Daily living skills for special needs

When I say there’s UX in everything, it doesn’t mean I’m obsessed (although I kind of am), it means that even for the simplest task there is a lot of why, what and how behind it. Imagine three…

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) are a key area of daily functioning and addressed through occupational therapy interventions.

Looking for a list of life skills to teach your child with special needs? Look no further. I've compiled 60 life skills my son has been working on.

My students all arrive at different times in the morning, which makes it very difficult to teach a class before their breakfast is served. For the past 2 year I have been having the students write a morning message, since it can be done in their own time as they arrive. It contains the date, the weather, what we plan to do that day and than a note on what we will be doing tomorrow. I am not sure how much my students are really gaining from this, so I have decided to put together morning…

Here are other wonderful suggestions from @spedadulting for incorporating life skills for children of all ages. This image offers activities at the MODERATE level.

Who is prepping more work boxes this summer? I just love getting new ideas, especially for our older life skill students! Christina Bailey, a transition life skill teacher, offered to share a bunch of her work boxes on my blog! Thank you Christina! Christina works with transition aged students (19-26 years old) with severe cognitive and/or health impairments. Her school serves students from multiple school districts within the county who learn best in an alternative placement. Are you ready?…

A worksheet based on vocabulary pertaining to the laundry. A good way of introducing beginners to Nouns, Adjectives & Verbs (present continuous / simple present…

This visual guide can be used to sort laundry into dark and light colors. Download free at www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/special-needs-pro. Find the video to sort laundry using the chart at the www.youtube/specialneedspro channel.

Transform your special education classroom with essential life skills lessons! From toileting and hygiene to managing classroom jobs, discover effective strategies to build independence in students of all ages. #SpecialEducation #LifeSkills

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