Blossoming in Sped

These life skills math task boxes are great for your students to practice dry measurement in the kitchen with limited amounts of mess in their independent work system. Check the video tutorial with additional tips to make it easy to use!
👉autismclassroomresources.com/life-skills-math-measurement-task-box

Addressing the Sensory Needs of Your Students I was lucky enough to have someone that cared about the sensory needs of my students that when they built my classroom. You can't have a sensory area too!

Do you use visual supports in the classroom? We couldn't live without our token boards. Ours are very unique to the students and work so well.

You can read about token board here: http://www.chalkboardsuperhero.com/2019/06/10-ways-to-use-visual-supports-in-your.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

20+ Inexpensive Behavior Plan Rewards for Students - Mrs. D's Corner Are you searching for the best behavior plan rewards for students that won't break the bank? Check out these 11 must-haves!

Free Websites to Help Teachers Lesson Plan - Mrs. D's Corner There are a lot of websites out there that teachers can use as a resource for worksheets, books and other resources. Some cost money, but some are free! I’ve done some research and here is a list that I have compiled, with the help of other veteran special ed teachers in our free VIP Facebook […...

Schedules are LIFE over here!
I finally have color coded all of my schedules this year and made sure that the visual icons were color coded as well.

Do you color code your schedules?

Michelle's Classroom Tour: Task Box Center - The Autism Helper Independent skills are essential in my autism classroom. Take a look at my independent task box center and how my students use it!

Classroom structure is SO important and we've got tons of tips to help with setup on the blog!

https://theautismhelper.com/physical-structure-in-the-classroom

🎵 These fun alphabet song videos will get your students engaged and learning! We’ve compiled a complete list of teacher-approved songs for you to easily use in your lessons.

Check them out here: https://www.simplykinder.com/teacher-approved-alphabet-songs/

ALERT 🚨 • This photo from a couple years ago is not IG worthy or Pinterest perfect! But here I am re-sharing it anyway. Why?

1. I do not have the patience and I am not willing to sacrifice my time to make, print, cut out, and tape labels on to each bin. 👋🏼 girl, bye.

I take a dry erase marker and write right on the bin. If I ever need to change it, I use a magic eraser to get it off and then write on it again with a dry erase marker. 👏🏼.

I don’t have to find the file on my computer. Hope my printer has ink. Cut anything out or use tape👏🏼👏🏼.

But then...

2. I remember that Dolores came at me when I was feeling accomplished about organizing all of this, telling me: “The bins don’t match and your handwriting is sloppy and not centered.” 🧐 Really? Really, Dolores (aka my anxiety)?! 👋🏼 girl, bye.

As much as I don’t have time to do the whole label thing, I certainly don’t have time to let Dolores tell me about myself😂 go step on a lego, you are not welcome here.

Moral of the story? You DO NOT need to make everything pretty and cute. Functional wins every time. (But also, if you do want to make cute labels, I’m here for it and I will 100% double tap your picture.)👯‍♀️

Aside from this organization, I do like my binders. If you're curious about what my binder organization system looks like (especially for IEP paperwork), then this is for you 👉 https://youtu.be/ENigTGlskr8

Level up your self-contained classroom this year with structure and consistency by using Mini Schedules 🎉

Mini Schedules are the perfect visual support tool to help your students stay organized and focused by breaking down their day into smaller, more manageable chunks of time -- giving them structure, reducing anxiety and allowing them to improve their time management skills 🌈

Need more ideas on how you can implement this strategy into your classroom this year? DM me or head to my Blog where I dig a little deeper into what a Mini Schedule is and how you can use this tool with your students ✨

🔗 https://chalkboardsuperhero.com/2023/08/effective-strategies-for-implementing-mini-schedules/

Find the function and the rest will follow ✨

Take your sensory integration to the next level by letting your students make their own sensory items for the classroom.

On sale 8/1-8/2 👉 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Sensory-Experiments-BUNDLE-of-9-Sensory-Activities--3247004

4 Self Care Tips for the BUSY Special Educators - You Aut-A Know Is it just me or is teaching the special education classroom EXHAUSTING? I spend the day making split second decisions, managing behaviors, oh and teaching when I have a chance! By the end of the day I’m often EXHAUSTED and find myself changing into pajamas and climbing into bed before the sun has...