Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
One of the struggles in our lives – data collection in special education. It’s tough, let’s face it. And it’s probably not your most loved part of the job. But, it doesn’t have to be that tough! Today I’m sharing with you my top 10 tips to make data collection in your classroom easier and less stressful. I think we… Read More
“What should my special ed classroom schedule look like? Do you have an example of yours?” I can’t begin to tell you how often I get sent that through my email and social media messages. It’s more than 3 times a day on average, I would guess. I usually try to reply to as many of these as possible. But,… Read More
I don’t know about you, but in this field I feel like I’m always prepping resources. Maybe they’re for new activities. Or maybe they’re replacing items that have gotten damaged or lost. Like that time when a student flushed his PECS symbols down the toilet. And we had to replace all of the symbols. Yep, this is real life. To… Read More
I love using picture books wherever possible with my students. Having them on hand in the classroom, and making time to read stories, helps to build love for books. My students love listening to me read. But, they’ll also go to the library independently and look at books too. I like to pull out different books each month to match… Read More
Cooking is one of the lessons that we all look forward to each week in the classroom. And today, I just wanted to share some information about why it’s important to be cooking in your classroom, as well as my best tips for cooking in special education classrooms. Cooking Now, although I refer to this lesson as cooking. It doesn’t… Read More
I’ve always been a bookworm, since I was a child. And I still love to read now – although the reading material has definitely changed! I’m one of those people who’s an overachiever. I can’t help it. I just always want to go above and beyond. One of the ways that I love to learn is through reading. So today… Read More
Let’s face it, if you’re an education professional, the chances are you love Teachers Pay Teachers and especially when there’s a Teachers Pay Teachers sale! I mean, who doesn’t love being able to have thousands of resources at the tips of your fingers to print out and put straight into action? Think of that Friday night feeling, putting your feet… Read More
Let’s face it, we would all love a perfect world where our students can go out for recess everyday. But, that’s not real life. And unfortunately, there’s going to be times when we have to have indoor recess. And this can be challenging. But, it doesn’t have to be. I’m sharing some of my best indoor recess ideas for you… Read More
I have so many questions all the time about the table set up I have for my sensory trays. And you can watch the videos on my Instagram highlights here. But, I thought I’d also do a blog post here all about my IKEA sensory table set-up for you to see. I’ve attached a video below from my Youtube channel… Read More
In this blog post today I’m sharing some of my favorite children’s books about autism. I’ve always loved using books as a way to help teach students. And when autism acceptance day/week/month starts getting closer, I get a lot more messages. These are usually from teachers and assistants. And one of my biggest suggestions is always to use children’s books…. Read More
