About the store
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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End of the Year Awards for Special Education - Autism - No Prep
Are you looking for end of the year awards to recognize and celebrate your students’ unique qualities, skills, and academic achievements? These fun and inclusive end-of-the-year awards are a great way to make every one of your students feel special and successful. These colorful awards are perfect for beginning learners, ELLs, and special education (autism) classrooms, as they cover many skill areas, such as personality and character traits, social-emotional, and academic and subject areas
PreK - 2nd
Character Education, Classroom Community, For All Subjects
CCSS
RI.K.7
Reading Comprehension Passages With Differentiated WH Questions - Bundle
Are you looking for differentiated short reading comprehension passages with Wh multiple-choice questions and real-life visuals that are aligned with the Common Core Standards and DLM Essential Elements? The reading comprehension passages included in this bundle contain highly structured reading activities that are differentiated in two ways (with and without visual cues, and different "Wh" questions) to scaffold the reading activity as your students build their reading and comprehension sk
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.1.1
+7
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
K - 2nd
Numbers, Reading, Writing
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.MD.A.1
+9
Number Sequence Puzzles 1 to 10 - Butterfly Life Cycle Theme - SPED
Are you looking for fun and engaging number sequence puzzles covering numbers 1 to 10 for your beginning learners? These fun, butterfly life cycle-themed number sequence puzzles are great for practicing counting, number ordering, and sequencing numbers to 10. The puzzles are perfect as extension activities for science lessons on the life cycle of the butterfly or math practice. They have been differentiated in two ways, with many options for usage to accommodate students who need higher s
PreK - 2nd
General Science, Math, Numbers
CCSS, NGSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
, 3-LS1-1
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
PreK - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+2
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Adapted Mini Books for Special Education - No Prep
These fun, print-and-go, differentiated, and adapted mini books (4-Ways) about the life cycle of the butterfly are perfect for beginning learners. The mini books come in color and black-and-white versions, which can be used in many ways to save you time and effort in planning. There is a version with simple accessible text with familiar vocabulary, such as first, next, then, and last, for early and emergent readers. The other version includes more complex content with accessible vocab
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.K.1
, RI.1.7
, K-ESS3-1
+2
Butterfly Life Cycle Cut and Paste Activities for Special Education - No Prep
These print and go, differentiated, and adapted worksheets about the life cycle of the butterfly are perfect for beginning learners and those who benefit from visual support and cut-and-paste activities. Your students will learn about the butterfly life cycle in four steps and engage in many exercises involving reading, matching, sequencing, labeling, and coloring. The activities come in a color and a black-and-white version that you can use in many ways. The color version is great if you
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.K.1
, RI.1.7
, K-ESS3-1
+2
Number Sequence Puzzles 1 to 10 - Acts of Kindness - Friendship - SEL - SPED
Are you looking for fun and engaging number sequence puzzles covering numbers 1 to 10? These random acts of kindness and friendship building themed puzzles are perfect for integrating math with social skills or social-emotional learning. These number sequence puzzles are also great for Valentine's Day activities. They have been differentiated in two ways, with many options for usage to accommodate students who need higher support, especially those in self-contained classrooms. Each puzzle i
PreK - 1st
Math, Numbers, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
Sentence Frames - Sentence Structure Task Cards - Fill in the Blanks Bundle SPED
Are you looking for fun, easy, and engaging sentence frames and sentence structure task cards for your beginning learners? These fill in the blank sentence structure task cards are great for grammar practice on parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The worksheets/task cards are differentiated in two ways: identify the noun + verb or adjective, and identify the verb or adjective. They are also themed after the seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall. The worksheets fe
K - 2nd
Grammar, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
CCSS
L.K.1
, L.K.1b
, L.K.2d
+7
Fall Sentence Frames Fill In The Blanks Sentence Structure Task Cards For SPED
These visual, fall sentence frames worksheets can also be used as simple sentence structure task cards for beginning readers and reluctant writers. Your beginning learners will learn the construction of a complete declarative sentence by reading and filling in the blanks using parts of speech ( subject/noun and verb, or verb/adjective) to complete the sentence. The differentiated and scaffolded worksheets feature large, colorful picture cues to aid comprehension. They also have all the f
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1c
, RF.1.1
+7
Summer Sentence Frames Fill In The Blanks Sentence Structure Task Cards For SPED
These visual, summer sentence frames worksheets can also be used as simple sentence structure task cards for beginning readers and reluctant writers. Your beginning learners will learn the construction of a complete declarative sentence by reading and filling in the blanks ( subject/noun and verb, or verb/adjective) to complete the sentence. The differentiated and scaffolded worksheets feature large, colorful picture cues to aid comprehension. They also have all the functions of a complet
