Drafting goals math IEPs doesn't have to be a difficult task. I love drafting math goals for my students that are aligned to standards. One common misconception is that students will meet grade level standards through their IEP goals. This isn't necessarily the case. Oftentimes, we are helping students make progress towards state standards when we draft IEP goals for them. In this post, I have ... Read More about 4 Goals for Kindergarten Numbers in Base Ten (K.NBT)

**This post about counting books your students will love contains affiliate links** Are you tired of the same old counting books? I know my students were! That's why I went on a hunt to find counting books that were fun and engaging for my students. These are 10 of our favorite counting books. Grandma's Tiny House Grandma's Tiny House is a classroom favorite. This book counts from one ... Read More about 10 Fun Counting Books Your Students Will Love

**This post about IEP friendly outfits contains affiliate links.** Can you picture it? You're working in your classroom all day and have an IEP scheduled for after school? It's not like I'm going to change out of my work outfit into an IEP friendly outfit. I like wearing clothes to school that are both functional (I can get down on the ground and play) and IEP meeting appropriate. In this post ... Read More about 6 IEP Friendly Outfits for the Special Educator

Setting up a home school communication system is an essential for the special education classroom. When you set up a home school communication system, you're setting up a relationship with families. The connection between home and school becomes easier when you have an effective system. I have four tools I use to make home school communication a breeze in the self contained classroom. Want to know ... Read More about 4 Tools to Make Home School Communication a Breeze

Want a quick and easy way to save time in your classroom? Do you often find yourself printing out just a handful of icons for students at a time and still forgetting to print and prep some? This happens to me often. That's when I started using a system to batch prep icons in my classroom. I set aside time every week to prep icons that we needed in our classroom. Want to know how I streamlined icon ... Read More about How to Save Time and Batch Prep Icons