Self contained classroom

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER | ADAPTED CURRICULUM DESIGNER on Instagram: "I know exactly how time consuming and stress-inducing classroom layout and setup can be. I wasn’t able to focus on what was really important- my students and their specific needs. I needed to change my process. So I spent years creating a fail-proof method to self-contained classroom setup so you don’t have to. Whether you are a brand new self-contained teacher who is fresh out of school, a special ed teacher who is…

I think all special education teachers struggle with meeting the sensory needs of some of our students. I am not always lucky enough to have a separate sensory room at my school. However, you can easily and cheaply create a sensory wall for your students! Below is a list of items you can add to […]

Laying out the classroom design in special education can be tough. I've rounded up posts and goals of setting up the physical space.

Classroom SetUp

Prepare for the school year by organizing your curriculum for your self-contained special education classroom.

How to prepare and lesson plan for Guided Reading in a special ed self contained classroom. When you teach in a self-contained classroom, you have a huge array of student ability levels and disabilities. This makes lesson planning for different reading groups with varying strengths + weaknesses a little more challenging. It’s not impossible, but it's challenging. Learn more about my Guided Reading rotation schedule, with all of the tips + tricks I have learned + implemented in my own…

Use students' IEPs to set up and plan centers in your special education classroom. Centers will run well & be highly effective.

Teaching self contained is a challenging but very important job! Are you up to it? Most of the time, and especially in my program, special education courses are all lumped together. They rarely focus on self contained, or more severe students. This usually leaves teachers scouring the internet or coming up with everything from scratch! […]

Station Rotation in Autism Units and LIFE Skills are a must for any self contained room or classroom servicing students with disabilities. Read more now...