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New York, United States
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Welcome to my store! With over 17 years of experience as a Special Education Teacher, I am dedicated to supporting students on the autism spectrum, English language learners, and those with mild to severe disabilities. My resources are designed to help teachers save valuable time in prepping and meet the diverse needs of their students. They are student-friendly, differentiated, research-based, and aligned with the Common Core State Standards to ensure that every student has the opportunity to thrive, and a teacher has a chance to breathe. My materials are also designed for inclusivity and diverse learning styles.
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Preview of Earth Day Color By Code -  Numbers 1 - 10 - Coloring Sheets for SPED

Earth Day Color By Code - Numbers 1 - 10 - Coloring Sheets for SPED

Your students will love these Earth Day-themed color-by-number worksheets, which are perfect for number identification (1-10), color identification, pre-writing practice, and fine motor skill development. These fun, color-by-code worksheets have been differentiated in two ways: with color cues ( visual readers) and text ( fluent readers). These print and use color by code winter worksheets are perfect for visual/not yet readers who need medium to high support (color version), and for studen
Preview of Earth Day Directed Drawing Task Cards Fine Motor Skills - Sped

Earth Day Directed Drawing Task Cards Fine Motor Skills - Sped

These Earth Day-themed directed drawing task cards are perfect for pre-writing practice and fine motor skills development. Your beginning learners can use the task cards with the 6 step-by-step written directions to improve drawing skills, and your budding artists can copy the task card with the completed picture to create their original version. They can draw and write about their drawing on the included drawing and writing templates, or they can draw on construction paper. This activity i
Preview of Earth Day Directed Drawing Writing Worksheets for Fine Motor Skills - Sped

Earth Day Directed Drawing Writing Worksheets for Fine Motor Skills - Sped

These Earth Day-themed directed drawing, coloring, tracing, and writing activities are perfect for beginning readers and writers. These activities are a great way to express creativity and enhance understanding of environmental themes as students work on improving reading and writing for comprehension, and fine motor skills. They are differentiated in two ways (draw, color, and trace; and draw, color, and write) to meet your students’ learning needs. Benefits:Improve reading and writing f
Preview of Earth Day Dot to Dot - Connect the Dots Numbers 1- 40 - Fine Motor Skills - Sped

Earth Day Dot to Dot - Connect the Dots Numbers 1- 40 - Fine Motor Skills - Sped

These Earth Day-themed dot-to-dot activities are perfect for sight reading, pre-writing practice, number sequencing, and fine motor skills development. They have been differentiated in four ways, from the most supported to the most independent students. These worksheets contain Earth Day-themed pictures with the names for sight reading and comprehension. They include dot-to-dot (black/white and color versions), and connect the dots with number sequencing (black/white and color versions) for
Preview of Earth Day Tracing and Coloring Activities for SPED - Fine Motor Skills - No Prep

Earth Day Tracing and Coloring Activities for SPED - Fine Motor Skills - No Prep

These no-prep, print-and-use, engaging Earth Day tracing, and coloring fine motor activities are perfect for developing pre-writing skills. These fun, clear, clutter-free, and kid-friendly worksheets have been differentiated in two ways ( trace-only and trace-and-color) for your emergent readers and writers. Your students can use pencils, crayons, or markers to practice pencil control. They will trace various types of lines and work on letter formation as they trace the words that describe
Preview of St. Patrick's Day Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED

St. Patrick's Day Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED

These fun, no prep, print and use St. Patrick's Day dot marker coloring worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills, sight word reading, and building vocabulary related to this holiday. These do-a-dot coloring pages can be completed with dot markers, dot stickers, Q-tips with paint or watercolors, pom poms, or crayons or markers. Students who are unable to hold a writing/coloring instrument can also use their finger for painting. Skills:Hand-eye coordination, pencil grip, pencil
Preview of Valentine's Day Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED

