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After earning my Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Adapted Curriculum, I launched my career as a self-contained Community-Based Instruction teacher. I serve high school students in grades 9–12, designing and delivering instruction that centers on functional academics, essential life skills, and hands-on vocational training. My lessons are individualized and practical — from reading and math skills applied to real-world tasks, to money management, cooking, community navigation, job readiness, and workplace routines.
Currently, I teach in a transition program for learners ages 18–22, supporting their pathway to greater independence, meaningful employment, and community inclusion. I collaborate closely with families, job coaches, and community partners to create work-based learning opportunities, internships, and functional assessments that inform personalized transition plans. I’m passionate about creating respectful, student-centered environments where each learner’s strengths are celebrated and progress is measurable.
I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to empower young adults as they develop the skills, confidence, and agency needed for life after school.
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Vocational & Work Skills Task Cards Bundle | Job Training for Life Skills & Tran
Do you teach vocational or job training skills in your CBI or life skills classroom? This hands-on task card bundle gives students meaningful, real-world practice with grocery store job skills such as counting inventory and checking customer order accuracy. Perfect for task boxes, independent work, small groups, or vocational rotations, these task cards help students build attention to detail, counting skills, and workplace responsibility—all essential for success in retail and food serv
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Change Back Money Math | Life Skills & Vocational Activity Packet
Do you teach change back to your students? These practical, easy-to-use worksheets and task cards are perfect for teaching students how to calculate change when making a purchase. This resource is ideal for direct instruction, whole group lessons, independent practice, classroom assessments, and IEP data collection. With both worksheets and task cards included, you can easily differentiate instruction and use the materials in task boxes, centers, small groups, or independent activities. W
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Transition Writing Prompts for Special Education | Life Skills & Job Readiness
DESCRIPTION Help your high‑school special education students build meaningful, functional writing skills with this age‑respectful writing pack designed for students working around a 2nd–3rd grade level. This resource includes structured writing worksheets and task cards that focus on the most essential transition skills: daily living, job readiness, social skills, and self‑advocacy. Perfect for life skills classrooms, mild intellectual disability programs, autism support, transition classe
6th - 12th
Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing
Also included in: High School Social Scenarios + Functional Writing MEGA BUNDLE
Next Dollar Up Task Cards | 72 Real‑Life Money Skills Cards | Special Education
Build real‑world money skills with this comprehensive set of 72 Next Dollar Up Task Cards—perfect for high school Special Education, Transition, Life Skills, and Functional Academics classrooms! Designed for students working at a 2nd–3rd grade cognitive level, these task cards use clear visuals, age‑respectful images, and real‑world prices to help students master the essential Next Dollar Up strategy. Students practice rounding up to the next whole dollar when paying for items—a critical
1st - 12th
Basic Operations, Money Math, Not Subject Specific
Restaurant Job Skills | Special Education Transition Activities | Vocational
📘 What’s Included This resource includes a variety of differentiated activities to support reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and functional job readiness skills: 📖 Reading & Comprehension 3 Restaurant-Themed Reading Comprehension Passages Easy-to-read text Check-the-box and short-answer questions Focus on real-life restaurant responsibilities and expectations 🧠 Task Cards & Practice Activities 20 True or False Task Cards Great for small groups, centers, or 1:1 instru
3rd - 12th
Reading
Identifying & Counting Coins | Money Activities & Task Cards
🪙 Identifying & Counting Coins Hands-On Money Activities + Word Problem Task Cards Make teaching money simple, engaging, and effective with this comprehensive money unit! This resource is packed with hands-on activities, print-and-go worksheets, math centers, and multiple-choice word problem task cards to help students confidently identify coins and count money. Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade, as well as intervention and special education, this unit provides everything you n
K - 12th
Basic Operations, Money Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Career Exploration Activities for Students with Disabilities
This Career Research Resource is designed to help students explore jobs while building essential literacy and life skills. Perfect for students with intellectual disabilities, this resource uses simple language, structured tasks, and clear expectations to support understanding and engagement. Students will practice learning about careers through true/false questions, short responses, vocabulary practice, and basic research skills. Activities are ideal for special education, life skills, tra
4th - 12th
Classroom Community, Informational Text, Reading
Real-Life Social Scenarios for Teens-Task Cards-Open-Ended & Multiple Choice
Help your students practice real-world social problem solving with 20 high-interest social scenario task cards, each available at two differentiated levels: Level 1: Verbal prompt – students listen or read the scenario and respond in their own wordsLevel 2: Multiple-choice – students choose the BEST response from four options These task cards are designed especially for teens and young adults who may read and process at an elementary level but need age-respectful, real-life content. They’r
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: High School Social Scenarios + Functional Writing MEGA BUNDLE
Finish the Sentence Task Cards – Sentence Starters for Elementary & Special Ed.
