ECSE Visuals Made Simple
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Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
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I’m an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) teacher with experience working in center-based preschool classrooms, general education preschool classrooms and itinerant ECSE services.
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Function Matching Activities | Icons | Same Function Sorting | Pre K Language
Students matching by color or category instead of meaning?This function matching activity helps preschool and early childhood students learn to match items based on how they are used, not just how they look. These same function sorting cards are perfect for building language skills, categorization, and critical thinking in young learners. 📦 What’s Included: 16 matching cards 5 correct function pairs 6 distractor cards (visual, category, and association traps) Data tracking sheet for p
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Also included in: Function Matching and Category Sorting Bundle | Icons + Real Photos
IEP Data Sheets | Behavior, Goals & Progress Monitoring (ECSE Preschool)
Data falling apart in your ECSE or preschool special education classroom?These simple, print-and-go ECSE data sheets help teachers track IEP goals, behavior, communication, and student engagement quickly and clearly during real classroom instruction. Designed specifically for preschool special education classrooms, these forms make it easy to collect meaningful data during centers, small groups, transitions, and daily routines. Perfect for ECSE teachers, autism classrooms, early intervention p
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Toddler Speech Delay Activities | Parent Handout & Weekly Plan
Struggling with toddlers who have few or no words?This simple, print-and-go resource is designed for early intervention providers to support caregiver coaching during home visits. Instead of overwhelming families with strategies, this packet gives you a clear, structured plan you can use immediately. WHAT’S INCLUDED:• 7-day caregiver coaching plan embedded in daily routines • Functional first words (not random vocabulary) • Caregiver-friendly language strategies • 3 simple, low-prep tracking opt
PreK
Not Subject Specific
Simple Reward System | Editable Token Boards for Preschool & ECSE
Need a simple way to motivate students and support positive behavior? These editable token boards are designed for preschool, ECSE, and special education classrooms. Students can visually see what they are working for, earn tokens, and work toward a reward in a clear and structured way. This resource includes print-and-go PDF token boards plus an editable Canva template link so you can customize the text, visuals, token images, and rewards to fit your students’ needs. Use these token boards d
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Calm Down Choice Cards | Preschool & ECSE Self-Regulation Supports
If big emotions are taking over your classroom—and you’re constantly trying to calm students in the moment—these visual calm down cards give them simple, clear strategies they can actually use.Many preschool and ECSE students don’t yet have the language or skills to regulate their emotions independently. Without support, this can lead to frequent meltdowns, frustration, and disrupted routines. These calm down cards provide visual, easy-to-understand coping strategies so students can begin to re
PreK - K
Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Behavior Visual Supports | Pre-K & ECSE Classroom Tools
Category Sorting Activities | Categorization Skills | Icons
Students struggling to group items that belong together?This category sorting activity with simple icon visuals helps preschool and early childhood students learn to group items based on meaning, not just appearance. These categorization cards use clean, consistent images to reduce distractions and support early learners. 📦 What’s Included: 15 category sorting cards (5 categories, 3 items each) 7 distractor cards to challenge student thinking Print-and-go format Data tracking sheet for p
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Also included in: Function Matching and Category Sorting Bundle | Icons + Real Photos
Daily Visual Schedule Cards | Preschool & ECSE Routine Supports
Routines falling apart in your preschool or ECSE classroom?These visual schedule cards provide clear, simple visual support to help students understand daily expectations and build independence. Why Visual Schedules Help: • Increase predictability and reduce anxiety • Improve transitions between activities • Support autistic and language-delayed learners • Encourage independence • Reduce repetitive teacher prompting Ideal For ECSE classrooms Preschool special education Autism support classroom
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Behavior Visual Supports | Pre-K & ECSE Classroom Tools
Function Matching Activities | Real Pictures | Same Function Sorting
Students still matching by color or guessing instead of understanding function?This function matching activity with real images helps preschool and early childhood students match items based on how they are used in real life—not just how they look. Designed to support language development, categorization, and critical thinking, this resource gives students practice with real-world visuals while building essential early learning skills. 📦 What’s Included: 10 real-image matching cards (5 fu
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Category Sorting Activities | Real Pictures | Categorization Skills
Students struggling to group items that belong together?This category sorting activity with real pictures helps preschool and early childhood students learn to group items based on meaning, not just appearance. These real-image categorization cards support language development, critical thinking, and early reasoning while helping students make real-world connections. 📦 What’s Included: 15 category sorting cards with real images (5 categories, 3 items each) 7 distractor cards to challeng
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Organize Evaluation Data Fast | ECSE Observation Form
Tired of having evaluation notes scattered everywhere?This ECSE Evaluation Observation Form helps you organize your data during observations and turn it into clear, report-ready information. Includes: Structured observation form Printable PDF Editable Canva template Perfect for: ECSE teachers Preschool teachers Early intervention providers Use during observations to collect, organize, and simplify your evaluation process. This template is included inside my full Evaluation Bundle.👉 Want e
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
New Student Starter Pack | ECSE Back To School Forms & Backpack Tags
New student on your caseload? This ECSE New Student Starter Pack helps you gather important information, organize family communication, document first-week observations, and keep dismissal details clear with simple backpack tags.This print-and-go PDF is designed for ECSE, preschool, Pre-K, and early childhood special education teachers who need an easy way to stay organized when welcoming a new student. What’s Included: Student Information Sheet Parent Concerns & Priorities Form Strengths & Ne
