Sharing my experience in the classroom as a life skills special ed transition teacher by providing resources and solutions for fellow educators

How to Teach Goal Setting
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Goal Setting. Read more about why and how you can teach Goal Setting using my Goal Setting Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).
 
 

Purpose of Teaching about Goal Setting

Your students have goals that some...
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How to Teach Insurance
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Insurance. Read more about why and how you can teach Insurance using my Insurance Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).
 

 

Purpose of Teaching about Insurance

Insurance is a very ‘adult’ thing and can be...
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How to Teach About Mortgages

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Mortgages. Read more about why and how you can teach mortgages using my Mortgage Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

 
 
Purpose of Teaching a...
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Gift Guide 2020 for Paraprofessionals and Support Staff
It’s been a year! Now, I’m the first to say we should forgo the gifts and just spend time together, but in many parts of this world, that is no longer a safe option. So, I’ve chosen to compile the gift guide and you may give these gems to your support staff (don’t forget the secretary, janitor, ...
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How to Teach About Rent

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Rent. Read more about why and how you can teach Rent using my Rent Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

 
 
Purpose of Teaching Rent
Most of the students who want to live outside their family home will end up re...
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How to Teach: Calculate Tip [Special Education Lesson]

Hey, special education teachers, curious how to teach Tipping to your students with special needs?  Read more about why and how you can teach how to Tip to special education students using my Tip Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

 

Purpose of Teaching How to Tip

Showing the workers in th...

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How to Teach Sales Tax

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Sales Tax. Read more about why and how you can teach Sales Tax using my Sales Tax Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Sales Tax Lesson Unit

 

Purpose of Teaching Sales Tax

The extra money that you are required to ...
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Teaching Functional Money Math: Discount Lesson [Special Education]

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Discounts. I'm sharing all about different types of discounts, important skills to cover when teaching Discounts, and the best resource for teaching discounts, my Discount Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

 

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How to Teach about Income Tax

Our fifth topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Income Tax. Read more about why and how you can teach Income Tax using my Income Tax Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

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Down Time is a Good Thing- How to Teach Recreation Leisure Skills
Downtime is where the important life skills are learned! Unstructured time is a good thing! Recreation and leisure skills are skills key for independence and functioning.
 
As special education teachers we are all aware of our students' needs for structure, consistency, and routine sc...
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How to Teach About Savings Accounts
Our fourth topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach about Savings Accounts. Read more about why and how you can teach Savings Accounts using my Savings Account Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).
 

Purpose of Teaching about Savings Accounts

A savings accoun...
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How to Teach Checking Accounts

Our third topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach about checking accounts. Read more about why and how you can teach about checking accounts using my Checking Account Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching About Checking Accounts

Checking account...
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Life Skill Rubrics and Checklists You Need
The Life Skills Rubric and Checklist bundle is a perfect answer to your ‘what can they do?’ question. I always seemed to be asking myself that question when I wrote out IEP Present Level of Performance or Functional Abilities and student's strengths before I created these life skill checklists a...
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How to Teach the Concept of a Budget

Our second topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to budget. Read more about why and how you can teach Budgets using my Budget Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

 

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Purpose of Teaching Budgeting

I’m generally curi...

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Remote Learning Schedule for Individuals with Moderate to Severe Disabilities
If you aren’t already, you probably will be on a Remote Learning schedule VERY soon. I prepped for 4 institute days (and basically my entire summer) thinking my students were coming in person for the first day of school, only to be sadly flipped to remote in the 11th hour. I know it is the safes...
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How to Teach Income

Our very first topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Income. You can't spend any money until you've got it! Read more about why and how you can teach Income using my Income Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

 
 

Purpose of Teaching Income

I feel confident assumin...

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Consumer Math Blog Series: How I Teach...

Over the course of the highly unusual 2020-2021 school year I’ll be releasing blog posts about each of the consumer math topics that make up my consumer math curriculum! My hope is to give your brain some new ways to think about the resources and to show you why I created the lesson unit and how I h...

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TPT Forward Conference 2020: Takeaways

The TpT Forward Conference 2020 has come and gone, and even though it spanned a full week this year, it still went by so very fast. I attended my first TpT Conference in August 2019 and I was so spent from learning I laid on bed in my AirBnb in pure exhaustion at the end of Day 2! This year is no di...

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Summer Reading: Book Recommendations for Special Ed Teachers

In your favorite chair, at the pool, feet in the water at the beach, these are all acceptable places to not be reading IEP’s, but rather a book for leisure! I've compiled my summer reading list for teachers just for you!

 

I’ve done a little reading this school year, some related to teaching and ...

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Teacher on Summer Break: Maximum Level Summer Fun Challenge Checklist

No, this detox isn’t like the new hair trend where you put lemon juice in your hair to deep clean it and then wait for the sun to lighten your locks (that’s so circa 1998 and no, it didn't work). This Teacher on Summer Break Challenge Checklist will get your mind clear of school and get it wired for...

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