I teach a 1st through 4th self-contained, mod/severe, special day class. I am going to highlight some of the key elements in my classroom.
Classroom hacks that actually work in a special education classroom setting. Tried and true methods from actual teachers. Read to learn more.
IEP goal bins will help you keep your students' goals and materials organized so you can focus on what's important: the students.
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If there is one I have learned in my years of working with paraprofessionals, it is that paras are teachers too. My paraprofessional is my right hand and my left hand. She is the glue that keeps us together. I realize that sometimes it is our first instinct to give them passive work because their
Special educators need a pretty large toolbox of strategies and resources to support our learners. So often, our students can have significantly diverse needs and levels. On any given day, special education teachers might need to take student reading data, modify a math assessment, teach science wit
Classroom hacks that actually work in a special education classroom setting. Tried and true methods from actual teachers. Read to learn more.
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Want to know my favorite special education teacher hacks? I've got you covered! If you are a special education teacher, you know how hard it is to meet every student's needs AND keep a well organized classroom. Below, I've compiled 5 special education teacher hacks you need to know! 1. Jewelry Organizers For Visual Storage
Special education classroom supply list. Ten must have items for setting up your new special education classroom. Links to free resources for new teachers.
Before we dive in to my tried and true sped teacher must haves, I have to say that you truly don’t NEED anything. What do you truly need to give your students if you ask me? Most importantly, your students need love, relationships, and validation. But when it comes down to actual sped teacher supplies
Preparing for Your Special Education Classroom If you've been teaching a while, you probably have a pretty good routine in place, but I feel like there is always something I can "do better next year." Even after starting the school year multiple times I always tell myself, "Next year, I'm going to to do this.....!" Here are some things I have done to help prepare for what always seems to be a hectic time of year, with new kids, and sometimes a new grade level or school. Once you get the IEP (ideally BEFORE school starts) complete the IEP SNAPSHOT. It helps to really solidify those key components. When you fill it out, it also helps you get to know your student's IEP. You can also make copies for other staff who directly work with your student. You can get a copy of the IEP snapshot here. Another thing I like to do is send home a PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE. I love to gather more personal information from those who really know the student best! This will help also help you in gathering items to use as reinforcers. You can also get this in my FREE BACK-TO SCHOOL SPED FORMS. I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like scheduling the IEP takes longer than writing it! I created this form to help with the IEP planning. I can also use this information when working with the other IEP team members to set up a time and day that works for everyone! You can also get a feel for what the parent is looking for in the IEP and be prepared for any possible revisions. I think one of my worst fears is putting a student on the bus when they were supposed to get picked up! I made these backpack tags so that anyone who is with the child will know how they are supposed to go home. So helpful when you have non-verbal students or if you teach Early Childhood. It's also great when you have a sub. My para also wore a lanyard around her neck with a mini list of student names and bus #s. You can also add BUS# and WHO is allowed to pick the student up. These are also part of my FREE back to school set. TRANSPORTATION TAGS Of course there are many other items to prepare for the beginning of the year, but hopefully these few items will be helpful to you in starting the year off! If you are looking for ideas to help you set up DATA FOLDERS in your classroom you can find some information HERE on an earlier blog post.
Reducing Problem Behaviour using a function based intervention. Here I combined the first and then with the three star reward token boards and came up with this Behaviour Management Tool. Everythin…
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Want to know my favorite special education teacher hacks? I've got you covered! If you are a special education teacher, you know how hard it is to meet every student's needs AND keep a well organized classroom. Below, I've compiled 5 special education teacher hacks you need to know! 1. Jewelry Organizers For Visual Storage
Take a look into the first 6-8 weeks of school in special education classroom with no academics. I will share tips and tricks with you!
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Overwhelmed and understaffed my first year as a special education teacher in the self-contained classroom, I discovered that implementing an effective independent workstation helped my students become more successful and independent. Click to learn how I got control using task boxes and independent workstations in my special education classroom. My students loved the differentiated math, language arts, science, and social studies curriculum with age appropriate clip art and real photographs.
Special education classrooms need decor and organization tweaks to fit the program needs. Read the tips on how to make the best decor choices for your sped classroom.
Want to know my favorite special education teacher hacks? I've got you covered! If you are a special education teacher, you know how hard it is to meet every student's needs AND keep a well organized classroom. Below, I've compiled 5 special education teacher hacks you need to know! 1. Jewelry Organizers For Visual Storage
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Autism and wandering in the classroom can be a huge problem, Learn the 5 steps to changing wandering behavior in your classroom. Listen now...
Use this set of behavior strategies to help students succeed in your classroom with individualized strategies. Watch a preview video here. This behavior strategy ring resource is included inside of every The Intentional IEP membership. If you are a member of TII, please do not purchase this set of resources because you already have them. To access, log in to your TII account, click "My Account" and then "Member Resources". Not yet a member? No worries! Get 50% off your first month here. What's included? Section 1: Behavior Reference Guide - 6 ring pages (2 teaching pages, 4 strategy pages) Section 2: Behavior Management Strategies - 13 ring pages (13 strategy pages) Section 3: Behavior De-Escalation Strategies - 15 ring pages (1 teaching page, 14 strategy pages) This resource is 19 PDF pages total. Each behavior ring page is approximately the size of a half sheet of paper. How to prep: Prep as 1 strategy ring, prep as 1 for each section, or prep as individual strategy rings for students. Great for IEP teams! This resource is not editable. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
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Set yourself, classroom and students up for success with these must have items in special education classroom.
Color coding your special ed classroom can be a game changer for your organization. I can teach you how to color code your classroom.
IEP goal bins will help you keep your students' goals and materials organized so you can focus on what's important: the students.
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Functional Critical Skill Key-ring Support This Visual support tool for Classroom Management has been used with our students to learn new skills such as requesting "break please", "help" and "wait" as part of my Behavior Management strategies. There are handy visuals on them for your student to have questions they need answered and things they may need to help. Some cards have blank spaces for you to add your own visuals to support individual needs. ************************************************************ Included:- 2 help cards with visuals 2 help cards with spaces for visuals 2 wait cards with visuals 2 wait cards with spaces for visuals 2 stop cards with visuals 2 stop cards with spaces for visuals 2 break cards with visuals 2 break cards with spaces for visuals 2 A4 pages of extra visuals NEW CUTE KEYRING SUPPORTS ADDED 2 X "HELP" "BREAK" "WAIT" "STOP" ************************************************************ The Picture Communication Symbols ©1981–2015 by Mayer-Johnson LLC a Tobii Dynavox company. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Used with permission. Boardmaker® is a trademark of Mayer-Johnson LLC.
I absolutely love teaching Special Education. I have found the place where I am meant to be and have built a community in my classroom. I am currently thriving in SPED, but it hasn’t always been that way. Early in my career I was struggling to keep my head above water and breathe.Entering the Special ... Read More about 25 Ways to Survive and Thrive in SPED
Color coding your special ed classroom can be a game changer for your organization. I can teach you how to color code your classroom.
