It’s exactly what it sounds like- using grade level texts to teach literacy
Practice money and budgeting skills with this 240 page unit for special education. This unit includes three differentiated levels with worksheets, task cards, and materials for simulation in the classroom. Students practice locating items & item prices, determining if they have enough money, add...
As a special educator, it's likely that you have a paraprofessional that you work closely with. In this post, we will look at hiring one.
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I've figured out how to implement math rotations and centers in my special education classroom successfully, and here's how...
A workbook describing the Structured Teaching approach to creating individualized schedules and work systems for people with autism and other developmental disabilities
Practice money and budgeting skills with this 240 page unit for special education. This unit includes three differentiated levels with worksheets, task cards, and materials for simulation in the classroom. Students practice locating items & item prices, determining if they have enough money, add...
Students learn about writing by writing. That means we have to let them write.
Just under half of the states in the US use the DLM Essential Elements for their students with cognitive disabilities. These standards are aligned to the general education standards but they pull the most essential skills and concepts and break them down into smaller chunks for students with severe disabilities. Let's look at how to teach the science standards effectively in our special education classrooms.
Favorite tips and hacks for storage and organization in my classroom.
Resources & tips for teaching students with severe disabilities from a special education teacher
Functional writing is something that we work on throughout the entire school year
And then it hit me. These kiddos need errorless learning opportunities first {duh!}.
Communicating with parents has to be one of the most important things we do as special education teachers in the sub separate setting. Many of our students cannot communicate things about their day when they get home as their typical peers do. It is our job that parents have the information they need to be […]
Special educators and their students both benefit from using choice time in the classroom. Find out how it can help your students become more independent!
This article is a collection of sample interview questions and answers for special education teachers. It also contains a number of tips and considerations for the interview.
If you use the Sign of the Week curriculum in your classroom, this Bingo game is a great review activity! This resource includes 4 versions of BINGO with realistic images and minimal distractions, perfect for special education students working on identifying environmental signs or for transition planning and instruction. There are picture and definition calling cards included. You can even use the DIY Bingo board for students to create their own BINGO sheet. This review game will last you the entire year! The signs included in this resource align with the signs from Sign of the Week Volume 2 curriculum. 1- Signs 1-9 2- Signs 1-18 3- Signs 1-27 4- Signs 1-36 Also Available: ▶ Sign of the Week Volume 1 Curriculum for Special Education ▶ Sign of the Week Volume 2 Curriculum for Special Education ▶ Sign of the Week Mega Bundle Earn FREE or Discounted Products: By leaving feedback on your purchases, you can earn credits that will save you money on future TpT products! 1. Just go to your “My Purchases” page, click on “Provide Feedback.” 2. Leave a rating and comment for the product. 3. Earn credits to save you money on your next TpT purchase! Follow me to be the first to know about sales, freebies and new products!
Resources & tips for teaching students with severe disabilities from a special education teacher
I have a lot of direct instruction programs that were designed for at risk students
We know compliance is crucial in our jobs as special educators, but let's be honest. Keeping up with IEP deadlines and paperwork on top of the other teaching requirements can be challenging. You need a system if you want to make sure you don't miss an IEP! Here's how to get organized with your IEP deadlines.
This week we are going to talk about training and other tips for ensuring a positive, cooperative, team relationship with your paras.
Supporting kids with special needs works best when both regular education and special education staff work together. That's why it is helpful for all teachers to understand how they can modify and accommodate for students in their classrooms. For newer teachers, learning that you need to modify work
Increase student vocabulary and learn about hygiene with this hygiene puzzle pack! This pack includes three sets of puzzles and is perfect for students with disabilities and for teaching functional skills! ∎Hygiene Body Part Puzzles: Students match the hygiene product to the body part it's used for. ∎Hygiene Product Puzzles: Students match the hygiene products to the correct category. vHygiene Routine Puzzles: Students identify two hygiene items needed to complete each routine. All puzzle sets include recording sheets in three different levels- writing, tracing, and cut & paste. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Also available: Hygiene Unit for Students with Disabilities Sight Words Curriculum Based Assessment for Special Education Reading in Real Life: Signs Puzzle Pack ********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Earn FREE or Discounted Products: By leaving feedback on your purchases, you can earn credits that will save you money on future TpT products! 1. Just go to your “My Purchases” page, click on “Provide Feedback.” 2. Leave a rating and comment for the product. 3. Earn credits to save you money on your next TpT purchase! Be the first to know about sales, freebies and new products: Click on the green star that says “Follow Me” to become a follower!
