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Using Token Boards to Promote Money Skills

Reinforcement is an Evidence Based Practice. I have used so many different kids of token boards in my classroom. Today I wanted to share my token boards for reinforcing money skills. I made these token boards for my students so they can practice "buying" things and exchanging money. We usually start all students with a 5 token system. When students earn 5 pennies, they get a their reinforcers ... Read More about Using Token Boards to Promote Money Skills

Using my Scrap Box and December Art Plans FREEBIE!

I feel so bad, I had originally planned to blog about our Thanksgiving party today, but I had so much fun cooking and celebrating that I completely forgot to take pictures in our classroom!  So instead, I figured I'd share some of our daily art tips today! Y'all know I love my daily art.  I blogged about it {over here} and I love sharing my monthly art plans with everyone.  This ... Read More about Using my Scrap Box and December Art Plans FREEBIE!

Workbasket Wednesday: Fall Tasks

I have to admit, I've been meaning to link up with Christine over at Autism Classroom News for Workbasket Wednesday for months but I keep forgetting to take pictures of my classroom tasks! My students complete work tasks at various times throughout the day, but every morning, I have a center or work tasks for all students to complete.  They tend to be fine motor or basic skills tasks so my ... Read More about Workbasket Wednesday: Fall Tasks

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

SPED Tricks and Treats Blog Hop!

Happy Halloween ladies and gents!  I'm so stoked to join up with some of my favorite SPED bloggers to bring you our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop!  I'm going to share one of my favorite SPED hacks with you today.  If you haven't checked out some of my other hacks, you totally should.  I am all for simplifying things and making my life easier.  Check out this post to see how I ... Read More about SPED Tricks and Treats Blog Hop!

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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 don't know about you, but getting my students writing sentences seems to go pretty smoothly, but moving to paragraph writing and having to share multiple details about a topic is a STRUGGLE for a lot of my students.I got off the struggle bus with this skill when I stepped back and started scaffolding this skill for my students. Providing my students with the supports they needed to be successful has gotten so many of my students writing REAL paragraphs. 🎉 (woohoo!)Read about how I scaffold paragraph writing for my students in this blog post:youaut-aknow.com/how-to-scaffold-paragraph-writing-for/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Practicing addition within 10 can be easy this winter! These no prep pages are always a hit with my students!With 20 pages of print and go addition practice, my students love completing addition problems!Ready for some no prep winter math? Check it out:bit.ly/3u9nCu2 ... See MoreSee Less

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Getting started with visual schedules doesn't have to be hard work. I created this Picture Schedule Pack to get you started in the right direction. With over 60 icons and EDITABLE templates, you'll be able to make customized schedules for each of the students in your classroom.This pack also has tools to help your students progress from a wall schedule to a more portable version of a schedule.Check out everything in this pack here: bit.ly/47llDSP ... See MoreSee Less

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Want to know how I increase communication during my classroom music time? This blog post shares the system I use to make sure my students are constantly improving their communication skills.youaut-aknow.com/increasing-communication-during-music-time-in-the-classroom-creating-a-song-choi... ... See MoreSee Less

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