Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
In this blog post today I’m discussing working with ELL students in special education. ELL stands for English Language Learners. And if you’re working as a special education teacher.. You may find yourself with an ELL student in your class in the future. This blog post will hopefully help give you some ideas and strategies for your ELL student(s). What… Read More
Today I’m sharing my best tips on how to effectively collaborate with general education teachers. It is really crucial for us special educators to collaborate successful with general education teachers. This is crucial to ensure the success of our students. When we are able to effectively collaborate and work with general education teachers, we are creative the best possible learning… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing my best tips for setting up a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment. If you’re a first year teacher – or even a 10th year teacher! I’m hopeful that this blog post will give you some new ideas to use in your classroom this year to make it welcoming and inclusive for all of… Read More
In this blog post today I am going to be discussing using write the room activities in special education. I love using write the room activities – and so do my students. So they have become a huge part of our yearly activities. And today I really want to share some of the reasons why and the benefits of using… Read More
What is Reverse Inclusion? Reverse inclusion is a relatively new concept that flips traditional inclusion on its head. Instead of having individuals with disabilities included in society, reverse inclusion aims to have non-disabled individuals included in the world of those with disabilities. This might involve activities like volunteering at a special needs school or participating in a program that pairs… Read More
Introducing life and work skills to your special education classroom can be challenging, but with the soda cart classroom business set up pack, you can make it fun and engaging! Plus.. You’ll be able to earn extra funds for your classroom! This resource pack offers numerous opportunities for students to work on a range of skills, including; This soda cart… Read More
In this blog post I’m sharing 9 classroom themes for September. I love to use themes with my students, and while sometimes I use the same ones each year.. Sometimes I like to mix it up and get some new ones too. So to save you some time with trying to plan for the month, I’m here to help! Below… Read More
Today I’m sharing 5 free activities for the first week of school. These are activities that I love to use with my students. And I know that the first day/week of school can be really overwhelming! So I wanted to share them for free with you! 1. Editable Name Play Dough Mats These editable play dough mats are completely free…. Read More
In this blog post today I’m going to be talking all about how to create a calm down corner in your classroom. I am a huge advocate for having calm down areas in classrooms. And I will be touching on the benefits of using them in this blog post today. If you want to skip the blog post and just… Read More
In this blog post I have attached a template for sensory room funding (or a sensory area). There are lots of benefits our students to have access to a sensory room or area… But we don’t always have the budget to do this. And I’m a huge believer that teachers should not be out of pocket for constantly purchasing items…. Read More
