Welcome Special Ed and Primary teachers! Equip yourself with teacher-tested strategies to make your teaching easier.
Post #1 in Blog Series: “Self Contained Class Sample Schedules” I don’t know if you agree, but I’ve always thought that determining the daily schedule is the hardest part of teaching, especially in special ed when you have very individualized…
It is that time of year when teachers go nuts (myself included) buying stuff for their class next year. My daughter drags me away from the school supply aisle of Target and WalMart because she doesn’t want to think about…
Has anyone else gotten the gut-wrenching feeling that comes when you go to write your third IEP of the week and realize at 10:00 pm the night before that you don’t have all the information you need to finish the…
I saw something interesting recently that I want to share with you. After you teach your class to reduce, reuse and recycle, give them ideas of what else they can do. “Eye Opening Comic: Do Something.” This resource comes…
Find out how to use a writing project for any special woman in a student’s life (mom, grandma, sister or aunt).
Elementary students use the computer more and more each day. Many classes or schools are 1:1 with technology. I am an itinerant and many of the classes I visit have one laptop for each student. Do you have laptops or…
Save on paper and copies by using these very small math flashcards. Give kids two sets: one for home and one to keep in their desk or pencil box. Read the whole blog post for more tips.
Do you teach a primary grade and want your class to have some exposure to standardized testing without all the stress? Or do you teach special ed and the kids don’t take standardized tests except once a year?…
Here it is, just in the nick of time to see if the Groundhog will see his shadow or not! Grab this quick and easy activity, along with posters to cover the main parts of Groundhog Day! I also share…
Show your thanks to your special ed colleagues, your child’s teacher or other special ed specialists with this card, which comes in two versions: One that’s general and one that is specifically for the Day of the Special Educator. The…
