Life Skills

Cooking, community trips, jobs and daily living skills that prepare students for life after school.

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5 Ways to Teach Functional Life Skills

Functional life skills are essential in a self contained classroom. Students will not always have an adult next to them for the rest of their life.…

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High School & Transition

6th – 12th Grade Functional Life Skills Classroom Tour

High School & Transition

How to Use Life Skills Worksheets for Functional Reading

Elementary

5 Ways to Teach Functional Life Skills

High School & Transition

Setting Up a Middle School Life Skills Classroom

High School & Transition

Using the Life Skills Workbook Bundle

High School & Transition

20 Vocational Jobs to Add to Your Special Education Classroom

High School & Transition

Vocational Jobs in the Classroom

Elementary

Tips for Teaching Time

All grades

10 Field Trips for Self-Contained Classrooms

All grades

Spring Cooking Activities: Simple Recipes for Life Skills Practice

All grades

How to Make Irish Potato Candy

Middle School

Puberty in Middle School: Supporting Students Through Changes

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Life Skills Workbook Bundle

Functional reading, math, cooking and community skills students can practice every day.

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