Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
What are Decodable Readers? Decodable readers are books that are specially designed to help children learn to read. The books present them with words that follow specific phonetic rules or patterns. These books contain words that our students can sound out using the phonics skills that they have been taught. When students read decodable texts, they can practice applying their… Read More
This free Santa craft writing prompt is one of the most popular activities I do with my students. I love watching how creative they get when they finish the prompt “When Santa got stuck up the chimney..” I’ve seen everything from “He got bitten on his bottom by a dog!” to “He sneezed and flew out!” This craft is everything… Read More
These free turkey alphabet cards are perfect to use with pumpkin seeds. They come with uppercase and lowercase letters for you to work on all letters of the alphabet. I love to use them with pumpkin seeds so that students can place them onto the circles on each letter of the alphabet. At the bottom of this blog post you… Read More
In this blog post today I am going to be discussing using write the room activities in special education. I love using write the room activities – and so do my students. So they have become a huge part of our yearly activities. And today I really want to share some of the reasons why and the benefits of using… Read More
Today in this blog post I’m sharing 5 ways to make books more accessible for autistic students. I have worked really hard over the years to find ways to make books and reading an enjoyable experience for my students. Along the way, I’ve found some different ways to make books more accessible for my students. This makes them more motivated… Read More
These ‘If You Take a Mouse to School’ activities are perfect for your first week of school. We love using Laura Numeroff’s books and this one is always a favorite to use at the start of the year. In this blog post you’ll find a bunch of different activities as well as free downloads to use with your students in… Read More
This 5 free name activities for kids blog post contains 5 free downloads for you. All of the downloads are activities that focus on students being able to identify and spell their name. There are a variety of different activities included that will keep your students engaged and enjoying working on their name. Why Work on Name Skills? First, it… Read More
I’m so excited to share these free editable name play dough mats with you! They are a great way for students to work on identifying and spelling their name. How to Use Download the resource here. Why Use Play Dough? While play dough may be a horror to some people.. it is an engaging tool for students. It provides a… Read More
These free sight word checklists contain grades pre-k up to 3rd grade. Each checklist contains all of the sight words for that grade level. You’ll also find checkboxes next to each of the sight words allowing you to use these in different ways for your students and classroom. How to Use There are lots of ways that you can use… Read More
This blog post contains 10 fun activities for identifying sight words. You will also find that some come with a link for activities/resources for you to download and use with your students. To find out more about sight words, and why they are important for us to teach, check out this blog post. 1. Bingo My students love when we… Read More
