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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 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 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 Earth Day Math Activities - Numbers To 20 - Counting and Cardinality - SPED

Earth Day Math Activities - Numbers To 20 - Counting and Cardinality - SPED

These fun Earth Day math activities target counting and cardinality, numbers up to 20. This packet is great for April morning math work or any time of the year. These foundational math worksheets have been differentiated in three ways to save you time and help your students practice their counting skills. The skills targeted are number recognition and identification skills, number writing, building numbers on a base ten block, number correspondence to 20, and counting and matching objects
Preview of Valentine's Day Math Activities - Numbers 1-10 Worksheets For Special Education

Valentine's Day Math Activities - Numbers 1-10 Worksheets For Special Education

These fun Valentine's Day math worksheets target counting and cardinality, numbers 1 to 10 are great for February morning work or any time of the year. These foundational math worksheets have been differentiated in six ways to save you time and allow you to reach more students at their level . These time saving, no prep, print and use, worksheets are an easy and economical way to keep your students practicing their foundational math skills in various ways. The skills targeted are number
Preview of Christmas Math Worksheets Counting and Addition to 5 for Special Education

Christmas Math Worksheets Counting and Addition to 5 for Special Education

Are you looking for fun, differentiated, and engaging Christmas math worksheets that target number concepts to 5 for your beginning learners and special education students? Look no further than these print and use, time-saving worksheets to help your little ones build their counting and cardinality skills for numbers up to 5. Your students will work on number identification, counting, coloring, tracing, learning cardinality, and solving addition problems to 5. Included are differentiat
Preview of Winter Color By Code -  2D Shapes - Find the Pairs Worksheets - No Prep for SPED

Winter Color By Code - 2D Shapes - Find the Pairs Worksheets - No Prep for SPED

Are you looking for a fun and engaging winter color-by-code shapes identification activity for your beginning learners? Your students will enjoy reviewing or learning their shapes in this color by number activity that involves finding the pairs of 2D shapes in each snowman and coloring them according to the color code. These print and use, time-saving coloring math worksheets have been adapted in three ways. They are perfect for visual/not-yet readers, students who need medium support to
Preview of Valentine's Day Math Activities Bundle - Numbers 1 to 10 Worksheets for SPED

Valentine's Day Math Activities Bundle - Numbers 1 to 10 Worksheets for SPED

This fun and engaging Valentine's Day math activities bundle is great for students learning all about numbers 1 to 10. The differentiated math worksheets target counting and cardinality and number sense to 10. Combined, your students will practice number recognition and identification, number writing, counting, categorizing, adding, and subtracting with visuals and numerical digits. These are three fun packets that are sure to meet the varying levels of cognition in your classroom. Your stu
Preview of Valentine's Day Math Activities - Numbers 1-10 Worksheets For Special Education

Valentine's Day Math Activities - Numbers 1-10 Worksheets For Special Education

This fun Valentine's Day cut and paste math activities packet targeting numbers 1 to 10 is great for February morning work or for any time of the year. These are foundational math worksheets that have been differentiated in four ways to save you time and allow you to reach more students. These no prep, print, and digital worksheets are an easy and economical way to keep your students practicing their math skills in various ways. The skills targeted are number recognition and identificati
Preview of October Morning Work: ELA, Math and Fine Motor Activities - Special Education

October Morning Work: ELA, Math and Fine Motor Activities - Special Education

This no-prep, print-and-go, and digital, Halloween-themed October activities packet is great for morning work. The worksheets consist of many foundational ELA, math, and fine motor skills activities to meet the needs of your mixed-abilities students. The worksheets can also be used in many areas throughout the day, especially for those early and fast finishers. Your students will work on calendar skills (number identification, number ordering, and sequencing to 31 by tracing, writing, an
Preview of January Morning Work: New Year 2026, Winter ELA, Math and Fine Motor Activities

January Morning Work: New Year 2026, Winter ELA, Math and Fine Motor Activities

Bring in the New Year 2026 with this winter themed, no prep, print and go, January morning work packet that includes many foundational skills in Ela and math. There are also fine motor skills worksheets that can be used as arts and crafts activities. The differentiated packet covers many skill areas to learn or review, such as days of the week, months of the year, phonics, number identification, number ordering in the context of clockwork, counting and cardinality, tallying, and graph
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 All About Halloween Read Aloud With Fun Reading, Writing and Math Activities

All About Halloween Read Aloud With Fun Reading, Writing and Math Activities

Are you looking for a Halloween read aloud with Halloween writing activities that are differentiated to celebrate one of America's most favorite holidays? Ready your classroom with this fun, no prep, All About Halloween, nonfiction reader with real photos and bold text to capture your students' attention and keep them engaged and excited throughout the lesson. This fun student-centered informational read-aloud includes a lesson plan with differentiated comprehension questions with 3 ans
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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.