Shopping at the Appy Store: New Motivating Materials

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I hope you are getting ready for the big sale tomorrow! I will be spending some time this evening getting my wishlist in order and leaving feedback to get those TPT credits. Want to know more about the sale and where you can find great special education resources--check THIS POST.

If you are looking for the video on how to print the task cards, scroll to the end of the post to watch it.

However, before I could get started on my wishlist, I had to finish this product. I am so excited about it and had to share it in time for the sale.

We all know that motivating students to learn can sometimes be the biggest obstacle to learning so I am always looking for ways to make learning engaging. One of my Facebook fans suggested something with electronics as a possible new product since so many kids are interested in them. I got to thinking about it and decided I needed to make an app store. This is one of the products that will use the app store and I have a few more in the pipeline that you can look for that include money skills, next dollar, and possibly functional literacy. In the meantime, let me share what is included in the Shopping at the Appy Store product.

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Special Educators Are Heroes SALE LinkUp

I am so excited that Teachers Pay Teachers have announced a 1-day site-wide sale. The theme of the sale is Teachers Are Heroes! Well, duh! We knew that, didn't we?

You know that I think ALL educators are heroes, from teachers, to related service providers, to administrators and paraprofessionals. General education and special education. Every day, educators do more with less to provide life-changing experiences to their students. That's a hero!

To help you out in finding sellers specializing in special education, a group of special educators--the same group that is bringing you the February Blog Hop (see the graphic at the top of the blog all month for freebies)--wanted to bring all the sellers in special education together in one place. If you want to link up as a seller, jump to the bottom of this post.
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Presenters in Autism and Special Education Worth Your Time and Money

Greetings from Vegas where I am currently attending the Applied Behavior Analysis International Autism conference and had the opportunity to attend a workshop by Linda LeBlanc on teaching receptive vocabulary skills to children with ASD. Some amazing stuff that I will share in a blog post in the future so stay tuned for that.

As promised, I am following up my last post about annual conferences that are great to attend for quality information about autism with a post about speakers that are definitely worth seeing.

In addition, we have a giveaway going on that you just might be interested in for sports. I've contributed some products you can enter to win and there will be more about that at the end of this post. More about that later.

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8 Day Countdown to the Winter Holidays--I Feel The Need to Give Things Away

OK, I really mean to blog between 2 to 3 times a week but life conspires with me. But now, armed with antibiotics and a light I can see at the end of the tunnel, I am back with a little twist to keep you entertained (I hope) through the last days of school before the winter break. I'm not really up to substance right now, but I can be up to a little fun and games and freebies to help you get through the next two weeks.
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Workbasket Wednesday-December 2014 edition

Wow, time flies! I can't believe it's that time again--time for Workbasket Wednesday's link up. If you want to link up, see the directions and the linkup at the end of this post.

This one is going to be short and sweet as I'm exhausted. Between the sale (thanks for everyone's support who buys something from my store!), this cold, the blog hop, Thanksgiving, and traveling, I'm exhausted. December is a crazy month but I have so many ideas for freebies and other stuff running through my head. If I can stop needing to actually sleep, look for a few surprises in the next few weeks.

This month I thought I'd shake it up a bit and talk about system setups. If you go to the link at the top of the blog on Structured Work Systems, you will see guidelines for this, but I often get asked about how to store and keep all the tasks straight. I also get asked about how to know which tasks to use for which students. I wanted to share some pictures of a system that I think worked beautifully for a high school classroom in Cookeville, TN. I've used this system in a lot of classes and there are some things I love about it that I'll share as well.
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7 Ways to Help Children with Autism Participate in Giving Thanks

In this busy time of year, it becomes particularly important to stop and take stock of what we have been given and to give thanks. In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, sometimes it's difficult to help our students or children to be able to participate in a way that allows them to give thanks. We all have things to be thankful for and the opportunity to say thank you should never be passed up. So, I thought I would share some thoughts about how to help children with autism to participate in giving thanks this Thanksgiving. And I have a few announcements at the end of the post, so make sure not to miss it.
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