Valentine's Day Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED

These fun, no prep, print and use Valentine's Day dot marker coloring worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills, sight word reading, and building vocabulary related to this holiday. These do-a-dot coloring pages can be completed with dot markers, dot stickers, Q-tips with paint or watercolors, pom poms, or crayons or markers. Students who are unable to hold a writing/coloring instrument can also use their finger for painting. Skills:Hand-eye coordination, pencil grip, pencil co
Preview of Christmas Shapes Tracing Activities - 2D Shapes - No Prep for SPED

Christmas Shapes Tracing Activities - 2D Shapes - No Prep for SPED

These Christmas shape tracing activities are perfect for developing pre-writing skills and are differentiated in four ways. These time-saving, no-prep, print-and-use 2D shape tracing pages include 19 shapes: Rectangle, Square, Rhombus, Triangle, Heart, Star, Semicircle, Circle, Oval, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Nonagon, Decagon, Trapezoid, Crescent, and Crest.Tip: The color versions can be laminated for durability and multiple uses by students who require manipulati
Preview of Christmas Fine Motor Activities for Sped: Read, Trace, Write, Color - No Prep

Christmas Fine Motor Activities for Sped: Read, Trace, Write, Color - No Prep

The Christmas fine motor skills activities in this bundle are ideal for developing prewriting skills in beginning learners, newcomers, special education students, particularly those in self-contained classrooms. These are fun, no-prep, print-and-use differentiated activities that can save you time in planning and help introduce elements of this popular holiday. Your students will engage in activities that cover tracing 2D shapes, various horizontal lines and full picture scenes, sight wor
Preview of Christmas Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep

Christmas Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep

These fun, no prep, print and use, Christmas dot marker coloring worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills, sight word reading, and building vocabulary related to this holiday. These do-a-dot coloring pages can be completed with dot markers, dot stickers, Q-tips with paint or watercolors, pom poms, or crayons or markers. Students who are unable to hold a writing/coloring instrument can also use their finger for painting. Skills:Hand-eye coordination, pencil grip, pencil control
Preview of Christmas Fine Motor Tracing Lines and Coloring Activities for SPED - No Prep

Christmas Fine Motor Tracing Lines and Coloring Activities for SPED - No Prep

These no prep, print and use, engaging Christmas fine motor activities include tracing lines and picture scenes. They are perfect for developing pre-writing skills for emergent writers. The packet includes both black/white (ink saver) and color tracing line worksheets. They also include black line and gray line tracing picture scenes worksheets. The color version is a low-prep, laminate once, option for durability, multiple uses by students, and longevity. These are great for workstation t
Preview of Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activities for Sped: Read, Trace, Write, Color - No Prep

Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activities for Sped: Read, Trace, Write, Color - No Prep

The Thanksgiving fine motor skills activities in this bundle are ideal for developing prewriting skills in beginning learners, newcomers, special education students, particularly those in self-contained classrooms. These are fun, no-prep, print-and-use differentiated activities that can save you time in planning and help introduce elements of this popular holiday. Your students will engage in activities that cover tracing different lines and picture scenes, sight word reading, writing abo
Preview of Thanksgiving Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep

Thanksgiving Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep

These fun, no prep, print and use, Thanksgiving dot marker coloring worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills, sight word reading, and building vocabulary related to this holiday. These do-a-dot coloring pages can be completed using dot markers, dot stickers, Q-tips with paint or watercolors, pom poms, or by coloring the dots with crayons or markers. For students who are unable to hold a writing/coloring instrument, they can also use their finger for painting. Skills:Hand-eye
Preview of Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activities - Build a Turkey - I Am Thankful Write - SPED

Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activities - Build a Turkey - I Am Thankful Write - SPED

These fun and engaging Thanksgiving fine motor activities include “I am Thankful for” writing worksheets, differentiated ways to build a turkey, and label a turkey by writing or cutting and pasting. There are black/white (ink saver) and color versions for differentiation. These are great for a Thanksgiving crafts session, especially in self-contained classrooms, or an extension to a Thanksgiving lesson. Your students can use pencils, crayons, or markers to practice pencil control while tr
Preview of Thanksgiving Fine Motor Tracing and Coloring Activities for SPED - No Prep

