Morning Meeting in a Special Education Classroom
Morning meeting has evolved over the years in my classrooms, but I have always found it to be the most important part of our day! Let’s clarify that this is NOT the same as morning...
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This is a sponsored blog post. All opinions are my own! We just got back from a two-night stay at Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee, IL and it ended up being one of those...
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10 Unique Special Education Classroom Supplies
This post contains affiliate links. Hey teachers! There are posts everywhere that share the “must-haves” in terms of special education classroom supplies. I have a few “musts” that are more unconventional! Without these items, I...
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YouTube Channels for Special Education Classrooms
YouTube is one of my most favorite interactive resources to enhance my classroom instruction! Here are my Top 10 YouTube Channels for Special Education Classrooms (in no particular order!). I have also linked some of...
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So You Want to Start a Classroom Coffee Cart?
We LOVE our classroom coffee cart. This year, we started doing it on Fridays. As a classroom that follows CCSS and uses an adapted, but still gen-ed, curriculum, doing a coffee cart daily during the...
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The Best Books to Teach Social Skills
This post contains affiliate links. Teaching expected behavior through read alouds is one of my favorite ways to target specific skills. Here are some of my favorites, broken down into categories of behaviors. These are...
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Relationship Building with Tough Students
I am asked constantly what the best “trick” or “hack” is in working with tough students. And what I really hear, and know, when someone says this, is: kids that are HARD to like. It...
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Using News 2 You in a High Incidence Classroom
Do you use News2You in your special education classroom? News2You is an adapted digital newspaper that allows students to make connections to current events each week. I have used it for years, and I love...
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How to Use the Power of Community to Help Shape Behavior
If you’ve been reading my blog or following my social media accounts for any length of time, you know that behavior plans are my jam! There is really nothing that is more powerful than a...
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How to Equip Your School to Support Students Who Have Experienced Trauma
Let’s get down to the real stuff from the beginning, teachers: According to the ACES Study, a child with four or more “adverse childhood experiences” was 32 times more likely to be labeled with a learning...
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How to Use Valentine’s Day to Celebrate Self Love
Last year, I had enough. Not only were my 2-3 grade students obsessed with dating one another and getting themselves into awkward love triangles, but their lack of self-esteem was exhausting to witness. I decided...
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