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Classroom Rules Visuals | Preschool & ECSE Behavior Cards
Rules Not Sticking in Your Classroom? These Classroom Rules Visuals help preschool and ECSE students clearly understand expectations using simple, easy-to-follow visuals. Visual rule reminders support young learners, language-delayed students, and autistic students by making classroom expectations predictable and concrete. This resource includes a classroom rules poster and individual rule cards that can be used during circle time, small groups, or throughout the classroom to reinforce positiv
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Transition Visuals | Preschool & ECSE Routine Supports
Chaos between activities in your preschool classroom?These transition visuals provide clear, simple visual support to help students move smoothly between routines and reduce behavior challenges. Why These Transition Visuals Help: • Reduce transition meltdowns • Increase classroom structure • Support autistic and language-delayed learners • Provide clear visual expectations • Encourage independence Pair With: • Calm Down Choice Cards for emotional regulation • First–Then Boards for task complet
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Behavior Visual Supports | Pre-K & ECSE Classroom Tools
Daily Communication Sheets | Preschool & ECSE Home-School Notes
If you’re answering “How was their day?” over and over—these simple communication sheets give you a quick, consistent way to share updates without repeating yourself all afternoon.Daily communication is important—but it can also become time-consuming when you’re juggling behaviors, routines, and multiple students. These sheets help you share clear, consistent updates with families while keeping your workload manageable. 🧠 What This Helps With: Repeating the same updates to multiple parents
PreK - K
Classroom Community
No Biting Social Story | Safe Mouth Behavior Support for Preschool & ECSE
Biting happening at school?This simple social story helps preschool, Pre-K, ECSE, and early childhood students learn what to do when friends get too close. The story uses clear, student-friendly language to teach safe mouth, safe hands, and simple replacement phrases like STOP and MOVE. This resource also includes a Biting Response Quick Card for teachers and staff, so adults can respond calmly and consistently when biting happens. Use this resource before play, group time, transitions, or ot
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Biting Behavior Support Bundle | Social Story + Editable Data Tracker
Getting to Know Your Child Form | Parent Questionnaire for Birth to Preschool
Are you missing key information about your new students or students you are evaluating?This simple parent input form helps you quickly gather important information about each child’s strengths, preferences, and needs before evaluations or when welcoming a new student. This resource helps you: Learn what matters most to families Understand strengths, likes, and concerns Save time during evaluations and planning What’s included: Parent input questionnaire (PDF) Sections for strengths, likes, di
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
FREE Mini IEP Data Tracker for ECSE & Preschool IEP Goals
Need a simple way to collect quick IEP data without overcomplicating your paperwork?This free mini data tracker is designed for ECSE, preschool special education, intervention, and early childhood teachers who need a quick and simple way to track student progress. Use this tracker to monitor IEP goals, classroom skills, intervention targets, behavior goals, communication skills, fine motor skills, or early learning skills. This freebie is simple, flexible, and print-and-go — perfect for teacher
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Function Matching FREEBIE | Same Function Sorting Sample | Preschool Language
Students matching by color or category instead of meaning? This function matching freebie gives you a quick, effective way to help preschool and early childhood students begin matching items based on how they are used—not just how they look. 📦 What’s Included: Sample function matching cards Includes distractors for practice Print-and-go format 🎯 Skills Targeted: Function matching Categorization Language development Early reasoning skills 👩🏫 Perfect For: Preschool and Pre-K E
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Developmental Areas Explained | Parent & Teacher Handout (Free)
If you’ve ever had to explain developmental areas to parents—and felt like it didn’t fully click—this simple guide makes it easier to break down and discuss.When talking through evaluations, IEPs, or early intervention services, terms like “cognitive” or “adaptive” don’t always make sense to families. This resource gives you a clear, parent-friendly way to explain the 5 developmental domains with real examples. 🧠 What This Helps With: Explaining evaluation results to parents Making developm
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Parent Contact Log | ECSE Communication Tracker (Free)
If you’ve ever thought “wait… did I already tell that parent this?”—this simple system helps you keep every conversation organized and documented.Between quick updates, behavior concerns, and ongoing communication, it’s easy to lose track of what was said, when, and to who. This parent contact log gives you a clear, consistent way to track communication and stay organized without overcomplicating your day. 🧠 What This Helps With: Forgetting details from parent conversations Keeping communi
PreK - K
Classroom Community
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About the store
Experience
I’m an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) teacher with experience working in center-based preschool classrooms, general education preschool classrooms and itinerant ECSE services.
Teaching style
My teaching style is:
*Visual-based and developmentally appropriate
*Low-prep and realistic for busy ECSE classrooms
*Focused on behavior, communication, and independence
*IEP-friendly and data-driven
I believe young learners thrive when expectations are clear, consistent, and visually supported. Visual supports reduce frustration, increase communication, and help children feel successful — especially during transitions and challenging moments.
My own education history
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education, which strongly influences how I design every resource in this store.
Additional biographical information
Hi! I’m an early childhood special education teacher who knows how overwhelming it can be to support young learners with diverse needs while juggling IEPs, data collection, and daily routines.
This store was created to provide simple, effective visual supports and print-and-go resources designed specifically for ECSE and preschool special education classrooms.
Every resource is:
Low-prep and teacher-tested
Developmentally appropriate for ages 3–6
Designed to support behavior, communication, and independence
Whether you teach in an ECSE classroom, provide itinerant services, or support early learners with autism or developmental delays, I hope these resources save you time and support your students’ success.
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