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Academics Back to School Blog Book Recommendations Freebies Simple Classroom Vocabulary

5 Books for Fall

5 Books for Fall

Back to School Blog Freebies Simple Classroom Uncategorized

Getting to Know Your Paras

Getting to Know Your Paras

Back to School Blog Simple Classroom

10 Sensory Toys You NEED!

10 Sensory Toys You NEED!

Academics Back to School Blog Freebies Simple Classroom Task Boxes

FREE Red and Blue Sort

FREE Red and Blue Sort

Back to School Blog Simple Classroom

6 Resources You NEED for Back to School

6 Resources You NEED for Back to School

Back to School Blog Freebies Simple Classroom Task Boxes

FREE Back to School Task Boxes

FREE Back to School Task Boxes

Back to School Behavior Blog Schedules Simple Classroom Visuals

Color Code Your Schedules

Color Code Your Schedules

Back to School Blog Freebies Simple Classroom

FREE Back to School Sort!

FREE Back to School Sort!

Back to School Blog Simple Classroom

Routines… and How to Teach Them

Routines… and How to Teach Them

Back to School Behavior Blog Simple Classroom Visuals

Getting to Know Your Students

Getting to Know Your Students

Back to School Blog Organization Simple Classroom

Special Education Amazon Favorites

Special Education Amazon Favorites

Back to School Behavior Blog Communication Simple Classroom

Morning Meeting Routine

Morning Meeting Routine

Back to School Blog First Year New Teachers

5 Must Read Blog Posts for New Special Education Teachers

5 Must Read Blog Posts for New Special Education Teachers

Back to School Blog Organization Simple Classroom

My Favorite Sped Prep Materials

My Favorite Sped Prep Materials

Back to School Behavior Blog Schedules Simple Classroom Visuals

5 Must Have Visuals for Sped Teachers

5 Must Have Visuals for Sped Teachers

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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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