Let's just rewind for a minute.
August....I almost didn't make it to the second day of school. But I did make it to noon before I cried on that first day. And I'm sure I would have made it until the end of the day if someone hadn't asked me how everything was. But I persevered and went back that next day.
September...is a blur. I can't really remember a whole lot that happened that month. Other that we read a book on the rules at school and the rules at home for the entire month, and that today the kids still remember those rules!
October...the first month that I felt like a real teacher (shhh don't tell my parents that!) I planned out the entire month around farm animals. As a SpEd teacher I get to choose when we learn about certain things, I don't have a regular curriculum to follow. We had out book character dress up day on the 31st, and we (me, Mrs. Ashley and Mrs. Nancy and the kids) dressed up as Charlotte's Web, hence the farm theme for October.
November...We were all about that harvest. No summer. (Try and not sing it, I dare you.)
December... Frozen. I think it's safe to say that EVERY kid loves Frozen. On December 1st we started to turn our room into a winter wonderland and it culminated in a Frozen themes Christmas party. It was delightful. (And really I was just trying to make it to Christmas break, because DISNEY! Yep, my family spent New Year's in the most magical place on earth. And who can concentrate when you're getting ready for Disney!)
And now here we are in January... I'm still getting the hang of things, but I think we (me, Mrs. Ashley, and Mrs. Nancy) get better everyday. The biggest thing about being a SpEd teacher is documentation. It is something that we have struggled with since the first day of school. And while I'm sure we could be better, we finally have a system down that we ALL know how to use! So yay for documentation!
I have some pretty low kiddos in my class so I'm having to get creative with variations on activities. So while I was checking out TpT the other day I saw a set of flashcards, and thought, 'hey I could make those!' So...I'm in the process of working on some pretty fun stuff!
So stay tuned!
