Special education high school classroom

CONGRATS! If you are here you must be a NEW special education teacher, or a first year teacher. If you are wondering where to get started- this post is the perfect place to be! I am going to share all of the things you need to get started on the right foot with a brand […]

Before you decorate your high school classroom, there are a few things you should know. Read all about them in this blog post!

In this post, I'm describing the areas and tools that go into a life skills classroom at the secondary level. Check out the examples.

These 3 tips will help high school teachers set up their classrooms for the new school year.

It's almost time for back to school and I am sure you are thinking about how you will setup your special education high school classroom. In this post, I am giving you a tour of my self-contained classroom. We have sensory areas for movement breaks and each student has a file folder Velcroed to their desk with daily work. We have a finished work areas and independent work area which has task boxes and file folder games. You will also find a word wall and visual schedules for each student.

Setting up a classroom is probably one of the most important —and sometimes stressful —things! With the variety of students and needs, it can be challenging to figure out how to best arrange to meet everyone’s needs. A high school classroom is no different. The structure and design of your room is key to having […]

Start your year of right with these activity ideas for the first week of school for secondary special education classrooms.

Come check out how I organize, decorate, and utilize spaces & activities to be functional on this Adult Transition classroom tour!

Functional teaching ideas for multi-needs special education, with a transition / life skills focus.

Thinking about life skills for special ed students is one of the most important parts of my job as a middle school special education teacher. Functional life skills activities are especially important at this age because our students are getting older and we want them to be valuable and independent members of society when they are finished with school.