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5 Summer Reads for Special Educators

This post contains affiliate links, which means that I collect a commission, at no additional cost to you, should you choose to make a purchase. I consider reading a very important part of my professional development as a Special Educator. I mean, let's face it. How often are district professional developments geared towards us? How many times have I been in trainings where I question what I'm ... Read More about 5 Summer Reads for Special Educators

End of the Year Organization Tips for Special Education

Let's face it, the end of the year is CRAZY! The last thing I really want to think about is organization at the end of the school year. I've been trying to keep it together all year, you're probably ready to shove everything in my cabinet, throw your hands in the air, and leave for the next 2 months. I know I've felt that way when the end of the school year draws near, but I've realized that ... Read More about End of the Year Organization Tips for Special Education

3 Ways to Increase Communication Opportunities Throughout the Day

Building communication opportunities for our students is important. I know in my classroom, we're constantly working on requesting different items to expand our vocabulary, utterances, or sentence complexity. These 3 quick and easy tips are going to help you increase the opportunities for communication in your classroom EVERYDAY. This first tip is pretty simple. Keep items that are preferred ... Read More about 3 Ways to Increase Communication Opportunities Throughout the Day

Data Collection Series: Where should I keep data sheets?

I'm back talking about data collection in the classroom. We've talked about what skills you should be collecting data on and how to choose the right data sheets. Now it's time to talk about where you're going to store all these data sheets. I have one quick and simple tip that helps with data collection throughout the school day. I like to keep data sheets where the data is being collected. ... Read More about Data Collection Series: Where should I keep data sheets?

Work Tasks for Beginning Readers

Have students who are just building their reading skills? I've gathered some of my very favorite work tasks for students just learning letter sounds to students who are reading and comprehending at the sentence level. Check out these quick and easy tasks for beginning readers. I like to think of my beginning readers in my classroom in about 3 stages. I have my students who are working on letter ... Read More about Work Tasks for Beginning Readers

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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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No prep ✅Builds routines ✅Themed for winter ✅This no prep morning work is the key to establishing routines and reviewing basic academic skills in the classroom. This morning work is differentiated into 3 levels so you'll be able to find the right morning work for your student.Want to grab this for your classroom? Head here:bit.ly/4beLFZe ... See MoreSee Less

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I don't think it's a secret that I don't love anything more than a LOW PREP work station. These beginning sound work tasks took me less than an hour to prep for my students!These are some of my favorite tasks to use to work on identifying the initial sound in words. I use them in independent work stations and center activities in my classroom. I love the nonseasonal design that helps me use them in my classroom ALL YEAR LONG!bit.ly/4e4PQrG ... See MoreSee Less

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Let me know what you do for self care.I definitely make sure I schedule a massage for myself once a month. I carry all of my stress and tension in my neck and should and it seriously helps me relax. ... See MoreSee Less

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I get questions about using visual schedules in the classroom. Here are 5 FAQs and answers.Want to read more about these FAQs? Head over to this blog post: bit.ly/3XUEdhiHave more questions? Drop them in the comments! 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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When I'm working on number recognition with my students I would get so frustrated with the materials I was finding. There were great resources that started to talk about numbers, but they quickly moved into counting and 1:1 correspondence and my students just weren't ready for that.That's why I created these 10 number recognition activities that focus SOLELY on helping students identify and name numbers.Check the activities out here:bit.ly/4gDQm1I ... See MoreSee Less

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