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 I can do with it.  This is what I came up with:  Ask the student to find the picture of ...

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 the opportunity to ask each other for help (I am sure if you read the post about making ...

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 disease  Since then I have learned new information and found some new sites that can share ...

 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 so easy, but we got so much out of it. We started with gathering the items we would ...

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 do this verbally while others use a communication device. This activity allows us to ...

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....  1. Make suggestions: As a parent, you are your child's first teacher. You know your ...

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 given the opportunity to use Inference Task Cards made by Rachelle Lynette who is the author ...

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 hunt.  Now, I had to make it educational, so I put sight words in the eggs to practice reading the ...

Today was exciting. I excepted a job posting to teach high school US History.  When I arrived at the school this morning, I found out that, despite what the job posting said, I was only getting a half day's work (and pay). Something similar to this happened a month so ago in this same district.  I had planned on registering a very firm ...

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 Through Turbulence where Heather has a fantastic giveaway set up.   There is a $25 Amazon ...