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...
Practice Telling Time with "The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery"
This was one of my favorite books growing up. I spent hours finding the clues on each page and trying to solve the mystery of who stole...
Ideas and Resources for Teaching Students with Dyscalculia (A Math Learning Disability)
Last month, I led a free online book study group about dyscalculia. While the group has ended, I still have all of the information and...
