tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63126108145176571142024-03-14T00:21:08.431-07:00Autism Tankautism resources and support from a special education teacher and BCBA with first-hand experience. Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.comBlogger477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-85046058042939503092018-08-28T04:00:00.000-07:002018-08-28T04:00:06.772-07:00NEW PRODUCT: Social Studies Units on US HolidaysMy monthly science products have been a huge hit and I have been asked by several people to create social studies units that are a similar style. What better time to tackle this than summer break? I have created my first <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/US-Holidays-Social-Studies-Unit-for-Kids-with-Autism-3968165">social studies unit all about U.S. HOLIDAYS</a>. These products are much larger and have many more activities than my science units so they could last for an entire quarter, or they could be pulled out throughout the year when needed. Look for more social studies throughout the year...and if you have any topics you are wanting, please leave me a comment or shoot me an email (autismtank@gmail.com).<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-Flashcards (picture, word, and definition)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-38 Worksheets covering a variety of levels and address skills such as writing, matching, counting, graphing, word search, money, time, fill in the blank, cut/glue activities.</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-3 Games: Bingo, Memory, I have-Who has. These game includes multiple versions for different ability levels.</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-2 File Folders (differentiated for variety of levels)</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-1 Adapted book with comprehension activities</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-22 Journal pages (differentiated for 2 levels)</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-Mini Research project: planning worksheets, grading rubric, self-monitoring checklist, etc.</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-Note home about the unit</span><br style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">-Cover sheet for kids to color and use as a cover for all their completed work (either to send home or for in the classroom)</span></span><br />
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This unit has materials for learners at different levels. Also, it includes a variety of worksheets which allow my students to work on their social studies IEP goals as well as a variety of other goals (language arts, math, speech, OT, and science).<br />
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Let's take a look at some of the materials included:<br />
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<u>Vocabulary overview and matching page</u> that covers the 15 vocabulary words addressed in this product. This can be made into a matching activity that can be differentiated for your student's differing academic levels (match picture-picture, word-word, word-picture).<br />
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<u>3 Levels of Assessments</u> that determine students' ability to receptively/expressively identify vocabulary picture or words, as well as concepts related to this topic.<br />
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<u>Flashcards</u> that show pictures, words, and definitions. Use these to practice identifying vocabulary words/pictures/definitions, matching activities, or create a focus bulletin board with your social studies word wall.<br />
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<u>38 Worksheets</u> that are differentiated for a variety of levels of learners. Pictured are just some of the worksheets included.<br />
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<u>3 Games</u> that can also be differentiated for your learners. Bingo comes with picture or definition cards; Memory comes with cards for matching picture-picture, word-word, or picture-word; I have who has card games as games cards with words and pictures to make this game accessible to more students.<br />
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<u>Adapted Book </u>that covers each holiday, what it celebrates, when it is celebrated and how it is celebrated. Two file folders that come in this product work nicely as follow up activities to this book.<br />
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<u>Mini Research Project</u> where students get to pick a holiday to research. This comes with a self monitoring checklist that walks students through the process of completing a research projects, visual planning sheets, templates for writing a rough draft and drawing a picture, grading rubric, and visuals for how to be a presenter vs. audience member, and more.<br />
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Please let me know if you have any questions about anything included in this product and I look forward to bringing you more social studies units this school year! You can find this product in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/US-Holidays-Social-Studies-Unit-for-Kids-with-Autism-3968165">Teachers Pay Teachers Store Here</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-76681238754997959322018-08-16T04:00:00.000-07:002018-08-16T04:00:00.691-07:00Classroom Set-Up: Data CollectionIt's that time of year...back to school shopping, classroom set-up, and prepping for the new school year ahead. Are you a new teacher looking for some materials to set up your brand new classroom? Or a veteran teacher looking to revamp classroom visuals or up your data game? I want to take a chance over the next couple weeks to share some tips and ideas for setting up your classroom this coming year.<br />
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I recently put together a product based on all the resources I created and implemented in my classroom so that others can use the ideas that worked so well for me, without the work of having to create it on their own.... <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank"> over 150 pages of class-room set up</a> materials included in the Complete Autism Classroom Set-Up! I have used this baby in my district with tons of teachers already this past year...and it has been a big hit. Today, let's talk about one aspect of this product, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Data-Collection-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574708">Data Collection</a>:<br />
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You get your classroom furniture set up, schedules figured out, visuals posted, and start teaching...but how do you figure out if your kids are making progress? How do you monitor IEP goals? How do you track behavior? collaboration with other team members? parent communication? Our jobs as special ed teachers are never over...these data sheets are here to help save you some major time and energy in the data department. Many of the data sheets included in this product are editable so you can customize to your students/classroom needs.<br />
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BEHAVIOR DATA:</div>
8 Behavior Data Sheets are included (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence charts, Frequency, Interval, Duration, and Preference Assessments)<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/09/preference-assessment-step-by-step.html">Here's a blog post on preference assessments and data collection</a><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/07/mini-series-strategies-to-prevent.html">Blog post on using ABC data to help discover function of behavior</a><br />
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ACADEMIC DATA:</div>
10 Academic Data Sheets are included to help you keep track on student progress on goals as well as quick/easy logs to keep track of your collaboration with other members of your students' IEP teams (IEP data, discrete trial, flashcard data, independent work data, reading level, collaboration log, parent communication log)<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/09/classroom-tour-language.html">Here's a blog post on how I take data at my fluency/flashcard station.</a><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/05/reading-data-organized.html">Blog post on Reading Data</a><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/01/all-that-paperwork.html">Blog post on collaboration/communication logs</a><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/09/classroom-tour-teacher-time.html">Blog post on my teacher time station and data collection on IEP goals</a><br />
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ORGANIZATION:</div>
7 Organizational Tools are included to help keep track of student information and on top of all the items on your ever-growing to-do lists (general student info, student bus route info, returned forms checklist, teacher to-do lists, student binder covers).<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/10/classroom-tour-hallwaycoat-room.html">Blog post on how I use the returned forms data sheet.</a><br />
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SCHEDULE DATA:</div>
There is a matching word to picture assessment and data sheet included that can be used to determine if your students can read any schedule words. This can help you determine if your kiddos are ready for word or picture schedules. There is also a data sheet to collect data on how well your students are doing at the routine of following a schedule (this was almost always an IEP goal at some point for my students). These are also included in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Schedule-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574668">Visual Schedule Product</a>.<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/10/data-collection-on-schedule-following.html">Here is a blog post on how I took data on schedule following</a><br />
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All of my products have instructions for set up and you can always feel free to email me if you have any questions on how to utilize any of the materials. In this product, I include a variety of sample filled out data sheets to show how to utilize them as well. I am happy to collaborate with you to help you meet the needs of your students.<br />
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These resources are available as <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank">a bundle</a> (that means every resource included in these 4 products available at a discounted rate) or as 4 separate products (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Schedule-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574668" target="_blank">Visual Schedules</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Notes-Home-Set-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574681" target="_blank">Notes Home</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Management-and-Visuals-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574694" target="_blank">Behavior Management and Classroom Visuals</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Data-Collection-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574708" target="_blank">Data Sheets</a>) so you can buy what you need, and not waste money on things you already have established in your classroom.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-85621655010697234092018-08-14T04:00:00.000-07:002018-08-14T04:00:12.642-07:00Classroom Set-Up: Behavior Management and VisualsIt's that time of year...back to school shopping, classroom set-up, and prepping for the new school year ahead. Are you a new teacher looking for some materials to set up your brand new classroom? Or a veteran teacher looking to revamp classroom visuals or up your data game? I want to take a chance over the next couple weeks to share some tips and ideas for setting up your classroom this coming year.<br />
