I love using fine motor bins in my classroom. Many of my students struggle with hand coordination and benefit from explicit practice with basic tracing, lacing and cutting skills. Fine motor bins are a great addition to my writing centers. I can have a student independently use a bin while I work with other students on tracing and writing. See… View Post
My Thanksgiving Pre-Sale sale is my way of saying thank you for supporting Adaptation Station! Corey and I will be working on bringing you a lot of products to finish out 2018. I have posted a pre-sale for each product and marked it as half off. This is the best way to stock up on your favorite materials from my… View Post
I blogged about my writer’s workshop back in May, but I found that my new class needed some alternatives to their writing centers. I incorporated more errorless learning opportunities, as well as tracing. Tracing is a great option for my non-writers. Tracing helps them learn how to grip a pencil, make a mark on a paper and track a target…. View Post
One of the most common questions I get about my personal life is how I balance it all. I am a full-time special education teacher in a K-12 public school. I also run a TPT business full time as well. It can be a lot to manage, but I have 4 tips that help me make the most of my… View Post
I’m frequently asked what I am teaching in my self-contained classroom, so I had an idea to house all of the information in monthly blog posts filled with links! Each blog post will lay out my plans in the areas of Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Weekly Theme and Seasonal Supplemental Activities. Keep reading to explore my November… View Post
I’m the kind of person who loves a plan. Without one, I feel lost and disheveled. I will plan out my outfit for 3 days in advance and I know what dinner on Thursday will be the Sunday before. Daily lesson plans in my classroom, however, didn’t work for me. It seemed that whenever I said I was going to… View Post
I have 8 students that I provide math instruction to, I found it easiest to split my class into 2 groups. While one group is with me for the lesson, the other is with my assistant for a center rotation. My idea was to keep this time a true math block by only having my students work on numbers and… View Post