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I plan to have something like this in my classroom, or a calming down station. I feel that this is something that is very important to myself and students as well. Place to recuperate and a place to feel safe and alone when you need time to yourself. I would have stuff to also calm the students down in this station such as the calm down kit, the stuffed animals, posters, books, and how to calm down when upset key ring card holder. Love this idea so much!!

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I plan to have a calming corner in my future classroom. I believe this is great for all students to utilize. With posters for breathing techniques to trace with their finger or a pointer it helps regulate breathing and calm the student down. With positive affirmations and other posters that help students recognize their emotions and find a calm down technique that works the best for them.

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In our class we do have a little boy that would be in the Special Education category. We have something called a Cozy Cube and he uses it often when he is feeling overwhelmed or upset. Not only does it help him but it does benefit the other children. This is our safe place in the classroom where the children can go when they are having big feelings and don't know how to sort through them.

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ECE-100
Chapter. 10 & 11 Discussion
Mya Garcia

This is in our one year old classroom at our Montessori Kids Universe School.

This is what we call the calming cube.

This cub has many different purposes!

We use it for taking deep breaths
We use it for taking a moment to understand how to gain personally space.
We use it for discipline.
We use it for kids to cope.
We use it for Comfort and so much more, the list can go on and on!!!

This calming cube is very beneficial, and doesn’t on help the teacher through out the day with resolving problematic solutions. It also allow the children to have a safe place to feel comfortable, cool, calm, & collected.

Having this availability in our classroom as an everyday option for our students generates more opportunity for our class as a whole to have a peaceful work atmosphere and a consistent flow.

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Providing a calm down corner can help ease the minds of the children that are needing to express their feelings. This is also a great way for nonverbal kids to show you how they are feeling. A feelings chart can provide closure on how a child is truly feeling.

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I love this idea! Having a cozy center in which will be available to calm down their bodies, all while being able to tell you how they are feeling through pictures in that center, because it might be hard for them to get their words out or express their feelings especially at a younger age. We use this in the facility where I work, and it has worked amazingly for the students.

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Students with disabilities often have trouble with independent learning. You can do special instructions for the kids that struggle and more scaffolded support such as having the tasks broken down for them into more manageable chunks, visual aids, and frequent checking to ensure they are on the right track. In the classroom, the teacher can give them instant feedback and support.

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Nothing is more entertaining and relaxing to me than going on a hike. I personally go every chance I get since I enjoy being outside and letting my dogs explore. I without a doubt think teaching the importance of nature and healthy lifestyles to individuals with special needs is a must considering there seems to be a reoccurring trend of unhealthy habits amongst these individuals within my experiences of working with them. I understand that not all of them may be able to do trails or anything like that, but that doesn't mean there aren't areas that excludes everyone as even taking the time to sit in a clearing and have lunch, look at plants, and just enjoy the fresh air. There should be so much more to learning than just sitting in a stuffy classroom!

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I would use painting as a technique to help a special needs child to show his or her feelings . By working one one one to have them paint different emotions how they are feeling such as happy sad mad or angry . And then a different day I would ask that we paint pictures of fruit and I would place the fruit in front of the child and after he or she paints it they get to have the fruit as a snack . This also teaches them sensory ,touch , taste and smell . Painting is away to relax and just let their amagine run wild . I love working with special needs children . I have experienced working with a downsydrom little boy and taught him to walk and also helped him sign language he was just the most fun child to work with he loved playing blocks the joy he had doin so was priceless . 💙

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I love the idea of when we start our day we can do like calendar time that is where we sit in a circle as a class and tell us the what it is to day what is is like out side then we can go over our schedule for the while day so the kids know what will be going one for the day. Also we we will be doing some counting and vocabulary when we sit in a circle.

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I love the idea of each child having their own specific chair. When I volunteered in a special ed classroom a couple of years ago the teacher I was with lucked out because she had four students and four of these colored chairs. So she assigned each child a chair and then typed out their name then taped it on the chair.
The children knew which chair was their color and it made them feel special that they have their own personal place to sit and that they were the only child who would sit there.

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I like the idea of using these calendar mats. While using the calendar mats the teacher can easily work one on one with their students. This is a good substitute for a circle time calendar if the children are unable to sit for cirlce time. The calendar includes such as, how am I feeling today? What color is my shirt today? What season is it? What month is it? This mat will work well for many ages as well. The teacher can have the children point to their answers or they can be laminated then the children can cirlce their answer with a marker.

