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Friday, November 21, 2014

Social Skills Strategies

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I have observed some of the other classes in our program and oh boy is there a LOT of drama going on! "She's looking at me...
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Christmas Card Exchange

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Thanksgiving Wreaths

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  I'm kind of picky about the crafts my kids do while at school. Since they are adults, I want them to do crafts that adults would do....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Life Cycles

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I was looking for a worksheet for the kids to do about planets last month and found one where they could cut and paste them to a timeline....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Life Skills - Planning A Party

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We had a student in class last month that was planning a party for her birthday and wanted to invite her classmates. I had talked to her mo...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Spot it!

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I was in LA over the weekend at a shoe store of all places wandering around looking at some games they had. I was intrigued by these cute ...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Cooking Terms Bingo

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I have posted in the past regarding the educational bingo games  I use with my kids. They are on bathroom items, kitchen items, cooked foods...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Award Assemblies

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Sorry it's taken me a couple weeks to post on this. The end of the first quarter ended a little over a week ago in our district. In th...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Amazing Karaoke!

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I love DonorsChoose and over the past few years have been blessed to receive many wonderful things for my classroom. I usually pick what w...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Earthquake Preparedness

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  Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold tomorrow 10/16 at 10:16 a.m. during the Great Shake Out Earthqua...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Halloween Dance & Skeleton Matching

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In the past our program has put on a large Halloween dance for the kids which included pizza, pies, drinks, games, face painting, and plenty...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Job Interest Assessments

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Since I have still been unable to locate a job site for my kids, and because finding a place that wants 15 extra people in their establis...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

California Map Lesson

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I found a cute worksheet on Pinterest last week that I thought would really help my kids not only work on map skills but also get a great l...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Teacher Meltdowns

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It's busy busy busy at my work this week! I had two aides out today for starters, and this Friday is the end of the first quarter. Ben...
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Monday, October 6, 2014

3 Lessons In One - Art~Table Setting~Nutrition

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We have been working on this activity since last week and I have been so anxious to see how they would turn out. Last Thursday I gave the ...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Circuit Maker

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It's surprises me every year how my whole classroom shifts on what they like and what they don't like to do. The last two years, n...
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Holiday Activity Worksheets

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Lately every time I click on Pinterest, I keep seeing my Columbus Day Activity Worksheet I put together last year. Every time I see it, it r...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Just Dance!

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Can you believe there are only 2 weeks left in the first quarter!!! OMG where does the time go?? We are still school bound except for 1 day ...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Personal Information Activity

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Twice in the last couple of days I have ran across activities where the kids need to match their name or their phone number from paper tiles...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Getting Organized - Curriculum By Subject

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Every year I tell myself "self, you need to be more  organized this year". As my curriculum grows I find it harder and harder to...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

The Pledge of Allegiance

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Happy Tuesday! I am going to admit right now that I have been doing a terrible job at having the kids recite The Pledge Of Allegia...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

ASL - Finger Spelling Our Names

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We have one classroom in our program that accommodates the deaf students who attend. One of my good friends is the teacher in that class so ...
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My name is Karen and I work in a high school transition program for students ages 18 - 22. I teach life skills ,social skills, community awareness and job skills.
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