Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
I am so excited to give you a sneak peek look today into my January task boxes that I use with my students. We love to use task boxes for so many reasons, and you can find out more in this podcast episode. You can also download my free Beginners Guide to Task Boxes eBook here. Monthly Task Boxes I… Read More
Today I’m sharing 16 January theme ideas that you can use for your classroom. These are themes that I have done over the years, as well as ones that are the most popular for this time of year. Don’t forget to check back each month to find out theme ideas for the next month. I’ve also included links under each… Read More
This is a guest blog post written by Dr. Aida Nazarikhorram MD, Co-founder & CCO of LuxAI. Today Aida is talking all about autism and educational robots. A robot helping children to learn social skills?! At the first look, this idea seems counter intuitive. However using robots for social skills training in learners with ASD has been very promising so… Read More
I am so excited to be sharing some great virtual field trip ideas with you all in this blog post today. My students have always loved going on field trips – but right now, that’s proving difficult with everything going on. So, we’ve been busy doing virtual field trips – and they have been really popular so far! My students… Read More
The last few months has meant a lot of changes for us and our students. And now we’re having to plan a virtual meet the teacher session?! And an online first day of the school year lesson!? Don’t worry. I’ve got you. Every year I look forward to meet the teacher and the first day of school. Getting to see… Read More
I have always been the type of person to love my physical planner. But distance learning taught me many lessons – including how and why I should be using a digital teacher planner. So flash forward a few months, and finally I have a digital teacher planner set up exactly how I want it. Now, don’t get me wrong –… Read More
Let’s face it – all we are hearing about right now is having a positive mindset. And that’s why today I’m sharing with you my top 5 tips for how you can build a positive teacher mindset. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have seen lately on my stories where I’ve been opening up a lot more and showing… Read More
Today’s blog post is one of the most requested ones I’ve ever had and it’s all about special education acronyms. Honestly, when you’re new to special ed, these acronyms can become quickly overwhelming. Today in this blog post, I’m going to be sharing a bunch of acronyms, and I’ll keep adding to this over the years as new ones are… Read More
Today, in this blog post, I’m sharing some of my favorite outdoor play ideas for kids that we love. Recently on Instagram, here on my blog and on the podcast I’ve been sharing ideas of how to manage behaviors during recess and outdoor play. And this has resulted in having more and more questions from my audience regarding ideas for… Read More
In today’s blog post, I’m talking all about why you should be teaching wh- questions in your classroom with your students. I’ll be talking about what they are, examples of how you can teach them, why it’s important to teach them and the benefits of them. I’ve also included some free downloads for you. What are Wh- Questions? Wh- questions… Read More
