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Sometimes it is hard for kids with special needs to use their fingers. Some of these apps discussed on this site help students use their fingers by tracing letters or spelling their name on a tablet. This site offers apps for math, reading, matching, spelling, memory, and more. Special education kids might need a little bit more stimulation during their learning instead of pencil and paper. Touch tablets allow them to stay interested by learning hands-on and seeing rewards visually.

Superstore with activities that cover start standards for special education

Superstore with activities that cover start standards for special education

Superstore with activities that cover start standards for special education

Different resources and overviews for special education

Different resources and overviews for special education

Special education curriculum courses in various subject areas

Special education curriculum courses in various subject areas

Great template for lesson plans!

Science course help!!! with concenration on students with IEPs!!!

Science course help!!! with concenration on students with IEPs!!!

a resume writing service specializing in teachers, educators, principals and other faculty positions.

a resume writing service specializing in teachers, educators, principals and other faculty positions.

I LOVE this site!!! I believe in standing up and moving between subjects. Kids' brains need breaks to become stimulated and to get oxygen every once in a while. Brain breaks also give students something fun to look forward to after hard work. This site allows teachers to create a playlist of fun brain breaks. These are great to reduce antsy behaviors and to keep kids with special needs in line.

It's summer here. I should be relaxing by a pool somewhere...instead I'm working ESY and already planning stuff for next year. But I enjoy it so I can't really complain. I have been thinking about what worked this year and what I need to improve on for next year.

Here are some new ideas on lessons and activities for special needs children.

Tammy Worcester Tang, a former classroom teacher, specializes in finding unique and creative, but most of all, effective ways to use technology in the classroom. Her website offers some fabulous free resources and ideas that can excite teachers and engage learners!

This video is visually stimulating for students with Austism. Other students will find this video educational as well. The variety in the video keeps kids interested. The video shares social stories, like how to wash your hands. The video also introduces letters and letter sounds. This video would be a good brain break video.

Make this turkey craft with your young child to get into the Thanksgiving spirit! Using a few household items, such as an old tissue box, a toilet tissue tube, and construction paper, your child will make an adorable turkey craft that can serve as a special Thanksgiving decoration or a cute centerpiece for the dinner table. This activity goes with: K.1.2 Identify people, celebrations, commemorations, and holidays as a way of honoring people, heritage, and events.