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I have been a special education teacher for the past twenty-five years. I am a very strong supporter of creating rich educational experiences for all students. However, students need access to instructionally appropriate materials in order to benefit from such an environment. I have always been frustrated by the lack of resources available to special education teachers who are supporting students in such rigorous educational environments. My lessons, outlines and study guides reflect years of work centering on creating positive and meaningful educational experiences for my students.
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Holiday Shop Interactive Bulletin Board
Making purchases is an essential skill for students and young adults who would like to build independence and access community resources. Holiday shopping is a great opportunity for students to practice making purchases on a budget as well as working on critical social skills such as buying a gift for a friend or family member based on their preferences. To Use: Print out bulletin board items and laminate for durability. As a class or independent activity, have students look for prices of items
4th - 12th
Financial Literacy, Money Math
Shopping at Walgreens- Fulfilling Orders Vocational Activity
Empowering students with the skills necessary to fulfill customer orders is crucial for their development as capable young adults. This resource offers students various opportunities to practice this skill in diverse formats, enhancing their ability to adapt and generalize in real-world situations. By engaging with this digital tool, students will complete orders through interactive text boxes, simulating the experience of processing and managing customer requests. This growing resource ensures
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Money Math
Restaurant Review for Lifeskills Classrooms
When students regularly engage in community-based instruction, they develop a wealth-of knowledge regarding our local restaurant establishments. Let’s give them a authentic opportunity to share their thinking!!!
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Math
Ordering Takeout- Lifeskills Practice Placing Food Orders
Making food purchases is an essential skill for students and young adults who would like to build independence and access community resources. This resource requires minimal prep and provides multiple opportunities for students to practice placing orders at food establishments. Additionally, students are asked to provide personal information, an essential lifeskills for all learners. Ordering Takeout can easily be assigned as a Google Slides or as a paper and pencil task. Similar lifeskil
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Next Dollar Up At The Bakery
The next dollar up strategy is essential for skill for students participating in a functional lifeskills math curriculum. For students just beginning to acquire this skill, have them use a number line to help them visualize the concept. I get so excited when my students are able to generalize this skill when we are out in the community! For added practice, check out my resource asking students to choose the correct denomination to pay for a purchase! Link Here
5th - 12th
Other (Math)
St. Patrick's Day Game Bundle
Looking for some engaging classroom games for your students during the month of March? This set includes three separate games that can be differentiated to meet your students needs. 1. BINGO- you can choose to use to have students match the pictures or use the descriptions of the images to work on listening comprehension! 2. Themed Playing Cards- These can be used for students to play memory or Go Fish. Games can be differentiated for students to match images or match images to their defin
K - 12th
How Do I Pay? Choosing the correct denomination to pay for purchases task cards
Determining the correct denomination to pay for a purchase is an essential skill in math. When we go to a store, we need to know how much money to give the cashier to pay for our items. This involves understanding the different values of coins and bills. These task cards ask students to round to the next dollar to aid them in recognizing which denomination they should use to pay for a purchase.
5th - 8th
Making Healthy Food Choices- Life skills-based reading comprehension passage
Life skills programs are always in need to informative and straightforward reading passages for students. This resource provides teachers with an accessible reading passage along with a choice of multiple-choice and short answer comprehension questions.
4th - 12th
Informational Text
Daily Email Templates
Daily emails are a great way to have students practice their writing and communication skills. In my classroom, I have a number of copies printed, laminated and stored in a pocket chart for easy access. We vary our emails based on the activities we take part in each day. You can insert text boxes to model for your students as well.
6th - 12th
Writing
Halloween Interactive Bulletin Board
Need a fun, hands-on activity for Halloween? Students can practice prevocational, communication and math skills using this interactive, engaging bulletin board. Prep once and you can have a month-long unit at your fingertips to use in a variety of ways. Prevocational, math and communication skills incorporated into this resource include: Practice ordering off a menu Customer service Reading menus Fulfilling orders Calculating Totals
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Counting By 5 Resource Bundle
This is the perfect resource bundle for students either learning to count by 5 or need additional practice with this essential skill. Students are motivated to learn how to count by 5 after they realize they can use this knowledge to both multiply and count money!
