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5 Visual Tools You Need for Your Self-Contained Classroom

5 Visual Tools You Need for Your Self-Contained Classroom

Academics Blog Elementary ESY Summer

How to Make ESY Planning Simple

How to Make ESY Planning Simple

Academics Blog Classroom Setup Elementary ESY Summer

New to Teaching ESY? Read This First!

New to Teaching ESY? Read This First!

Back to School Blog Classroom Setup Organization Simple Classroom

7 Systems Every Self-Contained Classroom Needs

7 Systems Every Self-Contained Classroom Needs

Blog Centers Simple Classroom

How to Run Centers in a Self-Contained Classroom (Without the Chaos)

How to Run Centers in a Self-Contained Classroom (Without the Chaos)

Blog Classroom Setup Simple Classroom

Self-Contained Classroom Setup: What to Do First (Before Students Walk In)

Self-Contained Classroom Setup: What to Do First (Before Students Walk In)

Academics Blog Centers Simple Classroom

Centers Transformation for Your Self-Contained Classroom

Centers Transformation for Your Self-Contained Classroom

Blog Classroom Setup Organization Schedules

Classroom Set Up vs. Classroom Systems: Why You Need Both

Classroom Set Up vs. Classroom Systems: Why You Need Both

Blog Centers Classroom Setup Simple Classroom Uncategorized

Why My Classroom Floorplan Works

Why My Classroom Floorplan Works

Academics Blog Elementary Inspiration Science Social Studies

Unit Planning for Science and Social Studies

Unit Planning for Science and Social Studies

Elementary Schedules Visuals

Elementary Resource Room Classroom: A day in the life

Elementary Resource Room Classroom: A day in the life

Blog Elementary Simple Classroom

Classroom Tour: Elementary Resource Room

Classroom Tour: Elementary Resource Room

Academics Blog Data Elementary High School IEP Middle School

How to Prep IEP Goal Bins for Back to School

How to Prep IEP Goal Bins for Back to School

Blog Classroom Setup Elementary Inspiration Simple Classroom Uncategorized

K-5 Autism Classroom Tour

K-5 Autism Classroom Tour

Blog Centers Classroom Setup Schedules

How to Teach Independence in Centers

How to Teach Independence in Centers

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I'm Alyssa Shanahan -- a former Elementary Special Ed & Life Skills teacher. My classroom focus was always to keep things simple, increase communication, and build independence. Simply Special Ed's goal is to help teachers and students reach their full potential in and out of the classroom!

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