Whether it's a brand new class or a majority of the same students from last year, the first week of school is always stressful and seems impossible to plan. If you already work in SPED, you know that taking a week off (like for Spring Break) can throw your students' routines off and create ... READ the POST
Virtual Field Trips with Google Earth
Virtual field trips are a great way to extend on an academic lesson or community based instruction. Google Earth provides us with a really cool way to view real locations all over the world, and the best part is that it is free! Below are some tutorials on navigating Google Earth to ... READ the POST
Dollar Tree Recycle Sorting Activities
The Dollar Tree has many useful and affordable educational resources. On a teacher's budget, even though a resource might only cost me $1, I still like to try and find ways to make the resource last a long time. This Recycle Activity Kit has been at the Dollar Tree for some time. It comes with 4 ... READ the POST
Student Business Ideas For Special Education
Having a student business has SO MANY benefits. Depending on what your product is, you have the opportunity to practice independence, money math, cooking, responsibility, and so much more! For classrooms that do not have to focus on academics as much, this is the perfect place to start! You can ... READ the POST
Pinecone Succulent Art Project
It's so hard to find age appropriate crafts for older students with disabilities. Most crafts that are easy enough or don't require a lot of steps or fine motor skills, are geared towards younger children. This pinecone succulent project is not only age appropriate, but makes a great gift for many ... READ the POST
Key to Lock Task Box Activities
When it comes learning a concept, sometimes we need different ways to repetitively learn the concept to really understand it. So why not make those different ways of learning fun and engaging. What better way to feel success for getting a correct answer than to match a key which opens a lock! ... READ the POST