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Just Different Special Education Resources

I transform math instruction in self-contained classrooms so that all students can show progress. I believe that even nonverbal children can count and do math! I have been a special educator for 12 years. I have primarily taught elementary students with moderate to severe needs.

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Hi Teachers! 3 Nuggets from Instagram, 2 Teacher Tips and 1 Useful Product!

Hello teachers! Happy Friday! 3️⃣ Nuggets from Instagram Inspirational: I love this podcast! It's called Crying in My Car: A Podcast for Teachers. These guys are so funny and have great banter with each other. They featured a past student who has autism and it was great! Funny: Everything I get done at home after a day's work as an educator. Heelarious. I love little nuggets of fun like this. Pro tip: Singing to get students' attention. This is a great idea. I also love singing to my students...

Hello Hello Reader,!Welcome to your 3, 2, 1 newsletter! 3️⃣ Quick Bits 🍪 from Instagram! 🔵 Just for Fun: Nightmare class 🔵 Wise Words: You don't have to have your classroom set up by the first day of school 🔵 Just for Fun: When teachers ask custodian to help move furniture 2️⃣ Teacher Tips 💡 🟢 I resurrected Math in Real Life! This is a youtube series where I make kid-friendly scenarios of using math in real life. This one is about counting days--we can either include today or not, and we get...

Hello, Hello Reader, Whether you are ESY-ing or poolside-lying, I hope your summer is going fantastically! Tell me in the poll below what you're up to! Also, you've got to see the 2 gems from Instagram below! 1️⃣ Fun Poll! What does your summer look like? ESY or other teaching gig Relaxin by the pool Family fun or vacation Continuing education Side hustling 2️⃣ Gems from Instagram 🟢 Autism Awareness Avenger! "I'm here to enlighten you on these delightful children!" 🟢 Have you heard of Zach...

Hello, Hello Reader, In this newsletter you'll find: 3 tasty morsels from Instagram! The funny, the useful, and the inspirational 2 teacher tips that have been saving me lately 1 helpful resource 3️⃣ Tasty Morsels 🍪 from Instagram! 🔵 Funny because it's true: Special Ed Teacher presenting on Shark Tank 🔵 Even more funny because it's true: Teacher morning pep talk for those days when you're absolutely dreading being stuck in a windowless classroom all day. 🔵 Useful: make your own Rekenrek and...

Hello there, teachers! What was that subject line about? Scroll down to 1️⃣ to see! 3️⃣ Instagram Nuggets 1. Do you know the Cat and Kite spelling rules? Sing it with me!! "C goes with a, o and u. K goes with the other two." 2. This is cute place value activity: click here 3. Some humor for those of us who had to suffer through proctoring state standardized assessments: click here 2️⃣ Teacher Tips 1. As my students are reading, I have noticed that if I give some feedback every 2 words or so,...

I know it can be a little intimidating to teach nonverbal students, but I promise this is one resource that will give and give some more! (Not into Black Friday sales? I totally get it. Click here to opt-out of my sales e-mails this week.) It’s a growing bundle of math resources for teaching nonverbal students! Here’s what will be included: Nonverbal counting PDF* Nonverbal counting Boom cards (6 leveled decks)* Nonverbal addition PDF Nonverbal addition Boom cards Nonverbal subtraction PDF...

I’ll keep this one short, Reader. I’m really thankful for you, and I know I’ve been sending a lot of e-mails this week. Here’s a free Addition Mat just for you! I use this with my nonverbal students and I made this video to model how to use it! Oh, and before you go, here’s a joke to share at the dinner table today. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Enjoy your time with family and friends! Rachel Just Different Special Education Resources

Well, hello Reader, I used to play this video for my students because it’s so cute, but it's also true! “One thousand steps starts with one!” (Want to skip to the good stuff? Click here!) (Not into Black Friday sales? I totally get it. Click here to opt-out of my sales e-mails this week.) I noticed my first year of teaching, that my one nonverbal student was not being challenged but at the time I had NO IDEA how to challenge him! Years later, I created this resource and I still think of K....

Well, hey Reader, TL;DR - I’ve got some tips for you for engaging nonverbal students. Also, you can get my resource "Counting for Nonverbal Students" right now to help your students show you what they know! During my first year as a teacher, I only had one nonverbal student, whom I'll refer to as K. Towards the end of the year, K surprised me by actively participating in our Calendar Time activity. He had been observing the entire year and suddenly approached the Smartboard to fill in the...

Reader, I’m pumped about a bunch of this week’s Black Friday deals & new products…but this one might take the cake. Or ice cream. I like ice cream better, usually. 🍧 🍦 🍨 Seriously though, we can totally eat some cake (or ice cream) in celebration of you downloading today’s Black Friday deal!! (Not into Black Friday sales? I totally get it. Click here to opt-out of my sales e-mails this week.) So many of you have been telling me... I don’t have time to prep materials! My school doesn’t provide...