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9 Special Education Classroom Tours

As the ONLY special education teacher in my building… I ALWAYS wanted t get a peek inside other special education classrooms. Here is the place for you to do just that! Get a peek inside 9 unique classrooms at all different levels! Click the links to get a full classroom tour of each!

Preschool Classroom

Andrea shares her preschool classroom setup in this blog post. Learn how she organizes schedules, sets up for circle time, and her theory on dramatic play areas. Check out Andreas Preschool classroom here.

K-2 Classroom

Whitney shares her K-2 Autism classroom setup in this blog post. Learn how Whitney uses color coding, structures independent work, and organizes schedules in her classroom setup blog post here.

Multiple Disabilities Classroom

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Stephanie shares her unique classroom setup that meets the needs of her students in her multiple disabilities classroom. In this blog post you will learn how she organizes her caseload, her schedule, and creates a classroom layout that allows all of her students to be engaged. Read more here.

K-2 Classroom

Here is our class hub where we have morning meeting and whole group throughout the day.

Michelle shares her K-2 classroom space in this blog post. In her classroom tour she shares details about all of her classroom centers, daily schedules, and some awesome technology! learn more here.

Tiny K-4 Classroom

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If you have a tiny classroom and need ideas on how to make it work, check out Alyssa’s tiny classroom setup here. She shares how to stay organized and reduce visual clutter in a teeny tiny classroom with limited storage!

1-4 Life Skills Classroom

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Check out Alyssa’s grades 1-4 Life Skills based classroom in this blog post. Alyssa shares how she organizes schedules, reduces visual clutter, utlizes visuals, and bases everything off of independent work in her classroom. Learn more here.

Middle School Classroom

Arielle shares her Middle school ABA classroom with a focus on creating a culturally and emotionally responsive classroom for her 11-13 year old students in New York City in this blog post.

High School Classroom

BCBA Sarah shares her structured high school classroom in this blog post. Sarah’s classroom focuses on the TEACCH method and is station based. Learn more about her set up here.

Life Skills Classroom

Our students keep this area neat and organized.

Kate shares her life skills based high school classroom in this blog post. Learn how Kate runs her schools food pantry, Clothing closet, Kitchen, and laundry centers in this blog post.

I hope you found checking out these classrooms helpful! If you are interested in other teachers classroom schedules, you can find 8 sample  schedules in this blog post.

With my new course, Simple Self-Contained Setup 101, you can say goodbye to that uneasy and apprehensive self-contained teacher who dreads the daunting classroom setup and back-to-school prep process! You’re not even going to know her anymore. You will instead be CONFIDENT and EAGER to take on anything that comes your way with rock-solid plans and systems in place from day 1. I teach all about creating your classroom layout inside Simple Self-Contained Setup 101, join the waitlist here.

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