Life skills classroom set up

Welcome to my Life Skills classroom! I am so excited to share with you my classroom tour! When you step foot in my classroom, our bins are on the left. Students know to put their lunchbox, water, and any notes in these bins each morning as part of their morning routine checklist. The first area […]

Do you practice life skills in your SPED classroom? If you don't, you should! Let me show you how to set up life skills centers.

If you are a life skills teacher searching for inspiration for your high school transition classroom, this is for you! Here I share how I set up my transition classroom for 9-12th grade and 12+ students including how I set up our morning meeting area, large group activities, and a sensory space. I also share how we facilitate vocational and daily living skills inside our classroom and prepare for community based instruction. Take a look at our secondary special education classroom here.

Task Boxes are important to practice mastered skills, work independently, and gain life skills to be successful in their special education curriculum!

Use these tips to set up and build an effective special education classroom. Read how to improve classroom management & reduce behavior.

Are you teaching life skills in your special education classroom? In this blog post, I will talk about the importance of using life skills curriculum with your special needs students to gain confidence and increase independence. I include 12 special education resources that you can use all school year long, such as health and nutrition, social skills, meal planning, housekeeping, money and more. You can even grab my special education freebie here - a life skills pacing guide.

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!

The correct classroom set-up can help your year go smoother. Make your furniture work for you by arranging it in a way to improve student focus. Here are some ideas on how to arrange your classroom in a way that promotes student focus while reducing behaviors. The first thing I do when thinking of my […]

Looking for a good life skills classroom set up? Here are 10 tips for well run special education life skills classroom setup that can contribute to a successful year!

Having a student business has SO MANY benefits. Depending on what your product or service is, you have the opportunity to practice independence, money math, cooking, responsibility, and so much more! In this series, various guest bloggers (teachers & special educators) will share their tried and true experience of starting and running a student business […]