Description: Help your students build strong writing skills with this engaging Finish the Sentence Activity! Perfect for elementary classrooms or special education settings, this resource teaches students how to take a sentence starter and turn it into a complete, meaningful sentence. Students will: Learn what a sentence starter is and how to use it. Practice creating complete sentences that make sense. Express their ideas clearly and creatively. Explore “What if…” scenarios to expand th
1st - 12th
Grammar, Other (ELA), Writing
Money Math Skills for Transition Students – Functional Money and Task Cards
Help your transition‑age students build real‑world money skills with this functional, age‑respectful resource designed specifically for special education and life‑skills classrooms. With simple language, clear visuals, and structured practice, this packet supports students working at a 2nd–3rd grade cognitive level while maintaining appropriate formatting for teens and young adults. This print‑and‑go resource includes: ✔ Daily Warm‑Up Pages Short, repetitive money tasks perfect for independen
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Money Math, Not Subject Specific
Next Dollar Up Strategy | Functional Money Math for Students with Disabilities
⭐ What’s Included in This Resource 📘 Instruction & Teaching Materials Student-friendly explanation of the strategy Vocabulary cards with visuals and definitions 🧾 Task Cards: 20 Total Real-world shopping scenarios Realistic prices and everyday items Perfect for small groups, 1:1 instruction, or independent work 📝 Worksheets & Practice Pages Circle-the-answer worksheets Write-the-answer practice pages Real-life word problems Independent practice and review 📊 Assessments &
4th - 12th
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Money Math
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Real World Money Math Task Cards | Making Purchases & Counting Money
Help your students build real‑world money skills with this set of 20 functional Money Math Task Cards designed specifically for special education, life skills, and intervention classrooms. Each card presents an age‑appropriate, easy‑to-read purchase scenario where students add costs, find totals, or determine how much more money is needed. These task cards are perfect for: Special Education (Mild/Moderate & Intellectual Disabilities)High School Life Skills Math2nd–3rd Grade Math Skills for
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Money Math, Not Subject Specific
Job Interview Behavior Task Cards | Social Skills for Teens & Special Education
Help your students learn the do’s and don’ts of job interview behavior with these highly visual, age‑appropriate task cards designed specifically for special education, transition classrooms, and life skills programs. This resource teaches teens and young adults how to show professional behavior during an interview—using clear, real‑world examples that make expectations easy to understand. These print‑and‑go task cards cover positive behaviors (like speaking clearly and arriving early) as
6th - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Cash, Debit, & Credit Task Cards – 20 Real-Life Money Scenarios for High School
Help your students practice real-world money skills with these 20 Cash, Debit, and Credit Task Cards! Perfect for high school life skills classrooms, special education, or transition programs, this hands-on activity teaches students how to decide the best way to pay for everyday purchases. What’s Included: 20 task cards with real-life scenarios (small, medium, and large purchases, in-person and online) Key money vocabulary: cash, debit, credit, purchase, online Answer key for easy teaching
3rd - 12th
Financial Literacy, Money Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Interview Practice Scenario Task Cards | Life Skills | Special Education |
Help your students build confidence and essential job-readiness skills with this set of 18 Interview Practice Scenario Task Cards—designed specifically for special education, transition programs, and life skills classrooms. These cards are perfect for students working at a 2nd–3rd grade reading level while still keeping the content age-respectful for teens and young adults. This resource includes two full versions of each scenario: ✔ Version 1: Open‑ended interview question (no prompts
6th - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Reading Bills Task Cards: Functional Life Skills for Special Education
Help your students build real-world independence with this set of Reading Bills Life Skills Task Cards! Designed specifically for high school special education, mild intellectual disabilities, and transition programs, these cards teach students how to read and understand common household bills in a clear, age‑respectful format. This resource includes visual, easy‑to-read task cards covering: Electric billsWater billsPhone billsApartment rent Students practice identifying: Amount dueDue
