Structured Special Ed
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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Early Childhood & Special Education Resources | Social Emotional Learning | Hands-On Pre-K–3 Activities | Digital & Printable Curriculum
Hi! I’m Lauren, the creator of Structured Special Ed. I’m a former K–6 self-contained special education teacher with 7 years of classroom experience and 3 years as a Social Emotional Learning & Behavior Specialist supporting grades Pre-K through 6. Before becoming a teacher, I worked for 8 years as an ABA therapist specializing in early intervention with young children ages 2–6.
Currently, I am a professor of Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, where I teach and mentor future educators. My passion is creating meaningful, hands-on resources that support diverse learners and make teaching a little easier for busy educators.
In my store, you’ll find digital and printable activities, social emotional learning tools, adapted books, task cards, and engaging hands-on materials designed for learners working at the Pre-K to 3rd grade level. My goal is to help teachers save time while providing developmentally appropriate, effective, and fun resources for their students.
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Dolch Sight Word Tracing Task Cards | Literacy Centers PreK-3rd & SPED
Build sight word fluency, handwriting confidence and fine motor control with these Dolch Sight Word Tracing Task Cards! Designed for Early Childhood and Special Education classrooms, this hands-on resource includes all 220 Dolch sight words from the Pre-Primer, Primer, First, Second, and Third Grade lists, giving you a complete set of tracing cards to use all year long. Each card features a clear, consistent tracing format that helps students master correct letter formation while reinforcing sig
K - 3rd
Handwriting, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.3
, RF.K.3c
Alphabet Adapted Books
Get 26 Alphabet Adapted Books for teaching letters A-Z! Work on a letter and words and pictures that start with that letter in an adapted, interactive and hands-on way! This resource is perfect for differentiation, small group instruction, centers, independent work, and many more opportunities through your day! These books are great because they use picture and word visuals, short basic sentences, increase vocabulary, have manipulated pieces for a hands on approach to learning and can be used i
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading
Understanding Others Emotions Bingo
This understanding others' emotions bingo game is great for a fun elementary school counseling or social emotional learning education lesson! This emotions bingo resource includes 10 unique premade bingo cards and 10 unique cut and paste make your own bingo boards which allows for hundreds of possibilities in bingo boards. This bingo set comes with scenario cards with different scenarios for students to determine what emotion others are feeling. This resource is great for a SEL whole group cla
K - 3rd
Character Education, School Counseling
Calming Strategy Lanyard Visuals
These coping strategy visual cards are perfect for your lanyard for school. They are a great visuals to help cue students to use a coping strategy instead of using too much language to deescalate students. The coping strategies available on these cards are: - taking deep breaths - go for a walk - stand up and stretch - take a drink - count backwards from 10 - count to 10 - do some yoga Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback! Also, f
PreK - 2nd
Character Education
Coping Strategy Wheels
These coping strategy wheels are perfect for visual supports for helping your students identify and decide on coping strategies that are best for them. Your students will love using these coping strategies wheels are ways to pick the best coping strategy that works for them. These wheels can be laminated so they can be used over and over again. They can also be a great addition to any break area or calm down space. There are three different types of calming strategy wheels:- a standard coping s
PreK - 2nd
Character Education, School Counseling
Color Adapted Books
These interactive color adapted books will help your students learn their colors in a fun way. This hands on activity is perfect for Pre-K, Kindergartens, SPED students to learn to recognize their colors and objects associated with that color. This resource is perfect for differentiation, small group instruction, centers, independent work, and many more opportunities through your day! There are 11 different color adapted books! The colors included are: Black, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Ye
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
Also included in: Color Adapted Books Bundle
CVC Writing Task Cards Bundle
Do your students need practice tracing, writing and spelling CVC words? Do they love hands on adapted activities? Please note: this is the bundle which includes 3 individual sets. Work on writing CVC words with the use of these tracing, writing and spelling cards which are adapted, interactive and hands-on way!This is the CVC writing bundle. It includes three sets: Tracing: 40 pages with 4 tracing cards on each page for a total of around 160 tracing cards. The tracing cards cover CVC words for
