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Resource Downloads & Teaching Advice

Academics Blog Centers Elementary Paraprofessional

Center Differentiation Tips for Special Education Staff

Center Differentiation Tips for Special Education Staff

Academics Blog Classroom Setup Organization Simple Classroom Task Boxes

How to Manage Finished Work and Task Boxes

How to Manage Finished Work and Task Boxes

Academics Back to School Blog Centers

Teaching Students to Work Independently From Day One

Teaching Students to Work Independently From Day One

Academics Blog ELA Elementary IEP Writing

Writing Goals for Your Self-Contained Students: How to Make Them Work!

Writing Goals for Your Self-Contained Students: How to Make Them Work!

Academics Behavior Blog Classroom Setup Preschool Social Emotional Learning Visuals

5 visuals for every preschool classroom

5 visuals for every preschool classroom

Academics Blog Centers High School Life Skills Math Middle School Schedules Task Boxes Technology

What to Put in Your Special Ed Math Center (with Examples!)

What to Put in Your Special Ed Math Center (with Examples!)

Academics Behavior IEP Inclusion Job Search Preschool Social Emotional Learning

SEIT- what it is and how to find a job

SEIT- what it is and how to find a job

Academics Adapted Books Blog IEP

A Beginner’s Guide to Adapted Books for Special Ed

A Beginner’s Guide to Adapted Books for Special Ed

Academics Blog Centers ELA Elementary

Setting Up Special Ed Literacy Centers? Read This First!

Setting Up Special Ed Literacy Centers? Read This First!

Behavior Elementary New Teachers Preschool Primary Social Emotional Learning

Neuro-Affirming Practices in Positive Reinforcement

Neuro-Affirming Practices in Positive Reinforcement

Academics Blog Centers Elementary Math

What to Put in Your Special Education Math Centers

What to Put in Your Special Education Math Centers

Back to School Blog Classroom Setup Life Skills Organization Schedules Task Boxes Visuals

How to Organize Your Self-Contained Classroom for Maximum Independence

How to Organize Your Self-Contained Classroom for Maximum Independence

Academics Blog IEP Life Skills Organization Schedules Visuals

Differentiation in Centers: Simple Ways to Meet Every Student’s Needs

Differentiation in Centers: Simple Ways to Meet Every Student’s Needs

Back to School Behavior Blog Communication Life Skills Schedules Social Emotional Learning Social Skills Visuals

Reducing Back-to-School Behavior Challenges With Predictable Routines

Reducing Back-to-School Behavior Challenges With Predictable Routines

Behavior Classroom Setup Elementary New Teachers Preschool Primary Sensory Bins Simple Classroom Social Emotional Learning Visuals

How to create a calm corner that actually get used

How to create a calm corner that actually get used

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I'm Alyssa Shanahan -- a former Elementary Special Ed & Life Skills teacher. My classroom focus was always to keep things simple, increase communication, and build independence. Simply Special Ed's goal is to help teachers and students reach their full potential in and out of the classroom!

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