Special education teachers need to take data on their students' goals and objectives. The easiest way to do this? IEP Goal Bins! Read on to learn all about how to make and use these bins to simplify your progress monitoring! What are IEP Goal Bins? An IEP Goal Bin contains everything you need to take data on student goals! Each bin contains a list of student goals and the instructions for collecting data; materials for taking data on goals; and your student data sheets. Everything you ... continue reading...
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How to Set Up IEP Goal Bins for Easy Progress Monitoring
Progress monitoring can feel like one of the most time-consuming parts of teaching in a self-contained classroom. Between collecting consistent data, finding materials, and making sure each student’s IEP goals are addressed, it’s easy to feel buried. That’s why I love using IEP Goal Bins. They turn a stressful process into a simple, organized system that actually works in the classroom. Here’s how you can set them up. Step 1: Gather Your Materials Before setting up bins, collect the ... continue reading...
How to Set Up IEP Goal Bins to Simplify Progress Monitoring
If you’ve ever felt like tracking data and monitoring IEP goals is taking up every spare second of your day—you’re not alone. Progress monitoring in a self-contained classroom can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling multiple students, unique goals, and limited prep time. That’s exactly why I created IEP Goal Bins—a simple, organized system that allows you to make progress monitoring manageable and effective without reinventing the wheel each week. In my blog post, How to ... continue reading...
How to Setup IEP Goal Bins
Setup for IEP Goal Bins and taking data for goals can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be! Let's make it simple. In this blog post, I am going to walk you through how to setup IEP goal bins. IEP goal bins will help you keep your students' goals and materials organized so you can focus on what's important: the students and their data. What is an IEP Goal Bin? Simply put, an IEP goal bin is a container filled with everything you need to take data on a student's goals and ... continue reading...
How to Create and Use Book Companions to Meet IEP Goals
Book Companions are one of my favorite tools to use in the Special Education classroom! There are so many great books that you can read with your students. Book Companions help make all stories accessible for everyone! What are Book Companions? Book Companions are supplemental activities that accompany a storybook. They come in all genres and types of books. Additionally, they come in different levels and can also be further modified to fit your students’ needs! They are a great way to ... continue reading...
Sensory Bins in an ECSE Classroom
Do you have a sensory area or sensory activities in your classroom? Sensory play is essential in helping to develop cognitive, social, fine motor, and so much more! My goal as an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher incorporates sensory bins or activities to help encourage learning through exploration (textures, smells), vocabulary, problem solving, creativity, and curiosity for all students. Below you will find several examples of ways to incorporate hands on, sensory materials and ... continue reading...
Holiday Sensory Bins
Holidays are such a fun time to get creative with your classroom activities! It can be so hard to make it to a holiday break, but planning engaging, fun, holiday-themed activities can make the days go by quicker! Sensory bins are a great way to do that! You can target so many skills while motivating your students with preferred and/or new sensory experiences! Not quite in the winter holiday season right now? Check out our other blogs on Holiday Sensory Bins!Taylor wrote a blog on 3 ... continue reading...
Writing SMART IEP Goals for Special Education
Let's talk about writing SMART IEP goals for special education! It is no secret that a huge part of the job of special education teacher or service provider is writing IEPs. Writing IEPs can be challenging - especially if you are new to it. If you find yourself with challenges while writing IEPs, I am here with some tips on writing your goals. First and foremost, there is one thing that IEP goals should NOT be and that is vague. All IEP goals should be SMART; meaning, written in the ... continue reading...
How to Set Up Your Classroom Before the Students Arrive
The best way to set yourself up for success for the new school year is to get your classroom space ready to go! Having an organized, prepared classroom helps you feel confident going into the first day of school. Here are some ideas of ways you can set up your classroom before your students arrive, so that you will be ready to go on day one of the school year! Set Up Zones in the Classroom The first thing I like to do to get my classroom ready is to plan the layout of the room. Setting ... continue reading...
How to Run Parent Conferences in Special Education
Hosting parent conferences is an important aspect of teaching. These conferences are so important for building relationships between families and teachers. However, most teacher preparation programs don't prepare us for how to run parent-teacher conferences! Because of that, prepping and running these crucial meetings can feel a little stressful. But, it doesn't have to be! Read on to see how I run parent conferences in my special education classroom. Scheduling Conferences The first ... continue reading...
10 Must-Haves for Data Collection
Data collection is part of the job of an educator, especially as a special educator. To make your life of data collection easier, I compiled a list of my must-haves to share with you! My Must-Haves IEP Goal Bins Before you can begin taking data, you need to be sure that you have IEP goals, behavior goals, social goals, etc., prepared. Once you have your goals in place, gather all materials needed to teach this goal, i.e.: data sheets, manipulatives, highlighters, letter/number cards. ... continue reading...
5 Things You Can Prep During Summer Break
How do you prepare for the upcoming school year? Here are 5 things I do during summer prep to ready my classroom for a fresh new year. It’s the same every summer; I look forward to my summer break and all the plans I have made for myself. I look forward to sleeping in! It's time to hit the pool, deep clean my house, and look forward to traveling. Then, after a little while of relaxation, the wheels start spinning and I’m thinking about my students and ready to work on school things. My ... continue reading...
Returning from Maternity Leave as a Special Ed Teacher
Are you getting ready to head back to work after Maternity leave? taking a leave of absence? Maybe you welcomed a new addition to your family (maternity leave) or maybe you were out sick? Either way, returning to work after a leave can present unique challenges. I would know, I've gone on maternity leave three times in five years I know, crazy right?). As you prepare to transition back into your role as a special education teacher, here are some tips and tricks to help make the process as smooth ... continue reading...
The Complete Guide to Preschool Sorting Activities
Velcro? Scissors? Laminating sheets? Card stock? Check! Sorting activities are essential in our special education classrooms. As an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, I often use materials that are modified or need to be adapted. Student work is consistently modified to meet my their needs which is why I always look for activities that target many areas. I find activities to use as supplemental work or for IEP goals. Simply Special Ed has a variety of resources for us special ... continue reading...
5 Things You Need from Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree has TONS of great materials for special ed classrooms. Get the things you need on a budget! Here are 5 things you need from Dollar Tree! Baskets The first thing you need to grab are baskets! These baskets are perfect for holding visuals for quick grab and go. I've also used these as "finished" baskets for visual schedule pieces. Now I use them to hold our Morning Meeting pieces. Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves Next up, you need these dry erase pocket sleeves! These are ... continue reading...
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