Exceptional Elementary

I have created 9 easy to use lesson planning templates specifically for self-contained classrooms, to help make lesson planning quick, efficient, and focused on what your students truly need. The printable PDF you can simply print, write and be ready to go! The digital resource is a copy of the same format of plans for your google drive (so you can easily type and digitally plan!). When appropriate, templates include space for IEP goal focus and data collection procedures- key components of an

This is a PERFECT resource to help you get organized as a SPED teacher! Includes 9 lesson planning templates, 2 bonus sample data collection sheets AND a planning template created just to help you map out when and how you will collect data! Teaching SPED is hard and there are so many things us special education teachers must juggle!! Let this resource simplify and streamline your life so you have more time to do what's most important: teach! Using these resources daily or weekly provides you the

This is the template I use to create my map and schedules for my Special Education Classroom and paraprofessionals. This template will NOT auto-populate. It is just a google sheets template where I have included the times of day broken into 5 minute increments (from 7:30-4:00), space to plan for a caseload of up to 10 students and then a color coded key to color cells based on where students are. Using this template you can begin mapping your schedule for next year. This template is not automati

Grab this FREE resource to help you prepare for an upcoming IEP meeting! This template will make sure you are on top of all pre meeting paperwork and all team members are invited to collaborate in a timely manner! This checklist is NOT a resource to help develop an IEP, but is a planning resource to record all contacts with parents and the team before the meeting. I hope it's helpful to you :)

This is a easy resource for Special Education teachers to help you plan exactly when you will collect IEP data throughout the week. Provided are multiple templates and simple, easy to use checklists that will help you lay out what data you want to collect during what time of day. PLEASE NOTE: There are NO actual data collection sheets in this resource!!! It is a resource of checklists and weekly planners you can use to plan WHEN you will collect the data, Use this on a daily or weekly basis to e

Do you use Discrete Trial in your classroom? This resource is exactly what you need to keep your trials straight and organized! This sheet can be printed off daily, or laminated and used again and again! There is space for you to write the learning target for the day (identify A, identify A-L, etc), space to write the distractor cards to use and space to indicate the field size! There is also space to take the data DIRECTLY on this page! This is a print and go resource to make your DTT center ru

This resource is an printable worksheet that will help you think through all the components of implementing a new goal or strategy in your classroom! Using this template to plan will ensure that your resolutions will actually lead to lasting changes in your room, instead of just remaining as good intentions in your head. It lays out everything you need to plan for changes in your room for the upcoming semester and is specifically designed with special education teachers in mind. This includes p

This is a guide for any and all special education teachers looking to improve their classrooms and teaching techniques in the new year! This is a list of 9 goals, all based on current special education research, that when implemented have been proven to help students with moderate to severe disabilities learn! Also included are links to resources for help implementing all goals, as well as research articles with more in-depth information! Download now to prepare for the upcoming semester!