Favorite tips and hacks for storage and organization in my classroom.
Classroom management is one of the most important skills that special education teachers need to have in place. This series explains how classroom management can be cycled into a tiered framework of support. Learn more.
We have been talking in our discussions about how to help class staff work as a team. Today's post focuses on 5 ways to build teams that work in your class.
Collaborating with general education teachers is an important part of planning in support of students with disabilities. There are strategies that special education teachers can use to ensure that they are establishing and maintaining a collaborative relationship with their general ed colleagues. Learn more.
Successful inclusion is our last of the 10 Steps to Well-Run Classrooms series. Here are 7 steps to help your students be successful outside your room.
These CVC Reading Tasks are perfect for any Autism or Early Elementary classroom. Build independence using these tasks in centers or independent working times. Included in this download are 90 CVC word puzzles that are perfect to use ANY TIME of the year. Want to keep them in your work system all year? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone! With the simple easy prep assembly, you'll be rocking these tasks in your classroom in no time! Looking for more anytime tasks for your classroom? Check out The BUNDLE!. *************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************
Teaching rules, expectations and procedures are a MUST, regardless of what kind of classroom you are in. I always start my first few weeks by teaching, reviewing, practicing, and practicing some more. For students to understand each rule, we need to give them specific examples. Visual supports are a must-have for teaching classroom rules in a special education setting. Here's a great way to introduce classroom rules to your students.
It’s exactly what it sounds like- using grade level texts to teach literacy
Students in special education programs have to work extra hard to master skills, so it’s important that we have a plan to make sure they don’t lose them. After watching my students work so hard, I am beyond thrilled when my students master a skill. The down side? Now comes the real hard part! We ... Read More about How To Ensure That Students Retain Mastered Skills
Engage your life skills students quickly and easily in life skills math and functional reading with these worksheets and task cards modeled after real-world shopping from a hardware store. Perfect for students in elementary school or life skills classrooms working on a variety of functional reading and life skills math skills. The store includes everything you need for a differentiated center, group activity, or classroom shopping activity. Print and go shopping activities for writing checks, using debit cards, making change and adding purchases are all included with differentiated options. Ready in no time, these life skills worksheets and task cards can be printed with little prep time from the teacher. Worksheets and task cards can go in page protectors to be used with dry erase markers. So, from download to student desks in minutes, it's ready to use. Even better, differentiation is already done for you. ✅ Students can use worksheets with and without word banks. ✅ Use the task cards with and without picture cues. ✅ Choose one of 2 versions of the Hardware Store flyer with and without change in the prices. All the worksheets and task cards work with both stores. WHAT’S INCLUDED? ✅ Sales Flyers: Choose from 2 differentiated Hardware Store flyers that are identical. But one has prices with no change and one has prices with change. ✅ Shopping Math Task Cards: There are 24 task cards. All the task cards can be used with either of the differentiated flyers. Task cards are differentiated and include: 8 cards with a picture cue requiring writing the price of a single item from a flyer 8 cards with no picture cue writing the price of a single item from a flyer 8 cards writing a check to make a single-item purchase. ✅ Functional Academic Worksheets: 2 functional reading worksheets requiring students to answer basic questions about the shopping flyer There are 2 versions of each worksheet-one with a word bank and one without. 5 functional math word problem worksheets with check writing. Students determine needed to purchase 2 to 3 items based on the word problem and sales flyers. Then they must write a check for the purchase amount and determine a new balance in the checkbook register. 5 cash purchase functional math word problem worksheets. Students must determine the money needed to purchase 2 to 3 items based on the word problem and flyer. They they circle the bills that could be used and determine the amount of change that would be received. 1 debit card functional math worksheet where students are given a debit card balance and asked if they can purchase specific items from the hardware store. ✅ Answer keys are included Put the sales flyers in a page protector, print out the worksheets, and either cut out the task cards for single use or put them in a photo album or laminate for re-use. What are teachers saying... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great activities for students learning money skills in the community. These simulated activities are very engaging and beautifully illustrated. Great resource! ---- Pam R. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lots of different pieces to this resource. I love that there are two differentiated flyers. - -Stacy C. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love this! Very useful for my lower functioning students pertaining to life skills. -Terri B. Check out more life skills materials in the Structured Work System Bundle: Life Skills Kit and Tasks. Hardware Shopping: Functional Literacy and Math ©Christine Reeve Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. This product may not be posted on other websites without written permission from the author.