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Money Math
FOOD STORAGE TASK CARDS: FRIDGE, FREEZER, PANTRY
28 Food Storage Task Cards for your life skills, CBI or adapted curriculum classroom. Students can use dry erase markers or clips to choose the correct way to store different types of foods. This can be used to support daily living skills or vocational training for students who are interested in working in a grocery store. These can be used as an independent activity, task boxes, IEP goals or small group. What's Included: 28 colored task cardsFrozen FoodsRefrigerated FoodsPantry FoodsThank you
K - 12th, Adult Education
Real-Life Money & Debit Card Scenarios | Life Skills Task Cards for Transition S
⭐ Product Description Help your high school special education students build real-life financial independence with these hands-on money and debit card task cards! This transition-focused resource uses real-world scenarios to teach students how to make smart decisions when using money and debit cards in everyday situations. Students practice functional math, budgeting, debit card safety, and decision-making through engaging, practical scenarios they are likely to encounter in real life. This reso
4th - 12th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Money Math
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Employment Skills Task Cards for Special Education | Job Readiness & Workplace
Help your students build real-world employment skills with these easy-to-use task cards designed especially for special education and transition classrooms. This set of 30 Employment Skills Task Cards gives students repeated practice with the basics of job readiness, workplace behavior, and soft skills using simple, clear multiple-choice questions. Perfect for students working around a 2nd–3rd grade reading level but in middle and high school classrooms who need age-respectful, real-life c
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
CBI Grocery Store Money Math: Sales Prices, Next Dollar Up & Change Back
Help your students practice real-world money skills with this Grocery Store Advertisement Activity! Perfect for CBI, life skills, and vocational training classrooms, students will learn to read sale advertisements, identify original and sale prices, calculate savings, practice next dollar up, and calculate change back. This flexible, hands-on activity can be used as a whole group lesson, independent practice, task box, or station activity—making it perfect for a variety of learning styles
K - 12th, Adult Education
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About the store
Experience
After earning my Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Adapted Curriculum, I launched my career as a self-contained Community-Based Instruction teacher. I serve high school students in grades 9–12, designing and delivering instruction that centers on functional academics, essential life skills, and hands-on vocational training. My lessons are individualized and practical — from reading and math skills applied to real-world tasks, to money management, cooking, community navigation, job readiness, and workplace routines.
Currently, I teach in a transition program for learners ages 18–22, supporting their pathway to greater independence, meaningful employment, and community inclusion. I collaborate closely with families, job coaches, and community partners to create work-based learning opportunities, internships, and functional assessments that inform personalized transition plans. I’m passionate about creating respectful, student-centered environments where each learner’s strengths are celebrated and progress is measurable.
I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to empower young adults as they develop the skills, confidence, and agency needed for life after school.
Teaching style
I use a student-centered, strength-based approach that emphasizes hands-on, community-based learning. My lessons are functional and goal-oriented—focused on real-world skills like money management, cooking, travel training, and job readiness—delivered through differentiated instruction, task analysis, and visual supports. I collaborate closely with families, job coaches, and community partners, use data and functional assessments to guide instruction, and create structured, respectful environments that build independence, self-advocacy, and meaningful post-school outcomes.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2021 Educator of the Year
My own education history
I hold a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Adapted Curriculum. I am currently pursuing a Specialist degree in Special Education to deepen my expertise and better support students with diverse learning needs
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