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LIFE SKILLS Sequencing Mats® for Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Sequencing Life Skills!!These Life Skills Sequencing Mats are a great way to teach life skills and how to sequence and complete a multi-step task and they target numerous skills. Plus, you'll love the organization...no more missing or little pieces

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Special Education, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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$Life Skills - Menu Math (Ordering, Adding 3-digit Numbers,$

Life Skills - Menu Math (Ordering, Adding 3-digit Numbers, & Counting Money)

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Menu Math - 3 Levels!!This Menu Math resource targets so many skills to help your students with life skills, math, and money. You can find a Canadian Set HERE.Skills include:Reading and understanding a menuOrdering from a menuAdding 3- digit dollar

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$5.50

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Life Skills - COOKING IN THE CLASSROOM RECIPES {An Educational Cooking Unit}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

COOK TO LEARN! Cooking in the classroom is so much fun and is such an easy way to sneak in so many learning opportunities!!Cooking is not only an essential life skill, it is a great opportunity to teach students essential literacy and mathematical

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Special Education, Life Skills, Cooking

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Centers

$14.75

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Task Mats for Life Skills, Following Multi-Step Directions, Counting, & More

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Transform learning into an adventure with these best-selling task mats! Perfect for young learners and special education students, these mats are designed to teach essential life skills, multi-step directions, and make math engaging and accessible.

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Special Education, Life Skills, For All Subjects

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$20.00

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Life Skills - Yes or No Question Task Cards {Is this a...} for Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Are you looking to teach your children the meaning of yes and no and extend their understanding of basic concepts and simple questions?? These are important early literacy skills and this set is perfect for that! You'll get 54 yes/no question task

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Oral Communication

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Task Cards

$4.50

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Life Skills - Meal Prep & Cooking Task Cards for Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

MEAL PREP TASK CARDS!Knowing how to select the necessary items needed to make a meal or a snack is an essential life skills task that is often difficult to teach in the classroom. Let's face it, these are not items we have readily available in our

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Special Education, Life Skills, Cooking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Task Cards

$5.00

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Social Skills For A Year {A Year-long Curriculum}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Social Skills For a Year includes 36 social skills lessons! Each week, a new social skill is introduced and explicitly taught throughout the week. Each lesson provides a kid-friendly definition of the skill, an objective, and an essential question.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$20.00

318

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Life Skills - Where Does It Go? {matching, & classifying} for Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Engage your students with these life skills sorting and matching mats for community settings and rooms in a house!These matching and classifying activities help students classify and sort items that belong in a specific household/outdoor settings.

Subjects:

Specialty, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.50

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Life Skills - ASL Alphabet Posters in Rainbow or Neutral Colors

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Looking to display the ASL alphabet in your classroom? Look no further! This cheerful, space saving display is very visually pleasing and straightforward with the soft colors, distinct sign representations, and is the perfect size to accommodate any

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, American Sign Language

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.00

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Classroom Goal Setting - Editable Goal Wall / Bulletin Board / Wall Display

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Doing goal setting in my classroom has been a game changer! We all have things that we can improve on and when students are reminded each day of their goals and areas that need improvement, they become more conscientious of their habits that they

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.75

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Dressing for the Season {Dressing Skills for Summer & Winter} for Special Ed

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Teach students how to dress for the season with these "Dress for the Season" activities! This set includes 3 activities to teach students how to dress appropriately in summer and winter, allowing students to generalize across a variety of tasks. It

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$5.00

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Positional/Directional Word Posters {Teaching Prepositions}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Positional/Directional words are an important skill to master, but a skill that little time is spent teaching. These words can be especially challenging for special needs children to grasp. You can help your students master these prepositions

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Other (ELA)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Flash Cards, Posters, Centers

$4.50

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Behavior Intervention Activities - Make Good Choices

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Behaviors have you at your wits end? Do your students need some instruction on how to make better choices? Help your students practice and learn to make better choices with this jam packed resource!This resource includes multiple activities to meet

Subjects:

Life Skills, Classroom Management, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$6.50

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Life Skills - Where Does It Go? {Classifying With Real Photos} for Special Ed

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Engage your students with these life skills sorting and classifying mats for community settings and rooms in a house with real photos!These sorting and classifying activities help students classify and sort items that belong in real life

Subjects:

Specialty, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.50

197

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Fire Safety Prevention Week Reader & Bonus Firefighter Appreciation Gift

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Fire Safety Prevention Week Reader & Coloring Book + BONUS Firefighter Appreciation Gift!! Download this fun and detailed reader to teach your students all about the importance of Fire Safety, proactive strategies, and what to do if a fire

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$2.50

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Grocery Store Shopping List Activities for Life Skills and Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Grocery Store Shopping List Activities!If you're a special education teacher or a life skills teacher, this activity will make a great addition to your classroom! Students can practice virtual grocery shopping and practice reading, fulfilling, and

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$5.00

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LIFE SKILLS Sequencing Mats® {SET 2}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.50

175

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What is the Problem? {Problem Solving Cards}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a set of 36 problem solving cards with REAL LIFE photos!!Problem solving is an essential skill for our children and it gets them thinking critically and engages them in discussion. Most of the cards focus on life skills and character traits.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Task Cards

$3.50

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Life Skills Sequencing Mats® BUNDLE

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

#1 BEST SELLER! My Life Skills Sequencing Mats are my most popular resource in my store and now you can get them all in a bundle and save 20%!This bundle includes all 3 life skills sets; set 1, set 2, and set 3!Students can practice life skills and

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$16.50

$13.50

Bundle

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I Have, Who Has? for LIFE SKILLS {3 Game Sets}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

“I have, who has?” for LIFE SKILLS is here!! “I have, who has?” is a fun and engaging game that students love to play, so I am super excited to incorporate this game into my Life Skills curriculum. Better yet, these games target communication,

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Oral Communication

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities

$4.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching in a self-contained primary/intermediate special education classroom for 11 years. I teach in a very diverse classroom with a multitude of disabilities that range from autism, downs, emotional disturbance, OHI, ID, to SLD students. I also taught in a resource room for two years and prior to obtaining my teaching degree, I was an aide in a resource room for five years.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm all about a positive learning environment and positive reinforcement. I avoid negative consequences and recognize the best. I believe classroom management, organization, rapport, and honesty are key to running an effective classroom. I use ABA in my classroom and I like to think of my classroom as family and my students feel the same way.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Autism Teaching of Excellence Award 2014 Educator of the Year Award 2015

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.Ed in Special Education M.S. in Cognitive Behavioral Disorders (EBD)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have two children and am married to the man of my dreams. We love anything outdoors. We enjoy nature, camping, state parks, and our beautiful Colorado River. I love the desert, but my roots and soul are from North Carolina.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Arts & Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Business, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, American Sign Language, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Coaching, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning