Hi! It's Haley again, from Teaching with Haley. I'm so excited to share a bit more about our job skills program at the doggie daycare my family owns. Right now, Annie, comes to our facility every week to work on job and social skills. We are excited to give her more responsibility, and potentially give the opportunity to more students. In my last post, I shared how we set up the space at our doggie daycare for a job skills program. Today I want to share some tips I have learned over ... continue reading...
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Inclusive Ways to Teach About Winter Holidays
When October hits, classroom themes quickly turn into pumpkins and bats to prepare for Halloween. Halloween passes, and leaves, cornucopias and turkeys take their spots until Thanksgiving. But once December 1st rolls around, we see a surplus of candy canes, pine trees and snowmen ready to ring in Christmas time. But what if all of your students don't celebrate Christmas? How can we ensure that all of the holidays our students get excited for are represented in the classroom? Well, by ... continue reading...
6 Reasons to Join the Simply FREE Library
Have you joined the Simply FREE library yet? What are you waiting for?! Are you ready to have access to hundreds of FREE downloads at your fingertips? I’m talking about FREE digital downloads, FREE printable centers, FREE visual schedules, FREE recipes...and the list goes on! Here are 6 reasons to join the Simply FREE Library TODAY: You get access to tons of FREE downloads as a NEW special education teacher Are you a NEW special education teacher? Being new to the field can be ... continue reading...
Writing Letters to Santa in Special Education
One of my favorite holiday traditions to do with my students is writing letters to Santa! Keep reading to find out all about how I plan for and execute my holiday writing tradition with my moderate/severe special day class students, and download a free Santa Letter template to use with your own class! What A holiday writing tradition that involves writing and mailing letters to Santa! Who My students and their families participate in the Letters to Santa activity. If you have ... continue reading...
5 November Resources for Special Education Teachers
It is November in your special education classroom and it's time to prep those November Resources for seasonal learning! Here are my 5 favorite seasonal (November) resources for special education teachers and their classrooms. 1. November Cut and Paste Sheets Cut and Paste Fine Motor Sheets are not only a Simply Special Ed best selling resource, but they are SO needed! Cutting and pasting skills need to be practiced again and again! November Fine Motor sheets are themed for the month of ... continue reading...
Prepping Students for Christmas
All holidays are HARD. And many of our students need a little extra prep to be successful through the new foods, crowds, smells, and schedule changes. Prepping them using resources they are familiar with is a great way to keep anxiety low. When you expect what's coming next, you're more likely to be successful right?!, same goes for our students. SOCIAL STORIES Using social stories is a great way to do this. You can find social stories online, or you can make your own together as a class as ... continue reading...
Comprehension Strategies in the Special Education Classroom
Comprehension is usually my students lowest skill. Many of my students with Autism can nail routine skills that are straightforward and black and white, but when it comes to less concrete skills, they fall apart. Here are some strategies that I use in my classroom to start at the bottom and build up comprehension skills. For my lower students and nonverbal students...they NEED picture supports to be successful and even begin to learn this skill. The simple passages (1-2 sentences) and ... continue reading...
November in my Autism Classroom
I can't believe we are three months into school already! We are in full swing in my classroom and my students know what to expect from month to month. All my monthly resources keep them excited, engaged, and ready to learn! So here is what is in my box for November! PICTURE COMPREHENSION: I LOVE building comprehension skills, there is just something so exciting about watching it all "click"! Picture comprehension is the perfect place to start! November's set includes lots of history of the ... continue reading...