Work Task Organization and Data

Ever wondered how I keep everything organized behind the scenes? In this post, I’m taking you inside independent work task center—showing you why tracking data is so crucial and how […]
Embedding Functional Routines into the General Education Curriculum

Teaching functional routines in a general education kindergarten classroom is essential for fostering independence, social skills, and emotional regulation among young learners. As we attend continuing education, we learn that […]
How to Expand on the Curriculum Learning Objectives

Throughout my years of teaching, there have been moments where we have had a smaller class size (occasionally from illnesses a lesson ended earlier than expected, or inclusion minutes), and […]
Lesson Planning and Activities for the Extended School Year

The extended school year is a time when our learners have the opportunity to maintain the skills that they have learned throughout the school year. My team and I also […]
How to Use a Calming Corner

There has been more and more research about the importance of Social Emotional Learning and Social Emotional competencies embedded in our curriculum. If a learner is not available for learning […]