Back To School Blog Hop!

Hello Hello Hello!!!! I am SOOOOOO excited to be part of this Special Ed Back To School Blog Hop. I met so many of these wonderful ladies in Vegas (my vegas post is coming this week) and they are really as awesome and sweet in person as they are on social media! This Blog hop is awesome because it is not just great blog posts but an Entire E-BOOK full of tips, tricks, and FREE (yes you read correctly) FREE resources!

I am seriously so excited to read this book and check out some awesome resources! I shared some more tips on Paraprofessionals in the classroom! It is such a fun new idea and we should all be grateful for Traci from The Bender Bunch for her hard work organizing this! 

I wanted to take some time to also blog an EXTRA tip about how I begin to set up my classroom and curriculum during the summer. In Ohio we are lucky enough to have extended standards that do a really great job of mapping out the standards in an achievable way. I like to plan by the month because things never seem to go perfectly in my classroom and usually take a whole month to really get a good understanding of some standards. I begin with the science and social studies standards for 2 reasons

1. They have the least amount of standards total 

2. They can drive a theme which can incorporate math, reading, and writing. 

I try to get the social studies and science themes to match up with holidays and events in the school so our activities are as real world as possible to my kids!  As the year goes on I have monthly bins that I add materials to so they are protected and organized for next year! Lastly, I created an extended standards report card for my kids (its unofficial so I still have to send home a common core report card) at the end of each trimester. This really helps the parents know exactly what their child is doing in the classroom and their progress outside of their IEP goals. Once my 2015-16 curriculum is completed I will make sure to share with you all. If you want my extended standards report cards you can get them here and here before I update them in the next couple weeks! 

I will be making many products based on science and social studies standards so tell me in the comments or in the raffle comments below what YOU would like to see me make to help you with science and social studies in your special education classroom! 

Finally, with this Wonderful e-book we will also be featuring a giveaway on each blog! My give away will be $10.00 to spend in my TPT store! Just enter in the raffle below and a winner will be picked next week! 

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Have a great week and I hope you all enjoy the E-Book. Make sure to come back to my blog later this week! I will be blogging about my amazing week in Vegas for the TPT Conference! 

XOXO

Julie