There are numerous people who have dedicated their time using social media platforms to advocate for the special needs community. Instagram has changed the way these advocates can reach wider audiences and have their message heard. There are hundreds of advocates doing exceptional work out there but here are few of my favorites! The Inclusion… Continue reading Inclusion Advocates You Should Be Following
For the past six years my district program PIC (Preschool Intervention Classroom; self contained pre-k) has not had a set curriculum. We've used bits and pieces from various programs such as DLM, Read it Once Again, Teach Town, and Second Step. All of those were great but they did not capture all the skills being… Continue reading Creative Curriculum
If you have been to my TPT Store you will see I am all about Adapted and Interactive Books. These books are so versatile! They can be used for 1:1, small, and large group, task bins, assessment, independent, partner, and morning work. For those of you that don't know, Adapted & Interactive books are books… Continue reading Adapted and Interactive Books
Arrival: As students come into class ready to work, they hang up their jacket and backpack. They then sign in by moving their name from home to school. (This is wonderful practice for fine motor skills and following one step directives). After that, students go and get their work bin. Work bins are filled with… Continue reading Schedule Break Down
Did somebody say snacks? I love to eat and so do my students. Thats why every Friday we cook! Cooking is a great way for students to work on multiple skills i.e. turn taking, fine motor, communcation, and pre-acedmic skills! When we cook it always correlates to the story we are reading that week. We… Continue reading Friday Baking
Lessonpix.com is one of the greatest resources! This is not a sponsored post. I truly just feel that strongly about them! If you’re like me, and you are not into buying clipart on TPT to make things, Lessonpix is fantastic! For a small $30 a year you get access to an abundant amount of resources.… Continue reading Lessonpix.com: The Custom Learning Materials Mecca
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