RayShells Classroom

This set of alphabet posters uses real brands and logos for each letter. Real-world uses for each letter of the alphabet. Perfect for pre-literate students or special education!

An active way to practice letter recognition! Students flip a card and name the letter on the bean. But, watch out! There are sneaky jumping beans in the mix! If someone draws one, everyone has to jump up and down five times!

This data collection sheet is helpful in keeping track of the kinds of prompts students needed to complete each Heggerty activity. This data sheet is helpful when collecting data on one specific student, and can be used as a benchmark assessment, or during one-on-one instruction.

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish letters. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of three letter options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the letters consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a larger array of options

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish numerals 0-20. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of three numeral options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the numerals consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a larger array of

An active way to practice letter recognition! Students flip a card and name the letter on the bean. But, watch out! There are sneaky jumping beans in the mix! If someone draws one, everyone has to jump up and down five times!

Create an Eras Tour-inspired bulletin board with these large letter "beads", smaller spacer beads included

Use this game to practice number recognition for numerals 0-20. Your students will love this whole-body learning game as they name the numerals. If they draw a jumping bean, everyone has to jump up and down five times!

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish letters. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of two letter options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the letters consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a field of 3 letter options

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish colors. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of two color options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the colors consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a field of 3 color options.

An active way to practice rhyme production! Students flip a card and say a word that rhymes with the picture on the bean. But, watch out! There are sneaky jumping beans in the mix! If someone draws one, everyone has to jump up and down five times!

Sometimes there are just too many choices for our students. This board is a simple way to offer two clear choices for students to pick from. This is a great tool for nonverbal students, young students who are still developing vocabulary, and students learning English.

An active way to practice letter recognition! Students flip a card and name the shape on the bean. But, watch out! There are sneaky jumping beans in the mix! If someone draws one, everyone has to jump up and down five times!

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish numerals 0-20. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of two numeral options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the numerals consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a field of 3 numera

Use this letter template for your pre-literate students to write their letters to Santa. Students will fill-in their names, age and grade, how they think they were this year (plus a fill-in option!) and what three items they wish for! Students can also add a photo or a drawn picture to their letter.

This-or-That questions for the whole school year! I use these questions as my "Question of the Day" during my morning meeting 23 questions per monthQuestions mostly have 2 choices, a few have 3 or 4Can be used in many ways: Non-verbal or limited verbal students can choose between two options (I usually have the options as pictures on my morning meeting slides)Students can "vote" for their favorite, use to tally and graph resultsUse as an opportunity to share opinionsCan be used as a conversation

I have made teacher portfolios each time I have interviewed for positions. They are an amazing tool to show district hiring teams who you are and what you bring to the table. This guide will show you exactly what I include in my portfolio, and will give you tips and ideas on how to impress hiring teams

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish 2D and 3D shapes. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of three shape options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the shapes consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a larger array of

A fun activity for pre-readers and early writers! Students choose the toys they would like to put on their wish list and transcribe the name of the toy onto their list. This activity works great as a writing center and could be used during a holiday party as well!

This assessment is a quick, reliable tool designed to evaluate a non-verbal or limited-verbal student's ability to recognize and distinguish colors. An assessment like this is ideal for individuals with speech or language challenges, such as non-verbal students or ELL students. This assessment uses a field of three color options for students to choose from. Once students are able to accurately identify the colors consistently, you can increase the difficulty by using a larger array of color opti