Life skills special education

Do you want to work on life skills in your classroom? Are you looking for hands-on special education life skills activities that your students will love?

I love using file folders because they are so easy to store and a great way to practice life skills when you are at a desk. Plus, my students always think they are playing games with file folders too.

Work tasks are a great way for students to practice life skills and vocational skills in the special education classroom. But what if traditional work tasks or task box activities aren’t accessible to all your students? How can you adapt work tasks to meet the needs of all your students, regardless of their level? Here you’ll find my favorite work tasks ideas and activities for special education students along with how they can be adapted to meet the needs of students of all levels.

Functional money skills are crucial to our life skills students independence. Read about the money skills I teach my life skills students.

Life skills students can work on at home

Listen to this Special Ed Podcast with 15 great ideas for Functional Centers for students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in High School. Read more and subscribe today!

Make lesson planning easier by repeating activities. Keep reading to find out how each life skills activity is different each day.

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Freedom Homeschooling lists free homeschool life skills electives for all grades. Home economics, personal finance, auto repair, and more!

Try these FREE life skills file folders to practice community skills with your special education students. Includes six file folder activities for independent work stations, centers or life skills practice. #autismworktasks #filefolders

Task Boxes are important to practice mastered skills, work independently, and gain life skills to be successful in their special education curriculum!

In my very first self-contained classroom, I was lucky enough to have an instructional kitchen attached to my classroom. Instead of only utilizing that space on "Fun Fridays" for cooking, we decided to use the space to teach our students some basic functional life skills. Daily Living Skills It can never be too early to

For some inspiration on which skills to work on in your homeschool, check out this FREE Life Skills Checklist!

Review of functional life skills curriculum for high school, transition, or middle school students in special education.

Make practicing social skills fun with these social skills games. In the special education classroom, helping your students develop social skills is crucial. It improves students’ social interactions, communication skills, and emotional understanding. But practicing social skills doesn’t have to be boring. These low prep social skills games and activities will help your special education students practice social skills in fun and engaging ways. Find my favorite social skills activities here.

If a student is unable to play with toys during structured leisure time independently, play supports are a great strategy.

I have been working in special education since 2016 and using visuals can be an amazing way to support students with special needs. Many individuals with disability need additional support which is where these lanyard visuals will come in handy. This tabbed flip book is fantastic for students with special needs and, more specifically, for nonverbal kids on the Autism Spectrum. Great for special education teachers! Includes: - Editable Tabbed Flipbook - Visual Schedule - 5 Frame and 10 frame…

Find engaging classroom job skills ideas with these easy to set up job prep activities for special education and students with disabilities.

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The importance of life skills can't be understated. Here are life skills for toddlers, preschoolers, kids, and social skills and activities.