Teaching special education is truly an occupation that often requires some blood, sweat, and tears. To save myself a few tears (and tons of time), I’ve put together a special education bundle with visuals, positive behavior supports, schedules, posters, data sheets and more. But what all does a life-changing bundle include, you might ask? So […]
Visual Schedules for Autism and Special Education
As teachers, we all have hours of extra time on our hands, right? I bet you love spending your afternoons searching images and manipulating little boxes in Board Maker, right?? WRONG!!! Let’s be real here. Making icons and schedules and visuals and labels is a pain. It’s time consuming and exhausting, especially when you know […]
10 Genius Office Supply Hacks for Special Education
Teaching special education is very trial and error. Some strategies are successful in some classrooms but are a complete bust in others. Here are a few life-changing, time-saving hacks I’ve learned over the last few years. 1. Post-It Notes These are probably the most commonly used office supply in my classroom. Sure, I use them […]
Easy, Vibrant Sensory Rice
Step 1: Gather your materials: 10 lb bag of rice isopropyl alcohol gallon ziploc bags gel food coloring (if you want SUPER vibrant rice, you might want two boxes) Step 2: Divide the rice into gallon bags (one for each color you want to make). Step 3 Squirt desired amount of food coloring into each […]
Hands-On Science
As a special education teacher, I know the challenge of differentiating instruction. While my district provides a specialized reading and math curriculum for special education classrooms, they are seriously lacking in the science and social studies department. “Oh, just take what the grade level is doing and modify that,” I was instructed, as a general […]
