color coded routines

A Special Education Teacher’s Routine: Planning With Printable Card Stock

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Overlapping white and beige paper sheets arranged diagonally.

I reach for a thick sheet and plan a week of routines around it, discovering how printable card stock can anchor visuals, schedules, and reminders in my classroom. As a special education teacher, I rely on simple, durable tools that travel with my kids from morning through dismissal. Each Monday I print simple icons and … Read more

Color Numbers In My Special Ed Classroom: Planning, Routines, And Staying Organized

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Smiling number three covered with sprinkles amid stars and circles.

Every morning I plan around predictable visuals, which helps my kids feel secure as routines change. A small tool I keep handy is a folder of color-coded steps and a set of printable color numbers I can tape to the board. During math stations, I print a row of colored digits that correspond to our … Read more