Special Ed. Sanctuary

Working in special education, I feel it is important to be prepared to meet the needs of our students. This includes helping them meet their IEP goals, state and district curriculum goals, but also to keep students feeling successful within the classroom. This year, I am working with students with a variety of disabilities. Although some students have the same disability, each student has different needs that need to be supported within the general education setting. Something that I have created this year that has helped my students is my break bucket. This is something that we use within the classroom, and when taking tests (MAP testing, PARCC testing, etc). My break bucket started off with just play-doh and stress balls, has grown into a tool that all of my students can use throughout the day. It has continued to develop as I have been working on ways to help prevent my students from feeling upset or anxious in testing situations. Although I have a general “break bucket” that a