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1c
, RF.1.1
+7
Spring Sentence Frames Fill In The Blanks Sentence Structure Task Cards For SPED
These visual, spring sentence frames worksheets can also be used as simple sentence structure task cards for beginning readers and reluctant writers. Your beginning learners will learn the construction of a complete declarative sentence by reading and filling in the blanks ( subject/noun and verb, or verb/adjective) to complete the sentence. The differentiated and scaffolded worksheets feature large, colorful picture cues to aid comprehension. They also have all the functions of a complete
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1c
, RF.1.1
+7
Winter Sentence Frames Fill In The Blanks Sentence Structure Task Cards For SPED
These visual, winter sentence frames worksheets can also be used as simple sentence structure task cards that are great for beginning readers and reluctant writers. Your students will learn the construction of a complete declarative sentence by reading and filling in the blanks (subject/noun and verb, or verb/adjective) to complete the sentence. The differentiated and scaffolded worksheets feature large, colorful picture cues to aid comprehension. They also have all the functions of a compl
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1c
, RF.1.1
+7
Short Reading Comprehension Passages Main Idea - WH Questions - Bundle for SPED
These time-saving, no prep, print and use main idea reading comprehension activities, which include picture reading to find the central concept in an illustration, short passages with "Wh" questions for improving comprehension, and short stories with text and visuals for identifying the main idea, are perfect for beginning readers, special education students, and newcomers. Benefits:These visual reading worksheets will enhance early-grade fiction reading comprehension skills and help them
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.1.1
+7
Main Idea Reading Comprehension Worksheets for SPED - Short Passages - No Prep
Are you looking for engaging main idea reading comprehension worksheets with visuals for your emergent readers that will help them learn how to identify the central concept in a short reading passage? Through these time-saving, no prep, print and use, differentiated reading comprehension worksheets, your students will learn to identify the main idea using simple text and visual support. It targets one question that asks for the main idea, and a simple structure for the answer choices. Fo
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.K.7
+5
Short Reading Passages With "Wh" Comprehension Questions with Visuals - SPED
Are you looking for differentiated short reading passages with "Wh" comprehension Questions and visuals that are aligned with the Common Core and DLM Essential Elements for your beginning learners? These time-saving, print and use, short reading passages have been differentiated in 2 ways: text only and text with picture cues for visual support and to accommodate various learning styles. These short passages are also less structured, meaning they don't all follow a pattern, and are appropria
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.3
, RL.2.1
+5
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages With Differentiated WH Questions - Bundle
Main Idea Picture Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Visuals - SPED - No Prep
Are you looking for main idea reading comprehension worksheets for your emergent readers that will help them learn how to use illustrations to decode text and understand stories? Through these differentiated picture comprehension worksheets, your students will learn the central concept in an illustration. They will practice describing what is happening in the picture and then choose the sentence that best matches the picture. These reading comprehension worksheets will enhance early-grade f
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.1.1
+5
Fine Motor Line Tracing Back To School Worksheets for SPED - No Prep
These back to school themed fine motor tracing lines and scenes worksheets are perfect for developing pre-writing skills. Your students can use pencils, crayons, or dry-erase markers to practice pencil control, tracing various types of lines and picture scenes (school supplies), and coloring for improving and developing their handwriting skills. This packet includes tracing activities that are a combination of no prep, just print and use in the classroom, and low prep—laminate once for yea
K - 2nd
Handwriting, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
Reading and Writing for Comprehension for Special Education - No Prep
This reading and writing for comprehension bundle is perfect for beginning learners, newcomers, and special education students. The short reading passages with Wh questions are differentiated in two ways (short answers and multiple choice). The writing simple sentences worksheets have been differentiated in three ways ( writing 2-3 sentences to form a short paragraph using a word bank, writing one sentence about the picture, and tracing/writing a sentence) for your varied learning needs.
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.K.4
+12
Reading Comprehension Passages with Wh Questions For SPED - No Prep
These print and use short reading comprehension passages, which include five “Wh” questions, are perfect for back to school and have been differentiated in two ways (multiple choice and short answers) for your beginning learners, special education students, and/or newcomers. They are perfect for scaffolding for students who are learning to make meaning of the text, or given to students based on their level of comprehension and writing abilities. These no prep, time-saving, and engaging s
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.3
, RL.2.1
+6
Also included in: Reading and Writing for Comprehension for Special Education - No Prep
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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.
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