Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
In this blog post today I’m sharing 10 Easter books for the classroom that me and my students love. I have a bookshelf that I swap out each month, season and holiday. And I work really hard to ensure that there are a range of different books available for students in each theme. I know that it can be really… Read More
I’m so excited to share these free Easter wh question scenes with you today! These have been downloaded by over 30,000 educators already and I know your students are going to love them too! Read on below in this blog post where I’m talking about wh- questions, the benefits of working on them.. And where you can download these free… Read More
These free construction play dough mats are the perfect addition to your construction theme. At the bottom of this blog post you will find a link to download these play dough mats for free to use in your classroom. What’s Included? Instructions The Benefits of Play Dough There are so many benefits to using play dough with your students. Here… Read More
I’m often asked how to make homemade play dough.. And today I’m sharing my favourite recipe with you! We love to make play dough- especially because it means I’m able to fully ensure I know what ingredients are in the play dough. I started making play dough more regularly at home because my toddler LOVES it. And then we started… Read More
What are Decodable Readers? Decodable readers are books that are specially designed to help children learn to read. The books present them with words that follow specific phonetic rules or patterns. These books contain words that our students can sound out using the phonics skills that they have been taught. When students read decodable texts, they can practice applying their… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing 5 benefits of using task boxes with your students. I love using task boxes, and they are a very important part of my classroom. They can be used in so many ways, and all of my students love to use them.. Which makes work time a whole lot easier! What are Task Boxes?… Read More
I’m so excited to share these 3 free counting adapted books with you today! I LOVE to use adapted books with my students, and as a fellow educator.. I KNOW how hard it is to find time to do all of the things. So, let me take some of that workload off you by giving you some free counting adapted… Read More
In this blog post today I’m answering one of the most common questions I get.. How to make adapted books. I LOVE to use them with my students.. And I’ve been using them now for over 8 years. They’re hands on, engaging, easily differentiated and they work for a range of themes, subjects, skills, ages and abilities. At the end… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing some of my favorite special ed teacher spring outfits. One of the most common questions that I get asked is about clothing and what to wear. So I thought I would put together some blog posts sharing my favorite outfits for different times of the year. My Favorite Special Ed Teacher Spring Outfits… Read More
Today I’m sharing what my successful morning meeting in special education looks like. When I first started.. I hated morning meeting. It was so boring and I just couldn’t get into it. But over the years, we developed an amazing morning meeting routine that us staff AND students looked forward to every single day. And now I’m sharing the secret… Read More