This resource contains:
- Number Puzzles
- Reinforcement worksheets
- Practice and Task Cards for Multiplying by 5
- Practice and Task Cards for counting five dollar bills
Coming Soon:
Counting by 10 Resource Pack
If you like t
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations
PORTABLE ANCHOR CHART FOR MULTI-DIGIT MULTIPLICATION
Anchor charts have become a staple in classrooms these days. They serve as an invaluable resource during our minilessons and provide students with a helpful tool to refer to when working independently. As a special education teacher in a fully inclusive school district, however, I often find it frustrating that my anchor chars from my small group sessions are in another room while my students are working in their classrooms. As a result, I created this portable anchor chart for my kids to uti
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Writing Complete Sentences Task Cards
Learning how to write a complete response to a question is a critical skill that all students need to learn. For struggling writers however, we do not give enough time for them to master this. I created this resource to use with my students so that they can have sufficient practice. Each task card contains a basic question for students to respond to using a complete sentences.
Resource Includes:
-Over 40 task card prompts. Task cards are appropriate for all ages.
-Response sheets- with
1st - 7th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing
Summer Bucket List for Big Kids
Activities to keep big kids engaged and unplugged during summer vacation!
This bundle includes:
-A device contract
-A summer-themed bucket list
-Exploring the film versions of favorite books- discussion questions included!
-Planning a day trip
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading
My Awesome School Year Scrapbook Project
This scrapbooking activity is extremely versatile so that you can choose how you would like to use it with your students. This product includes:
Student reflection pages in both color and black and white. Students can write in their responses or create text boxes and type in their information.
Color scrapbook pages: Students can draw photographs of their favorite moments or photographs can be inserted. Text boxes can be created on the blank response pages and students can type their respo
1st - 5th
Writing
Texting Resource Cards
Middle school is a time when many kids receive a cell phone for the first time. As a special education teacher, I have witnessed many students struggle to use this new form of communication. I created this to give kids a resource to help them communicate effectively with both their friends and the adults in their lives.
For more resources to support students with unique learning profiles, visit my TpT page: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Easing-The-Learning-Curve
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4th - 12th
Compound Words
Getting older students to work towards improving their spelling skills is no easy feat. By the time they reach middle school, struggling readers and writers have spent countless hours trying to memorize spelling words for their weekly tests just to forget them days later! I have always been a fan of Patricia Cunningham’s Phonics They Use and Month by Month Phonics books. One activity I learned from Ms. Cunningham’s work that my students are particularly fond of is the study of compound words.
2nd - 6th
Other (ELA), Spelling
The Dragonling and A Dragon in the Family Reading Response Guides
It took me many years to find a fantasy that my struggling readers could access independently. The Dragonling, by Jackie French Koller, and its sequel, A Dragon in the Family, have been favorites. The novels are brief, but they do incorporate many of the elements of fantasy that is studied by the entire class. The chapters are short, which makes it easier for students to provide specific evidence to support their answers to the guided questions included in each reading guide.
This reading
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Fantasy for Struggling Readers and Writers
Fantasy is a favorite unit for our readers and writers for good reason- there is an incredible selection of fantasy series available to youngsters these days. However, our struggling readers have difficulty accessing this genre, as it often contains multiple plotlines, lots of figurative language and difficult to decode text. Although this genre does not come naturally to my students, I wanted them to have an authentic experience alongside their classmates. This unit is the culmination of m
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing
Journalism for Struggling Writers
Journalism is a favorite unit for our readers and writers for good reason- its high interest and gets them moving!. Many kids appreciate the formulaic nature of journalism and find it a relatively easy genre to write. This is one of my favorite units to teach to my struggling learners. With practice and support, students develop an understanding of the structure of writing articles. Since journalism articles are relatively brief, I am able to work on conventions with my students without frust
3rd - 6th
Other (ELA), Writing, Writing-Expository
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About the store
Experience
I have been a special education teacher for the past twenty-five years. I am a very strong supporter of creating rich educational experiences for all students. However, students need access to instructionally appropriate materials in order to benefit from such an environment. I have always been frustrated by the lack of resources available to special education teachers who are supporting students in such rigorous educational environments. My lessons, outlines and study guides reflect years of work centering on creating positive and meaningful educational experiences for my students.
My own education history
I have a BA in history and a MS in Special Education. I am certified to teach special education K-12 and Social Studies 5-12 .
Additional biographical information
Much of the work I produce is the result of a challenge I face with one of my own students, even my children! I love to problem solve and collaborate. If you have a particular challenge in your own classroom, I would love to lend my expertise!
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