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I recently put together a product based on all the resources I created and implemented in my classroom so that others can use the ideas that worked so well for me, without the work of having to create it on their own.... <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank"> over 150 pages of class-room set up</a> materials included in the Complete Autism Classroom Set-Up! I have used this baby in my district with tons of teachers already this past year...and it has been a big hit. Today, let's talk about one aspect of this product, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Management-and-Visuals-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574694">Behavior Management and Visuals:</a><br />
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VISUALS RULES:</div>
10 common classroom rules with visuals that can be posted in the classroom.<br />
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Do you use fidgets in your classroom or the gen ed classroom? These fidget rules are great for teaching students how to use fidgets appropriately.<br />
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TOKEN ECONOMY:</div>
Want to decrease inappropriate behavior in your classroom? Use a token economy to reward students' for all the behaviors you want to see. I have included a token economy visual for students with rules and rewards listed (this is editable), tokens to use, and pouches for students to store their "tokens".<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/06/token-economy.html">Here is a blog post all about how I used this Token Economy in my classroom.</a><br />
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INDEPENDENT WORK VISUALS:</div>
Do you have an independent work station in your classroom? I always post visual directions for my students on the logistics of the station.<br />
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I also use "I am working for" or "first-then" boards for independent work where students get to select from a choice board what they want to work for, and then earn stars as they complete work. I also like to keep a list of students' preferred items for staff listed in this area.<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/09/classroom-tour-work-station.html">Here is a blog post full of tips/ideas on how to set up an Independent Work Station.</a><br />
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COMPUTER VISUALS:</div>
Please tell me I'm not alone in having students that struggle with taking turns on technology? We used this visual in our technology area to help increase students communication skills and independence with communicating to each other without adult assistance. Also, since we know technology often decides to malfunction, the "I need help" visual came in handy a lot!<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/05/visuals-to-increase-social-skill.html">Here's a blog post about how this computer visual can be utilized and increase communication skills.</a><br />
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PLAYGROUND VISUAL:</div>
This was created for a couple students that really struggled with changes in routine. These kiddos loved recess and struggled when we couldn't go outside (due to weather, field trips, etc.). This visual turned out not only to be a life saver for them, but the rest of my class as well. You answer the question "do we have playground today" by selecting "yes" "no" or "maybe" and then a reason for why/why not (i.e. raining, field trip, too hot, etc.)<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/11/lets-talk-about-weather.html">Check out this blog post to see more info on this resource being utilized in my classroom.</a><br />
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CLASSROOM SUPPLY LABELS and GENERAL VISUALS:</div>
Help keep your students and your classroom organized by labeling where all of your supplies go. I would label the container as well as the spot on the shelf where the container belonged (a little OCD? Maybe? But it helped all of us stay organized and find our materials without wasting time).<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/08/teaching-strategy-2-organization.html">This blog post goes over the importance of classroom organization as well as a bunch of tips/ideas.</a><br />
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LINE ORDER VISUAL:</div>
Seriously, what is the big deal with being first in line? But this is a HUGE deal to so many of our kiddos. This visual helped my kids see that they would get a turn to be first eventually and eliminated the daily bickering and shoving matches.<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/06/first-in-line.html">Here's a blog post all about how I set this up in my classroom.</a><br />
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READING LEVEL VISUAL:</div>
Help your students identify the correct books to read by posting this visual in the leveled library or independent reading area (this would be great in a gen ed or special ed classroom).<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/09/classroom-tour-quiet-reading.html">Here is a blog post about how this resource was utilized in my "quiet reading"/"independent reading" station.</a><br />
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LOCKDOWN/FIRE DRILL SOCIAL STORIES:</div>
These were great to keep posted in the classroom and review frequently to help with unanticipated changes in our schedule.<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/05/lockdown-drill.html">Here is a blog post about how I utilize these social stories in my classroom.</a><br />
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All of my products have instructions for set up and you can always feel free to email me if you have any questions on how to utilize any of the materials. I am happy to collaborate with you to help you meet the needs of your students.<br />
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These resources are available as <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank">a bundle</a> (that means every resource included in these 4 products available at a discounted rate) or as 4 separate products (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Schedule-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574668" target="_blank">Visual Schedules</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Notes-Home-Set-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574681" target="_blank">Notes Home</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Management-and-Visuals-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574694" target="_blank">Behavior Management and Classroom Visuals</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Data-Collection-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574708" target="_blank">Data Sheets</a>) so you can buy what you need, and not waste money on things you already have established in your classroom.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-10482330052562126732018-08-10T04:00:00.000-07:002018-08-10T04:00:07.892-07:00Classroom Set-Up: Notes HomeIt's that time of year...back to school shopping, classroom set-up, and prepping for the new school year ahead. Are you a new teacher looking for some materials to set up your brand new classroom? Or a veteran teacher looking to revamp classroom visuals or up your data game? I want to take a chance over the next couple weeks to share some tips and ideas for setting up your classroom this coming year.<br />
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I recently put together a product based on all the resources I created and implemented in my classroom so that others can use the ideas that worked so well for me, without the work of having to create it on their own.... <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank"> over 150 pages of class-room set up</a> materials included in the Complete Autism Classroom Set-Up! I have used this baby in my district with tons of teachers already this past year...and it has been a big hit. Today, let's talk about one aspect of this product, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Notes-Home-Set-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574681">Notes Home</a>:<br />
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I don't know about you, but sitting down to write notes to parents can be difficult for me...I want to get the most bang for my buck so I don't overwhelm parents with sending too many notes home, and I definitely don't want to forget something important. I start the year by sending home one big packet of notes/surveys so parents can really focus on the packet, and not have to look in the backpack every day for another rogue note home. I have found this was the best way for parents (and me) to get all the info we needed from one another. <a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/08/back-to-school-forms.html#more">Here is a blog post with more details about how I utilize Notes Home.</a><br />
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Included in this product are 13 notes home to parents to keep them informed and get their input. Most of these letters are editable as well, so you have a template to work off of to save you lots of time.<br />
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-IEP parent collaboration and reminder</div>
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-Student led IEP worksheet with visuals to increase student independence and participation.</div>
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All of my products have instructions for set up and you can always feel free to email me if you have any questions on how to utilize any of the materials. I am happy to collaborate with you to help you meet the needs of your students.<br />
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These resources are available as <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank">a bundle</a> (that means every resource included in these 4 products available at a discounted rate) or as 4 separate products (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Schedule-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574668" target="_blank">Visual Schedules</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Notes-Home-Set-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574681" target="_blank">Notes Home</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Management-and-Visuals-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574694" target="_blank">Behavior Management and Classroom Visuals</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Data-Collection-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574708" target="_blank">Data Sheets</a>) so you can buy what you need, and not waste money on things you already have established in your classroom.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-81634773265805964572018-08-08T04:00:00.000-07:002018-08-08T12:22:31.857-07:00Classroom Set-Up: Visual SchedulesIt's that time of year...back to school shopping, classroom set-up, and prepping for the new school year ahead. Are you a new teacher looking for some materials to set up your brand new classroom? Or a veteran teacher looking to revamp classroom visuals or up your data game? I want to take a chance over the next couple weeks to share some tips and ideas for setting up your classroom this coming year.<br />
