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Meet the Teacher Packet: How I Use It

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New to Special Ed? Start here!

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Creating Visual Boundaries in Your Autism Classroom

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5 Things You Need from Dollar Tree

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The Easiest Bulletin Board Hack for Special Ed Teachers

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Organization Materials from Amazon

Organization Materials from Amazon

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How to Set Up Fine Motor Centers

How to Set Up Fine Motor Centers

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Public School ABA Classroom Tour

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3 Math Centers I Use ALL Year Long

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5 Resources for Fall in Special Education

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How I Organize Schedule Pieces

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How to Use The First 10 Days

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A Look Inside a Week of my Lesson Plans

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4 Ways I Communicate with Parents

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How to Color Code Your Special Ed Classroom

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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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