Special education classroom schedule

If there is one I have learned in my years of working with paraprofessionals, it is that paras are teachers too. My paraprofessional is my right hand and my left hand. She is the glue that keeps us together. I realize that sometimes it is our first instinct to give them passive work because their

Setting up a schedule in a self-contained classroom is one of the hardest parts of our job. I remember my first year of teaching thinking, “why did no one teach me how to do this in college?” After years and years of tweaking my daily schedule, I finally settled on the same master schedule every […]

When I talk to teachers about schedules. There is one BIG thing that stands out the most to me. How do I know what is best for my kids? Ultimately, the answer is simple + complicated at the same exact time. YOU know your kids best. Not me, not any blogger or autism expert. You […]

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Using mini schedules in the special education classroom is a vital component to a student's success!!!!!!!

Are you ready to start setting up your preschool special education classroom but don't know where to start? In this post, I share how I setup my classroom for preschooler. Learn how to organize your classroom environment and organize student supplies so that all students are set up for success this year. Create a classroom community that is easily accessible for all students. You will ideas for how to organize your classroom library and how I setup my schedule and choice time.

Scheduling for special education is a DAUNTING task. Just like our kids we THRIVE on schedules (( and pretty much need them to survive)). One tip that I’m going to drive home throughout this post is that we HAVE TO be ok with CHANGE. Why? Because change is completely inevitable. It WILL happen. and […]

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