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I am passionate and enthusiastic about helping every student succeed.
My experience began outside of the classroom as a supported independent living specialist, helping adults with disabilities to be able to live as independently as possible. I later worked as a behavior support professional, as a job developer/transition specialist for the 18-22 year old special ed program at my district.
Five years ago, I became a high school life skills teacher, and two years ago, my husband, two kids, and I moved to Kentucky where I became an elementary MSD (moderate/severe disabilities) teacher.
I absolutely love my job and all of my students! :)
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Thematic Adapted Centers BUNDLE: Snorkeling Theme Summer Centers for Life Skills
Dive into ocean-themed literacy and math learning with this engaging BUNDLE of adapted ELA and math centers designed specifically for special education, autism support, and life skills classrooms! This resource is great for the end of the school year, ESY, or summer school! Included in this resource: 18 vocabulary identification task cardsStudents look at an image and identify the matching vocabulary word from a field of 2 choices18 beginning letter sound task cards16 ending sound task cards18
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Other (ELA), Other (Math), Vocabulary
Thematic Adapted Math Centers: Let's Go Snorkeling Centers for Life Skills
Dive into math learning with this engaging Ocean & Snorkeling Themed Math Centers Bundle! Designed specifically for special education, life skills, preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary classrooms, this hands-on resource provides multiple opportunities for students to practice foundational math skills through fun ocean-themed activities. This ocean-themed math center bundle is an excellent addition to summer programs, ESY services, ocean units, classroom centers, and special education s
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Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math)
Thematic Adapted ELA Centers: Let's Go Snorkeling Summer Centers for Life Skills
Dive into ocean-themed literacy learning with this engaging set of adapted ELA centers designed specifically for special education, autism support, and life skills classrooms! This resource is great for the end of the school year, ESY, or summer school! These hands-on, low-prep activities help students build foundational reading and writing skills while exploring fun ocean and snorkeling themed vocabulary. This resource includes a variety of differentiated literacy activities targeting v ocabula
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Other (ELA), Sight Words, Vocabulary
Beach Rental Menu Money Math Activities | Functional Math for Special Education
Make learning functional money math engaging with this beach rental themed resource! Designed for special education, life skills, and autism classrooms, this set helps students practice real-world money and price comparison skills using a beach rental shop menu featuring items such as kayaks, boogie boards, snorkel gear, and more. Students will use the menu to answer comprehension and money math questions while building important functional life skills. These task cards are perfect for indepen
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Applied Math, Financial Literacy
ESY or End of School Year Adapted Bundle for Functional Academics & Life Skills
Keep students engaged and learning through the end of the school year with this comprehensive E SY and summer-themed bundle designed specifically for special education and life skills classrooms! This resource pack combines fine motor practice, functional academics, social skills, and hands-on activities in one easy-to-use bundle. This bundle includes a wide variety of differentiated and engaging activities targeting functional skills, fine motor development, functional math, comprehension, com
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Money Math, Other (ELA)
Summer Themed Hands-On Fine Motor Bundle Adapted for Life Skills
This Summer Fine Motor Bundle is the perfect hands-on resource for special education, autism support, preschool, kindergarten, or life skills classrooms! Designed to build foundational fine motor and pre-writing skills, these engaging summer-themed activities help students practice tracing, hand strengthening, visual motor skills, number recognition, and vocabulary in a fun and engaging way.Students will love the bright summer visuals while working on important early learning and fine motor goa
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Handwriting, Not Subject Specific
Memorial Day Adapted Book & Task Cards for Special Education
Help your students understand the meaning of Memorial Day in an accessible, meaningful way with this engaging adapted mini bundle! Designed specifically for special education and life skills classrooms, this resource builds comprehension, vocabulary, and functional literacy through structured, differentiated activities. This bundle includes a 7-page adapted book that introduces Memorial Day. The story explains: What Memorial Day isWhy we observe itCommon ways people recognize the holidayHow Mem
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Reading, U.S. History, Vocabulary
Empathy and Emotions Interactive Social Stories for Special Education
Help your students build meaningful social-emotional skills with this engaging Empathy & Emotions Adapted Book Bundle! Designed specifically for special education and life skills classrooms, this resource supports students in recognizing emotions, understanding others’ feelings, and developing empathy in a clear, structured, and accessible way. This bundle includes three adapted books, each targeting a key component of emotional awareness and empathy: 1. Emotion Matching (Non-Identical Picture
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Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
Decodable Word Task Cards for Special Education
Build foundational reading skills with this comprehensive set of Decodable Word Task Cards, designed specifically for special education, autism, and life skills classrooms! This resource includes 142 engaging task cards that help students practice early decoding skills by reading a word and selecting the matching image from a field of 3 choices. The structured format supports learners who benefit from visual supports, repetition, and clear choices. What’s Included: 56 CVC Word Task Cards 14 C
K - 1st
Reading, Sight Words
Food Word Functional Sight Word Task Cards for Life Skills
Build functional vocabulary and early literacy skills with this engaging, hands-on resource focused on food words! Perfect for special education, autism, and life skills classrooms, this set helps students strengthen word recognition, matching, and handwriting skills through simple, structured activities. What’s Included: 36 Picture-to-Word Task CardsStudents look at a food image and choose the matching word from a field of 2.36 Food Word Tracing CardsStudents practice tracing common food words
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Reading, Sight Words
Reading Receipts Comprehension Task Cards for Life Skills
