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This is my newest work box for my students. This box may need to be more teacher directed depending on the student level. The original intent was a beginning sounds activity, but then when I was putting it together I realized that there is so much more
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We do a lot of puzzles in my classroom. Puzzles work on fine motor skills, orientation, and also social skills. Sometimes I will have the kids all work on one big puzzle together. However a few days ago they each were working on their own. This provided
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Until I started teaching in my current district 5 years ago I had never heard of MPS. Now, I have been given the privilege of teaching another student diagnosed with disease. Last year I did a post about MPS to give some basic information regarding the
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Sometimes the simplest activities can be the most fun! This past week for our cooking activity (life skills, measurement reading) we made lemonade and then delivered it around the building (social skills & communication) and the kids loved it! It was
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Each week on Tuesday my students do a "Question of the week". They each have a sheet with a question on a clipboard. We walk around the school (usually to the front office, cafeteria, nurses office, etc.) and ask our question of various people. Some students
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I have had some really great parents this year and I have been thinking about things I wish parents of my students did all the time. Being a parent myself I think it is important that parents are active members of the IEP team. So here is my wish list....
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Making inferences is on of the hardest skills for my students. Having to hear something or looking at something and read between the lines is not easy for a child who is a "typical" learner, let alone for one who has various challenges. Recently I was
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Yes, I know Easter was 2 weeks ago, but things have been a bit hectic around here (more about that in another post) and I want to share 2 of the activities that we did in my classroom prior to Spring Break. Can you find the eggs? The first was an egg
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I hope you all have been enjoying the blog hop and all of the great stories (a few tear jerkers out there) and freebies. Just in case you missed any of the posts, below is a list that will take you directly to each stop. Don't forget to stop by Teaching
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Welcome to the first stop on a special blog hop for Autism Awareness and the Special Educators who dedicate their time and talents working with students on the spectrum. Today being the official day for Light it up Blue & World Wide Autism Awareness Day
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I am giving PEEPS pops to some of the staff and students tomorrow. I whipped up some quick tags to add to them and wanted to share. I hope you can use them! Click on the picture or here ..
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I try to do at least one fun cut and past activity a week. (or at least, I think it is fun, some of my kiddos may beg to differ) This week since we are getting ready for Spring Break and Easter I decided that a bunny would be appropriate. I found this
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Today is my youngest son's first birthday. Earlier this month was my middle son's 4th birthday, so in honor of both of them I am going to give away 5 copies of my newest game Shipwrecked!! It is a sight word game using the first 200 Fry words. Entry is
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Check out the great games I found at Dollar Tree. I am so excited that they were only $1 !!! The top one (Frog Face Off) is an ABC game where students match the capital and lower case letters. I have used it as a game with multiple students and just as
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Every month we practice a different skill using shapes. I have shown this before in one of my sight word posts . This month we have community signs on shamrocks. We also have a few coins thrown in there with an American symbol or two. Just trying to keep
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