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Special Education Editable Lesson Plan Template - PowerPoint and Google Slides

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

SPECIAL EDUCATION LESSON PLANS!!! Now available in GOOGLE SLIDES!Please note: This is a PPT file. *You will need PowerPoint to open the file and from there you can edit in PPT or click on the link provided to edit in Google Slides. We know when

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Classroom Management

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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Professional Documents, Classroom Forms, Lesson

$4.00

372

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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

1,143

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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

578

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Positive Student Take Home Notes - Includes English and Spanish

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Catch your students being good by rewarding them with these positive student take home notes!NOW INCLUDES A SPANISH VERSION!Catch them sharing, doing a kind deed, making good choices, using appropriate calming strategies, problem solving, or for

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$3.00

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A Get to Know You Back to School Activity & Display

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

The Rainbow in Me is a fun back to school activity for that first day back! It's a great way for your students to get to know one another and makes a beautiful wall or bulletin board display! Students will love revealing their own unique rainbow at

Subjects:

Character Education, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.70 MB)

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Life Skills - Touch Dot Coin Counting Task Cards

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a set of 50 coin counting task cards with touch dots to help your students master coin counting. Students count by fives using each touch dot as they count. This method makes counting coins a breeze for children. Counting tasks range from 5

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8

$3.50

240

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More or Less Task Cards Flashcards - Quantitative Concepts - Set 1

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

More and Less is an important Life Skills Concept that is often hard for our students and children to grasp!If your students are having difficulties with grasping quantitative concepts such as more and less and you're gathering up various objects to

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Special Education

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Centers

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (1.40 MB)

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Our Profiles! - A Get to Know You Back to School Bulletin Board Activity

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This Back to School activity is sure to be a hit with your students! Students get to complete their profile as apps on these large, full-page iPads. It's a great "Get to Know You Activity," and makes an awesome bulletin board display! A bulletin

Subjects:

Special Education, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.50

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Pencil Classroom Flip Calendar - Includes English, Spanish, & French

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This Pencil Flip Calendar Set includes English, Spanish, & French versions and is designed to be used with a magnetic curtain rod and displayed on your whiteboard or any magnetic surface. Quickly display the date each day for your students

Subjects:

Life Skills, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.29 MB)

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Doubles Facts - Doubles Fact Posters for Doubles 1 - 10

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Doubles Facts!This is a set of posters to help children learn their Doubles Facts! Building a strong foundation of doubles is essential to basic number sense and will help students with mental math strategies such as doubles plus one, doubles minus

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Mental Math

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Centers

$3.00

212

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3-step Sequencing Tasks for Beginning Sequencing - Sequencing Activities

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Looking for simple sequencing tasks for your Pre-k, Kindergarten, or Special Education Classroom?These 3-step sequencing boards are perfect for teaching beginning sequencing skills to your young learners. There are 28 sequencing boards included in

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.50

232

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Positional, Directional, Prepositional Word Clip Cards

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Prepositions are often a hard concept to teach to students. Many refer to them as directional words, positional words, and some as simply prepositions! This is why I have labeled them in all 3 terms! This is a set of 18 task cards to allow students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Special Education

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Lesson

$3.00

203

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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

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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

101

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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

Types:

Flash Cards, Posters, Centers

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (2.26 MB)

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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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Recycle Sort - Recycling Activity - Earth Day Activities

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Recycle Sort!Looking for some engaging ways to teach your students about what to recycle and what not to recycle?! This hands on activity provides multiple practice opportunities with 40 different picture cards to sort and is the perfect addition to

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Spring, Earth Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (2.02 MB)

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Non-verbal Classroom Hand Signals - Classroom Management (Rainbow)

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Minimize disruptions in your classroom with this effective classroom management tool! These non-verbal hand signal signs are easy to teach and quick to learn. Plus, with this bold, eye catching display even visitors or substitutes will know the

Subjects:

Life Skills, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (1.33 MB)

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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

Digital Download PDF (1.42 MB)

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Cinco de Mayo Reader & Activity Booklet - Includes a Bonus Hat Pattern

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Looking for an activity for Cinco de Mayo? This student reader and activity booklet is perfect for young learners and will give them some history and fun facts about Cinco de Mayo. It also includes interactive activities. Students can color a Mexico

Subjects:

Reading, Social Studies - History, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (2.43 MB)

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Multiplication Mastery {Homework, Assessment, & Tracking}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Master multiplication facts in no time with MULTIPLICATION MASTERY!Looking for an effective system to manage and help your students master multiplication facts? Then this system will help you do just that! Students will practice each fact, 0-12, one

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Printables

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (0.86 MB)

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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.

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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, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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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