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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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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
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
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
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
Writing Simple Sentences - Picture Prompts - Back To School - For SPED
These no prep, print and use, differentiated simple sentence writing worksheets are perfect for back to school. They have been adapted 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 beginning readers and writers. Your students will engage in picture reading, coloring, and writing complete sentences to describe the picture. The worksheets are themed after professions and/or o
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.3
, RL.2.1
+5
Also included in: Reading and Writing for Comprehension for Special Education - No Prep
Reading Comprehension Passages With WH Questions - Back To School - For SPED
Are you looking for back to school themed short reading comprehension passages with WH questions that align with the Common Core and DLM Essential Elements? These reading comprehension passages with 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. These engaging short reading passages also feature illustrations to help students make m
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
Numbers 1 to 20 Worksheets Fine Motor Skills Back to School for SPED - No Prep
These numbers 1 to 20 math worksheets are ideal for self-contained autism classrooms, beginning learners, newcomers, and special education students. These no-prep, print-and-use math worksheets feature tracing, counting, and coloring for back-to-school foundational math work and fine motor skills development. The worksheets have been differentiated in three ways (coloring and counting, tracing and counting on base ten blocks, and tracing numbers ) so you can scaffold the worksheets for each
PreK - 2nd
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+4
School Supplies Cut and Paste Activities - Fine Motor Skills for SPED - No Prep
These no-prep, print-and-use school supplies cut and paste worksheets are great for the back to school year. Your students will engage in these differentiated fine motor skills activities as they build functional vocabulary related to the tools they use in school throughout the year. Your students will read, color, cut, and paste pictures and words, and interactively learn about their school supplies. They can also create booklets using construction paper to glue the pictures— color and
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, RI.K.5
, RI.K.7
+4
Alphabet Letter Tracing Worksheets for SPED - Fine Motor Skills - No Prep
These no-prep, print-and-use alphabet letter tracing worksheets for writing uppercase and lowercase letters A-Z are great for the back-to-school year. Your students can use pencils, crayons, or markers to trace the letters and follow the built-in cues for the correct letter formation. These letter tracing worksheets are perfect for handwriting practice for students who are just starting to put pencil to paper, not yet writers, and are also great for building fine motor skills. Benefits:Im
PreK - 1st
Alphabet, Handwriting, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.K.1d
, L.K.1a
, L.1.1a
Alphabet Dot Marker Letter Identification - Fine Motor Skills - SPED - No Prep
These no-prep, alphabet dot marker letter identification worksheets are perfect for back to school. Your beginning learners will work on letter recognition, identification, letter sound (phonics), and letter formation skills for uppercase letters A to Z. This packet has been differentiated in two ways. Your students can use dot markers to form the letter in Version 1, and they can find and dab the letters in Version 2 to demonstrate their ability to isolate and identify the letter.
PreK - 1st
Alphabet, English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.K.1d
, L.K.1a
, L.1.1a
Back to School Cut and Paste Word Work Activities - Vocabulary Building for SPED
These no prep, print and use, back to school themed word work worksheets are a fun way to help your students build a functional vocabulary related to everyday words and objects related to school . Your students will learn to encode and decode words by reading the word, cutting out each letter, and pasting them to form the word again. They will also have fun coloring the pictures that illustrate the meaning of each word, helping them to improve their fine motor skills. This word work pa
K - 2nd
Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, RI.K.7
, RI.1.6
+5
Measurement Worksheets for SPED - Nonstandard Units - Back to School - No Prep
These measurement worksheets on non-standard units of measure are great for back to school activities for your beginning learners, newcomers, and special education students working on measures of length, height, and weight. These visual math worksheets have been differentiated in multiple ways (high support, medium, and independent) to accommodate the diverse learning needs of the students in your classroom. These time-saving, no-prep, print-and-use worksheets are perfect for scaffo
K - 2nd
Math, Measurement
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4c
+2
Matching Numbers to Quantities - Numbers 1 to 20 Worksheets for SPED - No Prep
These visual math worksheets target matching numbers to quantities for numbers 1 to 20. They are differentiated in nine ways to help meet the needs of your students, with plenty of coloring for improving fine motor skills. They are great for back to school and beginning of year foundational math activities, or you can use them anytime throughout the year to teach and reinforce numbers and quantities to 20. These time-saving, print and use counting and cardinality worksheets are perfect for
K - 2nd
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+4
Cut and Paste Summer Math Worksheets Count and Graph for SPED
These cut and paste summer math worksheets are great for review, enrichment, or to combat summer learning loss. Your students will love working with these fun, scaffolded, and differentiated count and graph math worksheets that target numbers 1 to 10. This is a no prep, timesaving, and student-centered packet for foundational work in counting and graphing that offers plenty of fine motor skills practice with lots of coloring, cutting, and pasting. These counting and graphing worksheets c
K - 2nd
Graphing, Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+4
Summer Cut and Paste Word Work Activities Vocabulary Building for SPED
These cut and paste spelling words and word work worksheets are a fun way to build vocabulary associated with the summer season. Students will learn to encode and decode words by cutting out each letter of the word and pasting them to form the word again. They will also have fun coloring the pictures that illustrate the meaning of each word. These vocabulary words will help your students understand and express summer-related words. This word work packet is great for increasing vocabul
K - 2nd
Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.K.7
, RI.1.6
, W.K.2
+4
Cut and Paste Summer ELA Activities for SPED - Vocabulary Building Worksheets
These time saving, no prep, Summer themed , ELA cut and paste activities are perfect for beginning learners, special education students, ELLs, and newcomers. Print and use these adapted and engaging worksheets to help your students build vocabulary around the summer season. The worksheets are differentiated in six ways ( picture-to-picture matching, picture-to-word matching, sentence-to-picture matching, summer word sort, summer using my sense picture-to-sentence match, and writing for c
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.B.4
+7
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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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