This post contains affiliate links. As a special education teacher for over 10 years, I have written my fair share of Behavior Intervention Plans and supported a LOT of students that exhibited challenging behavior. As...
Read MoreThis post contains affiliate links. Executive functioning skills are the actual building blocks of learning! While they can be tricky to teach, we do have some really awesome tools teachers can rely on to focus...
Read MoreExecutive functioning skills are a hot topic. They seem really abstract, and they can be for so many of our students. Not all of us realize that some of the frustrations we face...
Read MoreOctober is National Bullying Prevention Month. I know we can all agree that this is a necessity to touch on from preschool through high school. As educators and related service providers, we need to make...
Read MoreEveryone talks about executive functioning skills, but they often seem elusive, really abstract, and like a catch-all term. So, what ARE they and how do we target them if they are areas of need for...
Read MoreAh, student elopement. No, I don’t mean secretly getting married – that actually sounds intriguing! I mean students who run away – from the area, from the setting, from the classroom, from the building. It’s...
Read MoreStudent anxiety is real! It’s a misconception that anxiety is an adult problem. It’s a human problem! Here are 10 simple ways teachers can support students experiencing anxiety in and out of school. 1.) Stay...
Read MoreWhether you have a designated calm corner in your classroom or not (though I think you should!), having sensory tools in your classroom is a must! Sensory tools aren’t just for your heavy hitters,...
Read MoreDe-escalation is such a HARD process – and the language we use can become the reasons why a student calms, or a student escalates further. De-escalation language should always be non-judgmental and the adult should...
Read MoreWhen big incidents occur in our classrooms, honestly, we just want them to stop. Am I right, or am I right?! Sometimes just the thought of rehashing the eruption that had just occurred would make...
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