Structured teaching classroom setup

Today I want to share with you my special education classroom layout for an autistic support classroom. Inside my elementary special education classroom, I provide an area for the teacher and teacher assistants. I post the daily routine schedule for special needs kids. The placement of the student desks is important to keep them engaged and learning. Another teacher tip is to incorporate an area for centers and independent workstations. A calm corner in the classroom is a must too!

I have been CRAZY excited to share my classroom with ya'll this year. This is my third year in this classroom, and I'm in love with how it turned out it this school year. I kept a lot of the same centers from last year, and added a few new fun ones (Magnet Center,

Structured work systems, also called independent work stations, are perfect for students in a self-contained classroom. These systems are visual systems that are strategically set up so students can work independently. Today I am sharing 3 structured work systems for special education students. You will find details about task box centers, three drawer work systems, and independent work binders. Students can work on file folder activities, writing or tracing, matching activities and more!

Setting up a schedule in a self-contained classroom is one of the hardest parts of our job. I remember my first year of teaching thinking, “why did no one teach me how to do this in college?” After years and years of tweaking my daily schedule, I finally settled on the same master schedule every […]

FREE printables for 3 different structured / independent work systems. This post includes pictures and video examples for setting up independent work stations in special education classrooms!

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Setting up structured work systems (TEACCH) are a staple in many autism classrooms. Here are 10 tips to get your started on setting up and using them.

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Visual boundaries are a vital part of classroom setup. Let me show you how I utilize these visual boundaries in classroom!

Classroom environment is extremely important for students with significant disabilities, particularly for students with autism and sensory needs. The physical structure and lay-out of a classroom n…