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Life Skills

How to plan for a community outing with your multiple disabilities classroom

How to plan for a community outing with your multiple disabilities classroom

Academics Behavior Blog Communication IEP Life Skills Preschool Social Emotional Learning Social Skills Visuals

Skills to Teach during Lunch

Skills to Teach during Lunch

Blog Life Skills Seasonal Visuals

Valentine Treats for Your Staff

Valentine Treats for Your Staff

Academics Blog Crafts Fine Motor Freebies Life Skills Occupational Therapy

Working on Fine Motor Skills with Visual Crafts

Working on Fine Motor Skills with Visual Crafts

Academics Blog Cooking Crafts Elementary Fine Motor High School Life Skills Middle School Seasonal Social Skills Winter

December Treat Bags for Staff

December Treat Bags for Staff

Academics Blog Cooking Fall Fine Motor Life Skills Occupational Therapy Seasonal

How to Improve Fine Motor Skills with Visual Recipes

How to Improve Fine Motor Skills with Visual Recipes

Academics Blog Life Skills Social Emotional Learning Social Skills Vocabulary

3 Things to Include in Your Morning Meeting

3 Things to Include in Your Morning Meeting

AAC Blog Elementary Uncategorized

3 Ways To Use The Tap-It

3 Ways To Use The Tap-It

Blog Elementary ESY New Teachers Summer

4  Tips you NEED to KNOW for Teaching ESY

4 Tips you NEED to KNOW for Teaching ESY

Blog Cooking Freebies

5 Important Skills that Cooking in Special Education Promotes

5 Important Skills that Cooking in Special Education Promotes

Academics Blog High School Life Skills

4 Things to Keep in Mind when Starting a Job Skills Program

4 Things to Keep in Mind when Starting a Job Skills Program

Blog High School Life Skills

Job Skills at a Dog Daycare

Job Skills at a Dog Daycare

Academics Blog Data Elementary High School Life Skills Middle School Simple Classroom

How to Set Up Life Skills Centers

How to Set Up Life Skills Centers

Academics Life Skills Math

3 Ways to Teach Money Skills in Special Education

3 Ways to Teach Money Skills in Special Education

Life Skills

Life Skills in 10 Minutes a Day

Life Skills in 10 Minutes a Day

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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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