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Job skills are an important part of a secondary special education classroom. They allow students to practice life skills and gain valuable experiences that will help them when they leave campus. But what do you do when you can’t go off campus or if you have students who can’t participate in community based instruction? Here are 10 ideas for ways you can practice vocational skills in the classroom. Maybe of these ideas are also designed for digital or remote learning to accommodate all…

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Cue staff with visuals! Everyone needs visuals and reminders, not just students. Here are some ideas on which visuals to use. These ideas are ideal for special education classrooms especially those servicing students with autism and other language based disabilities.

The end of the day can be hectic in the special education classroom. And while many teachers focus on having an effective morning routine in their classroom, it’s just as important to have an effective end of the day routine for your special education students. If you are looking for a way to set up your students for success at the end of the day, here are 8 activities to add to your end of the day routine in special education that will help keep your students engaged.

Are you teaching life skills in your special education classroom? In this blog post, I will talk about the importance of using life skills curriculum with your special needs students to gain confidence and increase independence. I include 12 special education resources that you can use all school year long, such as health and nutrition, social skills, meal planning, housekeeping, money and more. You can even grab my special education freebie here - a life skills pacing guide.

It's one thing to do worksheets that have word problems involving money, but being able to transfer money skills in the community is another skill to master. Here are some ideas to prepare your students for the community and beyond!

Learn how to write community based IEP goals with this guide for how to write IEP goals and free printable community skills IEP goal bank. Here you’ll find over 100 ideas for writing IEP goals for your secondary special education and transition students. These goals focus on skills your students will need to become independent adults. They include community based instruction goals and goals focused on functional math skills including shopping, community safety goals and transportation goals.

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Community based instruction gives your special education students the opportunity to practice hands on life skills. If you teach an adult transition class or secondary special education, it is important to give your students the ability to practice independent living skills in your community. Here is a guide to how to prepare your students for community based instruction and ideas for CBI in your area. Many of these ideas come with lesson plans or activities you can use with your students.

Are some of your students forgetful? Do they misplace materials, bark out irrelevant comments, and misinterpret multi-step directions? These behaviors can be traced to working memory difficulties. Working memory is a part of the brain that helps students remember and select relevant information to complete a task. It is a workspace that helps learners block distractions, ... Read More about Strengthening Working Memory: Free Sample Activity