I try to create activities that contain some kind of meaning or purpose related to real life. I've found that keeping things engaging and relevant is a major key to student buy-in, and thus, student success. A lot of my activities are also based on life experience growing up with family in the special needs community. I look at activities from not only the teacher side (what concepts will be taught) but the family side (how will this make a difference to their future) and the student side (what might they find interesting or boring).
In teaching EC students, I have found the need for many hands-on activities. I can't stand doing all worksheets and formal notes. We have to get down and dirty with math.
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I have a Bachelor's in Special Education with a concentration in Math.
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Biology, Special Education, Math Test Prep, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, Study Skills, Instructional Technology, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Decimals, Place Value, For All Subjects, Vocational Education, Early Intervention