Are you looking for ideas and activities to teach life skills for special education students in your classroom? Maybe you’re wondering what life skills are? Or how to teach them? Maybe you’re just looking for some great hands-on resources that you can put into action with your students today.
If so, you’re in the right place. On this page I’ve put together all of my best resources, podcasts, blog posts and activities for life skills for you to try. Just click the links below to take you straight to them.
Blog Posts
- What Are Life Skills?
- 10+ Special Education Life Skills Activities
- Why It’s Important to Teach Life Skills
- Therapy Thursday
- Classroom Coffee Cart
- Toilet Training
Podcast Episodes
Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers
I have over 40 life skills resources available for you to download on Teachers Pay Teachers and try with your students. Below I’ve listed some of my most used ones.
- All Life Skills Resources
- Life Skills Social Narratives
- Coffee Cart Set-Up
- Life Skills Adapted Binder
- Money Skills Adapted Binder
- Life Skills Sequencing Adapted Books
- Toilet Training Pack
- Calm Down Corner Set-Up
- Life Skills Activities for Special Education Pack
- Rooms of the House Adapted Books
- Following Directions Shopping Game
- Me and My Body Activity Bundle
- Housing Life Skills Activity Pack
- Shopping Life Skills Activity Pack
Resources Available on Our Website
- All My Life Skills Resources
- Building a Sandwich Adapted Book
- Morning and Evening Routines
- Daily Adapted Work Folder
- Housing Life Skills Activity Pack
- Life Skills Adapted Binder
- Shopping Life Skills Activity Pack
- Rooms of the House Sorting Task Box
- Life Skills Sequencing Adapted Books
- Washing Hands Adapted Book
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