Teach students about time and measurement to build crucial life skills with these leveled activities and books. This thematic unit is designed to enhance and further your student's life skills and understanding of time and measurement. Target crucial life skills with these reading, vocabulary and work tasks. HUGE savings by buying the Life Skills Unit BUNDLE The activities include multiple levels to save you time and help you differentiate within your programs and groupings. Included: *Vocabulary Word Wall Cards (full color) *Vocabulary Graphic Organizers: 3 levels *Full Page Book about hygiene *Full Page & Color Easy Reader about measuring *Half Page Blackline Easy Readers: 2 levels *Write The Room: 2 levels of recording sheets *Language & Vocabulary Concept Activities: targets receptive understanding of feature, function and class *Vocabulary Clip cards: match picture to picture and picture to text *What tool do you need? center: given the tool, identify what you would measure with it. *Measurement tool match-up: 2 levels of matching identical and non-identical pictures. *Sequencing strips: sequencing steps or events correctly. Other items you may be interested in: Life Skills Interactive Book BUNDLE Interactive Books BUNDLE Connect with me: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook • Blog Don’t miss out on discounts, freebies and new products! Simply click the green star under my store name to follow my store.
Classroom Money System
And then it hit me. These kiddos need errorless learning opportunities first {duh!}.
Secondary special education teachers, are you constantly searching for materials that target the skill levels your students are at that are appropriate for their age? Then you need the Work Tasks for Secondary Students bundle. This resource line is perfect for older students that need practice with skills at a lower grade level! Here's a close-up of what's included and some tips to put it to use in your classroom.
I have a lot of direct instruction programs that were designed for at risk students
Coloriage codé gratuit qui consiste à colorier les différentes parties d'un dessin en suivant les indications.
Do you want to start using task cards or adapted books with your students? Are you learning about dentists or community helpers in your classroom and need leveled activities? These errorless dentist activities are the perfect way to introduce these materials to your students. This set is perfect for preschool and kindergarten students, special education students, and students needing extra assistance. What's Included? -6 Errorless Actvities -2 Sets of Errorless Task Cards -4 Errorless File Folder Activities -Errorless Adapted Book *Errorless Activities These activities can be made into file folder activities, used as activity mats, or can all be placed in a binder. Students are responsible for putting "dentist" themed items on the various mats (dentist related backgrounds). *Task Cards There are 2 sets of task cards included. Dentists and dental patients are included for the task cards. These can be used to introduce task cards to a student. In addition, it allows all students to be included if other students are completing other types of task cards. *File Folders There are 4 sets of file folder activities included. These are similar to the activity mats, except these have specific places to put the cards. This allows students to start working on placing a picture in a designated location. *Errorless Book This book is 6 pages long. It requires the students to place the "dentists" on each page. This is a great way to introduce different vocab to the students, while still allowing them to be successful using errorless activities. Also, please leave feedback! I would love to hear your thoughts on this activity! Plus, you earn credits towards free products! Thank you! :)
As a special educator, it's likely that you have a paraprofessional that you work closely with. In this post, we will look at hiring one.
