Special Education At Home Learning

Are you suddenly tasked with teaching special education students from home? Providing materials to parents who are now homeschooling? Trying to prevent regression during the long school break?

The COVID-19 outbreak has put a lot of pressure on everyone. Sudden changes are HARD. Teachers, families… I want to support you during this time. I have polled teachers about what they want their students learning during this time, what they need the most, what is being asked of them by admin, and what I can help with…. this is what I have come up with.

The Special Education At Home Learning Bundle is now available. Everything included is easy to print and go. This includes both no prep worksheets as well as hands on learning opportunities with everyday items found at home.

VISUAL SCHEDULES

The first thing I would send home with parents is something to help them with structure. Visual schedules are a MUST if they use them at school. There are some free visual schedules for home in the Simply Free Library (just need your email, sign up here) , but I’ve included more visuals in this set (including real pictures for the activities included)

CHOICE BOARDS

Choice boards are a great way to give choices when working at home. Offering choices gives the student some control over the situation and can help them comply to the task and reduce behaviors. There are some free ones available here, but more in this set to choose from (with real pictures) It’s always fun to choose what’s next! You can use the choice board throughout the day or you can make your schedule together in the morning.

COOKING

Cooking has SO many skills involved! Math, reading, comprehension, measuring, waiting, social skills, life skills…. the list goes on! Cooking at home is a great hands on learning activity. Providing visual recipes for parents to use at home can help a lot!

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

Science experiments are another hands on activity that has so many skills included! I included experiments that use household items that most families will have at home.

COMPREHENSION

Comprehension and WH questions are probably the biggest skill we want to continue to work on to prevent from regression. Picture comprehension with visual supports are a great way to continue to work on this at home.

FINE MOTOR PRACTICE

Cutting and pasting can be difficult tasks for our students. Keeping this practice going while at home, while also working on the life skill of community signs would be great practice!

WORKSHEETS

No prep worksheets that work on basic skills require no prep to use and are easy to print and send to parents.

I hope that these tasks will help you get some materials together for your students during these uncharted times. Teachers, I know you are doing the best you can for your students while adhering to your admin and taking care of your own families. Parents, I know that bring tasked with homeschooling your child can feel like an overwhelming and sudden change. Please know that you DON’T have to open a full time school. Reading, playing, and talking with your child are the most important things you can do. Hang in there everyone and please let me know if you need anything!

Download the Special Education At Home Learning Bundle, here.

Need more help? We are brainstorming ideas in my Simply Special Community of special ed teachers on Facebook, join the conversation here.