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Independent Work Resources for the Winter Holidays

These holiday and Christmas resources are great for keeping engagement in special education classrooms at the hardest time of the year! Make sure to grab the free activities too!

Holiday Resources That Will Keep Your Students Engaged!

Thanksgiving activities that your students wiil thank you for

Thanksgiving Activities Your Students Will Thank You For

Fall Special Ed activities You need in your class.

Special Education Fall Activities You Need in Your Classroom

Visual schedule check-in stations are so important in teaching students with autism to use visual schedules. Without them, it just becomes something they have to do at the transition rather than something that can give them information. Find out 6 easy and relatively cheap ways to set them up in your classroom in this post.

6 Ways to Create Check-In Stations Cheaply and Effectively

If you are a life skills teacher, you know how difficult it is to find real-life materials that you can use to teach meaningful literacy and reading comprehension to your students. Check out these tools to help you create meaningful literacy experiences and work on reading comprehension with your students in special ed. #lifeskills #readingcomprehension #interactivebooks #laundryskills

How To Build Reading Comprehension With an Autism Life Skills Focus

Is your school on TpT? Special education and TpT are a perfect partnership to me. Read on to find out what TpT can do for you and your school!

5 Reasons to Use TpT for Schools

Working on literacy and life skills simultaneously? Here are 5 ways to use life skills interactive books to teach a variety of literacy, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills for students in special education. #lifeskills #interactivebooks #interactivebooksautism

5 Ways You Can Use Life Skills Interactive Books

In the 21st century we are all about technology, and special ed should be no different. But, how are we using technology to really advance our student's proficiencies? Interactive whiteboards are something I see in almost every classroom, but many times they aren't interactive for the students in the way they are used. Find out some Dos and Don'ts to put your interactive whiteboard to the best use in this post and share strategies you have done with them in the comments! #interactivewhiteboards #smartboards #technologyinspecialed #specialeducationtech #interactivetools #interactivewhiteboardactivities #smartboardactivities

How to Use Interactive Whiteboards the Right Way in Special Ed

Teachers, we all need a little help to get to the end of the year.!..or to survive ESY. This post has tons of summer resources, paid and free, to help you survive or thrive in ESY!

Summer Resources That Will Help You Survive the End of the Year

Why just give him a debit card is not enough. [pictures of debit cards and a woman buying coffee with a debit card

Why “Just Give Him a Debit Card” Isn’t a Sufficient Solution

5 Beliefs About Life Skills Programs (and why they are wrong) picture of mini schedules for doing the laundry

Do You Believe These 5 Things About Life Skills Programs?

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The more that training can be a collaborative effo

The more that training can be a collaborative effort within the classroom, the more collegial the environment will be, and that's going to make it a happier place for everybody to work in.⁠
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Are you a member of the Special Educator Academy?

Are you a member of the Special Educator Academy? I love this feedback from one of our members. ⁠
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Looking to add some bright colors in a functional

Looking to add some bright colors in a functional way to your special education classroom?⁠
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This set includes 5 free area signs for the classroom:⁠
♦ Independent Work⁠
♦ Work Time⁠
♦ Leisure Area⁠
♦ Vocational⁠
♦ Group Work⁠
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Did I mention it's a FREEBIE? ⁠
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You can grab it at the link in my bio or in my store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Autism-Classroom-Resources-christine-Reeve/Search:classroom+area+signs

Sometimes you just need a little extra motivation

Sometimes you just need a little extra motivation and a punch or color card will do. Sarah is earning a chance to draw by getting 5 correct answers on her math.⁠
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Each time she answers correctly, the teacher fills in a dot. She could also use a hole punch.⁠
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💡But this way, the card can be laminated and reused with a dry erase marker! What do you use for reinforcement for your students?⁠
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Grab these cards free in my store! ⁠
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Positive-Reinforcement-Punch-Cards-for-Classroom-Behavior-Management-8300007⁠

As many of you get ready to go back to school, her

As many of you get ready to go back to school, here is your reminder that you've got this!⁠
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And I'm curious, are you already back or when do you head back to school?

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