• Home
  • Online Courses
    • Simple Self-Contained Setup 101®
      • Success Stories
    • Simple Centers System
    • Course Member Sign In
  • Shop Now
    • Shop Now
    • Free Resources
    • Gift Cards
    • Cart
    • Purchase Orders
    • School Licenses
    • My Account
  • Free Webinars
  • Blog
    • Academics
      • Adapted Books
      • Comprehension
      • Cooking
      • Crafts
      • ELA
      • ESY
      • Fine Motor
      • Life Skills
      • Math
      • Occupational Therapy
      • Science
      • Sensory Bins
      • Social Emotional Learning
      • Social Skills
      • Social Studies
      • Speech Therapy
      • Task Boxes
      • Vocabulary
      • Writing
    • At Home Learning
      • Digital
      • Remote Learning
    • Behavior
      • ABA
      • Communication
        • AAC
      • Data
      • Schedules
      • Visuals
    • Simple Classroom
      • Back to School
      • Book Recommendations
      • Classroom Setup
      • Freebies
      • IEP
      • Inclusion
      • Inspiration
      • Organization
      • Paraprofessional
      • Remote Learning
      • Seasonal
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Spring
        • Summer
    • Tot School
  • Classroom Tours
    • Self-Contained
    • Speech
    • Preschool
    • Elementary Autistic Support
    • K-2
    • K-2 (Socially Distanced)
    • K-4 (Tiny Room)
    • 1-4 (Life Skills)
    • 2-3 (ABA)
    • Middle School
    • High School
    • High School (Life Skills)
    • Multiple Disabilities
  • New Teachers
    • Join My Online Course
    • First Year
    • Interviews
    • Job Search
  • Grade Level
    • Preschool
    • Primary
    • Elementary
    • Middle School
    • High School
  • More…
    • Meet Alyssa
    • Meet Our Bloggers
    • Collaborate
    • Guest Blogging
    • Contact Me
    • Disclosures
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest

Simply Special Ed

Resource Downloads & Teaching Advice

Academics At Home Learning Behavior Blog Communication Digital Elementary High School Middle School New Teachers Preschool Primary Remote Learning Speech Therapy

The Ultimate List of Speech Therapy Websites

The Ultimate List of Speech Therapy Websites

Academics Behavior Blog Communication Comprehension Elementary High School Middle School New Teachers Preschool Primary Speech Therapy Tot School

When to Refer to Speech Therapy: A Teacher Guide

When to Refer to Speech Therapy: A Teacher Guide

Academics Behavior Blog Communication Elementary Preschool Speech Therapy Tot School

Must Have Toys For Preschool Speech Therapy

Must Have Toys For Preschool Speech Therapy

Academics Adapted Books At Home Learning Behavior Blog Communication First Year New Teachers Preschool Simple Classroom Social Skills Speech Therapy Tot School Vocabulary

Tips to Get Late Talkers Talking

Tips to Get Late Talkers Talking

Academics Behavior Blog Communication Elementary First Year High School Inclusion Life Skills Middle School New Teachers Paraprofessional Preschool Primary Social Skills Speech Therapy Tot School

How To Start A Lunch Bunch

How To Start A Lunch Bunch

Academics Behavior Blog Communication Comprehension Elementary High School Middle School New Teachers Primary Social Skills Speech Therapy Vocabulary

4 Tips to Make the Most of Speech Therapy Time

4 Tips to Make the Most of Speech Therapy Time

Academics Adapted Books Blog Book Recommendations Elementary High School Middle School New Teachers Preschool Primary Speech Therapy Tot School Vocabulary

How To Target a Variety of Speech Goals Using Story Books

How To Target a Variety of Speech Goals Using Story Books

Back to School Blog Classroom Setup Elementary First Year High School Middle School New Teachers Preschool Primary Simple Classroom Speech Therapy

How To Make a Speech Schedule: Tips For New SLPs

How To Make a Speech Schedule: Tips For New SLPs

Academics Blog Speech Therapy

WH Flip Cards: Why they work!

WH Flip Cards: Why they work!

Academics Blog Elementary High School Middle School New Teachers Occupational Therapy Organization Preschool Speech Therapy

4 Tips to Make Pumping at School Easier

4 Tips to Make Pumping at School Easier

AAC Blog Communication Remote Learning Speech Therapy

How to Use Core Words in Instruction

How to Use Core Words in Instruction

AAC Blog Communication Life Skills Speech Therapy Vocabulary

AAC: Low/No- Vs. High-Tech

AAC: Low/No- Vs. High-Tech

AAC Academics Behavior Blog Communication Speech Therapy

What is AAC?

What is AAC?

At Home Learning Blog Digital High School IEP Middle School Simple Classroom Speech Therapy

Using Google Forms™ For Student Input On IEP Goals

Using Google Forms™ For Student Input On IEP Goals

Behavior Communication Speech Therapy

Making Connections: Facilitating Peer-Peer Relationships

Making Connections: Facilitating Peer-Peer Relationships

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Hi amazing teachers!
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!

Sign up to receive exclusive tips,
free resources, and more!

Recent Posts

February Cut and Paste Fine Motor Puzzles

Family involvement in Special Education

If I could start over: what I’d do differently in my first self-contained classroom

Classroom Set Up vs. Classroom Systems: Why You Need Both

February Visual Crafts for Special Education with Visual Checklists

February Lesson Plans for Special Education

Copyright © Simply Special Ed 2026 · Design by Fancy Girl Design Studio

Copyright © 2026 · Simply Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.