Elementary special education activities

Setting up an IEP work bin system can feel overwhelming! Here are some easy ways to do it so that your students can quickly work on goals!

Promote independence in your special education classroom with well-designed work center rotations. Explore the how-to's of setting up efficient rotations for student success.

Make lesson planning easier by repeating activities. Keep reading to find out how each life skills activity is different each day.

If you are a special education teacher, then you know that IEP goals play an important role in our job. Today, I want to share how to set up IEP goal bins to make your life easier as a special ed teacher. Data tracking for special education students is easy once you prep your goal bins. Each special ed student gets a container, a label with their name, and materials for each objective. Read more about what is inside and how to keep them organized in your special ed classroom.

Make practicing social skills fun with these social skills games. In the special education classroom, helping your students develop social skills is crucial. It improves students’ social interactions, communication skills, and emotional understanding. But practicing social skills doesn’t have to be boring. These low prep social skills games and activities will help your special education students practice social skills in fun and engaging ways. Find my favorite social skills activities here.

These 5 awesome ways to teach special needs learners letters include playdough, sand, cars and sprinkles as learning tools.

How are you using task systems in your multiple disability classroom? In this blog post I go over activity rotations that you can incorporate to find independent work that fits for all of your multiple disability students. I include a list of all my special education activities such as bead bars, sensory boards, and swinging bear that are all great ways to involve sound, texture and color. Read through all of my special education ideas on implementing a structured activity rotation here.

Wondering how to make downtime productive in special ed? This guide offers special education hacks, teacher hacks special education, special education classroom hacks, and meaningful activities that keep students focused. Pin now for strategies that improve classroom flow!

Morning meeting routines are one of the most important routines to set up in your classroom. How you start the day in a special education classroom sets the tone for the rest of the day. If you are looking for ideas and activities to add to your morning meeting, here are 10 topics you can include in your elementary or special needs classroom. These activities are designed to target functional life skills, social skills, language and math skills with your special needs students.

Set yourself, classroom and students up for success with these must have items in special education classroom.