If you are looking for language arts life skill worksheets to use this month as you teach about all things shamrocks and leprechauns related, check out these differentiated resources you'd need to teach this March. Check out all the St. Patrick's Day resources that have been tried and tested by special education teachers all over the country!  Here's some of the Breezy Special Ed St. Patrick's Day resources special education teachers to use in their classrooms: St. Patrick's Day Journals Read more ..read more

Oh, hello there January! If you are looking for language arts life skill worksheets to use this month as you teach about all things snow and winter related, I have your back with all the differentiated resources you'd need to teach this winter. Check out all the winter resources that have been tried and tested by special education teachers all over the country!  Here's some of the winter resources teacher like you love to use in their classrooms: Read more ..read more

Are you a special education teacher who uses symbol support all day long with your students? In addition to the PECS, AAC devices, and symbol supported stories in your classroom, now you can add some symbols to your everyday teaching apparel as well! Also, who doesn't need an excuse to wear a comfy teacher tee to school ;) Symbol Supported Christmas Tees for Special Education Teachers This Merry Christmas sweatshirt comes with a scattered array of 9 Christmas symbols, such as holly, stocking, gingerbread, ornament, present, and more! It's the perfect shirt to wear the entire month of Decemb ..read more

Special education classrooms can greatly benefit from having a designated calming center where students can go to self-regulate when feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. This calm down space provides a safe and quiet environment for students to regain their composure. Here's how you can create an effective calming center that suits your classroom and your students' needs. Setting Up Your Calming Center Start by identifying a corner in your classroom that can be transformed into a calming center. Use items like bookshelves, dividers, tables, or desks to section off the area and create a cozy ..read more

Mornings are so busy, the last thing most teachers are thinking about is submitting attendance when there are students to say hello to, notes to read, lesson details to finalize, kids to help, etc! So, how can a teacher actually remember to take attendance?  Here are some tried and true ideas from seasoned teachers who shared their strategies on the BSE Facebook page. Check them out and let us know which one ends up working best for you! Read more ..read more

Halloween is always so much fun for kids, because, well, candy...and special needs kids are no exception! Here's a few ways to help individuals with special needs have an enjoyable trick-or-treating experience this year: including multiple AAC supports, a free social story, links to wheelchair cover costumes, teal pumpkin treats, and more!  How to Say Trick or Treat for Non-Verbal Kids Hopefully, most people are kind enough to pass out candy to every trick-or-treater who comes to their door with their bag open regardless of whether or not they say trick or treat, but it's also fun to b ..read more

When teaching life skill math, make sure that what you are teaching is able to be transferred to life outside of the classroom. Seriously, you don't want to waste your time (and your students' time) on skills that won't be used in the real world!  One of the easiest ways to do this when teaching money is to make sure the materials in your classroom are realistic. Realistic Cash Register I don't know why, but every "play" cash register I have found has spots for 3 bills. Why? I wish I knew! Pretty sure all normal cash registers have 4 (and maybe some bank specific ones have more). So when ..read more

Are you feeling the drag of the school year by this point? Let me make it a little bit easier for you by showing you these resources that you can click, print, and use without any additional prep work or modification for your special education students. Sound good? Here are 5 resources for March and St. Patrick's Day that are differentiated and ready to go! Read more ..read more

The act of gratitude is important for everyone, and that includes our students with disabilities. It might be hard for our non-verbal students to express what they are thankful for, so I created these differentiated thankful turkeys to help! Symbol Support With this thankful turkey resource, students will be able to use the symbols to help them think about and choose the things they are thankful for. Then they can paste them on a turkey or on a journal to show what they are thankful for. Read more ..read more

Being a special education teacher instructing remotely is far from easy. There are limited aspects of our jobs to see the benefits of teaching virtually over teaching in-person. For my friends who are special educators, you likely are facing double the challenge of having to wear two hats - one as a classroom teacher and the other as a special education case manager. If there’s a silver lining in all of this, my Case Manager hat would be screaming “TRANSITION SERVICE PLANNING!”.  Formerly a process that was case-manager designed and facilitated around school-and community learning o ..read more