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Schedules & Lesson Plans in an Adult Transition Classroom

Let me start out by saying every classroom and school is different, and this is just one perspective on what works for my adult transition classroom.  There are so many components to making schedules and lesson plans run as smooth as possible in a special education classroom.  Please also ... READ the POST

Engaging Group Lesson Ideas for Self Contained Sped

If you teach special education, you pretty much know that adapted resources are a necessity in your classroom (task cards, file folders, adapted books…etc)!  If your class/students are anything like mine, it is a task to get all of my students to sit for half an hour and concentrate on a group ... READ the POST

Making Cents of It All: Teaching Functional Money Skills in Life Skills Classrooms

Money skills are a vital part of independent living. It’s not just about recognizing coins and bills or understanding how to budget—students also need to develop the motor and social skills involved in handling money. While completing worksheets with money-related word problems is helpful, applying ... READ the POST

It's one thing to do worksheets that have word problems involving money,  but being able to transfer those skills in the community is a whole other skill to master.  Here are some ideas to practice these functional skills in the classroom to prepare your students for the community and beyond!

Independent Living IEP Goals Ideas

There are an endless number of life skills IEP goals out there, it's just a matter of finding what your student and their family want to focus on.  It's all about getting to know your student, and their future goals and collaborating with parents/caregivers on what areas they find ... READ the POST

Remote Learning Ideas for Secondary Special Education

Remote learning poses an additional challenge for students who need additional support.  Fear not, there are engaging ways to help our students access the curriculum and maintain active participation.  Here are some of the tried and true ways I've succeeded with remote learning in a self-contained ... READ the POST

Accessible Work Tasks for Students of All Levels

Work Tasks are Accessible for All  Present opportunity. Expose students to experiences. See ability. Featured guest blogger:  Alex of Accessible for All, an Intellectual Disabilities Teacher.  As a new special education teacher for low incidence students, I was tasked with developing ... READ the POST

Foster a meaningful and enriching environment for students while having many opportunities to demonstrate skills at their level through work tasks.

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