
Site Plan (Architecture) Reading Passage and Writing
One of my tutoring students loves 3D modeling and design, so I made this reading passage, quiz, and writing activity to go along with his...
Teaching Sentence Writing to Students with Autism
I've written a free mini-curriculum for sentence writing that's completely customizable for your child or student's interests. Since it's...

Fun Pre-Writing Activities with Toy Cars (and also Dinosaurs)
I've had so much fun using these activities with my students; I just had to share. Each page of the book is a detachable, full-sized card...

Video Modeling to Teach New Skills (And Possibly a Good Approach for Online Learning)
Hi everyone! I've been using the teaching strategy of video modeling for years and it's a great, evidence-based practice for students...

Writing an Animal Report (Free Template and Visual Supports)
One of my students loves animals, so I'm using that to practice writing and research skills. I wanted a really basic template that he...

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...


Star Wars Workbooks
If you've been following my page for a while, you know that I'm not the biggest fan of worksheets in general, but I've found some...

Language Activity: Writing Descriptions of Favorite Characters
The teaching strategy that I use most often with my students is to incorporate their interests into the lessons and learning activities...


Increasing Independence with Written Prompts
Since most of my students on the spectrum are stronger visual learners (rather than auditory learners), I've been starting to give more...

My Favorite Way to Practice Spelling Words
If you’ve been following my page for any length of time, you probably know that I’m not the biggest fan of worksheets. So, you may be...