With a new year I am excited to say that I have a new job that I am overly thrilled about. Just waiting to sign the contract to make it "official". My good bloggy friend Mrs. Dixon is having a linky part to share strategies and a recipe this weekend all through our blogs. One strategy that I have done since I started teaching was to start the year with positive deposits. This means, not only ... View Post
Special Teachers for Special Thinkers
Come join me as I join in a Collaborative Blog, A Special Sparkle, just for Special Education and all of the wonderful people who work with our Sparkly Special Students! ... View Post
Making Connections Everyday: Thomas
A few years back I had the privilege of being an instructional aide for a 6 year old who was blind, deaf and autistic. Thomas was a delight not only in my everyday at work but has taught me so many things about myself. You may be wondering, how did he communicate? How did he tell you his basic needs? Thomas was fascinated by light of various forms. He had such limited sight that being able ... View Post
Quick Snips- Easy Basic Skills Mastery
Last week in the midst of proctoring state testing, I came up with an idea to help monitor basic skills for my students. I couldn't wait to get home and have time to hash it out so that I could see how it would all work.Knowing that my students (and many others around the world) love the Solve and Snips series that I have created, I wanted it to be similar. I wanted something that was ... View Post
Work Stations Work!
Many of you know that I began teaching Resource Math this year for the first time along with my 7th grade math and Newspaper classes. I am absolutely head over heels in love with these two classes that I have. My 7th Grade Resource Math has a total of 10 students and my 8th Grade has a total of 13. Yep, small classes but we are normally working on up to 5 objectives in each class at the same ... View Post
