Preschool Special Education

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.

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.

Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism

Figuring out the perfect IEP goals for young children can be both challenging. Here are 5 of my favorite preschool special education IEP goals that I believe set my students up for success.

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.

Learn more about how you can get organized by color coding your elementary special education classroom! Read my post to learn how I assigned colors, what materials I labeled, and how it's helped foster independence in my special ed students. I even use color coding for my data collection and parent communication, it's been a game-changer!

Building Functional Pretend Play Centers in an Pre-K Classroom

I never would have thought I would be tracking data digitally, I am really not that savvy when it comes to tech, however, when someone pointed out how easy it was, I had to try it. You guys, its sooo much easier than my typical paper and pencil tracking system. I had data sheets EVERYWHERE!! […]

Check out my preschool special education schedule and daily routines and I will walk you through my classroom activities!

Take a peek inside 9 unique special education classroom setups! Learn how each teacher sets up her classroom!