Hi! I am Allison. I am an Intervention Specialist and Certified Autism Specialist with nearly 20 years of experience working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities.
I taught in an elementary special education classroom where I created countless individualized supports, organizational tools, and differentiated activities for my students before transitioning to my current position on an autism and low-incidence coaching team where I have had the pleasure of meeting and helping teachers in hundreds of classrooms in the Dayton, Ohio area. I am passionate about special education and helping teachers!
Get ready to enjoy spring break and put your lesson planning on auto-pilot ๐๏ธ๐ฉด๐น๐
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Hi Reader! St. Patrick's Day is over and it's not quite Easter yet so what do we teach during this weird time? In February I started teaching about feelings and each March I continue the "All About Me" themes by introducing Senses and Body Parts. Some of my favorite activities from these thematic units include:
โ Ready to get started and put your lesson planning on auto-pilot from now until Spring Break? Or maybe you're already relaxing on the beach and dreading planning for when you return to reality. I have you covered! Each of my thematic units has 12 different cross-curricular activities to get you started or to supplement your district curriculum. These activities are low and no-prep and engaging! In my Body Parts Thematic Unit you can find these fun activities:
In my 5 Senses Thematic Unit you can find these fun activities:
Do you have a diverse group of students this year? Don't worry! I have that covered too. Every activity in each of my thematic units includes ideas for accommodating and extending to meet your students' needs. โ Lesson planning on a budget? These thematic units are featured in several of my bundles including these: Until next time! โ |
โHi! I am Allison. I am an Intervention Specialist and Certified Autism Specialist with nearly 20 years of experience working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities.
I taught in an elementary special education classroom where I created countless individualized supports, organizational tools, and differentiated activities for my students before transitioning to my current position on an autism and low-incidence coaching team where I have had the pleasure of meeting and helping teachers in hundreds of classrooms in the Dayton, Ohio area. I am passionate about special education and helping teachers!
Hi Reader! I started blogging in 2012 as a way to share ideas and network with other SpEducators when I often felt like I was on my own little island as the only special education classroom in my building. Fast forward 12 years later and I have expanded my blog into my TPT store and these weekly Snippets that I get to share with all of you. The only problem was my blog was still stuck in 2012 ๐ซฃ๐ซฃ๐ซฃ Until now... I'm so excited to introduce the new Miss Allison's SpEd Spot! My new site makes it...
Hi Reader! Read Across America Week will be here before you know it! Does your school have a big celebration? In my classroom, a favorite book for many years was Green Eggs and Ham. I even had students who memorized the entire book they loved it so much! ๐ฅฐ Each March, I used Green Eggs and Ham to work on my student's reading IEP goals so I created lots of great communication and comprehension activities to go along with it. Plus some progress monitoring sheets so I didn't have to reinvent...
Hi Reader! After all the talk about what students love during Valentine's Day activities, I always found a natural next step in my thematic units was to focus on feelings and emotions. Some of my favorite activities to teach about emotions include: talking about emotions, what causes them, and coping strategies for what we call BIG emotions (The Way I Feel by Janan Cain is a GREAT resource for this!) making silly emoji faces ๐๐๐๐๐คจ๐ฑ cooking activities with different faces such as waffles, rice...