Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
Today I’m sharing 5 themes for graduation. Lots of us like to do end of year graduations now with our students. And over the years, I’ve tested a few different themes with my students. I’m often asked by educators for fun yet simple or easy themes to do for graduation. And so I’ve finally gotten around to putting them into… Read More
This I Love You Maa Mother’s Day craft is one of my favorite crafts that my students have made. It turned out soo adorable and my students loved making it! Plus.. It was super quick and easy to make. But the best part? It was a craft that most of my students could do independently and make their own.. This… Read More
Mr and Mrs Potato Head are always super easy to come by, and affordable to purchase and use in your classroom. Today I’m sharing 10 potato heads activities that you can try with your students that target a range of skills. 1. Crime Scene This had to be number 1 for me. If you know me at all, you know… Read More
St Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate in the classroom. Today I’m sharing 5 sensory activities for St Patrick’s Day that I’m almost willing to guarantee your students will love! 1. St Patrick’s Crime Scene If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how much I love a good old crime scene – and… 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 in this post I’m sharing 5 ways to teach CVC words to your students. I love being able to mix up and create fun and engaging activities for my students to work on skills. Worksheets can be great, but hands-on activities can be extra fun – and this can be a bonus for my students to retain skills. But… Read More
If you know me, you know how much I love Christmas. So for December I absolutely had to do a Christmas crime scene for my students. The last couple of years my students have really enjoyed having an elf in the classroom. So for this December’s crime scene I thought I would do.. Who Froze the Elf? Please note: These… Read More
This gingerbread man crime scene is perfect to use as part of your gingerbread man theme or topic with your students in your classroom. The gingerbread man is one of the topics that I look forward to teaching all year around. And it’s just perfect to use in November during the run up to Christmas. So for our November crime… Read More
I am so excited to share with you the Halloween classroom crime scene that I did with my students. It was a huge hit and it’s perfect to use in October. If you’ve been here a while, you’ve probably seen all of the other crime scenes that I do each month with my students. But I think this one is… Read More
This Humpty Dumpty crime scene is actually the first ever crime scene that I did with my students. I was a little apprehensive about how my students would be – would it be too much for them? Did I have too many clues? Would they understand what I wanted them to do? Or would I have to provide a lot… Read More
