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5 Tips for Short Guided Meditation for Students (including kids with special needs)
I love using short guided meditation for students in my classrooms. If you're wondering if your kids can handle meditation, I assure you, they absolutely can. My elementary students did wonderfully with meditation. One of them would even spontaneously put his hands...
Avoid the Flu in Special Education Classrooms
Beware of the dreaded time of year: flu season. With limited sick days, it's crucial for us to avoid the flu in special education classrooms. Just this year (2020), some area schools have closed due to a large amount of cases of flu. According to the CDC, 68 children...
Sensory Toys and Activities for your Valentine’s Day Party
Are your students going to be attending a Valentine’s Day party this year? If you aren’t sure and your campus has these parties, it’s time to make sure your kids are included to the maximum extent possible. To help make that easier, here are some Valentine’s Day...
Trauma Informed Teaching for Special Education Teachers
Are you a teacher looking for research-based information on trauma informed teaching for special education students? You are in the right place. What is Trauma? According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network via “Trauma Informed Schools: What Are They,” the...
Stop Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities
Did you know that children with with intellectual and mental health disabilities are at 4.6 times the risk for sexual abuse as compared to children without disabilities? What can we do about this as educators about this staggering and tragic statistic? About 90% of...
10 Settings to Consider in an IEP Meeting
Special education is a service, not a location. When we write IEPs, it's important we consider all possible settings for our students. We must have extremely good reasons to restrict access to anything other than what general education students have. Here is a...
Our Book Club
We're so excited to announce our book club. Starting in April 2019, we are hosting a weekly book club on Facebook. At the time of writing, we're planning to host the discussions on Sunday nights in our Facebook Group Special Education Teacher Book Club. Discussions...
20 Things New Special Education Teachers Need for their Classroom
New special education teachers need to stock up their classrooms. If you or a loved one is just starting out a career in special education, here are some of the things you might need. This is is the top 20 things I found I needed most in my classroom for both me and...
Meal Prepping for Teachers
As teachers, we know our job goes well beyond the school bell. But often our duties include far more than just what's required at school. At the very least, we owe it to ourselves to prepare nourishing meals to fuel our body. If we have a family, we might be cooking...
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