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Everything You Need to Know About Velcro

If you are a special education teacher chances are you are fairly familiar with velcro. Whether you are just starting out or a veteran teacher, I'm sharing all of my velcro tips and tricks in this blog post! ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of sales. This helps me to test out more materials and bring you more quality content. Thanks for ... continue reading...


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Winter Comprehension Cards

Comprehension is a tough goal to teach! Quick and easy comprehension resources that are differentiated are hard to find! THEMED comprehension resources that meet all student needs are even harder to find! Read on to find out how these simple cards can transform your comprehension routine. If you have read my blog before, you know comprehension goals are a passion of mine! Comprehension IS a LIFE SKILL. We have to know how to comprehend WH questions in order to interact in the world ... continue reading...


Blog Seasonal Simple Classroom Winter

February Resources for Your Special Education Classroom

It's that time of month! Teachers are scrounging pinterest and blogs for some fun ideas for the next holiday! The biggest holiday in February is Valentine's Day- though not a huge holiday topic wise to focus on.... you can still stick to your goals and academics while making things a little more festive with these resources. Read on to find some fun February resources for your classroom! ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link ... continue reading...


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Free Coin Sorting Mats

If you have been following me long, you know that it is my passion for students to have access to an independent work library. You can read all about setting one up here. Independent work libraries are a HUGE part of helping your students become independent learners and creating a classroom environment that runs smoothly. It’s a win win for everyone because students are becoming more independent and teachers are freed up! You can download these coin sorting mats HERE! These coin ... continue reading...


Academics Blog Comprehension Fall Seasonal Simple Classroom Vocabulary

Fall Comprehension Cards

Comprehension is a tough goal to teach! Quick and easy comprehension resources that are differentiated are hard to find! THEMED comprehension resources that meet all student needs are even harder to find! Read on to find out how these simple cards can transform your comprehension routine. If you have read my blog before, you know comprehension goals are a passion of mine! Comprehension IS a LIFE SKILL. We have to know how to comprehend WH questions in order to interact in the world ... continue reading...


Academics Blog Comprehension

Quick + Easy Comprehension

Comprehension is a tough goal to teach! Quick and easy comprehension resources that are differentiated are hard to find! Read on to find out how these simple cards can transform your comprehension routine. If you have read my blog before, you know comprehension goals are a passion of mine! Comprehension IS a LIFE SKILL. We have to know how to comprehend WH questions in order to interact in the world appropriately. Most of my students had comprehension goals for this reason, which meant I ... continue reading...


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Free Halloween Match

A peek inside a free resource to add to your independent work library! If you have been following me, you will know that I offer many free task boxes that are SIMPLE just like this one! They are completely free when you log into my Simply Free Library, you can get the password here! Two levels of matching are included in this activity, picture to picture and picture to word. This makes it easy to quickly adapt depending on a students level. This task box can be easily stored in a small ... continue reading...


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FREE Fall Matching Activity!

If you have been following me long, you know that it is my passion for students to have access to an independent work library. You can read all about setting one up here. Independent work libraries are a HUGE part of helping your students become independent learners and creating a classroom environment that runs smoothly. It’s a win win for everyone because students are becoming more independent and teachers are freed up! You can download this completely free task box and 20+ ... continue reading...


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FREE Visual Recipe: Crockpot Applesauce

Visual recipes are a HUGE part of student learning in a self contained classroom. If you have followed me for long, you know I have a passion for creating adapted visual recipes for teachers to use with their students in the classroom. These recipes target so many goals from life skills to math to measuring and reading comprehension. You can read more about getting started with Cooking in the Classroom here! I created this visual recipe for crockpot applesauce because I know making ... continue reading...


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Special Education Amazon Favorites

So, if you didn't know this already, I love Amazon. No, like I REALLY love amazon. I'm the neighbor with the Amazon boxes on the doorstep... EVERY DAY. It's so convenient- especially when shopping with a toddler is the alternative. BUT... did you know I place all of my Amazon favorites on my very own storefront? This keeps all my favorites in categories and makes them super easy to fine. I have everything from prep materials to books about children with disabilities on my storefront. ... continue reading...


Academics Blog Freebies Seasonal Summer Task Boxes

Free Fruits and Veggies Sort

Independent work libraries are a HUGE part of helping your students become independent learners and creating a classroom environment that runs smoothly. It’s a win win for everyone because students are becoming more independent and teachers are freed up! You can learn more about setting up an independent work library here! I love any task that I can quickly prep, pull, and clean up. Sorting mats are a huge win for this! To make this task errorless, just give students one mat with ... continue reading...


Academics Blog ESY Freebies Life Skills Seasonal Simple Classroom Summer Task Boxes

Free Summer Sort!

If you have been following me long, you know that it is my passion for students to have access to an independent work library. You can read all about setting one up here. Independent work libraries are a HUGE part of helping your students become independent learners and creating a classroom environment that runs smoothly. It’s a win win for everyone because students are becoming more independent and teachers are freed up! Learn how to set up an Independent work library. Get Labels ... continue reading...


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Simple Fine Motor Centers

I am so excited to introduce Simple Fine Motor! Simple Fine Motor is a new center based resource that works to build independence and accuracy in fine motor skills for the students in your classroom. The skills in the set will work on hand strength, finger strength, tool grasping, fine motor coordination, hand eye coordination, and visual acuity. The best part about Simple Fine Motor? It includes a set of visual directions with REAL pictures for each task. Yes, real pictures! Over the ... continue reading...


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FREE Pizza Fractions

Are you ready to build your independent work library with some free math task boxes? If you have been following me long, you know that it is my passion for students to have access to an independent work library. You can read all about setting one up here. Independent work libraries are a HUGE part of helping your students become independent learners and creating a classroom environment that runs smoothly. It's a win win for everyone because students are becoming more independent and ... continue reading...


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I Have Classroom Money…. Now What?

You either will be familiar or shocked to hear this, but some programs DO get money to spend each year on materials and curriculum. If you are one of those lucky teachers, this list is for you! You think... "wouldn't it be nice to have some money for things in the classroom"... but then when you have that money, it's hard to come up with things! This is a frequently asked question in my community Facebook group, Simply Special Community, so I thought I would create a list to refer to. You ... continue reading...


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