• Home
  • Online Courses
    • Simple Self-Contained Setup 101®
      • Success Stories
    • Simple Centers System
    • Course Member Sign In
  • Shop Now
    • Shop Now
    • Free Resources
    • Gift Cards
    • Cart
    • Purchase Orders
    • School Licenses
    • My Account
  • Free Webinars
  • Blog
    • Academics
      • Adapted Books
      • Comprehension
      • Cooking
      • Crafts
      • ELA
      • ESY
      • Fine Motor
      • Life Skills
      • Math
      • Occupational Therapy
      • Science
      • Sensory Bins
      • Social Emotional Learning
      • Social Skills
      • Social Studies
      • Speech Therapy
      • Task Boxes
      • Vocabulary
      • Writing
    • At Home Learning
      • Digital
      • Remote Learning
    • Behavior
      • ABA
      • Communication
        • AAC
      • Data
      • Schedules
      • Visuals
    • Simple Classroom
      • Back to School
      • Book Recommendations
      • Classroom Setup
      • Freebies
      • IEP
      • Inclusion
      • Inspiration
      • Organization
      • Paraprofessional
      • Remote Learning
      • Seasonal
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Spring
        • Summer
    • Tot School
  • Classroom Tours
    • Self-Contained
    • Speech
    • Preschool
    • Elementary Autistic Support
    • K-2
    • K-2 (Socially Distanced)
    • K-4 (Tiny Room)
    • 1-4 (Life Skills)
    • 2-3 (ABA)
    • Middle School
    • High School
    • High School (Life Skills)
    • Multiple Disabilities
  • New Teachers
    • Join My Online Course
    • First Year
    • Interviews
    • Job Search
  • Grade Level
    • Preschool
    • Primary
    • Elementary
    • Middle School
    • High School
  • More…
    • Meet Alyssa
    • Meet Our Bloggers
    • Collaborate
    • Guest Blogging
    • Contact Me
    • Disclosures
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest

Simply Special Ed

Resource Downloads & Teaching Advice

Blog Fine Motor Inspiration Seasonal Winter

February Cut and Paste Fine Motor Puzzles

February Cut and Paste Fine Motor Puzzles

Elementary Fine Motor Seasonal Winter

February Visual Crafts for Special Education with Visual Checklists

February Visual Crafts for Special Education with Visual Checklists

Academics Blog Centers Cooking Crafts Fine Motor Seasonal Task Boxes Winter

How to Increase Independence in January

How to Increase Independence in January

Blog Crafts Seasonal Visuals Winter

Holiday Visual Crafts for Special Education

Holiday Visual Crafts for Special Education

Academics Blog Crafts Fall Seasonal Visuals

Thanksgiving Visual Crafts for Special Education

Thanksgiving Visual Crafts for Special Education

Academics Blog Centers Elementary Task Boxes

The Ultimate List of Must-Have Task Boxes for Special Education

The Ultimate List of Must-Have Task Boxes for Special Education

Academics Blog Elementary Fine Motor Occupational Therapy Primary

Pre-Referral Strategies for Occupational Therapy

Pre-Referral Strategies for Occupational Therapy

Academics Blog Fine Motor Occupational Therapy

Supporting Fine Motor Growth as an OT Through Grants

Supporting Fine Motor Growth as an OT Through Grants

Academics Blog Crafts Fine Motor Occupational Therapy Seasonal Winter

OT Tips for Winter Crafts

OT Tips for Winter Crafts

Academics Blog Fine Motor Occupational Therapy

How to Use a Slant Board

How to Use a Slant Board

Academics Blog Elementary IEP Seasonal Winter

5 Valentine’s Day Activities to Support IEP Goals

5 Valentine’s Day Activities to Support IEP Goals

Academics Adapted Books Blog Comprehension ELA Fine Motor Vocabulary Winter

Winter Book Companions

Winter Book Companions

Academics Blog Elementary Fine Motor Seasonal Winter

Winter Fine Motor Centers in Self Contained

Winter Fine Motor Centers in Self Contained

Academics Blog Fine Motor Life Skills Occupational Therapy

Using ABCya! to Improve Keyboarding

Using ABCya! to Improve Keyboarding

Academics Blog Elementary Fall Fine Motor Occupational Therapy Seasonal

Back to School Fine Motor

Back to School Fine Motor

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »
Hi amazing teachers!
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!

Sign up to receive exclusive tips,
free resources, and more!

Recent Posts

Family involvement in Special Education

If I could start over: what I’d do differently in my first self-contained classroom

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

February Lesson Plans for Special Education

Hiring Season Is Here: How to Stand Out as a Self-Contained Teacher Candidate

Why My Classroom Floorplan Works

Copyright © Simply Special Ed 2026 · Design by Fancy Girl Design Studio

Copyright © 2026 · Simply Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.