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Blog Classroom Setup High School Life Skills Organization

6th – 12th Grade Functional Life Skills Classroom Tour

6th – 12th Grade Functional Life Skills Classroom Tour

Blog Cooking Data High School Life Skills Middle School Writing

How to Use Life Skills Worksheets for Functional Reading

How to Use Life Skills Worksheets for Functional Reading

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

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

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How to Organize Your Self-Contained Classroom for Maximum Independence

How to Organize Your Self-Contained Classroom for Maximum Independence

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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

Academics Blog Centers High School Life Skills Schedules Task Boxes Visuals

Setting Up Centers for Your High School Classroom

Setting Up Centers for Your High School Classroom

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Visual Tools for Self-Contained High School

Visual Tools for Self-Contained High School

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5 Ways to Teach Functional Life Skills

5 Ways to Teach Functional Life Skills

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How I Use STAR Curriculum in my Classroom

How I Use STAR Curriculum in my Classroom

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My 2nd Grade Self-Contained Classroom Schedule

My 2nd Grade Self-Contained Classroom Schedule

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Back to School Prep for High School Special Ed Teachers

Back to School Prep for High School Special Ed Teachers

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Top 10 Functional Resources for High School Special Ed

Top 10 Functional Resources for High School Special Ed

Blog Classroom Setup Life Skills Middle School Organization Schedules Simple Classroom Visuals

Setting Up a Middle School Life Skills Classroom

Setting Up a Middle School Life Skills Classroom

Academics Blog High School Life Skills Middle School Occupational Therapy

Using the Life Skills Workbook Bundle

Using the Life Skills Workbook Bundle

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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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