K - 3rd
Handwriting, Writing
CVC Adapted Books Bundle
Get 87 Adapted Books for teaching CVC words in this bundle! There are three different levels for each short vowel A, E, I, O and U which help your kids work on matching picture to word & picture, matching picture to word and matching word to picture in an adapted, interactive and hands-on way!This resource is perfect for differentiation, small group instruction, centers, independent work, and many more opportunities through your day! These books are great because they use picture and word visual
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Spring Skip Counting by 10s Boom Cards Bundle
These Boom Cards are a super fun and engaging way to practice skip counting by 10s. Boom Cards are digital task cards online that are very interactive and self correcting immediately if the student answers wrong. They work on an iPad, Chrome Book, Kindle Fire, other devices, or even your phone. This Spring set includes 4 high-interest and engaging decks to practice skip counting by 10s. Students count the Spring object and then click the correct answer from a field of 3 at the bottom. All of the
K - 2nd
Math, Other (Math)
Counting Fish Adaptive Book Freebie
Do your students need practice counting numbers 0-10? Do they love hands on adapted activities? These adapted books are perfect for kids to practice counting numbers 0-10. These books are also great because they use picture and number visuals, short basic sentences, increase vocabulary, have manipulated pieces for a hands on approach to learning and can be used independently. This resource is perfect for differentiation, small group instruction, centers, independent work, and many more opportuni
K - 1st
Math
Dolch Sight Word Tracing Task Cards | Seasonal Literacy Centers PreK-3rd & SPED
Keep sight word practice engaging all year long with holiday and seasonal tracing cards that match your classroom themes! This year-round bundle includes themed tracing sets for every major school-year month and celebration, helping students strengthen sight word recognition, handwriting, and fine motor skills in a fun, predictable format. Each themed set follows the same consistent structure as your favorite Dolch Sight Word Tracing Cards, making this a perfect companion to your original resour
PreK - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Handwriting, Sight Words
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.3
, RF.K.3c
Greater than, Less than, Equal to adapted book
Do your students need practice with greater than, less than and equal to? Do they love hands on adapted activities? Theses adapted books are perfect for kids to practice determining greater than, less than, or equal to for numbers 0-10. These books are also great because they have manipulated pieces for a hands on approach to learning and can be used independently. This resource is perfect for differentiation, small group instruction, centers, independent work, and many more opportunities throug
K - 1st
Math
Christmas Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Task Cards | SEL Social Skills
Help your students strengthen social skills and behavior awareness with these Christmas-themed Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Task Cards!Designed specifically for Pre-K, Kindergarten, early elementary grades, and Special Education classrooms, these visual cards provide hands-on practice identifying expected and unexpected behaviors using familiar holiday characters young learners love. This complete set includes 60 Christmas behavior scenarios featuring Santa, reindeer, snowmen, gingerbread
PreK - 3rd
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Expected vs Unexpected Behaviors Task Cards | Year-Round SEL Growing Bundle
Help your students build strong social skills and behavior awareness all year long with this Expected vs Unexpected Behaviors Task Card Year-Round Growing Bundle! Designed for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Education classrooms, this growing bundle provides clear, visual, and developmentally appropriate behavior scenarios to help students understand social expectations across seasons, holidays, and everyday classroom situations. Each themed set uses a consistent, predictable format
PreK - 3rd
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Winter Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Task Cards | SEL Social Skills
Help your students strengthen social skills and behavior awareness with these Winter-themed Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Task Cards!Designed specifically for Pre-K, Kindergarten, early elementary grades, and Special Education classrooms, these visual cards provide hands-on practice identifying expected and unexpected behaviors using familiar holiday characters young learners love. This complete set includes 60 Winter-themed behavior scenarios featuring Snowman, Polar Bear, Yeti, Snowflake
PreK - 3rd
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Counting Monster Teeth Adapted Book Freebie
