Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
I know some of us are still in school, so thinking about back-to-school night may be the last thing on your mind. But for me, I love to always be prepared. I’m one of those people where I’ll either be extra prepared in advance or I’ll bury my head in the sand and just pretend that the whole thing doesn’t… Read More
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
Can you believe it’s about time to get ready to go back to school? I’m so excited to share with you my back to school crime scene that my students absolutely LOVE every year! It’s just such a fun activity and way to start the school year. And it’s perfect for helping everyone to feel comfortable and relaxed during those… Read More
I am so excited today to talk about building relationships with students. If you’ve been following me on here or social media for a while, you’ll know that this is what I go on about the most. Because whenever people ask me.. “What’s your secret?” It’s always the same answer. Spend time building relationships with your students. I can not… Read More
The last few months has meant a lot of changes for us and our students. And now we’re having to plan a virtual meet the teacher session?! And an online first day of the school year lesson!? Don’t worry. I’ve got you. Every year I look forward to meet the teacher and the first day of school. Getting to see… Read More
I have always been the type of person to love my physical planner. But distance learning taught me many lessons – including how and why I should be using a digital teacher planner. So flash forward a few months, and finally I have a digital teacher planner set up exactly how I want it. Now, don’t get me wrong –… Read More
With everything going on in the world right now, I think we can all agree that this is the kick a lot of us needed to ensure that we are thinking about ways to make your classroom more inclusive. I know for sure, it’s made me take a step back to make sure that I am doing everything possible in… 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
