Tag: Adapted resources for Special needs

Got students who thrive on routine? This interactive social story turns school expectations into an easy, friendly walk-through they can actually enjoy.

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Starting school can feel like stepping onto a brand-new planet, especially for students who love structure, visual support, and predictable moments. This Going to School Social Skills Story | Interactive Adapted Book for SPED helps turn that giant leap into a smooth little hop.

Inside the book, students move through simple routines like getting ready, walking into class, and following classroom expectations. Every page has interactive pieces that keep little hands busy while their brains make sense of what’s happening at school.

It’s super easy to use during morning meeting, SEL time, behavior lessons, or one-on-one practice. Teachers love it because it’s clear. Students love it because it’s hands-on. Everyone wins.

What’s Inside

  • A Social Skills Story
  • A friendly social story adapted book
  • Interactive matching pieces
  • Clear visuals made for SPED, autism classrooms, preschool, and early elementary

Great For

  • Back-to-school season
  • Teaching routines and transitions
  • Autism support
  • Speech sessions
  • Counseling and SEL

If you want a simple tool that helps students feel prepared and confident, this Story and adapted book is your new classroom buddy.

Special Education | Winter Fun Activities for Centers and workstations.

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We’ve been trying out our Christmas themed activities this week and have had lots of fun learning!

My little learners love hands on activities and was excited to try this one out on Monday!

They loved pulling up carrots to find the shape and feeding the reindeer. Seeing them so engaged and until all the carrots were pulled was well worth the effort of putting this resource together!

On Tuesday we tried some Christmassy number corresponding tasks! I thought I’d incorporated some pegs into this activity to practice our Fine Motor skills at the same time.

Pegs made the activity more interesting to engage my speedy students longer!

Wednesday we carried on the counting theme with these Snowman building cards, using cotton wool as pretend snow!

and a game of matching Santa to his black and white photo on Thursday!

Friday we had some fun and practiced our scissor skills on some festive shapes.

I’m pleased to say we’ve had a productive week of Christmas fun!

Reindeer Feeding Activity

Number Correspondence to 10

Christmas crafts and Activities

Using Errorless Resources to build new skills

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Have you ever heard of errorless learning? if not, your not alone! When I first came across this approach I was skeptical. How can learning take place without errors? But when I delved deeper I discovered that errorless learning activities can be a valuable resource in Special Ed Classrooms.

Imagine tasks that don’t have a wrong answer and only successful completion, sounds like a dream, but its a reality for many students.

In this article we will explore the concepts of errorless learning and its benefits for students with Special needs. We will also look at the different skills that can be developed though these activities and the types of tasks that can be used.

Learning Objectives

These type of tasks not only improve student task routines and promote independent completion as well as teaching them to work from left to right. but also helps to build their confidence and fine motor skills. Students can practice using their pincer grip to manipulate the visuals to give the answers.

Skills

Recognise items

Fine motor grip

Build independent work skills

learn to work left to right

Gain confidence and work independently

Folder Games

These Errorless folder games can be seasonal or linked to topics and basic learning skills for independent stations

Adapted Books

Errorless adapted books can be applied to almost any subject and enable students to join in with stories and reading skills.

Task Cards

Errorless Task cards can be taught at independent stations and in fine motor skill sessions.

Setting up Behavior Resources & Visual Directions in the Classroom

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As a Teacher you know you need to have a well stocked toolbox!  But for a Special Ed teacher this is especially true in order to run a successful classroom.

Students with such diverse needs will need more specialised resources to support their learning. In this article I would like to share with you a handful of essential tools that I’ve discovered, created and have helped with behavior management in my Special Ed classroom.

10 resources I find the most useful in my classroom for you to check out

  1. Calm Down check in / Social-Emotional learning, Posters and coping tools
  2. Classroom Behavior Management Tools | Reward charts, First and Then, schedules)
  3. Visual Direction | Cue card instructions
  4. Editable Visual Schedules
  5. Token Reward Boards a Positive Reinforcement System for Autism/Special Ed
  6. Classroom Support Cards | Classroom Behavior Management | Special Education
  7. Classroom Support Visuals on a Ring | Behavior Management
  8. Behavior Support Pack – Token Boards, Choice cards and How are you feeling?
  9. Editable Schedules for Classroom Management
  10. Socials Skill Stories for Classroom Behavior Management

5 FREE resources for you to download and try

  1. Help me calm down | Free Poster
  2. 2 Free Classroom Management Posters for Back to School
  3. Reward Boards – Free Token Economy for Behavior Management
  4. How are you feeling Emoji Free cards
  5. FREE – Good Choice, Bad Choice Activity Boards

It is important to remember that these resources are not just tools, but opportunities to empower and uplift students, and an opportunity for you to explore and implement them in your own classroom.

Fun Activities and Resources for Back to School

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Its that time of year again – the panic of building back to school lessons, fresh new resources and a shiny clean classroom! But a new class list of children in Special Education can mean new challenges and worries, so be prepared with hands on resources, learn as much as you can about each student and relax into teaching!

This interactive Daily Binder is full of visual strategies to help your students plan their day ahead and keep them focused throughout. Once laminated or placed in a pocket folder a dry wipe marker can be used for students to jot down their name, grade and class, followed by their teachers name, their friends name, things they like and things they don’t. There are pages with the days of the week for your student to practice and tick off what day it is and same for seasons. Handy pages for students to write out their daily schedule and tick off as they go though it. Working for cards and reward choice. What to remember when you feel angry, “first and then” when they get frustrated and what I need visuals for them to choose from.

About Me – Back to school activity sheets especially designed for new class members to fill in and share information about themselves.

Adapted books will enable your students to practice sequencing, curriculum tasks, stories and everyday activities. Instead of laminating and binding use them as cut and paste activities!

The ability to organise, sequence and prioritise helps us to plan daily activities and manage our time effectively. however, a lot of preschool/Special Education children may find communicating, organising, sequencing and prioritising difficult. This visual binder can support students with everyday basic needs.

FREE Back to School Download Activity sheet