Community Helpers - Teaching Autism

Free Fire Safety Math Activity

October 21, 2024

Your students will love working on matching numbers to number names with this free fire safety math activity. In this blog post today I’m sharing instructions for how to use this activity with your students.. As well as the free download for you! Instructions You can either choose to use this as a hunt around the room or within a… Read More

Free Fire Safety Counting Adapted Books

October 19, 2024

These free fire safety counting adapted books are the perfect addition to your community helpers unit. If you and your students love using adapted books, then these are great to add to your collection! In this blog post you’ll find the link to download them for free as well as instructions for how to use these adapted books. Why Use… Read More

Free Dentist Letter Matching Activity

June 12, 2024

This free dentist letter matching activity is the perfect addition to your dental health and/or community helpers theme. I use this letter matching activity as part of a sensory bin and my students love it! In this blog post I’m sharing about my sensory bin set up, along with a free printable for you to download and use with your… Read More

Free Fire Truck Name Craft

September 28, 2023

I’m so excited to share this free fire truck name craft with you today! Fire safety month is always something that I really try to work hard on with my students. It’s really important to teach them everything I can about fire safety.. And especially what to do if they have a fire at their home. These are such important… Read More

Teaching Autism and Special Education

Teaching Autism and Special Education

Teaching Autism and Special Education Podcast

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Teaching Autism and Special Education Podcast

May 2, 2019 • 00:18:59

Today's episode; I'm giving you a brief introduction to me and Teaching Autism, followed by a short session on burnout and self-care. Self-care is huge right now. Especially with more teachers and parents being burnt out than ever before.
Transition Tips for Special Education

May 3, 2019 • 00:24:40

I am so excited to share with you all some transition tips for special education today on the podcast. We'll be discussing transition itself, and how transition can make our children feel.
Make Story Time Fun for Special Ed & Autism

May 14, 2019 • 00:18:41

Are you looking for ways to make story time for fun your special education and autism students? Do they lose interest? Or are they struggling to pay attention to you while you’re reading a story? Maybe you’re lost. You want your students to love reading and listening to stories. But,…
Autism Homeschooling & Preparing for a New Arrival

May 21, 2019 • 01:12:43

On today’s episode we’re talking all about autism homeschooling. But we’re also sharing how our guest helped prepare her autistic son for the arrival of their new baby. Our guest, Nicole, has tried numerous times for her son to attend school. But, unfortunately, the school setting has not worked out…
What is Errorless Learning? Special Education Podcast

May 29, 2019 • 00:11:04

One of the common questions I get is ‘What is errorless learning?’ Errorless learning is on the rise. It’s becoming more and more popular within classrooms, therapy sessions and in homeschool environments. Today I’m going to answer your question and tell you more about this way of learning. Including how…
Behavior Specialist Teacher - Autism Podcast

Jun 4, 2019 • 00:45:01

I am so excited to have Cassie from Adventures in Behavior on the show today. Cassie is a behavior specialist teacher. Today, she’s sharing her tips and some advice with us. We also get a peek into the way Cassie runs her classroom. Cassie is also sharing her knowledge of…
Preparing for End of the Year Autism Podcast

Jun 11, 2019 • 00:10:33

On the podcast today I’m talking about how you can be preparing for the end of the year. Many of our autism and special education students find it very difficult at this time of year. The summer holidays can be an anxious time for many of our students. Some of…
Autism Nutrition and Diet Specialist Podcast

Jun 18, 2019 • 00:31:08

Are you ready for an exciting podcast with an autism nutrition and diet specialist? I am SO excited to have Jenny Friedman on the podcast today. Jenny is a registered dietitian who specialises in nutrition for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Today is Jenny is talking all about different ways…
Forbrain Auditory Headset Review and Interview

Jun 23, 2019 • 00:29:39

Today I’m so excited to bring you my Forbrain auditory headset review and interview. Forbrain is an auditory feedback headset, and I have been so lucky to try one out recently. And today, on the podcast, I’m interviewing Caroline. Caroline works for Forbrain and she’s here to answer our questions.…
Classroom Staff Management Podcast

Jun 25, 2019 • 00:16:37

Today on the podcast I’m discussing classroom staff management. Within the field of special education and autism classrooms, we often have to work closely, in larger teams than usual classrooms. And sometimes, we’re all human, and we find it difficult to get along. Or, you may have a team of…

Teaching Autism

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🍁 Thanksgiving Fun with Adapted Books! 🦃. Comment THANKBOOKS below to get the link ⬇️.Looking for engaging and differentiated resources for your classroom this Thanksgiving? This pack of 18 adapted books is perfect for building sentence skills, symbol recognition, and linking vocabulary to visuals!✅ Differentiated Levels – Tailor learning to every student’s ability. ✅ Skills Focused – Work on colors, counting, prepositions, emotions, shapes, and more! ✅ Interactive and Fun – Students build sentences with symbols while staying engaged. ✅ Color & B/W Options – Perfect for your printing preferences..These books are ideal for special education and mainstream classrooms, encouraging attention to detail and making learning hands-on and fun!🍂 Ready to bring Thanksgiving learning to life? 🦃.#teachingautism #ThanksgivingResources #AdaptedBooks #SpecialEducation #thanksgivingactivitiesforkids #sped #spedteacher #spedsquad #spedclassroom ... See MoreSee Less

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We love making these turkey name hats! Comment HAT below and I'll DM you a link to download the template for F R E E 🚨🦃 ... See MoreSee Less

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F R E E Turkey Feather Fine Motor WorksheetsComment FEATHERS below for the link! ... See MoreSee Less

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Never underestimate the difference you make - because for many of your students, you’re the reason they believe in themselves! ❤️⭐️......#teachingautism #sped #spedteacher #spedtribe #spedteachers #spedsquad #spedclassroom #spedlife ... See MoreSee Less

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Teaching Autism

2 weeks ago

These core word activity boxes have been the best addition to our weekly learning! With adapted books, worksheets, play dough mats, activity mats, crafts, task boxes, car mats, building blocks, emergent readers.. these core word activity boxes have everything and more that you could need to work on your core vocabulary 😍.Comment CORE below and I’ll dm you a link to grab these!......#teachingautism #spedteacher #spedtribe #spedteachers #spedsquad #spedclassroom #specialeducation #specialeducationteacher ... See MoreSee Less

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