Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
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
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
Pirates are always a popular theme with my students. And that’s why I was so excited to put together a pirate classroom crime scene. We decided to make the whole day a pirate day and everyone came dressed as pirates. It was SO much fun. But the crime scene was definitely the highlight of the day – and I’m so… Read More
Are you ready for the perfect space crime scene for kids? I am so excited to share our recent crime scene with you all today that fit perfectly with our space theme. If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that every month I share photos and information about what crime scene we have been doing in the… Read More
In this blog post today I am sharing 10 substitute teacher essentials that hopefully will help make your substitute teaching life easier. Let’s face it, teachers usually do need the same things – the same essentials. But when you’re a substitute teacher, those essentials may be slightly different. This is most likely because you don’t have a permanent classroom basis,… Read More
Today I am sharing my top 10 cause and effect toys. These toys are always the most popular ones that I’ve used with my autistic students. And honestly there are just so many great ones out there, full of learning possibilities. And that means it can get very overwhelming when you’re trying to work out which ones to try with… Read More
