10 Winter Picture Books that Promote SEL
This post contains affiliate links. I think we all know by now that I have a serious love for children’s literature. I am a children’s author myself, and I LOVE to create lists of picture...
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Morning Meeting Ideas for Distance, Hybrid, or In-Person Learning
Morning meeting is such a must in our classrooms. It provides an important start to the day for both students and teachers and much needed connection. This is especially crucial in the era of COVID-19...
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Bullying Resources for National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I know we can all agree that this is a necessity to touch on from preschool through high school. As educators and related service providers, we need to make...
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Why SEL, Equity, and Anti-Racism Go Hand in Hand
Why do SEL, equity and anti-racism go hand in hand? Because they don’t work independently. If you want to prioritize, focus on, or embrace one – you need to dive all in. While I...
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Using the Klassroom App to Connect with Student Families
This collaboration is brought to you by Klassroom and features my unbiased experience using the app. Distance learning is upon us. Sigh. As someone who works with teachers in many different school settings, I...
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Increasing Student Independence with Classroom Plants
As special educators, we are always working to foster student independence, and have them leave our classrooms as independent as possible. When I was a classroom teacher, I had a classroom pet, as well as...
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5 Simple Ways to Have the Most Effective IEP Meetings
IEP meetings can be super daunting – for both teachers AND guardians. We as educators spend so much time crafting effective (seeming) IEPs with our students best interests at heart – but the meetings don’t...
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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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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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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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