If your classroom is anything like mine, the last days of school are the biggest struggle. The end of school gets so relax but my students need and crave structure. Too much free time leads to a lot of behavior and I found myself struggling to keep an even pace. That was until I wrote special lesson plans for the… View Post
I work in a coding emersion school. We are part of the Code To the Future program. All students at my school are expected to code, everyday. While that sounds awesome on paper, I have had difficulty implementing it in my classroom. There are a lot of awesome apps and online resources that help make coding accessible to all learners…. View Post
Introducing tabletop tasks! I love using these tasks to add new activities into the classroom and mix up the way my students work on skills. While these activities align perfectly to Adapted Thematic Packs, each set can also be used on its own. Just pick a theme that matches your classroom or your student’s interests. Check out all of the… View Post
You might be asking yourself what the difference is between my independent work and my work tasks. Independent work is completed at my student’s desks. All of the tasks are laid out for them, they just have to open drawer #1 to get started. For students who are still learning to work independently, I prefer to just use the system… View Post
Independent work centers have saved my butt this year. What felt overwhelming in September now runs like a well-oiled machine in May. It took a lot of hard work and dedication, but it is well worth it now. This is something I didn’t do my first 4 years of teaching and I wish I had started. So use this blog… View Post
What started as an ESY pack has now turned into my biggest and most proud project to date! The first pack was Ocean Animals and it was created in May 2017. It was a tool I used to survive ESY that summer. At the time the pack was on a K-1 academic level. When I returned to the classroom in… View Post
If you are not sure what Adapted Thematic Packs are, read this blog post. The last category of Adapted Thematic Packs is fun stuff. We use these materials during Fun Friday, and with our OT/SLP for groups. There are always 4 visual directions included: a snack, a sensory activity, a craft, and a science experiment. Each set comes with visual… View Post