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4 Simple Ways to Build Fine Motor Skills and October Art Plans!

Fine motor skills are important for our students.  It's the basis for handwriting and all things we do with our hands.  I know I do a lot with my hands, so it's important for us to build fine motor skills for our students.  It's no secret that I love my Daily Art time in my classroom.  I have blogged about it a few times and I love sharing my art plans with y'all.  Check ... Read More about 4 Simple Ways to Build Fine Motor Skills and October Art Plans!

Functional Routines in the Highly Structured Classroom: Departure

So I was supposed to write about Arrival Routines today, but I forgot to take pictures!  I did remember to take pictures of our departure routine, so lets talk about that instead!  (It has definitely been that kind of week!) It is important to establish routines in the classroom.  It provides structure and predictability for students.  I love our arrival and departure ... Read More about Functional Routines in the Highly Structured Classroom: Departure

Inclusion Series: 8 Awesome Tips for Making Inclusion Meaningful (and Successful!) TIP #2 BUILDING AWARENESS

It took me an extra week (back to school is still kicking my butt!) but I'm back with Tip #2 for Meaningful Inclusion. Lets face it.  Children are curious.  They are aware of differences in others and have a lot of questions.  I find that the best way to make inclusion meaningful for my students is to build awareness among their peers.  I don't find it necessary to put on ... Read More about Inclusion Series: 8 Awesome Tips for Making Inclusion Meaningful (and Successful!) TIP #2 BUILDING AWARENESS

Why I LOVE Daily Art (and you should too!) Plus September Art Plans!

I have been sharing my Monthly Art plans with you all for quite a while, but I have never explained WHY I love daily art.  It's not just to make my OT love me (though it doesn't hurt!)  Check out these 3 reasons I absolutely LOVE daily art! I incorporate art projects that require some sort of cutting, lacing, or other fine motor activity everyday.  It's important for students to ... Read More about Why I LOVE Daily Art (and you should too!) Plus September Art Plans!

Inclusion Series: 8 Awesome Tips for Making Inclusion Meaningful (and Successful!) TIP #1 BUILDING A TEAM

I'm sure most of you are back at school now too and starting to set up routines and procedures.  One super important component of my program is inclusion.  All of my students participate in inclusion for at least part of their day.  Over the next 8 posts I'm going to share my tips for making inclusion meaningful for our students and the students they will encounter through the ... Read More about Inclusion Series: 8 Awesome Tips for Making Inclusion Meaningful (and Successful!) TIP #1 BUILDING A TEAM

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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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