Special education ideas

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.

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!

Congratulations! You’re a first year teacher in special education. It’s finally time to set up your classroom and meet your first group of students! The first year of teaching in a special education classroom is exciting but it can also be challenging. Here are my favorite tips and advice for first year special education teachers including classroom management tips, tips for writing lesson plans and IEPs, classroom organization ideas, ideas for setting up your classroom, and so much more.

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.

Special Education Classroom Daily Schedule- Morning Fitness and Morning Meeting

Special education teachers and regular education teachers can use these websites to help students on all levels! Great for intervention supports, behavior plans, understanding disabilities, progress monitoring, developing lesson plans, and more. #pathway2success #specialeducation

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.

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

It's that time of year when we're all setting up our classrooms for our new students. When they walk in on the first day of school, you want your room to look bright and inviting, right? But if you're a special education teacher, that means more than just choosing a theme or picking out cute

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Are you setting up a resource special education classroom this year? Here are my favorite tips and tricks to help you set up your special education classroom for success this back to school season. These tips include ideas for how to organize your classroom, how to create a schedule for your students, how to encourage collaboration, progress monitoring tips, and resources to help you have a successful school year in your resource special education classroom.

Teaching vocabulary in special education is crucial! Teaching monthly vocabulary lessons in special education is a great way to cover important vocabulary. Use new vocabulary words during morning meetings, lunch, and other times throughout the day. Use a word wall in your special education classroom. You can use a functional life skills word wall too. Using file folders to teach vocabulary is another great one. Or having literacy centers and vocabulary games setup are helpful too.

Unlock the secrets to successful work centers in a special education classroom with our latest blog post! From visual supports to streamlined rotations, discover how to create an efficient and engaging learning environment for every student.

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.

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.

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Are you ready to kick off work tasks in your special education classroom? There's no better way to get started than with 8 FREE file folder tasks. These are great tasks for use in any Autism classroom. Check them out!

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…