Collaboration with general education teachers can be one of the hardest jobs of a special education teacher.  You need to find time to tal...

We all have heard the saying that "You can not pour from an empty cup".  We know how important self-care is, but sometimes as te...

Social Stories.  We say it a lot, but do you know what they actually are and how they can help your students? What are Social Stories...

Data Collection can be tough.  Between teaching, behavior management, bathroom routines, nursing services, speech, OT, PT, assistive techn...

Ever been to a professional development and after sitting and listening for an hour you just need to move?  So you cross and uncross ...

Do you use sensory bins in your classroom?  This year I have decided to implement sensory bins with my preschool class and the bins have bee...

Happy Fall!!!  I am so excited for cooler weather, leggings, hooded sweatshirts, and carving pumpkins.  Oh, and The Little Old Lady who wa...

Happy September!  Happy Back to school!  Yes, I know I am late on the train, but just like everyone else, back to school time is crazy aro...

As a new teacher (Okay, and as a veteran teacher) meeting your students' parents can be scary.  It is almost akin to meeting the paren...

**This post originally appeared on A Special Sparkle on July 21, 2013.  It has been modified/updated a bit.** One of the scariest thing...

Experiments in the classroom can be awesome for some and scary for others.  I love doing various experiments with my students.  Just lik...

I love working on cooking skills in the classroom.  I am sure you are wondering.... What can you do with these little ones?  So much!! B...

Happy  March!! We do a lot of sorting in my classroom.  We sort colors, shapes, letters, words, pictures, and the list goes on.  I just ...