We have been back in school for exactly 2 weeks and I am exhausted! I think we have ironed out most of the glitches our main one being get...

  Our program does a lot of community based outings. As much as we are trying to get our kids used to being in the community we are also t...

  Well here it is, my classroom, ready for another year!   We have a new teacher this year that referred to my classroom the other day as ...

I am not a huge fan of gift cards when it comes to my students.  I understand that they are more convenient to add funds too and using the...

I started back to work yesterday calling my parents and adding a few fun things to the walls.  I have so many great things I am going to be...

As many of you know (or maybe not) I have always had this huge fascination with autism. I have been to many conferences over the years and...

Yesterday was graduation day for my program.  I only had one student graduating this year and it is very sad for me knowing that I will li...

~ Week 3 ~ For our cooking class this week we made Dirt Cups.  I was trying to find another reason for the kids to use the knives and ...

 This is one of our favorite games to play in class. If you haven't played this yet, the object of the game is to be the last player wit...

Week 2 -  Today we made these adorable hamburger cookies in our cooking class! The kids got a kick every time I said "add your mu...

  I have been trying to come up with some activities for the kids to do in the mornings OUTSIDE, before the temperature gets miserable.  ...

 I have taught ESY (extended school year) for the last 10 years and absolutely love it!  While sticking to my usual topics I teach, I try ...

Since I first started teaching I have always had a fascination with autism.  My first year I had an amazing student in my class. He knew eve...

  Here is a unit on check writing.  I haven't decided if I am going to add this to my curriculum next year because it may be a bit dif...

I got this idea from Jamie over at Life Skills in High School! I added it as a new activity box and the kids absolutely loved it!  I usual...

I put these fun food comparison cards together a couple weeks ago since we, along with our district, are working on a big healthy eating ...

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Sometimes I just draw a blank when it comes to deciding what kind of worksheets I want to do.  A lot of my ideas come from fellow workers...

Hi guys, I just finished up my summer work packets for the kids and thought I would share.  They will work in these folders as they arriv...

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If you haven't tried this yet I highly recommend doing it with your kids. We have made it every year and the kids really have a great...

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Banking-Your-Money Here is a fun little packet on basic banking skills.  I talk a little bit ab...