Special education elementary

Are you a self-contained special education teacher who teaches grades K-2? As an early elementary special education teacher, there are a variety of things that I love in my special ed classroom and I’m going to share them. Creating visual schedules for special education students is exactly what they need. K-2 centers are a must with my early elementary special ed kids. Learn about my centers like a listening center, math center, ELA center, and much more!

Take a look into the first 6-8 weeks of school in special education classroom with no academics. I will share tips and tricks with you!

What are you using in your special education classroom to track IEP data? In this blog post, I will talk about how to track IEP goals with google forms. With these step by step instructions, you will learn great teacher organization tips that can help with IEP data tracking. You can watch my YouTube video here on how to create a google form, and you can read about one of my best IEP tips by including QR codes in the classroom. Use this IEP organization for the beginning of the school year.

Are you a new special education teacher and feeling a little overwhelmed with your first year of teaching? Check out this blog post to help you feel organized with everything you need to plan in your self contained classroom. Visual schedules, IEP organization, classroom setup, independent work and curriculum are all important to prepare before the school year starts. These new special education teacher tips will help you feel successful in your special education classroom.

Here are 20 center ideas that you can use for your self-contained classroom. I have it all listed out for you including pictures

Special education classroom supply list. Ten must have items for setting up your new special education classroom. Links to free resources for new teachers.

If you are a special education teacher ready to go back to school, you will want to keep reading. Today, I’m sharing 4 must dos for the first day of school. It is important that you build relationships with students with get to know you activities. With my special education students, I establish routines & procedures in the classroom and the school. It is necessary to communicate with families with things like daily communication logs and ClassDojo.

Set yourself, classroom and students up for success with these must have items in special education classroom.

Setting up IEP work bins was one of the biggest game changers in my special education classroom. These individualized learning stations hold materials to target specific IEP goals for your students and can be tailored to their specific needs. If you want to set up IEP work bins in your special education classroom, you’ve come to the right place. Here you will learn the benefits of IEP work bins and 5 ways you can set them up in your classroom, including my favorite, color coded IEP work…

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Due to the nature of our classrooms we are bound to have a wide range of student abilities. Having such a wide range can sometimes be challe...

Here are 5 concepts to plan for before you begin to set up your special education classroom. These tips are for self-contained classes, life skills programs, autism classrooms and general special education programs.

Laying out the special needs classroom design can be tough. I've rounded up posts and goals of setting up the physical space.

Color coding your special ed classroom can be a game changer for your organization. I can teach you how to color code your classroom.

Technology can be such an AMAZING resource in the special education classroom. iPads, tablets and AAC devices can help students communicate, access curriculum, create and use visual schedules, and learn basic math and reading skills. But, as a special education teacher, it can be hard to know what apps you should be using in your special education classroom. So, here are 10 of my favorite apps to use with special education students.

Teaching in a secondary special education classroom is just different. Secondary special education students are not the same as elementary special education students. Their needs are different. How you teach them is different and what it’s like in a secondary special education classroom is different. So here are 10 things every middle school, high school, and transition special education teacher wishes you knew about them, teaching secondary special education students, and about their…

Covering everything you need to with your reading groups in 30 minutes can be tricky! I follow this schedule to make the most of my 30 min.

Do you include errorless learning in your elementary special education classroom? For classroom ideas check out my 5 errorless learning activities. Errorless learning for special education is important to help eliminate students' frustration and increase independence. This is a great special education activity to include in your independent work stations. A couple of these classroom activities include errorless task boxes, errorless file folder games, and errorless boom cards.

Special education prep work is daunting! Time spent laminating, velcroing, and organizing materials takes up way too much personal time for special education teachers, self-contained teachers, speech therapists, homeschool moms, parents, autism parents, preschool teachers. Reclaim your time and energy and alleviate stress with these 9 SPED prep hacks to help you streamline your prep and prioritize your to-do list.

Are you tired of reinventing the wheel in your life skills classroom? Are you struggling with writing lesson plans for your secondary special education classroom? Here are 7 activities that changed the way I teach in the special education classroom. Each of these activities are designed to target specific skills with my students including life skills, social skills, social studies, functional reading, vocational skills and current events. Learn how you can use resources in your classroom…