

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-...


Manding Ideas for Watching Online Videos: Ways to Practice Communication
If you're not familiar with the term "manding," I'll start with a brief overview of what it is, then share some ideas for how you can use...


Visual Supports for "Fill-in-the-Blank" Stories
A quick post today. For a fun activity with some of my students, I bought these Star Wars Mad Libs. To help provide a visual support for...


Teaching About Animal Habitats Using a Student’s Special Interests
I was working on animal habitats with one of my students, and I (on a whim) pulled out these Star Wars planet cards that I'd made for...


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...


Christmas Textures Art Activity
I just wanted to post a quick art activity that I did with one of my students this week. I gathered a few Christmas items (bubble wrap,...


Christmas Social Narratives to Help Your Child Prepare for the Holiday
A social narrative is a written description of an upcoming situation, often accompanied by pictures, to help a student understand what...

