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I recently put together a product based on all the resources I created and implemented in my classroom so that others can use the ideas that worked so well for me, without the work of having to create it on their own.... <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Autism-Classroom-Set-Up-Bundle-3350013" target="_blank"> over 150 pages of class-room set up</a> materials included in the Complete Autism Classroom Set-Up! I have used this baby in my district with tons of teachers already this past year...and it has been a big hit. Today, let's talk about one aspect of this product, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Schedule-Set-Up-for-an-Autism-Classroom-3574668">Visual Schedules:</a><br />
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The visual schedules in this product have 4 differentiated levels so you can tailor them to your students' individual needs. There are color coded picture schedules, regular picture schedules, picture schedules where the words are getting bigger and the picture is reduced in size, and word schedules. There are 30 schedule activity pictures included in this product. All the pictures fit on the included "Daily Schedule" template, so you can switch pictures, without having to change up the whole schedule system.<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/10/preventing-problem-behavior-schedules.html#more">Here is a blog post highlighting a variety of differentiated levels of schedules I used in my classroom.</a><br />
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There are labels for all areas of the classroom that can be posted on the wall so students can easily scan the room and know where to go. In addition, there are check-ins for all stations where students can place their visual schedule pictures when they go to that station (included are both color coded and with a white background).<br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/07/label-freebie.html">Here is a blog post on my classroom station labels.</a><br />
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There is a matching word to picture assessment and data sheet included that can be used to determine if your students can read any schedule words. This can help you determine if your kiddos are ready for word or picture schedules. There is also a data sheet to collect data on how well your students are doing at the routine of following a schedule (this was almost always an IEP goal at some point for my students)<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/10/data-collection-on-schedule-following.html">Here is a blog post on how I took data on schedule following</a><br />
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Want your students to learn how to follow a word schedule so they gain more functional skills and become less dependent on pictures? Use these two work tasks to help teach your students how to read the schedule words. One is a letter matching task where students can velcro or glue letters onto the task cards. The other is a set of writing worksheets to practice writing the schedule words.<br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/10/fading-from-picture-schedules-to-word.html">Here is a blog post on how to teach your student to fade from a picture schedule to a more functional word schedule.</a><br />
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NOTES HOME:</div>
Do your parents want information on how their child's day was? Use these daily notes home for students to fill out with a quick review of their day or week. <b>Quick tip: laminate a few for each student and have them use dry-erase markers for re-usable notes home.</b><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/my-day-at-school.html">Here is blog post on how I used these daily notes in my classroom.</a><br />
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SCHEDULE AND LESSON PLANNING:</div>
Included are EDITABLE templates for drafting your student/staff schedules as well as EDITABLE templates for lesson plans and curricular plans. I have also included some real life samples from my classroom as examples to help you get started. These are some of the most common things teachers email me about to get access to, and now they are finally available! <b>Quick tip: When starting your schedule, start by plugging in all the non-negotiable times (i.e. recess/lunch, specialists, etc.)</b><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/09/schedules.html">Here is a blog post all about how I plan/create my classroom schedules!</a><br />
<a href="https://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/05/lesson-planning-in-autism-classroom.html">Here is a blog post on how I lesson plan in my classroom.</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-69196800832960609282018-07-17T02:30:00.000-07:002018-07-17T02:30:13.230-07:00Creating Daily Routines to Eliminate Downtime and Increase Productivity<span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imagine telling your students to sit down at the table for math. You finally get 4 students seated, but then you turn your back for two seconds to grab the materials for your lesson, and in the mean time, two kids pop up and run back to their preferred activities. Scenarios like these make me want to pull my hair out...I hate down time...my students struggle with it, which makes my life as a teacher so much harder. So one way I have found to eliminate as much downtime as possible (beside packing my day full of activities) is to create routines in every part of my day. This way, students know what is expected and can independently get going with an activity even when I have to run and grab some materials, deal with a challenging behavior, etc. It makes my students (and me) more productive! In today's post, I want to share some helpful tips and activities I have found to reduce downtime in the classroom.</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Binders</u>. Binders can be another helpful way to create routines. Students can grab their binders and begin working on activities in order. If you need students to stop and pause between activities for more instruction, use dividers to split the binder into sections along with a "stop and wait" visual. (<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/10/morning-work-binders.html">Check out this post</a> for more info on my morning work binders or <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/8-ways-to-use-binders-in-your-classroom.html">this post</a> for 8 ways to use binders in your classroom).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I often find it is the beginning of the lesson that is the hardest...like I said before, teachers need time to get set up, materials gathered, smart board turned on, etc. In general ed, teachers often have a "do now" or "warm up" activity where their students do a review activity, practice problem, or introduction activity for the lesson that will follow. I find this extremely helpful in my classroom as well. Here are a couple activities I have used to fill the down time in the beginning of a lesson. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Correcting Sentences. </u> To start my advanced morning group, I had my students start with a daily correcting sentence worksheet. We would review as a group, then move onto other literacy activities (<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/03/advanced-morning-group-re-vamped.html#more">click here</a> to see a blog post detailing what we did in this group).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With my advanced students, we did written fluency timings (<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/11/fluency-timings.html">blog post about this activity</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Fluency-Timings-for-Special-Education-Classrooms-2710322">TPT product link</a>). We had kids assigned to be in charge of these as well (yellow cards were student initials who were in charge). These helped my kiddos increase their ability to generate ideas when given a topic, speed of writing, and made writing into a fun activity. And of course, including some visual directions for the activity increased student independence!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Check in/out.</u> I helped a teacher create this check in for students who came into her room when they needed a break from their general ed classroom. To help them not disrupt her other groups and get to their break as quickly/independently as possible, she came up with the idea to have them check in, select their break activity, set a timer, and check out when they were finished. I have also seen some great social skills groups start and end with a check in/out worksheet. Here is a sample from <a href="http://www.do2learn.com/activities/SocialSkills/EmotionCheckIn-Checkout/index.html">do2learn</a> which provides these FREE.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you tried any of these ideas? What other tips do you have for reducing downtime in your classroom?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-21315958911836409532018-07-05T02:30:00.000-07:002018-07-05T02:30:12.594-07:00Expected vs. Unexpected: Behaviors in School Adapted BookIf you are a long time follower of my blog, you probably know already that I am a huge fan of adapted books (see additional links at the bottom of the page for more blog posts on this topic).<br />
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They just seem to be one of the best ways I have found to engage students in literacy and aid in their comprehension of the text. In addition, I find them helpful for teaching social skills for those students that a typical "social story" doesn't quite work for. I like them because they allow for additional opportunities to practice identifying a skill.</div>
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Many of the students I work with engage in a variety of challenging behaviors (as I'm sure some of you can relate to). Before we can expect students to engage in appropriate behavior in school, we have to teach them how to differentiate between what behaviors are "expected" vs. "unexpected." This can be a perfect target as an IEP goal/objective for students as well.<br />
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One of my most recent products is an adapted book (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Expected-vs-Unexpected-Behavior-at-School-AdaptedInteractive-Book-3882874">available here on TPT</a>) that gives students a variety of scenarios to practice identifying "expected" vs. "unexpected" behaviors at school.<br />
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The book defines "expected" and "unexpected" behaviors and includes 24 scenarios to practice with. As students read the book. they can indicate whether or not the scenario describes an "expected" or "unexpected" behavior by attaching the corresponding picture with velcro.<br />
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I also included a blank page in case you have specific behaviors you want to target with your student...use a real life photo so your student can see themselves engaging in the behavior the "expected" and "unexpected" way.<br />
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An "expected" behavior visual is also included to be posted in your classroom for reference on daily basis to help students begin to generalize the skills they read about in the book.<br />
