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Academics Behavior Communication Elementary Fall Freebies Seasonal Speech Therapy Vocabulary

Fall Activities for Speech & Language

Fall Activities for Speech & Language

Academics Back to School Blog Fall Freebies Occupational Therapy Seasonal Simple Classroom

Welcome Letters to OT Families

Welcome Letters to OT Families

Back to School Blog Data Elementary First Year IEP Inclusion New Teachers Preschool Primary Simple Classroom

Assessment Tools and Techniques for Special Education Students (ages 3-5)

Assessment Tools and Techniques for Special Education Students (ages 3-5)

Back to School Blog Elementary Inspiration New Teachers Organization Simple Classroom

5 Tips For Getting Ready For A New School Year

5 Tips For Getting Ready For A New School Year

Classroom Setup Elementary Social Skills Task Boxes

How to run a Transitional Kindergarten Task Box Center

How to run a Transitional Kindergarten Task Box Center

Blog Classroom Setup ESY Summer

ESY Classroom Tour

ESY Classroom Tour

Back to School Elementary Preschool Social Skills Tot School

10 Ways to Promote Learning through Play

10 Ways to Promote Learning through Play

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Daily Schedule for Kindergarten Autism Class

Daily Schedule for Kindergarten Autism Class

Behavior Blog Elementary Inspiration Life Skills Occupational Therapy Social Emotional Learning Social Skills

Service Dog in the Classroom

Service Dog in the Classroom

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Classroom Schedule in K-6 Self-Contained

Classroom Schedule in K-6 Self-Contained

Back to School First Year New Teachers Simple Classroom

Meet the Teacher Packet: How I Use It

Meet the Teacher Packet: How I Use It

Behavior Blog Data Simple Classroom

How I Take Data in My Classroom

How I Take Data in My Classroom

Academics Blog Classroom Setup ELA Life Skills Simple Classroom Visuals Vocabulary Writing

How to Set Up a Word Wall

How to Set Up a Word Wall

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How to Create Visual Boundaries

How to Create Visual Boundaries

Back to School Blog Classroom Setup Elementary First Year IEP Inspiration New Teachers Organization Preschool Primary Simple Classroom Visuals

How to Set Up Preschool Visuals

How to Set Up Preschool Visuals

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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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