As a secondary special education teacher, I work with teenage students in the areas of english, math, and life skills. The high school setting provides me with a unique opportunity to help these kids. Essentially, transition into adults throughout their stay with me. I place a major emphasis of my instruction on functional life skills that my students will need in the real world.
A Sensory Space is exactly what you would think. It is a therapeutic space with equipment or resources. These resources provide our students with special needs the appropriate kind of sensory input. It is a calming space when our students get overwhelmed. In addition, sensory room ideas include a corner in the room or a separate room depending on what you have available. You can have a few sensory items or you can have high tech sensory items.
Back to School season can be crazy! You may have no idea what you need as you prepare for your special education classroom. No worries, I’m here to help you with 10 special education must haves!
A special education classroom is fast-paced. If teachers don’t have things ready prior, they won’t get them done in the moment. We all know how difficult it can be to collect IEP information without the proper tools. IEP data is becoming increasingly harder for teachers to collect. Teachers need to have the materials ready at their fingertips. An IEP bin is the perfect solution for you! An IEP bin is filled with materials necessary to run IEP goals.
Functional life skills are the skills that are necessary for daily living and for establishing quality of life. These are the skills that if not done by an individual him or herself, others will have to do.
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