Special education science activities

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Finding appropriate special education materials for your sped classroom no longer has to be a struggle! With the simple science curriculum, you'll find appropriate materials to help your students with the topics of matter, simple machines, living / nonliving, planets, hot / cold, and the five senses. You get over 400 pages of materials that can be used with your early childhood, elementary, middle or high school students. Save your sanity, stop modifying, and grab this science resource…

I created these visual science experiments for my own classroom, and now I'm sharing them with you! These step-by-step science experiments are perfect for special education classrooms because they are so easy to use. Read the blog for everything you need to know about science experiments in special education! #specialeducation #specialed

Teach your students about the five senses, touch. What exactly can they feel? wood - hard, cotton wool - soft / fluffy, and so on.

How are you using task systems in your multiple disability classroom? In this blog post I go over activity rotations that you can incorporate to find independent work that fits for all of your multiple disability students. I include a list of all my special education activities such as bead bars, sensory boards, and swinging bear that are all great ways to involve sound, texture and color. Read through all of my special education ideas on implementing a structured activity rotation here.

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

Do you use task boxes in your special education classroom? Check out this blog post about how to use task boxes for science special education activities. I give you a list of ideas to put together science task boxes or you can even link to my own special education task boxes. Some of the science skills include the five senses, the solar system, push and pull, and more. This is a great special education resource for independent centers, morning work, or homework for special education.

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!

Set up a quick and simple Pop Rocks experiment to explore cool chemical reactions and fun candy science. How do Pop Rocks work?

Science can be one of the hardest subjects to teach in special education. It involves abstract concepts and as a special education teacher, it is rare to be given a science curriculum for your special education students. So how do you teach science in your special education classroom? Here are 5 tips for making teaching science in special education easier and more engaging for your special education students along with resources to help you build your special education science curriculum.