Classroom management special education

Special education prep work is daunting! Time spent laminating, velcroing, and organizing materials takes up way too much personal time for special education teachers, self-contained teachers, speech therapists, homeschool moms, parents, autism parents, preschool teachers. Reclaim your time and energy and alleviate stress with these 9 SPED prep hacks to help you streamline your prep and prioritize your to-do list.

If you work with children, I can promise you that you will come across at least one student that has these difficult behaviors. Some of the most difficult classroom behaviors like disrespect and defiance can make classroom's chaotic.

Are you a new special education teacher and feeling a little overwhelmed with your first year of teaching? Check out this blog post to help you feel organized with everything you need to plan in your self contained classroom. Visual schedules, IEP organization, classroom setup, independent work and curriculum are all important to prepare before the school year starts. These new special education teacher tips will help you feel successful in your special education classroom.

Special education classrooms need decor and organization tweaks to fit the program needs. Read the tips on how to make the best decor choices for your sped classroom.

Morning meeting routines are one of the most important routines to set up in your classroom. How you start the day in a special education classroom sets the tone for the rest of the day. If you are looking for ideas and activities to add to your morning meeting, here are 10 topics you can include in your elementary or special needs classroom. These activities are designed to target functional life skills, social skills, language and math skills with your special needs students.

We could all use some fresh new teaching ideas right!?!? I don’t care how long you’ve been teaching when you come across a newish, brilliant idea you know you get...

Color coding your special education classroom can be a game changer for classroom organization. It is one of the best ways to get organized and stay organized throughout the school year, especially in special education. Here you will learn why I love color coding EVERYTHING in my special education classroom, along with my favorite tips and tricks for what to color code and how to color code classroom materials to make your classroom more organized for both you and your special education…

Visually Closing Centers in a Special Education Preschool Classroom

The best classroom management ideas for keep the kids engaged with online learning, keeping your class clean, new ideas for your daily routine, helping kids manage emotions & setting classroom expectations. Plus, fun new ideas for rewards that the students will love!

This blog provides alternative attention grabbers for the classroom, offering strategies to avoid relying too heavily on your voice.

Classroom Management Makeover – Teacher Trap

Sometimes it's the littlest details that make the biggest difference in a classroom. Here's a few of my little classroom details. Someday I will show you all of the big details too...I just need to be more prepared for that! Supply station central. With visuals. AMAZING - because students and staff know where everything goes. So simple and organized and makes my life easier than my last two years when I thought I was pretty organized but had different things throughout the room. Everything…

If you are a special education teacher ready to go back to school, you will want to keep reading. Today, I’m sharing 4 must dos for the first day of school. It is important that you build relationships with students with get to know you activities. With my special education students, I establish routines & procedures in the classroom and the school. It is necessary to communicate with families with things like daily communication logs and ClassDojo.

Tracking accommodations and modifications for special education teachers.

If you struggle with classroom management no matter how many different strategies you try, there's a chance you're doing something to get in your own way.

Paraprofessionals can truly be lifesaver in the special education classroom. While it can be easy to think of them as “teaching assistants,” paras can do so much more to help your special education students in the classroom. But, sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what tasks you can delegate to your parapro. Check out this blog post for 5 tasks paraprofessional can do to make your job easier as a special education teacher and how I utilize my paraprofessional in my classroom.