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Lastly, if you have a student who is working on differentiating between expected and unexpected behaviors as an IEP goal, I have included data sheets for you to utilize to track student progress.<br />
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<u>Other Adapted Book Blog Posts</u><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/07/adapted-book-resources_15.html#more">Adapted Book Resources</a><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2015/01/adapted-books-starring-your-students.html">Adapted Books Starring Your Students</a><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/09/classroom-tour-quiet-reading.html">Adapted Books as Part of Your Quiet Reading Station</a><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/03/simple-trick-for-adapted-books.html">Quick and Cheap Way to Create Adapted Books</a><br />
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Because I know how hard it can be to get to a colored printer in schools, I have included two versions of the coloring sheets (one version with colored pictures on a separate piece of paper-to save on color copies, and one version that has the colored pictures right on the worksheet)<br />
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Here are some ideas for how these could be used in your classroom:<br />
-Art center/station led by teacher/paraprofessional/occupational therapist<br />
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-Addresses matching at a more functional/advanced level<br />
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I loved using these coloring sheets as an opportunity for a structured requesting activity as well. I put the color pictures on a choice board/communication board and had students make sentences with pictures such as "I want red crayon" to request the color they wanted next. These visuals are included in the product, but they are also offered <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C0GZUxZOP-bjPK-vXE6Om1r3cjK6Fgke">here as a freebie for my blog readers</a>.<br />
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If you are looking for more resources for beginning colorers/writers, check out this blog post on worksheets ideas for <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/04/tracing-worksheets.html">beginning writers</a> that cover tracing basic lines/shapes.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-29709285200321846012018-06-27T11:50:00.001-07:002018-06-27T11:50:32.823-07:00Social Stories for Expected School BehaviorLooking for some tools to have ready in your classroom day one of the school year to help your kiddos learn expected behaviors for a variety of school environments? I love using <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Stories-Good-Behavior-in-School-Environments-for-Kids-with-Autism-307376">these stories</a> that cover some of the most important social skills needed in school.<br />
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What are social narratives (or stories)? They describe social situations by providing explanations of the feelings and thoughts of others in the social situation. Social narratives can help students with autism eliminate problem behaviors, especially when they are told what TO DO in place of any problem behaviors. Using text and/or pictures can help your students better comprehend the content of the story.<br />
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I also like social narratives because they give all the different staff working with the students the same language/behavior expectations for the students. For instance, if I want the staff to use the term "hands to self" instead of "nice hands" or "quiet hands" I may specify that in a social story. Also, sometimes for staff new to a special ed room, it can be difficult to remember to specify the expected behavior ("walk in the halls") instead of the unexpected ("don't run"). Social stories are another great way to model this language for staff in the classroom. <br />
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I currently have <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Stories-Good-Behavior-in-School-Environments-for-Kids-with-Autism-307376">this product in my Teachers Pay Teachers store</a> that addresses good behavior expectations in a variety of school environments (auditorium, cafeteria, recess, hallway, and field trips). Each social narrative has words and pictures to describe the appropriate behaviors in those settings. <br />
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Social narratives can be read every day or on an as needed basis. These can also be sent home so parents can review them with their children. These stories are great for reviewing in the beginning of the school year to remind your returning students and teach your new students the school expectations. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-1311131697770889562018-01-23T02:00:00.000-08:002018-01-23T02:00:20.515-08:00Replacement BehaviorYou know all those behaviors that drive you crazy? Running away, shouting out, whining, hitting, etc.? Replacement behaviors are what we wish our students would do instead...and they should serve the same function as the original behavior. So instead of running away to get your attention, we would want our students to ask us to play a game with them. Or instead of whining every time they want the iPad, we may teach the replacement behavior of having a student request in a non whiny tone "Can I have the iPad please?" <br />
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The key factor with this is being able to identify the challenging behavior as well as the function it serves (attention, escape, sensory, or access tangibles) and then the appropriate replacement behavior.<br />
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The tricky part is figuring out what the function of the behavior is...so many behaviors can look the same, but serve a different function for each person doing them. For instance, let's look at an example of a student who runs away.<br />
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*The replacement behavior should be easier than the inappropriate behavior.<br />
*The replacement behavior needs to be motivating for the student to use and accessible whenever it is needed.<br />
*The replacement behavior needs to be honored. Remember to reinforce the student's efforts to use the replacement behavior every time especially in the beginning. <br />
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Once you have figured out the function and the appropriate replacement behavior, you may need some visuals to help support your student in learning those replacement behaviors. Here are some ideas of tools to help:<br />
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Attention: a visual for teaching students to raise their hands. <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tQIhIWyJAhM4o91oLJ_qC1ETrroabcuG" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to get this visual FREE.<br />
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Escape: a break card to give a teacher when a task is too challenging, boring, or easy. You can also create break cards that limit the number of times the student can request a break during the day (see example on the right). <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZkgJdmrmKVQ6oVjxhYr0g68VA32YES42" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to get these visuals FREE.<br />
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Sensory: a choice board of motor activities for the student to choose from instead of running. <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ELcS6Yy_KyWp1XJOQiUwJKQQRHpqMfe2" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to get this choice board FREE.<br />
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Access to Tangible: a choice board of items/activities/people the student prefers or engages in the undesirable behavior to get access to. <br />
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Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-90828292981479612432018-01-04T02:00:00.000-08:002018-01-04T02:00:27.452-08:00How to Teach Students to Solve Conflicts with PeersSo many of our students with ASD have some sort of goal around learning social skills. One social skill many of my students struggled to deal with was conflicts with their peers. And trying to put on my teacher mediator hat and teach them how to deal with it in the moment wasn't enough. They needed pre-teaching of the skills prior to being able to utilize them in real life scenarios. Which brings me to today's post on a couple, simple teaching tools that are differentiated to individual student levels to help them learn how to identify what bothers them and how to problem solve with a peer.<br />
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You can make any of the tools shown in this post on Boardmaker or with real pictures from your classroom or the internet. If your student can read, you may just write it out on a piece of paper or a white board. If you want the actual tools shown in this post, you can purchase them in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-and-Activities-for-Problem-Solving-Peer-Conflicts-3083611" target="_blank">my store</a> as well. </div>
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The first step in dealing with teaching your students to problem solve peer conflicts is to help students increase their SELF-AWARENESS. Do they even know what their peers are doing that is bothering them? This simple worksheet helps kids start to identify what bothers them. <br />
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Next up, students need to identify what they can do to solve the problem or remain calm in the face of a problem. I like to include the "inappropriate" responses as well to help students truly differentiate between what they "should" and "should not" do. </div>
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I also had this visual posted in my classroom for easy access and as a constant reminder. When a problem arose, we could easily grab this and use it to reinforce what we had worked on when I pre-taught the skills. You could have these hanging in a variety of environments around your building (gen ed classroom, gym, cafeteria, etc.) so all the adults interacting with your students use the same lingo and have access to the same visuals you have used to pre-teach these skills.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This month long unit was just posted on Teachers Pay Teachers and is on sale for the next 24 hours! It focuses on the following 12 vocabulary words centering around <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Animal-Habitats-Science-Unit-for-Kids-with-Autism-3558135" target="_blank">Animals and Their Habitats</a> (ocean, farm, rainforest, dolphin, lobster, octopus, cow, pig, chicken, sloth, snake toucan).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-Materials to create a vocabulary velcro-matching activity</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-3 Levels of Assessments</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-17 different worksheets</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-2 Games (Bingo and Memory). Multiple versions based on level of difficulty.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-1 Adapted book (with matching pieces and comprehension worksheet)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-11 Journal pages (includes 2 levels of difficulty)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-Parent note home about the unit</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">-1 Cover sheet for kids to color and use as a cover for all their completed work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: center;">For more info on my other science units and more details on what is included, check out these posts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/04/science-organization.html" target="_blank">A post describing my topics for the year as well as how I organize my materials</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-science-dinosaurs.html" target="_blank">- A preview of my Dinosaur Unit</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/02/science-unit-preview-weather.html" target="_blank">- A preview of my Weather Unit</a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/08/product-preview-landforms-science-unit.html" target="_blank">A preview of my Landforms Unit.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/10/science-preview-insects.html" target="_blank">A preview of my Insect Unit.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/05/science-unit-plants.html" target="_blank">A preview of my Plants Unit.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/10/science-unit-on-body-parts.html" target="_blank">A preview of my Body Parts Unit.</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/12/science-unit-preview-solar-system.html" target="_blank">A preview of my Solar System Unit.</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Noteworthy-Light;">- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/01/science-unit-preview-food-groups.html" target="_blank">A preview of my Food Groups Unit</a></span><br />
