Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
One of the hardest things for us to do on top of our usual daily tasks, is to ensure we are communicating effectively with our students families. And today, I want to help you out with that! So I’m sharing my best tips for parent communication for teachers. Our jobs are actually made a lot easier when we have effective… Read More
There comes a time, when our students move on to the next teacher, school or education professional. And you may be stuck wondering what information to pass on with them.. and how are you going to do it? Don’t stress! In this blog post today I’m talking about sharing information with teachers and how you can do it. And I’ve… Read More
My kids have always loved dinosaurs. And one of the best decisions we ever made was to have dinosaurs as a theme this year. I’m so excited to come on here today to share a dinosaur craft for kids that you’ll love! This week we made this wonderful Triceratops out of a paper plate and toilet rolls! And my kids… Read More
As you know, February is fast approaching and with it comes all the cards and gifts scattered around stores everywhere. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about why I think teaching about Valentine’s Day is really important for our kids. In our class, we celebrate literally every holiday. The children have so much fun learning about them all. And… Read More
We love making different crafts in our classroom – they get the students working on so many skills! And today I’m sharing some of our Chinese New Year Craft activities for kids that you’ll love to create! This year is the year of the monkey. And this was great for so many different learning opportunities! We love to celebrate different… Read More
I don’t know about your students, but mine love all things dinosaurs. And sensory activities are always a huge hit! So we decided to combine them. And today I’m going to share the perfect dinosaur sensory activity for kids to use with your students. This week, we decided that we wanted to offer a fun sensory activity to get our… Read More
We’ve made it to Christmas break! Christmas is one of my favourite times in the classroom with my students. And today, I’m sharing some of the fun activities that we done that are perfect Christmas activities for kids. Letters to Santa My students aren’t quite ready for writing lists to Santa. So, we mixed it up a little this year…. Read More
Recently I had the opportunity to be showcased on Rachel Lynette’s amazing blog Minds in Bloom and I am now sharing it here for my followers to be given another chance to read all about classroom management for special education. Visuals Timelines In our classroom, each student has their own individual timeline. One of our students is only half a… Read More
From a young age, I remember Remembrance Day has always been a huge event in schools around the area. I remember ever year wearing a poppy and doing different activities. And today, I wanted to share some Remembrance Day activities for kids that will help your students learn all about this important event. Working Together One of the main activities… Read More
It is becoming more and more popular to use movement breaks in the classroom. And here, at Teaching Autism, we are huge fans of using movement breaks. Movement breaks provide our students with the chance to get up and move around. This will help them to feel refreshed and give them a break from work. But, it will also help… Read More
