Special education classrooms thrive on centers! I love incorporating centers into my upper elementary (grades 3-5) classroom schedule because they allow me to provide activities tailored to students' needs, while also helping my students learn to work independently. Looking for center ideas to use with bigger kids? Read on for some ideas that my students and I love! Reading Center Ideas Simple Comprehension The monthly Simple Comprehension stories and activities are perfect for using ... continue reading...
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Intro to the Edmark Reading Program
As an upper elementary self contained teacher, Edmark is the reading program I use for most of my students. This whole-word reading program helps students master a variety of common and functional words. Curious about how Edmark works? Keep reading to find out all about it! What is Edmark? The Edmark Reading Program is a word recognition program for teaching students who have struggled to learn to read. Over the course of levels 1 and 2 of the program, students will learn to recognize ... continue reading...
An EASY and FREE Valentine’s Treat
Are you in need of an easy and free valentine's treat to make in February with your students? Look no further because you are going to want to save this post and share with other teachers. Why not make a SIMPLE Valentine's Day Shake with your students for cooking group? You will both love it! When making this easy and free Valentine's Shake, I am going to guess that you might even have all of the ingredients on hand at home. Well, everything except for maybe the strawberry ice cream. This ... continue reading...
A Look Inside a Week of my Lesson Plans
Lesson planning in a self-contained classroom can be tricky. I struggled with lesson planning a ton my first year of teaching! Thankfully I've learned some tips and tricks along the way. Let me show you a look inside a week of my lesson plans! Calendar Time Calendar Time is my favorite time of day! My biggest tip to teachers in self-contained classrooms is to have a routine morning meeting each day. Start the first hour of your day with a calendar/morning meeting. My students love ... continue reading...
5 Resources for at Home Learning
The Coronavirus outbreak has put a stress on teachers and schools to close in order to keep communities safe. For special education teachers, providing at home learning materials can be very difficult. I want to help! I am offering the following for the month of March to ease the pressure and workload placed on teachers and to support students at home during this time period: + FREE hand washing life skills center (visuals and task analysis) + FREE visual recipe for Shamrock Mix + FREE ... continue reading...
Kindness Story
Simple Comprehension was my favorite new year long curriculum from 2017. It is completely finished now, but I just added a FREE bonus story to the Simply Free Library. This is perfect for those using it to grab an extra story (complete with 45 pages of curriculum) Or if you haven't tried it yet, you can try it for free! Sign up to get this free to your inbox. There are 3 levels of materials included with the curriculum. Even with the free set you will get leveled stories, vocabulary, ... continue reading...
How to Balance being a Working Mom
You have more than likely clicked this link because you are a teacher about to become a Mom, a teacher who is already a Mom or maybe even a Mom about to go back to work full time as a teacher. Full disclosure: I have not been a full time teacher WHILE being a Mom yet. But I am a work from home Mom, and balancing ANYTHING while becoming a Mom is just plain hard. A little life update from me if this is your first visit to my page. I said goodbye to my job as an Autism k-4 substantially ... continue reading...
5 Must Have Resources for ESY
ESY is here, and if you are reading this post you must be curious about my 5 must have resources for ESY, so I'll jump right in! The Last 10 Days If you didn't use this resource for your last 10 days of school as intended... this is a MUST HAVE for ESY.... it's 10 days of summer themed lesson plans fully prepped and ready to go for you! July Simple Comprehension If you need ELA resources that are differentiated and target vocabulary, sequencing, reading, ... continue reading...
Teaching Vocabulary to Students with Special Needs
Teaching vocabulary to students with special needs can be challenging. But we must always remember to keep challenging our students- we don't want them to work on picture to picture matching for 12 years- vocabulary is a great way to take the skill to the next level. Here's how I teach it. Simple Comprehension is one of my favorite ways to target so many ELA skills in one unit each week- including vocabulary. Below is July Simple Comprehension. There are 2 levels of vocabulary ... continue reading...
First Year in Self Contained Special Education
Teaching self contained is a challenging but very important job! Are you up to it? Most of the time, and especially in my program, special education courses are all lumped together. They rarely focus on self contained, or more severe students. This usually leaves teachers scouring the internet or coming up with everything from scratch! So, it's time to get prepped for teaching self contained. There is SO MUCH to do. But I'll walk you through just a few big areas of focus. Be sure to read to ... continue reading...
Writing Goals for Your Self-Contained Students: How to Make Them Work!
Have you ever struggled to help your students meet their writing goals? I know I have! Writing can be a tricky subject for our self-contained students to tackle. Luckily, there is a way to make teaching this subject (and taking data on writing goals) so much easier! Keep reading to learn more! Why is it So Hard to Teach Writing? Ask any group of teachers (gen ed teachers included!) what their favorite subject to teach is. Chances are, only a small percentage will say that they love to ... continue reading...
How to Create and Use Book Companions to Meet IEP Goals
Book Companions are one of my favorite tools to use in the Special Education classroom! There are so many great books that you can read with your students. Book Companions help make all stories accessible for everyone! What are Book Companions? Book Companions are supplemental activities that accompany a storybook. They come in all genres and types of books. Additionally, they come in different levels and can also be further modified to fit your students’ needs! They are a great way to ... continue reading...
Behavior Friendly Center Activities for Special Education
Hi there! Centers can seem daunting for any classroom. But, they are especially daunting for a special education classroom with many challenging behaviors. I will go over a few activities that you can do that work well in centers for those with challenging behaviors. I will also review some tips and tricks for doing activities in centers with challenging behaviors. Adapted and Differentiated Worksheets Now, this is probably our least favorite option for students with challenging ... continue reading...
New to Teaching ESY? Read This First!
Teaching ESY is one of my favorite parts of the school year! As teachers, we get the special privilege of making our students' summers both educational AND fun. If you are new to teaching during this fun part of the year, don't worry! I have years of tips and tricks to share with you. Keep reading to get ready for the Extended School Year! What is ESY? ESY is the abbreviation for Extended School Year. Extending the school year means that we are providing services to students beyond the ... continue reading...
All About LRE
Least Restrictive Environment, or LRE, is not simply which classroom the student is taught in... it is much more than it seems! IDEA's Definition of LRE IDEA, or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is the federal law that outlines special education services for students with disabilities and the services that should be provided. It also states that schools should educate students within the "least restrictive environment" and requires schools to educate students with ... continue reading...
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