Tasty morsels 🍪, Teacher tips 💡, and a resource 🖨 fresh off the press

Published 6 months ago • 1 min read

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

woman looking into camera with text on screen "Hello sharks, today I'm for $50,0000 to actually fund a special education classroom...""

🔵 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.

A woman looks into a mirror pointing to herself with an intense look on her face. Text on screen says Teacher morning pep talk.

🔵 Useful: make your own Rekenrek and learn from this lady how to teach basic facts.

Woman looks at camera, holding up a Rekenrek made from pipecleaners and beads.

🔵 Bonus fun and cuteness--2 of my favorite things in one video: skunks and Whitney Houston's "I will always love you."

A spotted skunk is stuck in a skate park bowl trying to climb out

2️⃣ Teacher Tips 💡 That Have Been Saving Me Lately

🟢 Have a "one-down" schedule for paraprofessionals. Create a schedule that covers the absolute necessities with one less than your full team. That way when the inevitable happens, you know what to do.

We had a period of time earlier in the year when my associates (in Iowa that's what they're called. weird.) would walk in and ask, "Are we doing the regular schedule or one-down?" I just had to say the word and everything would proceed from there.

🟢 Create some kind of system to store and easily access worksheets that your students are familiar with and can work on independently. That way, if the need arises--say, you need to deal with a behavior--you can just pull out a few pages and get everyone busy ASAP. I use a book box with folder-pouch-things in it.

1️⃣ Helpful Resource

JUST POSTED! Be the first on your block to own this shiny new PDF!

🔴 This is something that I currently use with my students. It allows them to practice representing math facts in different ways. Pick a math sentence like 6+4=10, then show it with unifix cubes, a number bond, ten frames and more! It includes a one page version and a more spacious 2 page version. Get it here for $1.07!

photo showing someone filling in a worksheet with a number sentences, blocks, unifix cubes and a number bond

Send me another nugget of goodness from Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/justdifferentspecialed/

Those have been saving me lately too!

Until next time,

Rachel Garcia

Just Different Consulting

I help special educators include all students

justdifferentsped@gmail.com

www.justdifferentteacher.com

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