Hansen's SpEd Tools

Creative pictures with prompts to help describe what is happening. Who is in the picture? What are they doing? Where might they be? Take this information and create a sentence, or get creative and start a whole story! Great flexible tool to work on creative thinking, writing, and taking perspectives. Includes an example and one blank form for creating your own sentence/story starters!

PDF containing links to 5 different morning meeting designs, 10 different morning meeting pages, and a step-by-step on how to make a presentation personalized to your class and make it interactive for your students at the board. Meetings can be used with a wide variety of student needs and goals. *If there are other tools you are looking for, please let me know. I plan to continually update this document with additional morning meeting pages, presentations, and information for teachers.

This PD was created to introduce our program to the mainstream teachers at the school. It includes a basic introduction to common disability types seen in schools, information about modifications and accommodations, discussion about the role of paras/EAs, and an information page with several additional links for more information. There is also a Teacher Handouts product (that is free) that was created to go along with this presentation.

Google Slides activity (that can be transferred to a Smart Notebook for increased interactive components) complete with zones/emotion check-in, date, weather, language skills (Core word of the week) and a fun daily holiday check-in. Notes on how to transfer to different formats is included, along with additional notes/suggestions on how to use each page. A WONDERFUL way to start each day, build classroom community, and create an engaging routine for your students. Designed with middle school and

Presentation, handout, and Google form review form to better understand Learned Helplessness as it pertains to Special Education students. Also a great resource for educators of younger students.

An introductory unit to self-advocacy for Special Education students. Includes 5 units of information outlining what self-advocacy is, what is in an IEP, and how to recognize needs and have them met. Filled with lots of interactive materials for students to follow along and fill out!

Morning meeting interactive presentation and companion worksheets created at multiple levels (including all visual up to independent writing). A fantastic way to start each day - looking at the weather, the date, working on communication skills, behavioral regulation, and fun with holidays. Builds routine, classroom community, and helps take care of planning for you! Some lamination, velcro, and dry erase markers - and you are SET!

8 Visual cooking recipes with step by step visual instructions. Recipes include Easy Mac, trail mix, chocolate dip pretzels, box cake, sandwiches, and milkshakes. Additional activities included (matching and counting). Great for teaching independent skills in the kitchen and for following directions.

Morning meeting sheets that work as interactive worksheets for students participating in a morning meeting. Four different levels are included, along with visual options to create velcro options. Students can choose from a field of two, choose visual supports, write with supports, and independently write their responses. These are a companion to my Morning Meeting presentation. An AWESOME way to start each day to help with routine, relationship building, and communication. A little lamination an

Six separate presentation files to introduce and practice comprehension of 11 different core communication words: Am/Was, Can/Cannot, Different, On/Off, Some/All, This/That, and Big/Little. Each file includes a mix of definitions, visual supports, interactive activities, extension activities, and checks for understanding.

Multi-page packets to support comprehension and use of basic core communication words. Packet includes the words: this, and, new, turn, mine, your, on, off, big, little, and different. Visually supported activities, written work, and cut/paste activities are included.

Posters with information about Neurodiversity, famous neurodiverse people, and quotes about neurodiversity. Great for an all-school display or within a classroom to share information about different ways of learning and processing. Famous Neurodiverse People: - Billie Eilish - Albert Einstein - Greta Thuneberg - Michelangelo - Muhamad Ali - Ryan Gossling - Daniel Radcliffe - Simone Biles - Satoshi Tajiri Quotes from: - Jane Goodall - Maya Angelou - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Greta Thuneberg - Audre L

Rage Cycle PD presentation, handouts, and review. Includes information on being proactive, the stages of the rage cycle, and ideas for creating teachable moments. Made through a SpEd lens, but applicable to students of all types.

Presentation for all teaching staff about Learned Helplessness and how it pertains to special education as well as how staff may add to helpless behaviors, possible causes, and several tools and techniques to help students avoid falling into learned helplessness behaviors. Handout and review google form also available (free resources)

10 Think Outside the Box drawing prompts plus one blank form to create your own versions. Awesome for a warm-up or bell ringer to get students minds ready to rock and help the creative juices flow.

Visual matching file folder or cut/paste activity to help understanding WH questions. Match images to Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

Information about the stages of the Rage Cycle, including what to look for at each stage and discussion questions to relate the information to your own teaching experiences. Written through the lens of special education, these same theories apply to all students. Optional handout and review quiz also available.

Presentation with 4 included activities with step-by-step visuals and other additional visual supports. Worksheets for two activities included (with links.) Activities include: Color PoemColor BINGOColor mixing cookie decoratingSteps for cyanotype art

Presentation with 5 nature-inspired activities laid out step-by-step, bundled with two visually supported worksheets.

Information about each stage of the rage cycle, including ideas for teachable moments and being proactive. Great information on its own for educational staff as well as an addition to the Rage Cycle PD presentation.