Special education ideas

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

Do you want to work on life skills in your classroom? Are you looking for hands-on special education life skills activities that your students will love?

Solutions for Social Emotional Learning & Executive Functioning

By creating an inclusive learning environment, center rotations in special ed can be beneficial for students with diverse learning needs.

Special education teachers and regular education teachers can use these websites to help students on all levels! Great for intervention supports, behavior plans, understanding disabilities, progress monitoring, developing lesson plans, and more. #pathway2success #specialeducation

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.

You aren't making these teacher mistakes in your special education class, are you? Here's 6 mistakes teachers and paras in SpEd make PLUS 5 easy fixes too!

Laying out the classroom design in special education can be tough. I've rounded up posts and goals of setting up the physical space.

Technology can be such an AMAZING resource in the special education classroom. iPads, tablets and AAC devices can help students communicate, access curriculum, create and use visual schedules, and learn basic math and reading skills. But, as a special education teacher, it can be hard to know what apps you should be using in your special education classroom. So, here are 10 of my favorite apps to use with special education students.