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Holiday Sensory Bin

Happy Holidays! We love getting festive in our classroom and I'm not going to lie, the Holiday Season can be very motivating for my students. Working for Holiday toys? Of course! Working for time to play in the Holiday sensory bin is definitely one of our favorite activities. I mean, who wouldn't want to play in that festively colored rice with all of those fun trinkets inside? Check out our ... Read More about Holiday Sensory Bin

Holiday Task Boxes

We love our task boxes in our classroom and I seriously love the holiday season. I've been listening to holiday music every day to and from school since we returned from Thanksgiving break. I'm not even kidding about this. So it goes without saying that the task boxes we're currently rocking in my classroom are definitely full of holiday cheer! Check out these holiday task boxes! We love this ... Read More about Holiday Task Boxes

Transitioning to a Portable Schedule

I've written about the schedules I use in my classroom a few times. The goal in my classroom is to try to transition from a wall schedule to a portable schedule. It promotes independence for students and is a more functional way to navigate their environment. But making that jump from wall schedule to a portable schedule is a big change for our students. This is the step I take in between using a ... Read More about Transitioning to a Portable Schedule

Feeling Thankful in 2016

It is that time of year where I'm feeling the abundance of thankfulness about everything around me. I am thankful to do a job I love each and every day. It's also a blessing to be able to serve students in other classrooms around the world by sharing tips, tricks, and ideas here on the blog. If you've been around, you know all about how I've been working with our special students for quite a ... Read More about Feeling Thankful in 2016

Using Task Analysis to Teach Subtraction

So I've been talking a lot about Task Analysis lately. I have shared how amazing it is for teaching Functional Routines in the classroom. That's how I started using Task Analysis back when I was potty training a student in my first year of teaching. It wasn't until a few years later that I realized what an amazing tool it could be for teaching academic skills, too! This is a step by step walk ... Read More about Using Task Analysis to Teach Subtraction

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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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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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❄️ Are you practicing fine motor skills in your classroom?❄️ We're all about winter fine motor tasks in our classroom right now.If you're looking for some winter time fine motor activities, check out this blog post. I've got 10 that you're going to love: bit.ly/3OhtDM2 ... See MoreSee Less

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When I'm working in the classroom, I always like to step back and look at the picture and backwards map my plans so that every step we take is intentional.⭐️ I make sure I chunk those goals into smaller parts so we can target skills and build upon them⭐️ I communicate goals clearly with staff, families, and students so the plan is clear to everyone who works with students in our classroom⭐️ I take data and reflect on the chunks of learning we're working onThis is how I practice intentional planning in my classroom. How do you practice being intentional in your classroom? Let me know in the comments! ... See MoreSee Less

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Want to save time and be more productive during the school day?Batch prepping has been a life saver in my classroom. Why make 1 icon when you can make 15 different icons at a time?!Want to know how I organize my classroom so I'm able to batch prep icons? Read more here: bit.ly/47G2QSb ... See MoreSee Less

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Yes, I have a TON of timers in my classroom. Yes, there have been comments about it. I'm not sure if they were compliments but I'm going to take it that way... ... See MoreSee Less

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