The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
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I am a 1st - 5th grade self-contained special education teacher. I have been teaching special education for 7 years. I teach at a rural school and have students with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, Severe Learning Disabilities, and Emotional Behavioral Disorders.
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
As winter break inches closer, we all know how challenging it can be to keep our little ones engaged and focused!
But I have some super engaging resources that I can guarantee will definitely keep them engaged! And that I can PROMISE!! Also...I've added "Build a Tree" to my Task Mats Bundle shown above!! Go redownload to get this new addition!!
Santa LOVES cookies! Students practice sight words as they feed the cookies to Santa! The magnetic spatula make this resource more engaging than most! Just tape the Santa to a magnetic wand and place a small paperclip to the cards to make them m ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
If you're looking for some fun activities for Halloween, look no further! This candy pumpkin experiment is always a crowd pleaser and includes 3 levels of differentiated recording sheets.
This Pumpkin Volcano Experiment is another fun one that will have your students oooohhhing and ahhhhing!
If you're working on numbers and counting, check these fun ones out!
Grab this counting freebie here.
Your students will love adding candy pumpkins to the pumpkin patch with this fun freebie.
Students can practice putting numbers in order with these fun number order strips. Grab them for ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Fall has set in and the leaves are starting to change! Have you ever done a Leaf Investigation with your students? It's super easy with this leaf investigation recording sheet and the kids really enjoy it.
Here are some other activities to add during your leaf study. Leaf Smash is a fun one for working on writing numbers and ten frames to 20.
Students will love feeding the leaf while practicing counting to 20. Add in some tweezers or tongs for some fine motor practice.
This Counting Leaves activity packs a punch! Students get practice with fine motor, counting, wr ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Now that everyone is back to school and getting settled in, it's time to start those literacy and math centers. This post is jam packed with ideas and resources to get you started! You can find the "Counting Apple Seeds Activity" above here.
Students LOVE these feeding activities! It's crazy how adding in just this one little component can increase engagement through the roof! This one is versatile and can be used for matching letters and/or beginning sounds. Find it here.
Students can't get enough of these two! They love feeding bananas to the monkey and peanuts to the eleph ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
It's the last day of my back to school blog series! If you missed any of the days, you can always go back and check them out!
Day 6 - SEL and Social Skills
Social Skills for a Year! Finding social skills curriculum as you know, is very difficult which is why I created this social skills curriculum for my students! Lessons for every week of the school year at a level that's easy for students to relate to.
Our Goals is a great way for your students to set goals for themselves and display them in your classroom!
Positive Mindset Exit Tickets!
Teach children about good characte ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Welcome to my back to school blog series where I'm sharing my hottest and newest back to school resources in six different categories!
Day 5 - Math Resources
These math strategy posters are one of my top sellers and both also include a "one-pager" to keep at student's desk or to send home.
Here's a look at the one-pager included and the addition and subtraction set also now includes a neutral colored set too! Choose from rainbow or neutral. Find the addition/subtraction posters here and the multiplication/division posters here.
Display these on your wall to help your ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Welcome to my BACK TO SCHOOL series where I'm sharing my hottest and newest resources for back to school through August 1st!
Day 4 - Reading and Writing Resources
Reading and Writing are my jam, so this blog post is jam packed with reading and writing tools for you. :) Let's start with visual classroom posters!
Letter Chant Posters! When you put a little jingle or chant to it, it just STICKS. Which is why I love and am so proud of these letter chant posters and animated slideshow!
Also, the posters are now available in NEUTRALS!
ASL Posters are also now available in Neutr ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Welcome to my BACK TO SCHOOL resource series! Through August 1st, I'll be sharing some of my hottest and newest resources with you for back to school in six different categories!
Day 3 - Parent Communication
Yesterday I shared many classroom management tools with you, but I have so many more that fall into the "parents" category for today's line up!
I love these newsletters for sharing important information with parents. It's a great visual for parents that they can easily pin to their fridge that is much more user friendly than a list. Easy to edit and easy for parents to read!&nbs ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Welcome to my BACK TO SCHOOL resource series! Through August 1st, I'll be sharing some of my hottest and newest resources with you for back to school in six different categories!
Day 2 - Classroom Management
Non-verbal Hand Signals - Minimize classroom disruptions with these simple non-verbal hand signals.
Or you may even like these classroom management hand-held signs.
Teach your students what a "good listener" looks like with these classroom visuals.
Teach classroom expectations in ALL school settings with this set of social stories.
Grab this FREE checklist to h ..read more
The Bender Bunch - A Special Education Adventure
1y ago
Welcome to my "BACK TO SCHOOL" resource series! Over the next 6 days, I'll be sharing back to school resources with you in six different categories that will alleviate your back to school stress and help you slide right into the new school year seamlessly! :)
Day 1 - First Week Back and Open House
Nail your first week back and Open House with these resources!
Get your back to school folders ready with these easy to edit "Meet the Teacher" letters, "Parent Brochures," and "Student Info Sheets."
Meet the Teacher Letter
Parent Information Brochure
Student Info Sheet
Prepare your busines ..read more