Daily Calendar Worksheets are a great way to review the calendar routine with your students at their own level and check for understanding. These one page easy to use sheets allow students to review the day, month, date, year, and weather. What's included? WORKSHEET ONE: Daily Worksheet (261 pages in each level) Level 1: – Circle the Day – Trace the Month – Color the Date – Color the Year – Trace Tomorrow – Trace Yesterday – Circle the Weather Level ... continue reading...
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4 Must Dos for the First Day of School
Are you gearing up for back to school? Have the first day jitters started to set in? Don't worry! I'm going to walk you through 4 must dos for the first day of school. Build Relationships First and foremost, start that relationship building. Relationships are the name of the game in teaching, especially in special education. You want to make yourself the most reinforcing thing to your students. As you build trust and respect with your students, you'll be able to accomplish more and more ... continue reading...
Back to School Advice from Veteran Teachers and Therapists
Back to school season can be SO stressful! The amount of to do lists just keeps building up. I asked veteran special education teachers their number one piece of advice for back to school. Here is what they said! "Make sure you read IEPs and BIPs. But remember that these are documents; you are going to have a living, breathing child in front of you and you may have to make modifications to your plans in order to be responsive to the students needs. But reading the IEP and BIP thoroughly ... continue reading...
11 Back to School Hacks for Special Education Teachers
I went right to the source to find the BEST Back to School hacks for special education teachers- my Simply Special Community facebook group (click here to join!) These are little tips you might not have thought of in a quick and easy list to read and start implementing. Enjoy! I put all of my IEP due dates on my calendar at the start of the year as well as a reminder 30 days prior. - ErinUsing rolling bookshelves and movable whiteboards as dividers. -BrittinaeUse packing tape on board ... continue reading...
Pros and Cons: Whole Group Contingencies
In most public school settings, there are school wide (or class wide) positive behavior intervention and support (PBIS) programs. PBIS is the non-behavior analytic term for whole group contingencies. As you can imagine, these work in schools with varied success for a variety of reasons. Before I discuss the pros and cons of whole group contingencies, I want to explain the different types. This will hopefully assist you in understanding why your PBIS system may (or may not) work. Three Types ... continue reading...
4 Tips you NEED to KNOW for Teaching ESY
Are you prepared for teaching ESY or are you frantically trying to come up with a game plan so that you can squeeze in some pool time first this summer?! If you are new to special education, you might even be wondering what ESY is and why we are talking about it. Let's discuss what ESY stands for, how long it is and 4 tips you NEED to know before teaching ESY. What is ESY? In education, ESY is an acronym for extended school year. This is always part of an IEP of a student with ... continue reading...
Tips, Tricks + Advice for First Year Special Ed Teachers
Check out tips, tricks and advice for first year special ed teachers so you don't get overwhelmed! Are you a brand new special education teacher? Keep reading! Being a brand new special education teacher is overwhelming, to say the least. Back when I began teaching-I wish there would have been more advice and resources available for my special ed classroom. This is why it is my passion to make your first year in special education as successful as it can be! Check out the tips, tricks and ... continue reading...
Why You Should ALWAYS Review Routines After a Break
Do you know why you should always review routines after a break with students? Well... because it will make your life easier in the long run! After long breaks like winter break, students tend to forget a few things that they learned already! They forget routines such as their morning routine or how to walk in the hall. They may forget how to put their folder in their bag or how to complete centers. If your students don’t follow routines, you and staff will be prompting all day long, all ... continue reading...
How To Make a Speech Schedule: Tips For New SLPs
The most overwhelming thing as a new Speech-Language Pathologist is showing up on your first day and being handed a caseload of 100 students and trying to figure out when you are going to see them all! I remember when this happened to me. Not only did I need to schedule students, I was working in a middle school at the time and was told they were on a rotating block schedule! What does that even mean?! So writing a speech schedule was challenging to say the least. Here are 7 tips to help you ... continue reading...
My Experience With Simple Self Contained Setup 101
I'm so excited to talk about my experience with the Simple Self Contained Setup 101 course! I have been a self-contained teacher teaching elementary autism students for five years. This past summer, I enrolled in the Simply Special Ed Simple Self Contained Setup 101 course. I learned an incredible amount of helpful information and was able to complete the whole course before I went back to school! The Roadmap The course is organized by this roadmap. This roadmap told me what I ... continue reading...
How to Setup a Self-Contained Classroom
Self-contained classroom setup is my jam. I get so excited every year planning how I want to physically set up my classroom. It can be an extremely daunting task, but if you have a plan it can be a fun process. Let me show you how to setup a self-contained classroom. Plan the areas of your classroom Whole Group/Small Group When planning your self-contained classroom setup, decide what kinds of areas you'll need. Will you need a whole group area, small groups, centers, independent ... continue reading...
WH Flip Cards: Why they work!
WH Flip Cards-why do they work and what are they exactly? Well they are one of my best-selling resources! If you don’t have them yet, let’s talk about why they are so great! What are WH Flip Cards? These bestselling WH question flip cards include over 100 flip cards in 3 differentiated levels! They are simply flip cards to get your special education students working on simple WH questions! All questions begin with: - What - Who - When - Where - Why All WH ... 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...
3 Spanish Materials for Special Education Students
Spanish materials for special education students are here! Over the years, I have gotten SO many requests for my resources to be translated to Spanish, and I finally have some of my most popular resources available to you. I used professional translators to complete the translations, so I can ensure you that they are accurate. Visual Schedules: Visual Schedules are now available in Spanish. This was the number one requested translation! Keep your students on track with uniform, color ... continue reading...
Flexible Seating Options in Special Education
I'm here to talk about flexible seating options in special education! I teach a K-2 autism classroom. You can take a look at my classroom here. To see 9 different special education classrooms, click here. Classrooms are doing away with the same desk and chair model for each student. Instead, we are starting to see options for student seating and workspaces because research shows that students work better when given flexible choices. I am here to show you some flexible seating ... continue reading...
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