Sped preschool

My struggle each year is trying to engage all of my students throughout the school day. Sometimes I feel like my hard to reach students are getting overlooked. That is how and why I created these resources. Check them out!! #nonverballearner #engagingstudents #preschoolspecialeducation #strategiesatcircletime #preschool #circletimeactivities

Develop fine motor skills and letter recognition with this easy DIY activity. Preschoolers will love learning the alphabet as they peel and match the stickers. This puzzles takes 5 minutes to set up and makes a fantastic rainy day or busy bag activity. #finemotor #prechooler #literacy #letters #alphabet #rainyday #busybag

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.

Your classroom environment influences your students’ learning, mood, and behavior so it is very important that you think about how and what it is communicating to young children when setting it up for those all important first days of school. Find tips on setting up your early childhood classroom for success. https://lessons4littleones.com/2016/08/05/setting-up-your-early-childhood-classroom-for-success/

A free printable for fine motor task cards. Help kids strengthen their fine motor skills with these easy activities!

Having structured play and unstructured play in the special education classroom is important. It is great for social skills, life skills, language development, communication development, and many more. Here are some great things to consider when it comes to playing: break time in the classroom and teaching play skills in special education. I love to show my students special education visuals to help increase the targeted behavior. Read to learn more about play in the classroom.

I have been getting a lot of questions about tips for first year teachers so I figured I would write a blog post about it. Now that you...

What do you do as a special ed. teacher when a student with autism refuses to work? It depends on the function of the behavior! Learn the 12 Best Strategies!

Teaching SPED can be a tough job. Running a classroom, paperwork, IEP Goals. There's just so much to do as a Special Education Teacher! I teamed up with 25 amazing SPED bloggers to share 25 Ways to Survive and Thrive in SPED.

Technology is around our students everywhere. At school, at home, in the community. These are apps that I have used in my self-contained classroom and are loved by all of my students. List of 10 educational apps for sped, at Mrs. D's Corner.

Independent sitting is an important milestone! In this blog post, I’m sharing five effective ways to promote independent sitting in early childhood special education. I talk about adaptive seating and positioning, sensory integration activities, as well as functional play and games. I also talk about fine motor activities and how these promote independent sitting. Learn more now!

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.