Listen to this Special Ed Podcast with 15 great ideas for Functional Centers for students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in High School. Read more and subscribe today!
Here are 25 visual recipes for snacks and lunches that ONLY NEED a microwave! Perfect for cooking group in special education!
Job ideas for students in special education to do in the classroom and around school
If you’re wondering how to set up your high school, self-contained or transition classroom, read on for tips, pictures and ideas!
Take a peek inside 7 special education sample schedules to get some schedule ideas for your own special education classroom!
It can seem tricky to schedule a day in a self-contained classroom, but it doesn't have to be! Here's our day in high school life skills.
Check out my sample High School schedule for my special education classroom. I hope this gives you some ideas for creating your own schedule.
Start your year of right with these activity ideas for the first week of school for secondary special education classrooms.
Job ideas for students in special education to do in the classroom and around school
This is a symbol supported social story that I use in my classroom to teach students about how to cope with a change in schedule our routine. This social story discusses strategies to use when feeling anxious or uncomfortable about this change in schedule/routine, how it may make you feel like you ...
It's the first week of Phys Ed and the start of a new school year which means a clean slate and new beginnings. The start of the school year is key because it sets the
Use this 9 week unit of Do Nows (Bell Ringers) in your middle school or high school English Class (I use it with my high school special ed students). Do Nows are a great behavior management tool as they set the task and expectation immediately in the classroom. This 9 week unit will cover one marking period in most districts - this unit was designed to cover marking period 4 but can be used at any time. Each day of the week has a different theme: Mood Board Mondays - students will view 9 photos of the same person/animal and be asked to identify and explain their mood going into the week Tell About It Tuesday - students are asked to respond to a question that will help the teacher get to know the student better Word Wednesday - students are given a new vocabulary word and are expected to define it and use it in a sentence Think About It Thursday - students are given a famous quote and are asked to respond to it Fix-It Friday - students are asked to edit/revise a sentence for grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, etc. Do Nows are such an important part of my classroom and my students enjoy getting a different type of question each day! Please feel free to contact me with any questions - I would love to connect! And please also take a moment to leave me feedback after downloading this product. Remember - when you rate and comment on an item, you earn TPT credit, which can be used on future purchases. Happy teaching!
Sometimes it just helps to have examples of special education class schedules like yours to use as examples. Grab some in this post.
Listen to this Special Ed Podcast with 15 great ideas for Functional Centers for students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in High School. Read more and subscribe today!
Students love choice in Algebra 2
If you’re wondering how to set up your high school, self-contained or transition classroom, read on for tips, pictures and ideas!
Take a tour of our high school Special Education classroom. We have an academic area and a life skills area. Check it out!
Setting up a classroom is probably one of the most important —and sometimes stressful —things! With the variety of students and needs, it can be challenging to figure out how to best arrange to meet everyone’s needs. A high school classroom is no different. The structure and design of your room is key to having […]
How to teach simple budgeting skills to let students know if they have enough money for purchase an item. Great for visual learners and special education classrooms.
All your IEP meetings coming due at the same time? Not sure where to start or where to go? An IEP Goal Bank for Autism Units, LID and PMLD...
Thanks to Alexx Seipp, Customer Experience Manager here at Teach 4 the Heart and creator of Genius Fishes for contributing this article. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast.Differentiation, universal design for learning, accommodations, and modifications are huge buzzwords in teaching right
"Social Scenarios" is a packet of skill building activity cards designed to help students develop strategies for responding to others in an appropriate manner. Students with social skill deficits tend to have more negative interactions with others. They often have difficulty interpreting social cues and can be inflexible in their desire to have things a certain way. This can make navigating the social landscape very difficult at school. "Social Scenarios" present challenging vignettes set within the school setting which call upon the student to apply conflict resolution and problem solving skills to resolve. Suggested responses are included as are ideas for using the cards within the classroom. These cards can be used for individual and group instruction and are ideal for use in social skills groups. The five page skill building packet includes: 9 Social Scenario cards 9 suggested response cards 9 Answer Key cards with picture prompts
My students use morning binders during our morning meeting and throughout our academic portion of the morning. I love using binders because I can personalize and individualize each binder according to my students needs.
I have read a lot of blog posts in my day. I’m always looking for new tricks and ways to make my teaching more engaging as it sometimes seems that doing anything at all - even staring at the ceiling
Great set of suggestions on how to teach special ed online. Support students with special needs during distance learning or at home learning.
This document includes both a pre-test and a post-test of the literary elements that are included in my Literary Elements - The Ones You Need to Know Powerpoint. I have used this every year with middle school and high school students - general ed, special ed, and ENL students.
Create a stocking task for your special education students with this free printable
I am able to target most of my fine motor occupational therapy IEP goals with these visual recipes! My students love them and learn so much!
Scheduling for special education is a DAUNTING task. Just like our kids we THRIVE on schedules (( and pretty much need them to survive)). One tip that I’m going to drive home throughout this post is that we HAVE TO be ok with CHANGE. Why? Because change is completely inevitable. It WILL happen. and […]
I have been keeping this list since my last app post a few years ago, and it’s definitely time for an update- there are SO many good apps for special education out there right now. I even asked in my Facebook Community (join here!) to expand the list even further. All of these apps are […]
Introducing Quadratic Factoring with Conspiracy Theory in Special Ed Algebra 2
Use this 9 week unit of Do Nows (Bell Ringers) in your middle school or high school English Class (I use it with my high school special ed students). Do Nows are a great behavior management tool as they set the task and expectation immediately in the classroom. This 9 week unit will cover one marking period in most districts. I have designed it to cover the first marking period but it can be used at any time. Each day of the week has a different theme: Mood Board Monday - students will view 9 photos of the same person/animal and be asked to identify and explain which photo their mood matches going into the week Tell About It Tuesday - students are asked to respond to a question that will let the teacher get to know the student better Word Wednesday - students are given a vocabulary word and are asked to define it and write a sentence Think About It Thursday - students are given a famous quote and are asked to respond to it Fix-It Friday - students are asked to edit/revise a sentence for grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, etc. Do Nows are such an important part of my classroom and my students enjoy getting a different type of question each day! Please feel free to contact me with any questions - I would love to connect! And please also take a moment to leave me feedback after downloading this product. Remember - when you rate and comment on an item, you earn TPT credit, which can be used on future purchases. Happy teaching!
Special Education Acronyms and Terms - a free handout with the most commonly used acronyms in special ed.
Exploring complex cultural issues with students provides a sense of meaning that can inspire improvement in the target language.
I was inspired this summer by Breezy Special Ed and how she set up a coffee shop that the students manage and run!! The resource room...
Many regular ed teachers feel inadequately prepared to serve the needs of students with special needs. Here are some ideas.
