October Sale 26th and 27th!

Just wanted to let you know about a 2 day # sale. Everything posted is $2.00 from a group of TpT sellers. Just go to Teachers Pay Teachers and type in #2dollarhalloween. You will see all the products on sale.

Happy shopping!

Back to School

It's back to school time again!

Ready your room with some great learning products to start your year and help students stay engaged and having fun.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Bus-Rules-for-Safety-3318744

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Supply-Bingo-3283041

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/NO-PREP-A-Z-Copy-N-Paste-Worksheets-3292950

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Manners-in-the-Lunchroom-Dos-and-Donts-3281050

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Manners-in-the-Bathroom-Dos-and-Donts-3284375

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Make-and-Pack-a-Lunch-Interactive-Story-Flashcards-and-Worksheets-3321109

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/NO-PREP-2017-Solar-Eclipse-Reading-Comprehension-and-Worksheets-3299585

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ADDITION-School-Suppiles-2602499

Christmas in July $1 Day Sale

Who doesn't like a great deal?!

Today you can grab some great SPED related products at Teachers Pay Teachers when you type in the code #SPEDCHRISTMAS1  in the search box.

You will find many wonderful products for the upcoming new year!

Here are what my daughters and I have listed for today:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SPEDCHRISTMAS1-Meet-Me-at-the-Fair-Functional-Math-Activity-3093326

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SPEDCHRISTMAS1-How-Many-Do-You-See-School-Theme-Counting-1-10-3268708

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SPEDCHRISTMAS1-Cooking-Theme-Story-Bundle-2385602

Celebrate the 4th Sale

Coming soon...4th of July sale on the 3rd-5th of July.

Many sellers will be posting items using the hashtags shown below.

#freedomdeals
#4onthe4th

Learning Through Rhyme

Rhyming helps with the ability to break words into smaller parts and recognize smaller parts in words. This is important for reading and spelling success.

Rhyming also teaches children who are learning to read about the patterns and structures in both spoken and written words. Songs and rhyme expose children to the rhythm of language helping them read with some animation in their voice instead of just a monotone voice.

Rhyming is important to reading and spelling because it can help children appreciate words that share common sounds and letter sequences. An example for spelling is "cat". When you can spell cat you can also spell mat, hat and rat. The same goes for reading, if you can read “ball,” you can read, fall, mall and tall.

Creating products to help with these skills is something Education with Imagination focuses on and CC's Classroom Creations provides. 

Here are samples from both stores:

Silly CVC "ab" Story

Fun in the Forest

Please take time to check out these stores for your early education and special education needs.

TPT Milestone FREEBIE!

So excited to reach a sales milestone with Teachers Pay Teachers!

To celebrate, I am offering one of my best sellers as a FREE product for the month of June.

Click on VOCATIONAL TASK Morning Break Donuts during this month of celebration. Enjoy!!

The Rewards of Working with Students with Special Needs

The best job I ever had was the seven years spent working with some very special students. I can't express enough how rewarding this time spent with these students was as well as the friendships I made. Seeing the sheer joy as a student accomplished a goal or the laughter over enjoying a skill that they never had the opportunity to encounter would just melt my heart.

I hear stories of the downsides or the meltdowns as well as some of these students not being excepted very well with general student population. I also have had people express to me (when they heard what I did for a living) that they didn't know how I could do it and thought working with these students must be so hard. I am here to tell you that yes, there are the struggles, but the rewards are so much greater.

I also worked in a public school system that excepted these students so well. I loved how the other students interacted with our students in physical education classes and really cared about helping them learn a new sport and adapted to their abilities. These students are not to be feared as some do because they do not understand them. They are loving and so willing to give it their all to succeed.

As I was thinking of what to write I came upon this article that says exactly how I felt while I worked with these students.

http://special-ism.com/5-reasons-working-with-special-needs-kids-rocks/

I encourage you to read this and if you ever have the opportunity to work with these special people in schools, church, or in the community in any way, I encourage you to do so. They will change your life and leave a place in your heart!