Gabrielle Dixon (Teaching Special Thinkers) and I met at the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in 2017 where we quickly bonded over our shared love for teaching special education, and our passion for creating meaningful, adapted resources. Our experience with teaching in self-contained special education classrooms gave us first-hand knowledge of the challenge it is to […]
How to Increase Independence Using Task Boxes in the Classroom
Today’s guest blogger, Dana Howell, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who taught regular education, and special education. Dana has also been a paraprofessional and a speech-language pathology assistant. Her company, Behavioral Interventions And Solutions, creates ABA resources that empower parents with affordable and easy to use tools for managing challenging behaviors. At the start […]
Lakeshore Learning Flex Space Giveaway
I am a 2018 blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning. I am compensated for my work and received products free of charge. All products were hand-selected by me with a special education classroom in mind, and opinions are 100% mine. If you’re a teacher on social media, you’ve probably spotted tons of Lakeshore Learning products in your newsfeed. […]
Lesson Plans Just Got A Lot EASIER!
I have wonderful news! One of my favorite bloggers, and Teachers Pay Teachers authors, Gabrielle, and I have teamed up to bring you some wonderful new products! Gabrielle’s Teaching Special Thinkers has always been one of my go to blogs! Before I met Gabrielle at the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in 2017, I had been using her […]
A Head Start With Task Boxes
Today’s guest blogger is Kaitlyn, a former 1st grade teacher turned stay-at-home mom to a spunky little 2-year old girl. She brings her love of the classroom and all things education “home” to her little on their RV where they live full-time. Kaitlyn loves to share how she makes school simple and meaningful in her […]