Thanksgiving Fine Motor Tracing and Coloring Activities for SPED - No Prep

These engaging Thanksgiving fine motor tracing lines and picture scenes worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills for emergent writers. The packet includes print and use, black/white (ink saver), and color tracing line worksheets. They also include black line and gray line tracing picture scenes worksheets. The color version is a low-prep, laminate once, option for durability, multiple uses by students, and longevity. These are great for workstation tasks, especially in self
Preview of Halloween Color By Code -  Numbers and Letters - Coloring Sheets for SPED

Halloween Color By Code - Numbers and Letters - Coloring Sheets for SPED

Your students will have loads of fun with these Halloween color by code, color by numbers, and color by letters coloring pages. These Halloween fine motor coloring activities also target number recognition and identification of numbers 1-10, and identification of Uppercase letters A-Z. These coloring worksheets have been adapted in four ways (numbers and letters, color, and black and white versions). These time-saving, print and use color by code coloring pages are perfect These print and u
Preview of Halloween Fine Motor Activities for Sped: Dot Marker, Trace, and Color - No Prep

Halloween Fine Motor Activities for Sped: Dot Marker, Trace, and Color - No Prep

The Halloween fine motor skills activities in this bundle are ideal for developing prewriting skills in beginning learners and special education students, particularly those in self-contained classrooms. These are fun, no prep, print-and-use worksheets that can save you time and help introduce elements of this popular holiday. Your students will engage in activities that cover color by code: numbers and letters, tracing different lines and picture scenes, coloring with dot markers and many
Preview of Halloween Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep

Halloween Dot Marker Coloring Activities Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep

These fun Halloween-themed fine motor dot markers coloring worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills and sight word reading comprehension, and building vocabulary around this popular holiday. These no-prep, do-a-dot coloring pages can be completed using dot markers, dot stickers, Q-tips with paint or watercolors, pom poms, or by coloring the dots with crayons or markers. For students who are unable to hold a writing/coloring instrument, they can also use their finger for painti
Preview of Halloween Fine Motor Tracing and Coloring Activities for SPED - No Prep

Halloween Fine Motor Tracing and Coloring Activities for SPED - No Prep

These fun Halloween-themed fine motor tracing lines and scenes worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills. Your students can use pencils, crayons, or markers to practice working on their pencil control, tracing, and coloring skills with various types of lines. These writing worksheets include a combination of no prep, print and use, black and white (inksaver) worksheets, and a low prep equivalent in color that you can laminate once for years of use or just place them in a she
Preview of Earth Day Read Aloud Taking Care of the Earth - Reading Comprehension Questions

Earth Day Read Aloud Taking Care of the Earth - Reading Comprehension Questions

This nonfiction reading comprehension Earth Day read aloud helps kids identify ways of taking care of the earth. It is a colorful, easy reader that shows kids 11 ways that they can help take care of the earth in celebration of Earth Day, April 22. The packet includes differentiated reading comprehension questions. They have been adapted in four versions to reach more of your student’s level of functioning. This no prep, print and use, activity is great for increasing vocabulary around ear
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Experience

Welcome to my store! With over 17 years of experience as a Special Education Teacher, I am dedicated to supporting students on the autism spectrum, English language learners, and those with mild to severe disabilities. My resources are designed to help teachers save valuable time in prepping and meet the diverse needs of their students. They are student-friendly, differentiated, research-based, and aligned with the Common Core State Standards to ensure that every student has the opportunity to thrive, and a teacher has a chance to breathe. My materials are also designed for inclusivity and diverse learning styles.

Teaching style

Student Centered, Therapeutic, Participatory, and Collaborative. I used the TEACCH approach and methodology to teach my students on the spectrum (self-contained classroom). This approach focuses on the "culture of autism" and is based on cognitive-social learning theory. A core value in this approach is appreciating and valuing the unique strengths in every child.

My own education history

Master of Arts Degree from Teachers College/Columbia University in Social and Organizational Psychology from the State of New York. Master of Science Degree in Education with a dual certification in Elementary Education from Hunter College from the state of New York.

Additional biographical information

Licensed and Certified in Special Education and Childhood Education Grades 1-6.