Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
I’ve had a lot of questions over the years about setting up a color coded classroom. I’ve used one for so long, that I honestly can’t even remember not using a color coded classroom at this point. To put it in one just one blog post would be so hard to share everything that I have learned over the years… Read More
Today I am so exited to share with you my top 5 activities for the first week of school. My last blog post that I did about what I do on the first week of school in a special education classroom turned out to be very popular and I ended up with so many messages thanking me that I decided… Read More
Special education teachers everywhere have been hitting up my Instagram DMs the last few weeks asking me all of the questions about what to teach on the first week of school. And after much back and fore and surveys, I realized it was probably time for to me to put my fingers to the keyboard and share with you all… Read More
One of the most important parts of our jobs is to help our students identify their needs and manage their emotions. Today I’m going to be sharing 5 benefits of a classroom calm down corner – and I’m even going to give you almost everything you need to set up your own successful calm down corner in your classroom that… Read More
Today I am sharing my top 10 cause and effect toys. These toys are always the most popular ones that I’ve used with my autistic students. And honestly there are just so many great ones out there, full of learning possibilities. And that means it can get very overwhelming when you’re trying to work out which ones to try with… Read More
Social narratives have always been a huge part of my teaching. This isn’t to say they work with every student – but they do work with the majority of mine. And today I’m going to be sharing what and how to use social narratives with your students. What are Social Narratives? A social narrative is a visual and simplified story… Read More
“What should my special ed classroom schedule look like? Do you have an example of yours?” I can’t begin to tell you how often I get sent that through my email and social media messages. It’s more than 3 times a day on average, I would guess. I usually try to reply to as many of these as possible. But,… Read More
One of the most common questions that I get asked are about using schedules in the classroom. There are so many different types of schedules now – that a lot of teachers don’t know where to start. Or once they have set up the schedule, they don’t know how to use it. Are they using it the right way? How… Read More
Do you want to implement a successful morning work routine in your autism or special education classroom? Are you looking for ways to help your students feel comfortable and safe when they arrive in your classroom? If so, this blog post is the perfect read for you. Why Have a Morning Work Routine? Having a morning work routine has many… Read More
I’m so excited to talk to you all today about how we run ‘Therapy Thursday’ in our autism classroom. Read on to find out why we started it, what we do on that day and how it’s worked for us and our students. Why ‘Therapy Thursday?’ You know that Thursday feeling.. where it’s not quite Friday.. but you’re exhausted? That’s… Read More
