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Academics Blog Elementary Uncategorized

How to plan and organize ULS materials

How to plan and organize ULS materials

AAC Academics Blog Elementary

How to Complete an Assistive Technology Assessment

How to Complete an Assistive Technology Assessment

Academics Blog Classroom Setup ELA Life Skills Simple Classroom Visuals Vocabulary Writing

How to Set Up a Word Wall

How to Set Up a Word Wall

Academics Digital Elementary Uncategorized

10 Tips For Using Unique Learning System

10 Tips For Using Unique Learning System

Academics Blog Life Skills Occupational Therapy Writing

How to Prep the Personal Information Flip Books & Forms

How to Prep the Personal Information Flip Books & Forms

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

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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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