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Shoe boxes and scraps
I always look at those empty shoe boxes thinking….what a waste. Sigh.😩 Well..that’s not the case anymore. This year, my staff (Mr. B) and I teamed up eagerly brainstorming, gathering materials together, building something educational for my kids out of empty boxes. That’s not the only thing we like to use… I like to use…
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Informational Writing Strategies
1 hour was given- our mission was to write all you know about the topic(your choice) and add some drawing at the end if needed. It was a writing assessment time in the 4th grade classroom. Teacher gave me a heads up 3 days ago, so I could prep my kid who often has difficulty…
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Autism Classroom Rules
We are still at the beginning of a new school year. Setting up an efficient and meaningful classroom for students with autism requires several important components. The clear and highly structured physical classroom setting An individualized program for each student in the program based on his or her IEP goals Small, large group, and 1:1…
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First Day of School Autism Program
Welcome back, everyone! It was exciting to see all the familiar faces on the first day of the school year. Teachers spent many days and hours preparing for the best first day of the school experience for our kids- New school year themes, new school year wishes, etc. School begins at 8:15 a.m. every day.…
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Responsive Classroom
Responsive Classroom is a research-based approach to K-8 teaching that focuses on the strong link between academic success and social-emotional learning (SEL). This year, I got to learn the Responsive Classroom Approach during one of the whole school staff training. Teachers get to attend the training to implement or continue using the Responsive Classroom approach for…
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How to Set up Special Education Summer School
Special education summer school is previous time for our students to continue working on their IEP goals and reinforce good working habits during the school year. In the past, I have always taught summer school(or Extended School Year) at the same site where I taught the regular school year, which was super convenient. However, things…
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