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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…

Are you looking for free special education resources for your classroom? These resources include IEP meeting resources, student interest surveys, resources for data collection, input forms, IEP meeting checklists and more. Whether you are a new special education teacher or a special education teacher looking for ways to write more effective IEPs in your special education classroom, these free teacher resources are for you!

Use the special ed inclusion documentation forms to keep track of service times, lesson plans, and more. Streamline it all quickly and effectively!

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

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.

Simple progress monitoring for special education teachers. Get rid of the paperwork and use this quick and easy data collection method to save time collecting data and have more time for you to teach! This method works for any monitoring progress in academic area, in any setting, at any time of day and will keep your progress monitoring organization tidy. Plus it's FREE! Only at Mrs. D's Corner.

Looking for effective teaching strategies for autism classrooms? Check out these 10 practical tips for how to teach autistic students! From visual aids to inclusive practices, these strategies can make a big difference. #Autism #TeachingStrategies

Check out these different ideas on how to create an engaging group lesson for your lower level special education students!

Are you looking for education websites you can use in your special education classroom? Are you struggling to find websites that meet your students’ needs but also educational? On this blog post you’ll find my favorite educational websites for special education students. These websites are perfect for center activities, as part of daily lessons and for independent learning. These websites are also great for interactive games and activities that are perfect for special education students.

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

As a special education teacher, we have to stay on top of SO MUCH PAPERWORK and basically be scheduling ninjas. Although it can be quite the headache, it doesn’t have to be if you set aside some time before school starts to set-up a teacher caseload binder for yourself. #teacherorganization #teacherplanner

📚 Writing IEP goals for students in your classroom? We've got you covered! Discover effective IEP goals and strategies to help students in special education set smart goals and reach them. Read more... ✨ #SpecialEducation #IEP

Our new core vocabulary word is ON. We have found this to be a very functional vocabulary word to target. Here is a handout that gives more ideas on how this word can be used naturally and a home activity. Both of these will be sent home with your student. I also wanted to share a fun song that our kids have enjoyed that targets the core word - ON.

Being proactive is the key to avoiding a meltdown in your classroom, but you’ll need to know your students motivators, behaviors and triggers first! Improving the most challenging behavior ca…

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Teaching and generalizing money skills in the Special Education classroom is a breeze with these activities.

If there is one thing I have learned, it is that my earliest language learners will NOT just sit nicely at a table or at circle time and say their words/sounds. They need to move and interact and somehow be involved. They like to see completion and know they are done. They need a lot

Do you want to learn how to create adapted books for special education classrooms? My post provides a step by step list, as well as a freebie to help you adapt "Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes."

Beginning of year special education forms - As an inclusion intervention specialist, your first week of school can get hectic fast. You are playing the...