- <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/03/science-preview-5-senses.html" target="_blank">A preview of my 5 Senses Unit</a><br />
<br />Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-54132811209205769652017-08-17T02:00:00.000-07:002017-08-17T02:00:13.663-07:0010 Tips for Incorporating Sensory Strategies into Your Day"He's overstimulated" "He needs a sensory space" "Maybe a fidget would help him focus" Do these phrases sound familiar? I feel like there is so much talk about sensory needs and fidgets these days and this topic can quickly become overwhelming. I have no formal training in "sensory needs" (make sure you are consulting with your OTs since they are the experts), but we (teachers, parents, etc.) have invaluable knowledge about our students as well. We know that some of our students need more movement in their day and that certain activities amp them up, while others seem to calm them down. Use that information (and take data) when deciding what sensory strategies you want to try to help keep your students calm, focused, and ready to learn. <br />
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Here are just some examples of sensory strategies you can try with your students...please leave me comments with any other ideas you have found to be successful...I love to hear things that are working for your students!<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">1. Sensory Bins:</span></u><br />
Fill a tub with moon sand, rice, sand, beans, feathers, table scatter, play dough, etc. You can put toys inside for students to search for, or things like funnels and scoops for them to use to dump/pour the items.<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">2. Break Times:</span></u><br />
Depending on your students' needs, you can schedule breaks for your students or teach them to request a break. Even for my students who needed regularly scheduled break times, this looked very different based on individual needs. Some of my students only needed 1 break in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. Other students had breaks scheduled after three activities (about 1 time per hour), and for others, breaks were needed after EVERY work task (i.e. work for 15 minutes, then break for 15 minutes).<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">3. Have a specific break area in your room:</span></u><br />
Set it up with calming activities (bean bag, big yoga bouncing ball or trampoline, weighted blankets, etc.).<br />
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In one classroom I supported, students had to self assess where they were at (on the 5 Point Scale) before taking a break, then choose a calming activity to engage in (each student had different choices that had been pre-taught), set a timer for a given amount of time, then self assess where they were at (on the 5 Point Scale) after taking their break. <br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">4. Recess:</span></u><br />
Recess is SO NECESSARY for all kids. They need time to get up and move during their day and get out their wiggles. If your school doesn't have recess, advocate for your students. If you do have recess, try not to take it away from students as a punishment...they need this time to help them be ready to focus and learn in the classroom. <br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">5. Movement Breaks:</span></u><br />
Regardless of if you have recess or not, have you tried <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a> in your classroom? This is an awesome website with songs/movements/activities to get kids up and moving for short brain breaks during the day. These are great to use during transition times as well!<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">6. Short Activities:</span></u><br />
When creating my students' schedule, I had them changing activities every 15 minutes. I know, it adds up to a lot of activities during the day, but it HELPED! It got my students up and moving and it allowed them to move quickly from activity to activity so they didn't get as bored or overwhelmed with difficult work. <br />
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Nobody wants to sit and read out of a text book or do worksheets all day. Include activities in your schedule that involve different senses and movement while also targeting students areas of need. Use cooking to teach reading/following directions, finger painting to teach patterns, gel bags to work on letters, etc. </div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">8. Variety of Seating Options:</span></u><br />
There are a ton of different seating options out there. Let students sit, stand, use special cushions, or even ball chairs. Give students choices, but also teach them how to use the materials correctly and appropriately.<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">9. Fidgets:</span></u><br />
Ok, fidget spinners, fidget cubes, special putty that changes color...these are all super hip and "in" right now. There is definitely a time and place for them (I admit I have some at my desk that I often use while in meetings or when I am feeling stressed out)...they work, but they can also be distracting. So instead of just seeing a squirrely kid and saying, "I know, give him a fidget, that will fix everything," we need to<br />
a) teach the kid how to use a fidget appropriately,<br />
b) figure out if a fidget will even help this student (you may need to try a couple...and definitely consult with your OT on this one) and<br />
c) maybe try some of the other strategies listed above in addition to your fidgets<br />
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Try using visual rules and posting them someplace all your students can see so you don't have to verbally remind them all day long.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>10. Data</u></span><br />
Use data to determine whether or not these strategies are effective...Pick a specific behavior (i.e. staying seated or staying in an assigned desk area) and take data for at least 1 day to see how many times they stand up or how many minutes they can stay seated. Then, implement your strategy and take data again for a few days. Did it get better? If not, do you need to teach the student some skills about how to use the new strategy? Can you add a visual to help the student use the strategy independently? Can you have the student take data on themselves (self management/monitoring)?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-8557981698257614592017-07-21T02:00:00.000-07:002017-07-21T02:00:07.121-07:00Create Your Own Simple File FolderDo you have random flashcards or pictures laying around your classroom that you aren't sure how to use? Use them to create a fun new file folder for your kiddos! I had these community helper flashcards laying around my classroom and wasn't quite sure how to use them. I just simply glued them into the folder, laminated it and then created some matching pieces. <br />
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Let's start with the basics...<br />
<u>What EVEN is Drama Time anyways?</u><br />
*Drama Time is a weekly activity that usually lasts 30-45 minutes.<br />
*It consists of engaging GAMES and PREDICTABLE ROUTINES<br />
*It can meet the needs of all your students by addressing a huge RANGE of SKILLS<br />
*You can do it in INCLUSIVE (or reverse inclusion) settings<br />
*These activities and this product can last you ALL YEAR LONG.<br />
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<u>Tell Me What it Looks Like in More Concrete Terms?</u><br />
*Student sit in a circle on carpet squares (or assigned spots)<br />
*Using a visual schedule (included in the product), the class works their way through the listed activities. This product comes with 18 ideas of activities, but you can definitely add to them as you go. You don't need to do all 18 activities each week. In fact, most likely you will only do 5 or 6 per week.<br />
*A typical drama time in my classroom always starts with a body warm up and a game reviewing emotions (called Drama Mask Drawer). Then, each week I would pick a couple of games from our repertoire to play, introduce a new game, and end with a cool down game.<br />
*Through the games, students work on a variety of skills (more on that below) in a fun and engaging way.<br />
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The visual schedule can be folded up and stored in a binder for easy organization (along with all the other materials/visuals in this product!)<br />
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<u>What Skills Can Drama Time Address?</u><br />
*Social Skills<br />
*Imitation Skills<br />
*Motor Skills<br />
*Play Skills<br />
*Following Directions<br />
*Expressive Language<br />
*Vocabulary<br />
*Taking Turns<br />
*Winning/Losing<br />
*and MORE<br />
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The chart to the right is a list of skills each game targets that is included in the product.<br />
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<u>What Comes in this Product?</u><br />
*Directions for set up<br />
*Visual schedule<br />
*Lesson plans for 18 games/activities<br />
*All visuals required for the games/activities (including visual directions, choice boards, sentence strips, communication pictures for non-verbal students, and more)<br />
*Data Sheets<br />
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All the materials can easily be stored in a binder for quick, easy access and organization!<br />
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<u>What are the Games/Activities In this Product?</u><br />
I will give you a list with brief descriptions in this post, but there is much more info in the product.<br />
1) Warm Up: Warms up bodies, minds, and voices with this routine warm up<br />
2) Drama Mask Drawer: Works on reviewing emotions and practicing what they look like<br />
3) Follow the Leader: Works on motor imitation skills<br />
4) Yes It Is: Take a random object in your classroom and have kids take turns pretending it is something else to work on developing play and imagination skills.<br />
5) Present: Students pass around an empty box or gift bag and have to choose a gift they want to get and then act it out<br />
