Katie HuberHello all, Last post I talked about ways to make a general education morning meeting inclusive to all. Today I want to talk about collaborating with those general education teachers. Many of us have special education students who push into the general education class on varying levels. The most important thing we can do is … Read more
Welcome back to another school year! The days are getting cooler, it’s getting dark earlier, and back to school clothes have been purchased. Time to dive right into another school year! This week I want to talk about inclusion. This is a huge hot button topic right now. I am of the belief that students … Read more
If you ask Maria, she’ll say “raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.” And while I might wish for warm, woolen mittens on cold winter recess days, there are a few other things that rank slightly higher on my list of favorite things. As a special education teacher, I am constantly assessing and reassessing what … Read more
Hello all, Now that we are officially a few weeks into the school year we’ve begun talking to students in our inclusion classes about differences. It sometimes seems pretty obvious when some of our students walk into their general education classrooms that they may have some differences from their peers. Some of these differences are … Read more
Hello all! Welcome back! A few weeks ago in this post, I talked about using the book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? to teach kindness. As a refresher, it talks about how everyone has an invisible bucket they carry around which holds our good thoughts and feelings. We can fill others’ buckets by doing … Read more
Hello all, Welcome back to another week! Many of you are probably in school by now, but some might be starting this week. Good luck to all and best wishes for a great school year! One of the toughest parts that I’ve found to the start of the school year in a self-contained or partial … Read more
Hello all, It’s back to school season and if you’ve been on social media lately it’s easy to get sucked into all of those picture perfect classrooms. I’ve seen so many back to school posts involving beautifully decorated classrooms. Classroom libraries and reading nooks that are colorful, perfectly organized, and inviting. Bulletin boards that must … Read more
Hello! Have you filled a bucket today? No, not this kind of bucket… This kind of bucket! Our invisible bucket that “lives in our hearts” as my son likes to say. Some teachers at my school use this book* to introduce and talk about kindness. It can often be heard around my school “You filled … Read more
If you are like me, you might have some paraprofessionals working in your classroom. Believe me when I say I could not survive without these people. I have wonderful paraprofessionals and they work so hard every day. However, we still need to have rules and guidelines in order to function. Many times when paraprofessionals start … Read more
Hello all, This is the first in a series of product tips. I am not being paid by anyone to share these products but I use them nearly every day in the classroom and want to share how awesome they are! This week I want to share my not-so-secret obsession with photo storage boxes. I’m … Read more