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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 Fine Motor Skills Adapted Activities for SPED Bundle - No Prep

Earth Day Fine Motor Skills Adapted Activities for SPED Bundle - No Prep

These fun, Earth Day fine motor skills activities for Sped and beginning learners include reading, tracing, writing, coloring, identifying numbers, and following a number sequence to complete fun, Earth Day, and environmentally themed pre-writing activities. This bundle is perfect for students who require scaffolded and adapted visual worksheets to build fundamental skills in reading, writing, following step-by-step directions, improving creativity, and developing fine motor skills.This no
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 Spring Break Packet for SPED - Reading, Writing, Math, and Fine Motor Activities

Spring Break Packet for SPED - Reading, Writing, Math, and Fine Motor Activities

Are you looking for an engaging and fun Spring Break Packet for your beginning learners that includes spring-themed math, reading, writing, and fine motor skills? You will love these engaging, time-saving, no prep, print and use, differentiated activities that are perfect for reviewing and building essential foundational skills, especially for special education students and self-contained classrooms. These adapted visual worksheets are also beneficial for newcomers and early learners. Your
Preview of Counting Numbers to 20 Task Cards and Worksheets for SPED - No Prep

Counting Numbers to 20 Task Cards and Worksheets for SPED - No Prep

These time-saving, engaging, and differentiated butterfly-themed, counting numbers to 20 task cards and worksheets are perfect for beginning learners. This resource includes task cards that can be used with clothespins or dry-erase markers in workstations and centers, especially in self-contained classrooms. The task cards come in two versions, with a larger version to accommodate students who require more support. The activities also include counting, writing, and coloring worksheets that
Preview of Life Cycle of a Butterfly - math and literacy adapted activities for SPED Bundle

Life Cycle of a Butterfly - math and literacy adapted activities for SPED Bundle

These Life Cycle of a Butterfly science, math, and literacy activities include many adapted and differentiated activities. Your students will learn about the four stages of the butterfly's life cycle through reading, writing, tracing, and coloring activities, using visual readers and mini books that sequence the life of a butterfly. The bundle also includes cut-and-paste worksheets for students who benefit from more fine motor work, as they label, match pictures, words, and sentences t
Preview of Numbers to 10 Counting and Cardinality Worksheets - Butterfly Life Cycle Theme

Numbers to 10 Counting and Cardinality Worksheets - Butterfly Life Cycle Theme

These time-saving, engaging, butterfly life cycle-themed, print and go math worksheets target numbers to 10. They have been differentiated in six ways to help your beginning learners work on their counting and cardinality skills by counting, ordering, sequencing, building on ten frames, writing, and coloring. Skills Addressed:counting and cardinality, 1:1 number correspondence, number order, sequencing, problem solving, critical, following directions, thinking, attention and focus, small-m
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 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 Foundational Skills For SPED Bundle - ELA, Math & Fine Motor Skills

Foundational Skills For SPED Bundle - ELA, Math & Fine Motor Skills

Are you looking for foundational skills activities for your special education students that are perfect for morning work, early and fast finishers, beginning learners, ESL newcomers, and students on the autism spectrum? You will love this monthly reading, writing, and fine motor activities. Included are differentiated worksheets you can pick and choose from to meet your students' learning levels. With a structured and consistent format, this packet is an excellent choice for students who
Preview of Telling Time To The Hour and Half Hour - Analog and Digital - SPED

Telling Time To The Hour and Half Hour - Analog and Digital - SPED

This no-prep, print and use, telling time to the hour and half hour, digital and analog math packet is perfect for diversified learning needs. It contains many differentiated and adapted worksheets for telling time. These telling time activities cover basic terms such as o'clock and half past to meet the first-grade common core standard in math. Your students will engage in various reading, writing, cutting, and pasting activities as they work through these telling time worksheets. They
Preview of November No Prep Print and Go: Math, ELA Foundational and Fine Motor Skills

November No Prep Print and Go: Math, ELA Foundational and Fine Motor Skills

This no prep, print and go, fall theme activities packet is great for November morning work, just pick and choose from the differentiated worksheets that work best for your students. Included are many Thanksgiving math, reading, writing, and fine motor activities. These time saving visual worksheets are great for beginning learners, special education and autism self-contained classrooms and are perfect for early and fast finishers. Great For: K-2 Elementary ClassroomsAutism Classrooms (K
Preview of Thanksgiving Math and Literacy Activities for Special Education - No Prep

