Elementary School Special Education

Special education lesson plans, special education activities, resources and more for elementary school special education classrooms. Learn how to teach special education in elementary classrooms. Find task boxes, file folder games, book companions for special education for working on comprehension skills, visual crafts and more! Discover fine motor centers, independent work station activities, morning meeting ideas and more!
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6 Ways to Celebrate Neurodiversity
April is Autism Acceptance Month! As special education teacher it is our duty to spread acceptance and celebrate Autism each and every month. Over the years we have moved from Autism Awareness to Autism Acceptance. We want to not only spread acceptance but celebrate Autism! The biggest way we can do this is by listening to Autistic adults and amplifying their voices. In this post, I share ways to celebrate neurodiversity with your special education students. Learn more here!
Special Education Sub Plans for Spring
Have you found yourself in need of emergency sub plans as a special education teacher? Check out my no prep sub plans that you can easily print and call out sick. Included are special education worksheets, classroom activities, and a planning guide with sub tips on running classroom centers and implementing activities into the classroom daily schedule. This classroom resource includes spring-themed activities for tracing worksheets, comprehension, task cards, counting books and so much more.
Alternatives for Writing in the Special Education Classroom - Simply Special Ed
Looking for writing alternatives for your special education students who are reluctant writers? In this post I am sharing some ideas for how to eliminate the amount of writing that your special education students have to do across all subject areas. Using dry erase markers, bingo daubers, or other non-writing tools are great. You can use these for comprehension worksheets, math worksheets and so much more!
Fine Motor Centers for Spring in Special Education
Simple Fine Motor Centers are created with your self-contained special education students in mind and are the perfect way to implement fine motor activities to your classroom in a structured way! In this post, I am sharing how to prep these fine motor center activities as well as how to use them in your special education classroom. Strengthen fine motor muscles during your special education centers today!
Love Monster Activities for Special Education | Special Education Book Companion
Love Monster and The Last Chocolate is the perfect Valentine’s Day book to bring into your special education classroom this February. This book companion is great for working on reading comprehension skills and answering comprehension questions. You will get a special education craft, a vocabulary activity, and more! Learn all about using these book activities in your special education classroom today!
Informal Assessments for Special Education
Formal assessments are great but are you looking for ways to assess your special education students informally? In this post, I am sharing tons of informal assessments for special education. I share observation assessments, task boxes, quick quizzes and more. These are great ways to see if students are close to meeting there IEP goals and more! Learn more about special education assessments here!
Love Monster Book Companion - Simply Special Ed
This Love Monster and the Last Chocolate book companion for special education is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day in your special education classroom! Students get to work on essential reading skills all while enjoying a well loved Valentine's Day book. Students get to work on reading comprehension, vocabulary, sequencing and more. They also get to complete a Valentine's Day craft. A teacher planning guide is also included. Try these book activities!
Spring Fine Motor Centers for Special Education
Simple Fine Motor Centers are created with your self-contained special education students in mind and are the perfect way to implement fine motor activities to your classroom in a structured way! In this post, I am sharing how to prep these fine motor center activities as well as how to use them in your special education classroom. Strengthen fine motor muscles during your special education centers today!
How to Use Adapted Books for Speech & Language Sessions | Listening Comprehension | Articulation
Have you considered using adapted books for your speech therapy students? Today, I’m sharing adapted books for special education students. As a speech therapist, I like to have adapted books so that my special ed students can gain confidence. Students who use Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) can still use adapted books to target vocabulary. These speech therapy activities include articulation, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Learn more today!
5 Valentine's Day Activities for Special Education | Valentine's Day Task Boxes
Are you ready to start prepping for Valentine’s Day in your special education classroom? Today, I’m sharing 5 favorite special education Valentine’s activities. Have students practice life skills with a FREE visual recipe for kids. I also share Valentine’s Day picture books about love and acceptance. Special ed students always love completing a variety of Valentine’s Day task boxes. Valentine’s Day digital sorting activities are always a hit. Check out all of the details!
Morning Meeting for Intermediate Grades - Simply Special Ed
Morning meeting isn’t just for younger students. Morning meeting is also great for upper elementary students as well. In this post, I am sharing how to use morning meeting in intermediate grades. Morning meeting is a great time to do a morning meeting greeting, calendar time, and a question of the day. Learn how to use morning meeting in your upper elementary special education classroom today!
Tips for using ABCya to Improve Keyboarding Skills
Do you use ABCya to improve your keyboarding skills for kids? I love using the website ABCya for keyboarding lessons on the computer. There are a variety of typing games for kids that they will love. These typing games to play incorporate keyboard challenges, spelling practice, and even speed typing. Check out these fun games today!
FREE Winter Task Boxes for Special Education | Independent Work Stations
Do you need a winter task box idea for your special education centers? Today, I’m sharing a winter themed task box activity to help your students work on their IEP goals and build confidence in their independence. This FREE task box activity helps preschool special ed or early childhood special ed students practice matching. Special ed students can practice this sorting activity of hats and mittens. This is a low prep activity that you can use every year!
3 Ways to Celebrate Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day is celebrated at the beginning of April each year. In this post, I am sharing 3 ways to thank a paraprofessional. These paraprofessional gift ideas will bring your paras so much joy on this special day. I even share a free paraprofessional thank you card you can download today!
Morning Meeting in Upper Elementary in Special Education
Morning meeting isn’t just for younger students. Morning meeting is also great for upper elementary students as well. In this post, I am sharing how to use morning meeting in intermediate grades. Morning meeting is a great time to do a morning meeting greeting, calendar time, and a question of the day. Learn how to use morning meeting in your upper elementary special education classroom today!