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⚖️ Functional Measurement Life Skills Bundle – Special Education Teach students essential real-world measurement skills with this all-in-one Functional Measurement Life Skills Bundle designed for special education and self-contained classrooms. This bundle includes all four of my measurement lessons, providing a complete, scaffolded approach to teaching students how to measure using dry measuring cups, liquid measuring cups, measuring spoons, and a food scale. Each lesson is student-frien

Use this engaging Big vs Little Problems presentation to help students in special education, autism, and life skills classrooms understand how to identify problems and choose appropriate reactions. This activity teaches students the difference between a big problem, a little problem, and an emergency, building important emotional regulation, social skills, and problem-solving skills. Students then practice identifying problem sizes using real-life scenarios designed for classroom discussion

Looking for a complete, student-friendly introduction to fractions? This Life Skills Fractions Bundle includes four scaffolded lessons that guide students from understanding a whole to identifying half (½) and one-fourth (¼), plus a general introduction to fractions lesson. Designed specifically for special education, life skills, and intervention classrooms, these lessons use clear visuals, real-world examples, and simple language to build strong foundational understanding. ⭐ What’s

Count How Many | Daily Counting Slides for Life Skills MathLooking for an easy, consistent way to practice counting every day? This Count How Many resource includes 120 picture-based slides designed for teachers to model counting aloud with students during short, daily small-group lessons. This promotes a low-prep format that supports life skills and special education learners. ⭐ What’s Included ✔️ 120 picture-only counting slides ✔️ Real-world images connected to daily routines ✔️ Desi

Looking for a simple, concrete way to teach one-half (½)? This life skills math lesson helps students understand that half means one of two equal parts using clear visuals, real-world examples, and student-friendly language. Designed with special education, life skills, and intervention learners in mind, this lesson builds directly on the concept of a whole and prepares students for future fraction skills. ⭐ What’s Included ✔️ Slideshow lesson with guided instruction ✔️ Visual examples

🧪 Measuring with Liquid Measuring Cups – Life Skills for Special Education Teaching students how to measure liquids is an important functional life skill, especially for cooking and real-world independence. This 15-slide instructional presentation helps students in special education learn how to use a liquid measuring cup and understand the different measurements shown on the cup. Students are explicitly taught the difference between milliliters (mL), cups, and fluid ounces (fl oz) using c

⚖️ Measuring with a Food Scale – Life Skills for Special Education Understanding how to measure weight is an important functional life skill for students in special education. This instructional presentation teaches students what a food scale is, how it is different from a human scale, and how it is used to measure food and ingredients in real-world settings. Students learn about common units of weight shown on a food scale, such as ounces (oz), pounds (lb), grams (g), and kilograms (kg),

📏 Measuring with Measuring Spoons – Life Skills for Special Education Teaching measurement in a functional, real-world way can be challenging—especially for students in special education. This 22-slide instructional presentation is designed to help students learn how and why measuring spoons are used, with clear visuals and simple explanations that support life skills and functional math instruction. This resource introduces students to measuring spoons, including the difference between ta

Looking for a simple, student-friendly way to introduce fractions? This life skills math lesson focuses on helping students understand what a whole is—one complete item with nothing missing—before moving on to parts and fractions. Using clear visuals and real-world examples, this lesson is ideal for special education, life skills, intervention, and struggling learners. ⭐ What’s Included ✔️ PowerPoint lesson with guided instruction ✔️ Visual examples of whole vs. not whole ✔️ Simple, r

Kitchen Appliance Functional Vocabulary Words | Life Skills & SPEDSupport students in learning essential kitchen appliance vocabulary with this functional vocabulary word set, perfect for life skills, cooking, and SPED classrooms. This resource helps students connect words with real-world kitchen appliances, building both reading and functional life skills. What’s Included Vocabulary words for common kitchen appliances, including: refrigerator, oven, microwave, dishwasher, air fryer, sto

This Conversation Skills Mini-Lesson helps students in special education, autism, and social skills groups learn how to have successful conversations with others. The presentation teaches students how to interact with a communication partner by focusing on: Staying on topic What our bodies should look like when talking (eye contact, body position, listening) Asking appropriate questions Students will also use conversation starters at the end of the lesson to practice their speaking and lis

Reader’s Theater Mini Lesson on Plot Elements | Free Resource for SPED & Life SkillsIntroduce students to plot elements and Reader’s Theater with this interactive mini-lesson! Perfect for special education, life skills classrooms, and literacy instruction, this free resource helps students understand characters, setting, dialogue, problems, and solutions while engaging in fun, hands-on reading activities. Why Teachers Love It Covers key plot elements: characters, setting, dialogue, probl