Help your students build real-world money and purchasing skills with this engaging Receipt Comprehension resource! Perfect for special education, autism support, and life skills classrooms, this activity gives students meaningful practice reading and understanding everyday receipts. Students will examine realistic receipt cards and answer comprehension questions that target key functional skills needed for independence in the community. What’s Included:16 receipt task cards: Each includes a cle
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Applied Math, Money Math
Vocational Skills and Work Behavior Bundle for Career Readiness
Build real-world readiness and confidence with this comprehensive Employment Skills Bundle, designed specifically for life skills, special education, and transition classrooms. This resource supports students as they learn foundational job-readiness skills through engaging, structured, and accessible materials. This bundle includes 3 adapted books and 3 sets of task cards, making it perfect for whole group instruction, small groups, independent work, or vocational prep centers. What’s Include
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Reading
Personal Space Mini Bundle for Special Education
Help your students build essential social skills with this engaging and accessible Personal Space Mini Bundle, designed specifically for special education, autism, and life skills classrooms. This resource makes abstract social concepts easier to understand through visuals, repetition, and hands-on practice. This mini bundle introduces students to the importance of personal space in a clear way. It helps learners recognize appropriate distance, understand how their actions affect others, and m
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Reading, Social Emotional Learning
Adapted Books for Functional Sight Words | Special Education & Life Skills
Build essential vocabulary and reading skills with this engaging set of 5 adapted books designed specifically for special education, autism, and life skills classrooms! Each book is 9 pages long and focuses on functional sight words that students encounter in their everyday lives (such as horse, car, yellow, water, and more). Students actively participate by matching and placing the correct icon on each page, making this a hands-on and interactive literacy activity. This resource targets a
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Reading, Sight Words
Adapted Wh Question Task Cards with Simplified Reading Passages
Build comprehension and WH-question skills with this structured, visually supported task card set—perfect for special education, life skills, and autism classrooms! This resource helps students practice answering who, what, when, where, and why questions using short, accessible reading passages and clear visual choices. What’s Included:20 Large Task Cards (Half-Page Size)Each includes a short reading passage (2-3 sentences each paired with visual supports to help students access and understand
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Other (ELA), Reading, Short Stories
AAC Device Use Mini Bundle | Social Skills & Behavior Support for Life Skills
Help your students learn how to safely, responsibly, and independently use their AAC devices with this engaging and practical mini bundle! Designed specifically for special education, life skills, and autism classrooms, this resource teaches essential expectations for AAC use in a clear, visual, and student-friendly way. This bundle focuses on building understanding of appropriate AAC behaviors, promoting device respect, and encouraging independence across the school day. What’s Included:7-Page
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Not Subject Specific
Life Skills Sequencing Strips- Set of 10
Make teaching life skills meaningful, structured, and engaging with this set of 10 Life Skills Sequencing Strips—perfect for special education, autism, and life skills classrooms! This resource includes 10 real-world routines (such as packing a backpack, taking a shower, and doing the laundry), each broken down into 7 clear, manageable steps. Students will practice putting the steps in the correct order, helping them build essential skills in sequencing, comprehension, and independence. Each
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Not Subject Specific, Other (ELA)
Core Vocabulary Practice Task Cards to Support AAC Users
Build functional communication skills with this hands-on core vocabulary practice bundle designed for special education, life skills, and autism classrooms! This resource helps students become familiar with high-frequency core words through repetition, visual support, and guided practice. It’s perfect for AAC users, emerging communicators, and students who benefit from explicit, guided instruction. What’s Included:1. Core Vocabulary Board (25 Words)A simple, student-friendly core board featurin
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Handwriting, Vocabulary
No Hitting Behavior Support with Social Story and Task Cards
Help your students learn safe, appropriate ways to manage big emotions with this engaging and supportive resource designed specifically for special education and life skills classrooms! This comprehensive pack focuses on reducing hitting behaviors by teaching clear coping strategies and positive replacement behaviors in a way that is simple, visual, and easy to understand. What’s Included:1. Interactive Social Skills Book (9 pages)This hands-on book walks students through: Why hitting is not a s
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Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
Functional Reading Flip Cards for Life Skills | Special Education Vocabulary
Make functional reading meaningful, accessible, and engaging with this Functional Reading Flip Cards Bundle that is perfect for special education, life skills, and early literacy classrooms. This hands-on resource is designed to help students build real-world reading skills by connecting words to visuals in a clear, structured format. Each flip card presents a functional word and asks students to select the matching picture from a field of three, supporting comprehension, vocabulary development
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Reading, Sight Words, Vocabulary
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About the store
Experience
I am passionate and enthusiastic about helping every student succeed.
My experience began outside of the classroom as a supported independent living specialist, helping adults with disabilities to be able to live as independently as possible. I later worked as a behavior support professional, as a job developer/transition specialist for the 18-22 year old special ed program at my district.
Five years ago, I became a high school life skills teacher, and two years ago, my husband, two kids, and I moved to Kentucky where I became an elementary MSD (moderate/severe disabilities) teacher.
I absolutely love my job and all of my students! :)
Teaching style
Hands-on with all the visuals!
Awards & shining teacher moments
-District Knockout Award recipient
-Teacher of the Year 2020/2021
-Teacher Leader
-KYCEC Sped Teacher of the Year 2022
My own education history
Masters in Disability Studies
MSD Credential
Additional biographical information
Current K-5th Moderate to Severe Disabilities teacher with experience with kindergarten through adulthood!
California transplants living in Kentucky.
A proud mom of two handsome little boys.
Wife to an amazing husband.
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