Sharing my experience in the classroom as a life skills special ed transition teacherĀ by providing resources and solutions for fellow educators
Our very first topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Income. You can't spend any money until you've got it! Read more about why and how you can teach Income using my Income Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).
Purpose of Teaching Income
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Over the course of the highly unusual 2020-2021 school year Iāll be releasing blog posts about each of the consumer math topics that make up my consumer math curriculum! My hope is to give your brain some new ways to think about the resources and to show you why I created the lesson unit and how I h...
The TpT Forward Conference 2020 has come and gone, and even though it spanned a full week this year, it still went by so very fast. I attended my first TpT Conference in August 2019 and I was so spent from learning I laid on bed in my AirBnb in pure exhaustion at the end of Day 2! This year is no di...
Let me take you back to a time before the Consumer Math curriculum existed. I was assigned to teach a ābrand newā class back in the day called Math 2 (yes, very specific) and was given little to no guidance on what to cover. I knew the class was going to be the next offeringĀ in the self contained co...
In your favorite chair, at the pool, feet in the water at the beach, these are all acceptable places to not be reading IEPās, but rather a book for leisure! I've compiled my summer reading list for teachers just for you!
Iāve done a little reading this school year, some related to teaching and ...
No, this detox isnāt like the new hair trend where you put lemon juice in your hair to deep clean it and then wait for the sun to lighten your locks (thatās so circa 1998 and no, it didn't work). This Teacher on Summer Break Challenge Checklist will get your mind clear of school and get it wired for...
Three cheers for the calendar that shows that itās that very special school-year-is-almost-over time! I know that my planning slows down, the IEP meetings are done and over, and Iāve resorted to the most boring lunches ever. The end is so close that you can basically taste the sweet smell of summer ...
I had a morning routine (that didn't include the Question of the Day for students) that I followed with my class and itās so predictable that my support staff could run it without me there. Here is what it looks like this-
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āAlexa, start my dayā (Yes, we have an Alexa in our classroom. Itās a...
The Listen and Learn resource idea stemmed from a need; a need for a short, easy to understand information segment with a side of listening comprehension. I needed to engage my non-readers and low-level readers in the consumer math high school level curriculum I was teaching in a meaningful way. I n...
When I think of applied learning projects there is a quote that comes to mind:
āTell me and Iāll forget, teach me and Iāll remember, involve me and Iāll learn.ā -Benjamin Franklin
To me, this quote says- āIf I can apply the skill, then I have learned the skill.ā -Heather
Many moons ago I...
No, this Spring Cleaning Tips for Teachers blog post is not about how you should spend your precious, well-earned week of Spring Break doing work-related activities. In fact, itās about how you should spend those periods of time BEFORE spring break when your mind canāt focus on the task at hand (lik...
I completed the Basic Skills Assessment (read my blog post about that resource) this past August with my students and after reviewing the results, I realized that my students were weak in executing basic money math and functional math skills. Many struggled with reading an analog clock, identifying ...
First, I HIGHLY recommend you visit the great city of Chicago the next chance you get. Iām biased as Iāve lived here for over 10 years, but this city truly has a lot to offer! The sights, location, entertainment, and the food (oh, the FOOD) are all spectacular.
If you plan to attend the TPT For...
If you recently purchased a Reading Passage with questions from my TeachersPayTeachers store or own a lesson unit or bundle and want to find new and creative ways to use this type of resource, then this blog post is for YOU! Check out 10 different ways to use the reading passage, True False question...
I recently added task cards to my consumer math lessons (find them HERE and HERE) because they are so versatile! Now sure how to use task cards in the classroom? Iāve listed 10 different ways you can use them in your classroom, so that your lessons never become boring!
How to Use Task Cards in ...
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Iāve successfully used this resource in my classroom! I had two support sta...
Itās usually about the end of November or early December that my fellow teachers and I realize that we should start discussing paraprofessionals and support staff gifts ideas for our incredible staff. Sadly, weāve usually missed the prime Black Friday deals and there isnāt much time for shopping aro...
I have never been to an IEP meeting with an unlimited amount of time and Iāve been to over 100. IEP meetings are designed to create a legal document, so they are incredibly important for the student, but they often have time limits. Unfortunately, this doesnāt lend itself to organic conversation, ma...
Community based instruction trips/outings (aka CBI trips) are (hopefully) part of the daily, if not weekly, schedule for your students in special education.Ā Ā
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CBIs can also be referred to as Community Based Learning or CBLs. Ā CBIs are valuable experiences for all students, from middle school, t...
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