it's one student's birthday all the students want it to be their birthday!  We have had tears, tantrums, and bad attitudes galore.  Last idea I got the idea to make birthday bags and it was AMAZING! First, I posted a birthday board (this is getting a little revamp this year, but this is what it looked like last year). ... Read More about Why I Love Birthday Bags!

Morning Work in the Special Education Classroom

I have had so many morning routines in my classroom and this year I think I finally found the right fit.  My students trickle into the classroom in the morning.  School officially starts at 8:15, but between parent drop off and bus drop off, students come at different times throughout the morning.  The problem has been what do my students do while we wait for everyone to arrive.  In the past 4 ... Read More about Morning Work in the Special Education Classroom

Using Stickers to Teach Letter Formation

I'm linking up with Kim again from Life Over Cs to share one of the multi sensory ways I teach letter formation to my students.  My students learn to write letters through a few different ways, but students who struggle with basic formation are using Handwriting Without Tears.  These students also have limited fine motor abilities.  Taking stickers off the sheet allows my students ... Read More about Using Stickers to Teach Letter Formation

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  • Today we are sharing our favorite fall activities and ideas for the classroom. From September morning work, to fine motor scissor skills craft ideas, to fall counting activities, and asking and answering questions activities we have everything you need for fall. Our activities are great for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, and special education students. Check out our fall favorites and activities here!
  • Today we are sharing our favorite fall activities and ideas for the classroom. From September morning work, to fine motor scissor skills craft ideas, to fall counting activities, and asking and answering questions activities we have everything you need for fall. Our activities are great for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, and special education students. Check out our fall favorites and activities here!
  • Are you looking for some engaging centers to use at the beginning of the year? Check out these back to school fine motor centers! Your students will be able to practice fine motor skills while reviewing literacy and math concepts at the beginning of the school year. Click here to take a closer look at these fine motor centers for the beginning of kindergarten.
  • Today we are sharing our favorite fall activities and ideas for the classroom. From September morning work, to fine motor scissor skills craft ideas, to fall counting activities, and asking and answering questions activities we have everything you need for fall. Our activities are great for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, and special education students. Check out our fall favorites and activities here!
  • Are you looking for some engaging centers to use at the beginning of the year? Check out these back to school fine motor centers! Your students will be able to practice fine motor skills while reviewing literacy and math concepts at the beginning of the school year. Click here to take a closer look at these fine motor centers for the beginning of kindergarten.
  • Are you making the most of your activity matrix in your special education classroom? Not even sure where to start when planing for goal mastery in your classroom? Let's delve into its potentials and how it can take your teaching methods to astounding heights!
  • Grab a paper plate and some paper clips for this easy fine motor skip counting activity to help your kids learn to skip count by fives.
  • Teaching and generalizing adaptive skills in the special education classroom can be fun! These 20 activities are a great way to reinforce skills like food, money, body parts, telling time and clothing but are packed with FUN for kids. These 20 activities come in color and blackline options. They're a great option for distance learning or hybrid teaching. I use these as homework activities in my Autism classroom, too.

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I ❤️ using clip cards in my classroom and this set of letter of the week clip cards is a great addition to our literacy centers.I use these cards as a practice activity during our center time and once they're mastered, the move to my students independent work stations.Ready to add these to your literacy centers? Check them out here: bit.ly/3AgX78H ... See MoreSee Less

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Are you helping students build communication skills? If you are, check out these 20+ ways you can use sabotage to increase your student's functional communication skills.Read more here: bit.ly/4fCko58 ... See MoreSee Less

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Letter of the week is one of my favorite classroom activities. I follow the scope and sequence of our Kindergarten curriculum to introduce letters in our classroom.Our first activity of the week is to create an anchor chart of words that start with our new letter. I made this an errorless activity in my classroom by making all of the choices words that start with the target letter.The activity was a hit in the classroom and my students were very confident in their responses. As we move further into the year, we'll add some pictures that do not match the sound of our target letter, too!bit.ly/YAKletteranchorcharts ... See MoreSee Less

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🍂 Fall is here and you know I've got morning work prepped for my students!I've been sharing these morning work pages with coworkers and they're using them in their classroom, too. These advanced pages focus on beginning academic skills. Each day students practice the following skills:🍂Calendar Skills🍂Daily Preview (What will you do at school today?)🍂Simple Reading Comprehension🍂Level 1: Writing Sentences🍂Level 1: CVC Reading🍂Level 1: Fact Families🍂Level 2: Writing Sentences🍂Level 2: Word Problems🍂Level 3: Quick Write🍂Level 3: Word ProblemsWant to grab these for your classroom? Head to the link and scoop them up: bit.ly/4esjve0 ... See MoreSee Less

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