Functional life skills

Every year I tell myself "self, you need to be more organized this year". As my curriculum grows I find it harder and harder to keep track of what I have done and what I need to do. 5 years ago I would just create a worksheet when I needed one, then save it in my computer in the hopes of remembering I had it for the next year. I was so overwhelmed with having to create everything I used that organization was out the window. 2 years ago I started printing out everything and placing it inside…

How I learned what government and community benefits and supports are and why I started connecting my students and families with them.

7+ Free Community Outings Printables Life Skills - Speech Therapy Store

12 life skills students can practice while cookijg in your classroom

10+ Special Education Life Skills Activities - Teaching Autism

Over 100 Independent Functioning and Independent Living Life Skills IEP Goals, including ADLs, food prep, shopping, functional reading, and essential life skills.

Work tasks are a great way for students to practice life skills and vocational skills in the special education classroom. But what if traditional work tasks or task box activities aren’t accessible to all your students? How can you adapt work tasks to meet the needs of all your students, regardless of their level? Here you’ll find my favorite work tasks ideas and activities for special education students along with how they can be adapted to meet the needs of students of all levels.

You are never “too old” for academics. You should never “switch” to vocational/life skills instruction. You can do both. You can work on academics with a life skills twist. Our two functional subjects do just that. The functional subjects will work on similar concepts as Language Arts and Math but using primarily real-world texts and scenarios. Many of the subjects align across the two subjects or extend on the concepts from the core subject.

Lessons from a Life Skills, Special Education Classroom

Listen to this Special Ed Podcast with 15 great ideas for Functional Centers for students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in High School. Read more and subscribe today!

60 life skills to teach your child with special needs

It's challenging to create functional life skills classrooms that target all of the different reading, math and communication goals our students have. Peek inside to see what components you need to create a functional lesson that leads to life long skills. Click to read now!

Grab Your FREE Special Education Functional Life Skills Idea List from Full SPED Ahead Ever wanted ideas for your special education classroom to use job skills and daily living skills? This free download is perfect for any sped classroom looking for some extra age-approriate activities. Perfect for all ages and abiilities!

Life skills centers are a fun, effective way to teach your students life skills. In this post, I show you how to easily set up life skills centers. Each month, focus on a new life skills classroom center. Ask parents to chip in for these life skills learning centers. Most will be happy to help. If you want to learn more about centers for life skills, be sure to check out this blog.

Are you wondering what executive function milestones to look for in your children? We've mapped it out in our executive function skills by age post.

Morning meeting routines are one of the most important routines to set up in your classroom. How you start the day in a special education classroom sets the tone for the rest of the day. If you are looking for ideas and activities to add to your morning meeting, here are 10 topics you can include in your elementary or special needs classroom. These activities are designed to target functional life skills, social skills, language and math skills with your special needs students.

Life skills are important for all learners. This free life skills checklist shares age-appropriate chores and responsibilities for kids ages two to nine.

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Thinking about life skills for special ed students is one of the most important parts of my job as a middle school special education teacher. Functional life skills activities are especially important at this age because our students are getting older and we want them to be valuable and independent members of society when they are finished with school.