Early childhood special education ideas

Centers or "Play centers" are centers that are intentionally planned; with a purpose in mind. A lot of my play based centers are planned aroun

I cannot believe a new school year is right around the corner! I love the excitement that I new school year brings. I also love the planning and preparation that I new school year brings. I have slowly been easing myself back into "work mode," analyzing my class schedule, staff assignments, and rotation activities. Today, I will be sharing some of my ideas for rotations in early childhood special education (ECSE). With that said, while I teach ECSE and focused on ECSE when creating these…

Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism

If a student is unable to play with toys during structured leisure time independently, play supports are a great strategy.

4 Must Do's on the First Day of Pre-K. Worried you missed something while lesson planning for the first day of school?

Independent sitting is an important milestone! In this blog post, I’m sharing five effective ways to promote independent sitting in early childhood special education. I talk about adaptive seating and positioning, sensory integration activities, as well as functional play and games. I also talk about fine motor activities and how these promote independent sitting. Learn more now!

Building Functional Pretend Play Centers in an Pre-K Classroom

Are you looking to add some cause and effect toys to your early childhood special education classroom? Today, I’m sharing the 10 best cause and effect toys. Early childhood students will love playing pop up toys, pound a ball toy, learn and spin, and many more. Cause and effect toys for preschool kids will enjoy Pop the Weasel, sort and discover toys, and light up spinning wands. Check out the variety of toys for your children or special education students!

Preparing for an activity and getting the materials out that you need takes executive functioning skills that can be difficult for young children and students with special needs. By providing them with a visual support system to prepare for center and desk work students gain the life skills necessary to be responsible and independent! For example, at the art center, we have a box of supplies for each work area. In each box, we have the materials students need for art instruction: crayons…

Wondering how to setup your ECSE classroom? Today I am giving you my top teaching tips for creating a positive classroom environment for your special education students. I share my calm are, my teacher desk area, whole group lesson area and more. Find ECSE classroom setup tips including student schedules, word walls, dramatic play centers and more.