**This post about creating a dramatic play coffee shop in the Special Education classroom contains affiliate links, which means that I collect a commission, at no additional cost to you, should you choose to make a purchase.** Dramatic play is such an important skill for students to develop. It gets them interacting with their peers and it's a developmental skill that typically developing ... Read More about Creating a Dramatic Play Coffee Shop in the Special Education Classroom

I think I've shared how much of a focus we've had on Fine Motor skills in my classroom this year. My students have made so much growth in their fine motor skills and keeping the activities in our fine motor center fresh is one of the ways we get tons of practice in in our classroom. We're all about Spring in our classroom during April. The weather is getting a little bit warmer with an occasional ... Read More about 10 Fine Motor Activities for Spring

So you've taught your students to write sentences. Now what? In the beginning of my career, we worked HARD on writing sentences. When it came time to take the next step into writing paragraphs, I found this was even harder for my students. We were able to write 2-3 sentences about a topic or picture, but organizing our thoughts and giving evidence was hard stuff. Early on, I found that teaching ... Read More about How to Scaffold Paragraph Writing for Special Education