Archive for the ‘Organization’ Category
Color Coding
Oh, do we love color-coding! I’m going to spend this post just explaining the reason. We will go over this before moving on to our next step which is getting the environment arranged.
Our kids are all over the spectrum. Some are able to read and some are not even able to speak. Some recognize their...
August 20th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Schedule to Avoid
So, we talked about how to do a schedule. Now I’ll show you how NOT to do a schedule. Hopefully, your classroom schedule does not resemble this one!
Let’s list the things that we should avoid……
1. It’s not finished! Gracious, does this mean the day ends at 11:40??
2. No...
August 20th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Great Schedule
This is a great example of a classroom schedule for students with autism. The schedule has: a picture symbol of the task, the analog time using a clock face, and the digital time. It would probably also be helpful for the staff to have the name of the task in large print somewhere on the schedule. It...
August 17th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Clutter Cop
Okay, I couldn’t resist the picture. OMAC Clutter Cop.
We talked about the OMAC Clutter cleanup during our
last post. Did you do it? If you did then I know your custodian either loves you for cleaning the room or hates you for all of the trash! Your room is already well on it’s way to becoming...
August 16th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Color Coding Frenzy!
Look at this great example of color coding a communication board. Every student has his or her own color and the picture symbols they use most are affixed to the board with hook & loop tape. There is a “I want _____ please” card hanging nearby so the students can choose “water”...
August 15th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Environmental Setup-Clutter Cleaning
Let’s talk a minute about the first foundation. Environment. We are talking about getting down to the very, very basics of classroom setup. There is nothing that can ruin a classroom like clutter. You know what I’m talking about.
If you still have a file cabinet full of purple ditto masters...
August 9th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Great idea for Organizing Independent Centers
The colored magazine holders are a great way to organize independent work centers. Place library pockets on the outside end. Color code each center: Math (green), Reading (Red), etc. Place student photos on craft sticks. Each morning place the student’s photo stick in the center you would like...
July 28th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
Classroom Newsletter
Here is a classroom newsletter all formatted for use. Feel free to change any of the layout that will not fit your classroom need. It is formatted in Publisher so you will need this program in order to open and fill in with all the information you want your parents to have.
What a great way to establish...
July 26th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More
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