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social/emotional
Archives of the category “social/emotional” within the Just Different teacher blog, supporting special education teachers.
autism, behavior, self-help, social/emotional
Sensory Sensitivity and Fireworks: Effective Coping Strategies
The author discusses the challenges fireworks pose for those with sensory sensitivities, particularly children with autism. They wrote a social story to help children understand and cope with fireworks. The book offers strategies like using comfort items, wearing noise-canceling headphones, and focusing on family celebrations, aiming to improve children’s tolerance levels.
April is Autism Awareness Month!
For our students with autism, there are a few areas of need that can be unique (compared with other students
Writing a Social Story
Social stories are an evidence-based practice for helping students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The content discusses the importance of creating specific, concrete steps for students to follow in challenging situations and suggests using repetition for clarity. It also emphasizes considering the social/emotional impact of appropriate behavior and includes examples and comprehension questions.
If I had a dollar for every time I heard myself say, “Nice hands!”…
If I had a dollar for every time I heard myself say, “nice hands!” I could retire now. Anyone else
Training Classroom Assistants on Functions of Behavior
Teaching appropriate classroom behaviors is part of our job, right? It also keeps us sane! While clear expectations are key,
Nice Hands / Not Nice Hands
More Social-emotional skills! Yay! This actually is really fun for me to teach. Because it’s so concrete. After teaching students
Start the year off with clear expectations: Behavior Rules Posters
These behavior posters are one of my more popular items on TeachersPayTeachers. There are three basic rules which each have their own