Adapted high-quality curriculum to help special education students succeed in the classroom
Today’s guest blogger: Patti is an accidental homeschooling mom who juggles 1001 therapy appointments with IEP’s, two sons with autism, one son with cerebral palsy, one daughter who is unable to stop talking, and the neighbor’s cat, who likes to pop in and bite everyone’s toes. Read more on Patti’s blog, redheadedpatti.com. Why Is Sorting An Important Skill? Especially Education… Read More
Today’s guest blogger, Kate, has been teaching in an ABA based autism classroom for 8 years- first in an ABA based residential school with students ages 8-16, and moving next to a public school where she now teaches in a kindergarten and first grade. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a therapy based on the science of learning and behavior. Kate’s storage… Read More
As a Lakeshore Learning blog ambassador, I get to sample products each month, providing my honest review of the materials. I have selected items with a special education classroom in mind. Growing up in Far West Texas, it was a five-hour round trip to nearest toy store. It wasn’t until I left for college that I realized not everyone’s trip… Read More
I love me a good hands-on experiment. In college, I spent my summers teaching science camp. We learned how to build robots, make the goopiest slime, and launch model rockets (often into neighboring trees). I love bringing hands-on experiments into my classroom. From paper mâché volcanoes to baking neon rainbow cupcakes, we loved getting our hands (and desks, tables, carpet,… Read More
Today’s guest blogger, Taylor McFerren, is a Kindergarten and 1st grade ESE teacher in Tampa, FL. Taylor graduated from the University of South Florida and has taught for two years. Hey y’‘all! I am Taylor from @rainbowsinsped, and I am here to talk about how I organize the Made for Me Literacy curriculum! I am currently usee IRIS photo and craft… Read More
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 find engaging and appropriate materials… Read More