• 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

Back to School Blog Centers Classroom Setup Schedules Simple Classroom

My Favorite Tricks for Center Rotations

My Favorite Tricks for Center Rotations

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

Blog Data IEP

Data Collection Tools I Use Daily in my Classroom

Data Collection Tools I Use Daily in my Classroom

Back to School Behavior Classroom Setup Elementary New Teachers Preschool Primary Schedules Visuals

How to Build a Visual Schedule that Actually Works

How to Build a Visual Schedule that Actually Works

Behavior Elementary New Teachers Preschool Primary Social Emotional Learning

Neuro-Affirming Practices in Positive Reinforcement

Neuro-Affirming Practices in Positive Reinforcement

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

Back to School Behavior Blog Elementary

Reducing back to school behavior challenges with predictable routines

Reducing back to school behavior challenges with predictable routines

Blog Centers Elementary First Year New Teachers Schedules

How to Rotate Centers Without Losing Your Mind

How to Rotate Centers Without Losing Your Mind

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 Data Elementary

FBA’s in Special Education: What Are They and How Do You Do Them? (A Guide for Special Education Teachers)

FBA’s in Special Education: What Are They and How Do You Do Them? (A Guide for Special Education Teachers)

Behavior Blog Preschool Schedules Visuals

10 Transition Tips for Special Education Classrooms

10 Transition Tips for Special Education Classrooms

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

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 22
  • Next Page »
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

Center Differentiation Tips for Special Education Staff

How to Manage Finished Work and Task Boxes

Teaching Students to Work Independently From Day One

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

Your First Year in Self-Contained (Including What NOT To Do!)

Meet the Teacher Night Tips and Tricks

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

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