Special education classroom

Being a new special education teacher can be overwhelming and stressful. Check out The FIRST thing to do as a new special ed teacher.

If there is one I have learned in my years of working with paraprofessionals, it is that paras are teachers too. My paraprofessional is my right hand and my left hand. She is the glue that keeps us together. I realize that sometimes it is our first instinct to give them passive work because their

Setting up an IEP work bin system can feel overwhelming! Here are some easy ways to do it so that your students can quickly work on goals!

Morning Fitness takes place first thing in the morning.. After school wide flag salute students go straight to the playground for free play for a few minutes. Once everyone is situated, I start morning fitness. It changes every day and is the most laxed part of our day. Every day we do different activities. Some...

Are you a self-contained special education teacher who teaches grades K-2? As an early elementary special education teacher, there are a variety of things that I love in my special ed classroom and I’m going to share them. Creating visual schedules for special education students is exactly what they need. K-2 centers are a must with my early elementary special ed kids. Learn about my centers like a listening center, math center, ELA center, and much more!

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Unlock the potential of your special education classroom with strategic bulletin board setups! Our latest blog post offers practical advice and inspiring ideas to help you create visually engaging learning spaces. Check it out now!

This week was pre-planning and I really got almost nothing done. I just can't figure out what to do with my room. I don't like distraction and clutter and lots of stuff. Most of the other teachers have cute themes in their rooms but it's visual overload to me. So my room tends to look pretty plain and dare I say, boring, compared to everyone else's. So far this is what I've got... As you can see, I'm painting my walls light blue. (They're actually finished now.) I figure it's a nice calm…

The choices special education teachers and therapists make in classroom decor significantly impacts classroom and behavior management. Click to read what you should and shouldn't do as well as some areas to pause and think about first.

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