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I love this idea of having a clam down chart in the classroom. The chat has pictures so that the child knows all the different options on the chart. The child is free to pick what they want from the chart and then they can use what they picked to help them to calm down when they are having a difficult time.

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When I was in elementary school we would get into groups of three, and we would have a paper to look at of a tangram picture. Then we would make our own picture of the drawing using tangram puzzle pieces. Using tangrms puzzle pieces help students with their understating of special awareness. Children need to rotate and move the puzzle pieces to copy a picture. The use of tangram puzzle pieces in the classroom can help a child to understand two-dimensional pieces, shapes and space. Flipping rotating and moving shapes around are great practice for early math skills too.

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Pin on Special Needs Children: Activities for All

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Oct 4, 2018 - Activities To Help Children With Rigid Thinking#adhd #anxiety #autism #growthmindset #biglifejournal

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I think children need a schedule and a routine to stick to daily. This daily schedule has pictures to make it easier for the children to understand and each child has their own column. When an item is finished they close the flap to show the check mark that means it has been completed

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Some children with special needs do not communicate well. So, I thought making cards with pictures on it would help them communicate with teachers and their peers.

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I think this would be a great activity for sorting with them on people, places and vehicles. This could be something that you can work with the children one on one to be able to grab their attention easier as well.

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I truly believe that special ed students thrive on routine and knowing what if going on throughout there day. Some behaviors are actually triggered by going off routine or the student being unsure of what situation is happening next. When I did practicum hours inside the special education room I noticed something that I thought was SUPER AWESOME for the students that needed it. I love schedule boards and plan to utilize them within my classroom.

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Students with special needs need more attention when it comes to when they have a problem arise in class. If one of my students feel like they have a problem I want to point it out and tell me so that I can control it and help them get through it. I think a sign like the one I have posted would help me reach my students when they need help with a problem. Having a poster like this can help my student and I walk through what is going on and help fix it with knowing how serious the problem is. I think parents like to know that the teacher is willing to and interested in their child’s problems and how we are going to control the problem. I believe that students also want to know that you care about their problems, so having something like this can help them see that we are going to walk through it and help them.

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Nice quote from ASCD

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Since my biggest fear in a nonverbal child and not knowing how to help this is a great way to communicate better!!!

This communication board (Picture Exchange System) with "I want" sentence strip is great for requesting for school classroom items for the non-verbal or minimally verbal person. There are 24 school classroom choices and the ability to add your own on the blank template
Familiarize the child to the school classroom icons. When possible, match the icon to the actual school classroom item.
Practice making requests by having child POINT to “I want” and POINT to the school item icon of his/her choice. For example, “I want pencil,” pointing and/or saying each word.

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I like the idea of having a place where the teacher can teach that is away from the kids desk. Sitting in a desk can get repetitive and can cause children to loose focus. I think having some special chairs for the kids to get into whole the teacher reads a book or teaches the lesson for that day would work great.

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i love the idea of a “calm down corner”. there would comfy seats options, posters of various emotions so nonverbal children can be understood & calming bottles  that are filled with glitter, beads, etc.

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Behavior Management Cards
I Like this idea because it helps teach kids different ways to ask for help, take a break, things to do while they are waiting and what to do "first, next, and then". It also provides pictures which gives the kids a visual with each card and option. I got this idea off of Pinterest but the cards are available on Teachers Pay Teachers!

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Sensory Breaks
Many kids with special needs need sensory breaks. Jumping is a great energy release and mini trampolines can be used for this. Also, netted swings hanging from the ceiling or door can be used for the same purpose or for children who cannot walk.

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I made this Daily Schedule for my Intro to Special Education class. I really like this idea. It helps autistic students know what is going to happen throughout the day. When they complete the task they can move it to the finished section and then they know what they are going to do next. This is a great visual aid that can help autistic students make it through the school day (or home) easier.
I made it as a folder that can be carried around but it can also be a flat paper for their desk, or a chart in front of the class room.

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I love this idea of having a clam down kit in the classroom. The kit has pictures so that the child knows what different options are in the kit. The child is free to pick what they want and can use that can help them to calm down when they are having a difficult time.

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We had Kim come to LLC campus all the way from Arkansas to discuss some tips for working with children with Autism.