Lordy, Lordy!
In celebration of this new decade, I am having a contest. There will be at least one winner and possibly more based on how I’m feeling after this milestone! 🙂 Just to help you get…
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How Did an Ivy League Scientist End Up Here?
A long, long time ago, a teenager with a very impressive resume traveled 3000 miles from home, to go to one of the most competitive universities in the nation. She started the path towards…
The Sensory Room (How it works!)
In 2012, our school had an oddly sized, closet-like room become available for use. After speaking with my principal, I wrote a Donor’s Choose to turn this space into a Sensory Room for the in-proportionate…
Get Back to Green Box (Getting Ready to Learn)
This year in social skills group, my Special Education teacher and myself have been teaching the Zones of Regulation. As part of this instruction, we wanted the students to have tangible items that help them…
What’s in Your Cart? Teacher Appreciation Sale!
I know it’s getting close to summer, but there are just so many great ideas out there! These are my recommendations for your cart during the fabulous Teacher Appreciation Sale (5/5-5/6)! Adorable and super practical…
May Lesson Plans 2015
May is the last full month of school for me. Hurray! And on the non-rainy days that I sometimes experience, I love spending outside in May! Here’s what I’ll be doing in May. Feel free…
Finding peace (when balance can’t be found)
Let me start by saying that I have NOT found peace (which was supposed to be my word of the year). I did order some nice looking id labels with the Chinese word for “peace”…
Everyday Speech Social Skills (Review and Giveaway)
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that I don’t really do reviews for commercial materials. I like to talk about my life, work, and creations. Not other people’s. But…
The Gardener (Speech/Language Book Companion)
I’ve wanted to create a book companion for this book for years. It’s been one of my favorites to read alone or with my older children and I just know that my students will love…
Social Story Collages
I’m sure I didn’t invent these… I more just “came up with” an idea. An idea that I’m now a little obsessed with doing for all of my students: Social Story Collages! What does that…
April Lesson Plans 2015
April means rain! And flowers! And other lovely things! Here’s what I’ll be doing in April. Feel free to download my FREE lesson plans. I have combined paid and free products along with crafts and…
Work Systems for Early Learners
I’ve been having a rough year with some of my early language learners in a self-contained classroom. Keeping them engaged for a 30 minute speech session was just not working. Instead they would protest by…
How to Make Your Own Core Communication Flip Book
There was much inquiry into my core communication flip book from last week’s post about Engaging Early Language Learners! Guess what? I made a version just for you! You don’t want to miss this pre-made…
Engaging Early Language Learners
If there is one thing I have learned, it is that my earliest language learners will NOT just sit nicely at a table or at circle time and say their words/sounds. They need to move…