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Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism

Here are 20 center ideas that you can use for your self-contained classroom. I have it all listed out for you including pictures

This post shares 35 things you can throw away from your classroom to improve your classroom organization + a FREE decluttering checklist!

Are you setting up your classroom for the beginning of the school year? You won’t want to miss this blog post, that includes my life of Amazon must haves for teachers that you can use in your self contained classroom. All of these classroom resources are items that I use in my own special education classroom, like task boxes, washi tape, paper cutter, fidget toys, dry erase pockets, laminators and so much more. Check out all of my special education classroom must have here.

Looking for tips on resource room set-up? Read more to learn what I have planned for creating a comfortable learning space for my students.

Set yourself, classroom and students up for success with these must have items in special education classroom.

Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities: Who are they, what do you teach them, and how do you get them included in academics? Low-Functioning Students in a Special Ed Classroom... read more

Classroom management and thinking through how my classroom will run is more important than the decorations and arrangement! Do you agree? My classroom has several different strategies set up; and as needed, I will adjust accordingly as my students arrive and I learn their needs. Today, I have 8 Classroom Management Tips for you to […]