Are you ready to scaffold CVC spelling in your classroom? Scaffolding academic skills in the classroom looks a lot like how you teach functional skills. When scaffolding CVC spelling, I usually start with visual prompts so my students are successful. Then, I fade the prompts so students become independent spellers. In this post, I'm going to share two ways that I scaffold CVC spelling ... Read More about How to Scaffold CVC Spelling for Special Education

**This post about take home game tips includes affiliate links.** Have you quit homework and started promoting social skills at home? I have been sending Take Home Games instead of academic homework for over 5 years and everyone loves it! If you've been using games for homework, you may notice there are a few things that make it a little challenging: Games are returned with missing ... Read More about The Best Tips for Setting Up Take Home Games

Are you working on fine motor skills in your classroom? We're constantly working on building fine motor skills and these are some of our favorite activities. I've rounded up over 100 fine motor activities that you're going to love using in your classroom! January Fine Motor Activities Even in California, we love dreaming of all things snow during the winter. Any time I can incorporate snow ... Read More about Fun Fine Motor Activities for the Whole Year

Have you worked in a Special Education classroom? If you have, you know visual schedules are a staple in the classroom. Students and staff refer to them throughout the day and they really help set the structure in the classroom. Cues are essential when working with a visual schedule. Students need to know when to check their schedule and transition to a new activity. But I want to let you in on a ... Read More about Visual Schedule Cues: Why I Don’t Use “Check Schedule”