Early childhood special education

I cannot believe a new school year is right around the corner! I love the excitement that I new school year brings. I also love the planning and preparation that I new school year brings. I have slowly been easing myself back into "work mode," analyzing my class schedule, staff assignments, and rotation activities. Today, I will be sharing some of my ideas for rotations in early childhood special education (ECSE). With that said, while I teach ECSE and focused on ECSE when creating these…

Independent sitting is an important milestone! In this blog post, I’m sharing five effective ways to promote independent sitting in early childhood special education. I talk about adaptive seating and positioning, sensory integration activities, as well as functional play and games. I also talk about fine motor activities and how these promote independent sitting. Learn more now!

Hello, Everyone! It is time to say goodbye to our classroom schedule series. As the children come in from outside time, they all find their spot in large group. We then close our day with a daily re

Building Functional Pretend Play Centers in an Pre-K Classroom

Are you ready to start setting up your preschool special education classroom but don't know where to start? In this post, I share how I setup my classroom for preschooler. Learn how to organize your classroom environment and organize student supplies so that all students are set up for success this year. Create a classroom community that is easily accessible for all students. You will ideas for how to organize your classroom library and how I setup my schedule and choice time.

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!

If a student is unable to play with toys during structured leisure time independently, play supports are a great strategy.

I believe that sensory play is VERY important for our kiddos with autism and severe-needs. However, I also realize that academics are important and that there is a huge push for special ed teachers to

Are you looking to add some cause and effect toys to your early childhood special education classroom? Today, I’m sharing the 10 best cause and effect toys. Early childhood students will love playing pop up toys, pound a ball toy, learn and spin, and many more. Cause and effect toys for preschool kids will enjoy Pop the Weasel, sort and discover toys, and light up spinning wands. Check out the variety of toys for your children or special education students!