Morning work for special education

Creating a classroom morning routine that works well can be tough... It's the first chunk of the day and it's often a hard transition for students. Before I explain our morning routine, I want to give you a little background about my classroom. Classroom models like mine typically have anywhere from 8-15 students and we have a teacher and 2-4 paraprofessionals. It's technically a "self-contained" classroom, but all of my students have a general education teacher in their grade level and go…

Ideas for circle time, calendar time, morning meeting in special education or elementary education classroom. Focus on reading, literacy & communication! Tons of ideas for differentiating!

Have you been struggling to find a way to engage all of your students in writing activities? These daily writing journals are the perfect solution. Today I am sharing how to prep and organize these daily writing journals for your special education students. I talk about how to color code the journals along with how to pick the right level for your students. These writing prompts are great for writing time, morning work, and independent work stations. Learn how to prep them today!

Morning meeting is one of my favorite parts of our day! I love that it is so structured, consistent and it gets us started on the right track. When I switched over to teaching more severe students, I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to incorporate a lot into my morning meetings. In the past, we had a large hands-on calendar binder that the students used to follow along with me. When I whipped out those bad boys this year, I was like "whoa, this is not going to work" that binder may…

This product is a set of activities perfect for morning work in classrooms for young students with autism or other special needs. It contains a one week reusable set with a clear, predictable layout. The featured skills are ideal for students with emerging communication or who are non-verbal in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Tracing, answering simple questions, identifying the weather, and planning for the day are all presented in a visual format. This product is also great for students…

The beginning of the day can be stressful. You are trying to greet students as they walk in at different times, answer questions, help students unpack and settle in, all the while taking attendance and hot lunch count and listening to announcements to make sure you don’t miss anything important for the day. In the...

Fine Motor is so important in an Early Childhood classroom. Strong Fine motor skills help to strengthen those little finger muscles needed for writing stamina. Students without writing stamina will write less then their peers, not because they do not have the ideas, but because they will fatigue before they can write their ideas. They ... Read More about Fine Motor Tips and Tricks

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.

FREE -Morning work pages for special education! Practice pages for name, birthday, days of the week, months of the year, and more!

Learn how to set up a STEM based paperless morning work schedule in your elementary classroom.