Thanksgiving Math and Literacy Activities for Special Education - No Prep

This time-saving, Thanksgiving math and literacy packet is ideal for developing reading, writing, problem-solving, fine motor, and critical thinking skills. These are no-prep, print-and-use, foundational skills activities that are great for beginning learners, special education students, and newcomers. These fun and engaging differentiated worksheets are perfect for classwork or as a take-home packet during the break. It includes various adapted activities, such as reading, writing, labe
Preview of Adding Money Worksheets - Coin Addition To A Dollar for SPED

Adding Money Worksheets - Coin Addition To A Dollar for SPED

Your students will practice their money math skills by adding coins to a dollar by counting and adding pennies, adding pennies and nickels, adding pennies and dimes, adding mixed coins, and adding mixed coins to a dollar. This Money Addition Activity is Great For:K-2 ElementaryAutism classrooms (K-2 and 3-5 Clusters)Students With Language ImpairmentsStudents With DisabilitiesMixed Grade ClassroomsMixed Abilities ClassroomsESL, EFL, ELL, ELD Learners, NewcomersADD/ADHD StudentsAt-Risk KidsHomesc
Preview of Identifying and Labeling Coins Worksheets for SPED

Identifying and Labeling Coins Worksheets for SPED

These differentiated coin identification worksheets will help your beginning learners recognize, identify, label, and sort pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Differentiation: 1. Print, cut, laminate, and velcro pages to create an interactive activity book. 2. Punch holes and put them in a binder for independent work or 1:1 instructional time. 3. Assign worksheets individually for student classroom work or homework. 4. Assign digitally, and students can complete self-checking activiti
Preview of 2D Geometric Shapes Worksheets - Identify, Trace, Count and Color Shapes

2D Geometric Shapes Worksheets - Identify, Trace, Count and Color Shapes

These engaging, time saving, print and use worksheets will help your students learn their shapes by identifying, coloring, tracing, and counting 2D shapes. Students will work with Circles, Square, Star, Rectangle, Heart, Triangle, and Donut. These are Great For:PK-2 elementary schoolStudents with disabilitiesAutism classrooms (grade clusters K-2 & 3-5)ESL, EFL, ELL, ELDStudents with language impairmentsReluctant readers and writersMixed-grade classroomsAt-risk studentsHomeschoolThis Math Activi
Preview of Simple Math Shape Patterns Worksheets: What Comes Next?

Simple Math Shape Patterns Worksheets: What Comes Next?

Students will learn how to identify simple ABAB patterns using simple 2D shapes and continue the pattern. The ABAB pattern worksheets have been differentiated in two ways for different abilities. 1. Students can draw the shape that continues the pattern and color in the shapes. 2. Students who are not yet writing can color or circle the shape that continues the pattern. Worksheets Are Perfect For:Independent desk workSmall groupsOne-to-one instructionWorkstationsMath centersMorning workHome
Preview of Geometric Shapes: 2D Shapes Worksheets - Draw, Color, Trace and Match

Geometric Shapes: 2D Shapes Worksheets - Draw, Color, Trace and Match

Are you looking for no-prep geometric shapes worksheets for identifying and labeling 2D shapes for your early learners? This packet is differentiated with over 30 pages of matching, coloring, identifying, and labeling 2D shapes. These math worksheets are great for whole-class activities, math stations, workstations, early finishers, and independent desk work. This Activity is Great For:K-2 elementary schoolAutism Classrooms (grade clusters K-2 & 3-5)ESL, EFL, ELL, ELDStudents with language
Preview of Single Digit Addition to 10 Worksheets with Visuals for Special Education

Single Digit Addition to 10 Worksheets with Visuals for Special Education

These single addition up to 10 visual worksheets will help your students construct and solve simple single addition problems. These no-prep, print and use, differentiated, math worksheets for beginning learners include domino addition worksheets, doubles, and mixed addition math problems. This Math Activity is Great For:PK-2 elementary schoolStudents with disabilitiesAutism Classrooms (grade clusters K-2 & 3-5)ESL, EFL, ELL, ELD, NewcomersStudents with language impairmentsReluctant readers an
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About the store

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.