Three Easy to Implement Virtual Ideas
I love finding easy to implement ideas for my families at home. Whether you’re teaching completely virtual, a hybrid, or coaching families, utilizing activities that most households have materials for is so important! I never want families to feel like they need to...
(FUN)ctional Routines
Practicing functional routines is an essential life skill. In doing so, our learners will work on becoming independent in the classroom, their homes, and their communities. Functional routines can be fun and motivating, even if they are challenging and stressful right...
10 Flexible Seating Options for the Classroom
Flexible seating has been a hot topic for a while now. Long gone are the days where the only seating option in any classroom is strictly a traditional desk. Offering a variety of seating options in can provide many benefits for all students. Today, I will highlight...
Focus on Five: Ways to Use Jamboard to Teach Math Concepts
I am continuing to teach remotely and still discovering new ways to use different Google Suite programs to help my students learn best. I have found that using Jamboard is a really great way to teach math skills. Not only does it make prep easy, but it offers visuals...
Tips for Using Leveled Daily Curriculums In Your Classroom
I adore the Leveled Daily Curriculums. They are at the center of instruction in my classroom. Every student I have uses them, no matter their level. They are simple to use, super effective, and differentiated. Here are a few quick tips for using and organizing Leveled...
Counting Adapted Book Series
Working on number concepts with your students? Check out this Counting Adapted Book Series. The set includes “How Many Do You See?”, “Let’s Count the Animals!”, and “I Can Count!” Each book has a different format but the goal is to work on those 1 to 1-10 number...
Play with Multi Age Children
Toys, toys and more toys! As an early childhood special educator for Infants and Toddlers, I have the amazing opportunity to virtually visit many homes (and one day in person again). Many of the families I work with have multiple children in the home and the question...
My Favorite TAH Products to Use as an OT
As we all know, The Autism Helper has some amazing products! The products are not just for teachers, they can be used by a wide variety of people. Today, I am going to highlight a few of my favorite TAH products that I use as an OT working with students from...
How to Organize all of the STAR Materials
As we head into winter break, my number one goal is to be prepared and ready for resuming school in January, whether it be in person or remote. Using my plan time efficiently has been a main focus while working from home. Staying organized, on top and ahead of lesson...
Focus on Five: Social Emotional Learning Activities for Remote or In-Person Learning
Social emotional learning activities are important at any time of the school year, but these activities feel especially necessary this year. We are going into winter and in many parts of the country, that means there is going to be less opportunities for mild weather...
Winter Sensory Play & Fine Motor Activities
Teaching before winter break is hard. This year is especially hard. It's cold outside, festivities are likely cancelled or drastically changed due to COVID, and we seem to be squeezing in every assessment possible in the last few days of school. I'm determined to have...
Let’s Find Shapes and Shape Sorting Activities
I’ve been sharing about my shape themed adapted book series and “Let’s Find Shapes” is the final book in this series. The series includes “What Shape Do You See?”, “I See Shapes”, and “Let’s Find Shapes”. All these books are great to work on those basic shape...
Holiday Fine Motor and Sensory Activities
The holidays are upon us! Today, I wanted to share five fun and easy holiday themed fine motor and sensory activities that you may want to try with your students or even your own kids at home. Most of the activities use materials you likely already have at home, or...
Favorite Holiday Activities Roundup
As an Infants and Toddler’s Special Education teacher, I follow a coaching model and everything since March has been completely virtual. I understand the challenges of virtual teaching especially with children birth to 3! Being cognizant of different home situations...
Engaging Lesson Plans for Remote Learning
Gaining and maintaining attention through an iPad has been very difficult. Now that it is December, my team and I are working harder than we were in August to keep our kids wanting to come to virtual school! Many of our students are used to navigating the iPads while...