6) Go To Sleep: Students lay down and "sleep" until the teacher wakes them up and lets them know what emotion/animal/sport/etc. they are going to act out<br />
7) Emotion Dice: Roll the included dice to find out which emotion you will act out<br />
8) That's so Rude: Practice the "rude way" and "right way" to interrupt<br />
9) Bunny Bunny: Practice conversation skills of facing another person and eye contact while saying goofy messages.<br />
10) Listening Game: Students have to listen very closely as their peers answer basic questions...because they will all be quizzed on them during the game!<br />
11) Telephone: Old classic game...pass a message around the circle by whispering.<br />
12) Magic Wand: Students take turns changing each other into different things.<br />
13) Red Light Green Light: Old classic game... run when it's "green light", and stop when it's "red light." Included visuals also allow for working on learning those community signs!<br />
14) Hokey Pokey: Old classic song...with visuals included to help students work on right/left and body parts.<br />
15) Duck Duck Goose: Old classic game...with visuals to help our non-verbal students participate!<br />
16) Hot Potato: A spin off of the old classic game where students pass a potato around in a circle. In this game, we work on pretending the potato has taken on a different attribute (hot, tired, sticky, etc.). So if it is a hot potato, we pass it quickly around, but if it is tired, we will treat it very delicately and maybe rock it to sleep during our turn.<br />
17) Song Ideas: A list of good songs to incorporate into Drama Time<br />
18) Book Ideas: A list of ways to incorporate books into Drama Time<br />
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One of the things that stands out most to me about this product are all the visuals that come with it to support your students in being successful with learning these games. Do you ever have a day where you want to whip out an old classic game like Red Light Green Light, Duck Duck Goose, or Telephone? Worried your students wouldn't grasp it right away without additional visual support? This product provides support for old classics like these in addition to new games you have never have heard of! <br />
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For example, the game <i>Telephone</i> comes with visual directions as well as sample messages students could say when playing.<br />
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<i> </i>And here is an example of the visuals that come with this product for <i>Hokey Pokey </i><br />
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Here are visual examples for the games <i>Go To Sleep </i>and <i>The Listening Game</i><br />
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This visual is perfect as a reminder during drama time for appropriate behavior, but can also be used in the classroom for generalization to other times in the day.</div>
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Don't worry, this product comes with lesson plans that include step-by-step descriptions on how to play each game, a list of skills each game addresses, any materials required, and any tips I have for adapting the game for varying student abilities.<br />
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If you have ANY questions about <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Drama-Time-Games-Movement-and-Social-Emotional-Skills-for-Students-with-Autism-3257268">this product</a>, please reach out and email me as I have a special place in my heart for Drama Time and think it is something that should be implemented in all classrooms!<br />
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And check out these posts for additional info on Drama Time and more specifics on the activities/games:<br />
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Since many of my students had writing IEP goals, but struggled with traditional writing worksheets<br />
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I know, I know, this seems so simple...and it is; but it made writing just fun enough that I didn't get any complaints! First of all, the task was differentiated (i.e. I wasn't expecting a kid who can barely write 1 full word to write a sentence). Second of all, it was based on the students' interests and motivation (i.e. they got to pick the stickers and the topic of their writing).<br />
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And since this activity requires minimal resources, it was perfect for an ESY activity that we could complete a couple times a week to help maintain and generalize writing skills. This would also be an awesome activity to send home. Have students pick a couple stickers and put them on some notebook paper and send home with directions differentiated for each students' level.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Social Skills need to be taught" is what we hear all the time in schools these days, especially in special education...but WHERE are they taught? WHAT skills do we teach? </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">HOW are they taught? </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">WHAT curriculum should we use? are just some of the many questions we teachers are asking in response to this statement. I definitely don't have all the answers, but would love to get the conversation going. I would love to hear your input in the comments below or in an email (autismtank@gmail.com) </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">as I feel like this blog post is just skimming the surface of this huge topic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you are a resource teacher, a teacher who has kids mainstreamed during part of their day, or are a self contained teacher, you have a variety of options of when/where to teach these skills. In general, if social skills are taught throughout a student's day, they will be more likely to generalize to a variety of locations and across a variety of people. Logistically, this isn't always possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social skills can be taught in a pull out special ed setting or a push in mainstream setting...or both! They can be taught in a small group or one on one. Below are some examples of specifically what this looks like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Pull out social skills group: having a dedicated class period to teaching social skills in the special education setting. This may happen one time per week or every day depending on your students' needs. You should also make sure to let your paraprofessionals and gen ed teachers know what skills you are teaching/what strategies you are using so that they can carry these over to other settings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Push into mainstream classroom: teaching social skills in the gen ed setting as a co-teacher, or prompting students to use the skills taught in the special ed setting in their gen ed classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Teaching a skill one on one: teaching a skill to one student directly and prompting them throughout their day to use that skill as situations come up.</span></div>
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<b><u>What skills are you teaching?</u></b></div>
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Greetings, conversational skills, turn taking, waiting, personal space, appropriate interrupting, conflict resolution, anger management, problem solving, perspective taking, empathy, making friends............. the list goes on and on! </div>
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When trying to decide what skills to teach, I try and prioritize what is most important for my students. I look at their current IEP goals AND I look at the most current/pressing issues. For example, most of my students usually had some sort of IEP goal about socializing with peers (some may be working on greetings while others may be working on engaging in back and forth conversation). However, during the school year, certain issues usually popped up like excessive tattling, bullying, interrupting, etc. When I teach social skills, I have some time set aside to work on IEP goals, but I also make time to teach the skills that pop up as well. </div>
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<b><u>How are you teaching social skills?</u></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.skillstreaming.com/">Skillstreaming</a> curriculum outlines the following steps to teach social skills: 1) Define the skill, 2) Model the skill, 3) Role-play, 4) Provide feedback on performance in the role-play, 5) Practice the skill.</div>
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Similarly, Behavior Skills Training identifies steps to teaching a skill as 1) Instruction, 2) Modeling, 3) Rehearsal, and 4) Feedback.</div>
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Are you doing all of these steps in your instruction? I know I didn't always! It is a great reminder to include all of these elements in order to ensure our teaching is as effective as possible.</div>
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<b><u>What curriculum/resources are you using to teach social skills?</u></b></div>
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This is the hard part...I personally have not found just 1 resource or curriculum that meets all of my students' needs. Instead, I collect activities, books, and resources from a variety of places. I will share some of my favorites with you!</div>
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<a href="http://www.juliacookonline.com/">Julia Cook books</a>: Julia has tons of great stories about different social skills topics...and you can easily find her books on Amazon!</div>
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<a href="http://www.zonesofregulation.com/index.html">Zones of Regulation:</a> This is helpful to teach students emotions and help them identify "tools" to assist in regulating and de-escalating.</div>
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<a href="https://www.5pointscale.com/">5 Point Scale:</a> This is helpful for visually breaking down a problem area into 5 parts that show increasing levels of the problem. It also focuses on helping students identify what it feels like, looks like, and what they can do about it.</div>
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Drama Time: One fun way I have found to teach social skills is through a weekly "drama time." This helps with the role-play and rehearsal portion of teaching social skills. Check out these posts for more info on my drama time (<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/12/drama-time-set-up.html">drama time set up</a>, <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-drama-games.html">drama games</a>, <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/12/and-more-drama-games.html">more drama games</a>).</div>
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Social Stories: These are a great way to work on the "instruction" portion of teaching a social skill, but don't forget to model, have students role-play, and provide feedback! (<a href="https://www.thewatsoninstitute.org/resources/behavior-stories/">The Watson Institute</a> has an awesome selection of FREE social stories)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-33416713646592535662017-06-23T02:00:00.000-07:002018-07-02T12:13:38.036-07:00Ice Cream Unit for ESY, Summer School, or HomeAs a special education teacher, I am always looking for ways to make
learning more motivating for my students. My students LOVE ice cream.