Do your students need practice counting numbers 0-10? Do they love hands on adapted activities? These adapted books are perfect for kids to practice counting numbers 0-10. These books are also great because they use picture and number visuals, short basic sentences, increase vocabulary, have manipulated pieces for a hands on approach to learning and can be used independently. This resource is perfect for differentiation, small group instruction, centers, independent work, and many more opportuni
PreK - 2nd
Math
Ten Frame Counting Task Card Year-Round Bundle | Early Childhood & SPED
Keep counting and number recognition fun all year long with this Seasonal Ten Frame Counting Task Card Bundle! Designed for Early Childhood and Special Education classrooms, these engaging hands-on cards help students strengthen counting, one-to-one correspondence, and fine motor skills through themed visuals for every season and holiday. Each set includes five themed collections with numbers 0–10 and both field of 2 and field of 3 answer choices for easy differentiation. Use them for small grou
PreK - 1st
Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
, K.CC.B.4b
+2
Bus Expected and Unexpected Social Story Adapted Books
Do your students need practice with expected and unexpected behaviors on the bus? Will they benefit from social stories? Do they love hands on adapted activities? Work on expected and unexpected bus behaviors with the use of visuals in an adapted, interactive and hands-on way!This is the bus behaviors adapted book set. It includes: - Expected Behaviors Level 1: Key word vocabulary - Expected Behaviors Level 2: Full sentences - Unexpected Behaviors Level 1: Key word vocabulary - Unexpected Behav
PreK - 12th
Character Education, For All Subjects
Winter Skip Counting Boom Card Bundles
These Boom Cards are a super fun and engaging way to practice skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. Boom Cards are digital task cards online that are very interactive and self correcting immediately if the student answers wrong. They work on an iPad, Chrome Book, Kindle Fire, other devices, or even your phone. This Winter set includes 12 high-interest and engaging decks to practice skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Students skip count the winter objects and then click the correct answer from a field
K - 2nd
Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.2
Counting 0-10 Monthly Themed Adapted Books Bundle
Buy the Counting Adapted Books growing bundle and SAVE BIG! This bundle includes various adapted books focusing on counting from 0-10 for each month of the school year. There are even extra bonus categories included people, animals, kids and food that can be used at various times throughout the year. This bundle currently includes the sets: - Back To School (5 adapted books) - Fall (6 adapted books) - Halloween (4 adapted books) - Winter (4 adapted books) - Christmas (4 adapted books) - T
PreK - 2nd
Math
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About the store
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Early Childhood & Special Education Resources | Social Emotional Learning | Hands-On Pre-K–3 Activities | Digital & Printable Curriculum
Hi! I’m Lauren, the creator of Structured Special Ed. I’m a former K–6 self-contained special education teacher with 7 years of classroom experience and 3 years as a Social Emotional Learning & Behavior Specialist supporting grades Pre-K through 6. Before becoming a teacher, I worked for 8 years as an ABA therapist specializing in early intervention with young children ages 2–6.
Currently, I am a professor of Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, where I teach and mentor future educators. My passion is creating meaningful, hands-on resources that support diverse learners and make teaching a little easier for busy educators.
In my store, you’ll find digital and printable activities, social emotional learning tools, adapted books, task cards, and engaging hands-on materials designed for learners working at the Pre-K to 3rd grade level. My goal is to help teachers save time while providing developmentally appropriate, effective, and fun resources for their students.
Teaching style
If you’re an early childhood or special education teacher looking for hands-on, low-prep, and engaging activities, you’re in the right place!
My resources focus on social emotional learning, adapted books, task cards, and early literacy and math activities designed for Pre-K to 3rd grade learners. Each activity is created to save you time while helping students build independence, confidence, and a love of learning.
My own education history
BA in Psychology from Arizona State University.
BS in Human and Family Development from Arizona State University.
M.Ed in Special Education Grand Canyon University.
Additional biographical information
I understand the challenge of creating meaningful, differentiated lessons for diverse learners because I’ve lived it. As a former self-contained special education teacher and SEL/Behavior Specialist, I know how important it is to have resources that are both engaging for students and practical for teachers.
That’s why everything I create is hands-on, teacher friendly and designed to meet students where they are. My mission is to support early childhood and special education teachers with resources that build confidence, encourage independence and make learning fun for every child.
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