This 4 minute video talks about the importance of utilizing repetition in your daily lesson plans. I walk through an example of how I used one of my favorite tools, a literacy unit. I never felt like I was cheating my students by repeating the same lesson plan several days in a row. I just was ... VIEW POST
Don’t Feel Sorry For Me
So once again, I find myself holding down the fort this week. This Memorial Day weekend, Jim had a Caterpillar meeting and event that led him to Indianapolis. He actually got to participate in many of the Indy 500 pre-race festivities and then got to sit in turn 3 on race day. He grew up watching ... VIEW POST
Watering the Grass
Well we made it through the week with minimal issues. Just one night of almost no sleep which is pretty good. Jim had asked me to water the new grass we had seeded while he was gone. It would take about an hour and needed to be done either early in the morning or later in the evening. I chose ... VIEW POST
Juggling it All
As I approach this week on my own with my hubby in NC for the week, I feel the anxiety of trying to juggle it all. I know there are so many parents out there with special needs children who feel the same. It is especially hard now that we are in a new state (PA), with no support network. I miss ... VIEW POST
My thoughts on social stories & a freebie
So as I sit down to start writing more curriculum pieces this morning, my mind immediately goes to social stories. They are by far my biggest seller on my teacherspayteachers store. It is also ironic, as I almost always thought I had students that were functionally too low to really benefit from ... VIEW POST
A Very Winding Road (not so less traveled)
I am so happy you have stumbled upon this blog. I am so excited to start sharing some of the things I have learned on my special education journey. But, before I start, I guess I should fill you in on where it began... Ever since I was 5 years old, I was going to be a veterinarian. I dreamed ... VIEW POST