I mean, they really really LOVE it. So, why not introduce matching skills,
teach shapes, counting, writing, and graphing all about ice cream! This can make a great mini-unit to use during ESY or summer school as well to help maintain skills in an engaging way. Another idea would be to send this home as "homework" over the summer and have parents use these worksheets and activities with their children.<br />
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a vocabulary velcro or cut/glue matching activity</div>
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4 matching worksheets to work on shapes, colors, and counting</div>
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1 survey about favorite ice cream flavors to promote social skills and a graphing worksheet to record results of the survey<br />
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1 comprehension worksheet for a field trip to buy ice cream (we usually just walked to a corner store nearby, but you could do a pretend store in your classroom and have kids practice choosing, ordering and paying as well).<br />
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You can find this packet of resources in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ice-Cream-Unit-for-Kids-with-Autism-367397">my TPT store here</a>. What other engaging topics/units are you doing in ESY or summer school?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423802752631696681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-2407096145675618452017-02-10T02:00:00.000-08:002017-02-10T02:00:07.180-08:00Food Themed Independent Work TasksI don't know about you, but my students always loved doing activities related to food. They loved cooking, google-imaging (I know it's not a word, but it should be) pictures of food, going on community trips to eat, etc. <br />
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Many of us also have students who don't like to complete academic work. You know, you put a worksheet in front of your student and they tear it up? or throw it at you? Maybe, I'm just having that kind of week?! But regardless, we all know that all behaviors are really our students trying to COMMUNICATE their needs. What I assume my students are trying to let me know when they refuse work is either "this is too hard," "where's my motivation to complete the work?", or "this is boring!" <br />
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One way to keep your students engaged in work and decrease work refusal is to incorporate preferred topics into their work. Have handwriting be writing their favorite movie character names, let them do a research project about their preferred topic, make social stories or behavior charts using their favorite video games or apps, etc. <br />
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This philosophy combined with having so many students that loved food, has probably been one of the main reasons I have created so many work tasks that have to do with food. I have collected pictures of some of my favorite food themed work tasks to share with you. I would love to hear about your favorite food themed tasks as well!<br />
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Use your mini cupcake containers from your next class party and find some large pom poms for students to "put in" each cupcake liner. Color the bottoms of the liners if you want students to match the correct color pom pom.<br />
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What kid doesn't love fast food? I went to McDonalds and asked if they would be willing to donate some empty fry containers for my special education class...and they had NO PROBLEM with that! Then I just made up some quick paper french fries (laminated of course) for students to practice counting. I even had a cheat sheet for students who need a little assistance counting (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rU1v8LrnrIKpWZuIZwPtJgOtUrNvw3oZjUAAMunKx2w/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">get my fries and cheat sheet HERE FREE</a>). I kept the fries grouped together, but you could also cut them out into individual fries and have kids practice counting more independently.</div>
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So, the other day my weekly coupons came in the mail, and they accidentally gave me doubles of the Burger King coupons...and you know what my first thought was? "Oooh, I can a matching file folder with these!" Yeah I know....major nerd alert. </div>
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Use pictures of real food items when practicing money concepts to make the task more engaging.<br />
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Use pocket folders for sorting tasks. Laminate the whole folder, then use a razor blade to cut open the pockets so the pictures can slide in. I used real life photos from google for these. Kids can sort foods that go in the refrigerator vs. freezer, cupboard vs. refrigerator, fruits vs. vegetables, meats vs. breads, junk food vs. healthy food, etc. And this is a nice task for teachers to make, because...no cutting/pealing velcro!<br />
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I like these colorful popsicle containers as well. Have kids sort or match the popsicle stick into the different containers.<br />
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Adapted books about food always make a great work task. This book is about yummy and yucky ice cream flavors and students have to use velcro pictures to identify the correct selection on each page. Check out more on this book <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/12/yummy-or-yucky.html?m=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Here is another <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/01/food-group-sorting-freebie.html" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a>. Sorting pictures of food by food group! </div>
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There are tons of different academic concepts you can address using file folders and pictures of food. <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/01/matching-file-folders.html" target="_blank">Matching non-identical pictures</a>, <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/02/product-preview-8-sorting-file-folders.html" target="_blank">sorting big vs. small</a>, sorting or matching by color, etc.</div>
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And if you are able to include worksheets in your independent work system, make them be about engaging topics as well. You can laminate worksheets so they are re-usable or just have kids complete them with pencil. Here are some examples of worksheets related to food.<br />
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Adding costs of BBQ items. For more BBQ themed activities, look <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2013/06/bbq-unit-in-action.html?m=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Cut/Paste activity for labeling Thanksgiving foods. Another thing my students loved were holidays, so this activity was a double whammy!<br />
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Writing words related to a preferred topic...in this instance food/Thanksgiving.<br />
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<br />Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-76957625767301807862016-11-30T12:59:00.000-08:002016-11-30T13:04:07.370-08:00Implementing Hygiene Routines at SchoolFor many students with special needs, working on functional skills can be just as important, if not more important, than academic skills. When I spoke with parents of my students, I often found that they were struggling with getting their child to complete hygiene routines independently at home. Many of my students' parents admitted that they completed most of these tasks for their child because either their child didn't know how to complete the routine, didn't want to complete it, or it was faster for the parents to just do it for their child. That is what inspired me to to add hygiene to our daily schedule back in my first year of teaching. I wanted to ease the workload of the parents at home and also wanted to encourage promoting independence for all of my student to the maximum extent possible.<br />
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<b>Parent Permission</b><br />
Over the years, what we referred to as "hygiene" on our schedule morphed and looked different based on my students' needs, but I always started out the school year by sending home a letter to parents to get permission. I listed out all of the routines we were going to be working on so parents were aware. I offered to provide the materials or they could send in their own if they had preference on brands. In 10 years of doing hygiene in schools and the clinical setting, I never had any parents refrain from allowing their child to participate. However, I did have a few parents opt out of having their child use deodorant and a few parents who wanted to provide their own supplies. You can get a copy of my letter to parents <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-of-Year-Forms-for-a-Special-Education-Classroom-832566" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Providing Hygiene Supplies</b><br />
I worked in a school were 97% of students received free or reduced lunch. Since I was already asking parents to provide school supplies and money for community field trips, I felt that I wanted to be the one to purchase hygiene supplies for my students. You could definitely include hygiene supplies on your school supply list in the beginning of the year or request parents to send stuff in if you preferred that route. In order to provide hygiene supplies to all of my students, there were a few different routes I went down. I started out by asking my school nurse to see if there were any hygiene supplies available for my students. She had a bunch of random sample sized items and was able to give us deodorant, tooth brushes and tooth paste. I also shopped at the Dollar Tree (one of my favorite stores for my classroom) and was able to get supplies on the cheap. You can also look for grant opportunities. I wrote a grant for supplies within my school district (you could also use donors choose). Since this is such a unique, but extremely important cause to request funding for, you have a good chance of getting it funded. Since hygiene supplies at the dollar tree are so cheap, we used the additional grant money to buy hygiene books and hygiene activities for our life skills room.<br />
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Here are some of the hygiene books we purchased:<br />
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Here are some of our life skills activities:<br />
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<b>Scheduling</b><br />
