

Mini-Units on Columns, Rows, and Intro to Tables/Graphing
I was looking through some old files on my computer and I came across this math mini-unit that allows students to practice the vocabulary...


Teaching Ordinal Numbers Using Favorite Toys
As you can probably tell from my recent blog posts, I have a student right now who really loves Star Wars. I like to use his interests as...


Fun with Ten Frames (And Also Learning Place Value and Number Sense)
Ten frames are a simple and effective way to teach students about concepts such as: How many more you need to make ten (addition),...


Teaching the Concept of Money, Part 2
Note: you can read part 1 of this blog post here: https://www.autismhomeschoolsuccess.com/single-post/2019/07/16/Teaching-the-Concept-of-...


The Rounding Train: Rounding to the Nearest Ten and Hundred
I made this set of activities to teach and practice the concept of rounding to the nearest ten and hundred for one of my teenage...


Spark Student Interest Before a Lesson
I teach college courses for special education teachers and one of our discussion topics is about "pre-reading" activities that a teacher...


"Classic" Folder Games for Math, Reading, and Colors
I was recently looking for folder games for math and I remembered that I'd made some games like this when I first started teaching in...


Making Patterns with Christmas Ornament Crafts
This is a quick post, but I wanted to share a way that I worked on making patterns with one of my students. I bought these ornament...


Fishing and Graphing Game
I'm working on graphing with one of my students, and I made this game to go along with the printed worksheets I made (which you can get...


Natural Reinforcer Activity: Count Out Items from a Set by Building a Tower
I wanted to share a fun way that I practiced counting out items from a set with one of my students. But first, I’ll give a little bit of...