Special education preschool

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!

Are you ready to start setting up your preschool special education classroom but don't know where to start? In this post, I share how I setup my classroom for preschooler. Learn how to organize your classroom environment and organize student supplies so that all students are set up for success this year. Create a classroom community that is easily accessible for all students. You will ideas for how to organize your classroom library and how I setup my schedule and choice time.

Independent sitting is an important milestone! In this blog post, I’m sharing five effective ways to promote independent sitting in early childhood special education. I talk about adaptive seating and positioning, sensory integration activities, as well as functional play and games. I also talk about fine motor activities and how these promote independent sitting. Learn more now!

Figuring out the perfect IEP goals for young children can be both challenging. Here are 5 of my favorite preschool special education IEP goals that I believe set my students up for success.

Here are 20 center ideas that you can use for your self-contained classroom. I have it all listed out for you including pictures

If there is one I have learned in my years of working with paraprofessionals, it is that paras are teachers too. My paraprofessional is my right hand and my left hand. She is the glue that keeps us together. I realize that sometimes it is our first instinct to give them passive work because their

These 5 awesome ways to teach special needs learners letters include playdough, sand, cars and sprinkles as learning tools.

For our learners who need to work on foundational learning skills, such as simple matching, I have always love creating hands on task boxes put-in tasks and color sorting tasks. My classroom closet always looked like it could be featured on an episode of hoarders. I kept every shoe box, coffee container, baby jar, and

Discover the benefits of heavy work centers in your special education classroom. From muscle development to sensory integration, heavy work centers can be beneficial to all students in a special education classroom. On this post, you’ll learn everything you need to know about heavy work centers including what they are, how to set up a heavy work center, what to put in a heavy work center, and how they can benefit your special education students. Learn more here.

Color coding is my #1 teacher hack for the special education classroom. If you are setting up your first classroom as a special education teacher or getting ready for back to school, now’s the time to set up a color coding system in special education. Color coding helps you, and your students keep IEP paperwork, classroom materials, and student materials organized and easily accessible. Learn more about why you should color code your special education classroom and how to get started here.