How to schedule hygiene into your day will vary from year to year or based on the set up of your classroom/school. When I started hygiene my first year of teaching, I had all of my students (I only had 4 at the time), brush their teeth after lunch. As I got more students, I added more hygiene activities and had all the students complete them in the morning as a station in their schedule rotation. Since we used a single stall bathroom down the hall from our classroom, I only sent 1-2 students at a time with one of my paraprofessionals, which was another reason this worked well as a station on our rotation. If you have a bathroom in your classroom or one that is big enough for your entire class, you could all go together to complete your hygiene routine during a scheduled time of day. At one point, I had a group of students who were already independent in their hygiene routines at home, so they did not complete this station at all, as I didn't want to take away from time in their day where they could be working on something more valuable to their development. <br />
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<b>Hygiene Activities and Visuals</b><br />
I loved creating visual directions for all of the hygiene routines I had my students complete. Visuals helped my students understand what to do so much better than when we were modeling or verbally telling them what to do. It also greatly reduced frustration and increased independence! It is much less invasive for an adult to point to a picture than to use hand over hand prompting to teach a skill. Since I had paraprofessionals running this station, these visuals also helped remind them to use visual prompts instead of verbally instructing our students. I laminated all of the routines so that they wouldn't get ruined if they got wet. I also put velcro on the backs of the routines as well as on the wall by the mirror in the bathroom so that students could post the routines up as they were completing them. You can get visual directions for getting dressed, brushing teeth, washing face, putting on deodorant, putting on lotion, going to the bathroom, and washing hands on Teachers Pay Teachers <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hygiene-Visuals-Schedules-and-Visual-Instructions-for-Kids-with-Autism-307226" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Do your students do hygiene at school? What routines do they complete? How do you schedule it into your day? I love hearing how people set this up differently in their classrooms...we can all learn from each others great ideas!Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-64578685454303719932016-11-16T13:49:00.002-08:002016-11-16T13:49:43.486-08:00So This Happened...On September 16th, we welcomed Colby into our family. He is sweet and snuggly and way more work than I was anticipating...hence the reason I haven't posted in a couple months. Being able to be home with this cutie for 12 weeks of maternity leave has been a real blessing and full of new experiences. I have joined a new mom's group and gotten to know 8 other amazing new moms, enjoyed the most beautiful fall I can ever remember by going on daily walks outside with Colby, and drank more coffee than I did while going to grad school while working full time. <div>
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Colby and his namesake...good thing we didn't go with Jack as the middle name or he definitely would have been made fun of during his school age years!</div>
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Colby snuggling with his big fur-sister...I was a bit worried about how my dog would react to the new arrival, but these two are best buds already...and Colby hasn't even started throwing her treats from his high chair yet!</div>
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Colby in his Halloween costume...handmade by a friend, a knit burrito costume...due to our love of Mexican food, we called Colby a "baby burrito" throughout my pregnancy, so this costume was very fitting.</div>
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That's it for today...my little guy is up and ready to eat! Hopefully I will get to some special ed content in my next post!</div>
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This writing fluency activity allows students to work on writing in a fun and competitive way. I like to use it as a warm up activity at the beginning of my literacy groups. Once your students get the hang of the routine, this activity takes 5-10 minutes and is a great, structured way to keep kids busy with independent work while you set up/gather your materials for that day's lesson.<br />
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Students who practice fluent writing activities will increase their ability to:<br />
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When students can come up with multiple items related to a topic quickly, it can also increase their:<br />
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Here is what this product looked like all set up in my classroom. To read more about this activity and see pictures of how I utilized it in my classroom, <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2012/11/fluency-timings.html" target="_blank">check out this blog post.</a><br />
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Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-44279440959402553542016-09-20T02:00:00.000-07:002016-09-20T02:00:08.070-07:00New Product: Fall Unit<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Back to school means times for new products! This week I am going to share my 2 newest products with you! The first unit is perfect for back to school as it is a unit all about Fall! It has a similar format to my "</span><a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2014/07/summer-of-learning-summer-unit.html" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Summer Unit</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">" and covers 15 vocabulary words related to fall (look for a winter and spring unit in the same format coming soon!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">2 pages of Matching words to pictures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Noteworthy-Light;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Check back in later this week for my newest resource that targets fluency and writing skills!</span>Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312610814517657114.post-64939643114945094672016-09-13T02:00:00.000-07:002016-09-13T02:00:20.210-07:00Mini Series: Small Group Instruction Data Collection and Role of Support StaffIn my self contained (Federal Setting 3) classroom, I like to include a variety of learning opportunities for students throughout the day. Students work independently, 1:1 or 1:2 with an adult, in small groups with 3-8 students, or together as a whole class (13 students). When I first started teaching, I didn't dare to have any small groups regularly scheduled into my day because my <strike>students didn't seem</strike> I wasn't ready. My students didn't have the skills to sit together without fighting or jumping up and running away from the table...and in the beginning, I didn't realize this was something I could teach them. Small groups can be difficult to implement in a special education classroom without clear planning and prioritizing of your goals...you have students of varying abilities, students who don't get along socially, not to mention students who don't have pre-requisite functional skills for participating in a group.<br />
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Throughout this mini series, I wanted to focus on how to set up/plan for small group instruction. As you start to create your vision of what you want your small groups to look like and what your goals for your students are, I think it is important to make sure you relay this information to your paraprofessionals so they can help you in carrying out your vision whether they are supporting a small group you are leading or running one that you have set up for them.<br />
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<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-series-small-group-instruction-big.html" target="_blank">1. Establishing Big Picture Goals and Grouping Students </a><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-series-small-group-instruction.html" target="_blank">2. Establishing Rules/Routines/Norms for the Group<b> </b></a><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-series-small-group-instruction-and.html" target="_blank">3. Student Engagement/Teaching Techniques </a><br />
<a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-series-small-group-instruction_16.html" target="_blank">4. Curriculum and Planning</a><br />
<u>5. Data Collection and Role of Support Staff</u><br />
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You are almost ready to roll out your small groups for the school year. You have your goals, routines, plans, and now we just need to make sure all of our adults are on the same page and we can monitor our students' progress through data collection. When reading some of the roles/responsibilities listed below, keep in mind that the "lead teacher" may be the classroom teacher or a paraprofessional you have chosen to run a group that you have planned. It could also be a clinician (SLP, OT, etc.) or a prep provider (gym, music, art teacher, etc.)<br />
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1) Prompts students naturally (may repeat the question, give a lead in to the answer, etc.)<br />
2) Attempts to manage challenging behaviors alone first (specific behavior plans or antecedent interventions may need to be run by support staff)<br />
3) Completes error correction if needed<br />
4) Directs other staff as to what is needed<br />
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The role of the <u>Support Staff </u> is to support the Lead Teacher:<br />
1) Collect data on IEP goals<br />
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2) Collect data on challenging behaviors<br />
3) Prompt students (as needed following the direction from the lead teacher)<br />
4) Should remain quiet and refrain from talking to the students/other staff<br />
5) Should be sitting behind students and fading themselves further away from the table/learning area to allow students to increase independence.<br />
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Data collection can be done in many ways during small groups by the lead teacher and/or support staff:<br />
1) Have one sheet where all your students are monitored for the same list of goals (you can use some of the classroom skills goals or social skills goals from your <a href="http://autismtank.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-series-small-group-instruction-big.html" target="_blank">curricular map</a>)<br />
2) Have individualized data sheets for specific goals you are monitoring for each students<br />
3) Use ABC or student specific behavior data collection forms to document any challenging behaviors<br />
4) Have support staff grade worksheets (for completion or accuracy) and document scores in a gradebook<br />
5) Use school wide assessments (i.e. for reading levels, spelling development, math facts) periodically to check on progress<br />
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What other roles/responsibilities do you give your support staff? What other tips do you have regarding data collection during small groups?<br />
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This wraps up our mini-series on small group instruction, make sure to check out the other 4 posts in this series if you are looking for more information on implementing small groups in your classroom.Haileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166935690732595397noreply@blogger.com1