Exceptional Teaching Resources & Classroom Ideas
The best of the best ideas for the classroom live here! Check in often to learn how to step your education game up. This the place to find new activities, ideas, and lesson plans for the children in your classroom or at home. I also provide tips to motivate yourself with classroom hacks and inspiration. Also, as a special educator, I’m ready to show you how to help your students with special needs succeed to the best of their abilities!
Sensory Room Supplies – Large Motor Must-Haves
Body Sock Sensory Sox – Deep Pressure Stimulation
Great for those who need lots of hugs, deep pressure, or like to hide. Stimulation for children and adults with sensory processing disorders or autism.
Crash Pad, Sensory Pad with Foam Blocks (5 feet x 5 feet)
Great for jumping, flopping, and deep pressure. Many kids with autism also like to lie underneath it. If you have the room, this is a must have for large motor sensory needs.
Harkla Sensory Swing for Kids Indoor
The BEST swing for kids! My students with autism love this set up. Install it in your sensory room and send parents this link so they can install it to the ceiling joist in their home.
ABS Inflatable Exercise Ball, 105cm Diameter (42″)
There are yoga balls and then there are ginormous yoga balls. Once you find the biggest one you can (this is it!) purchase it. Belly bouncing into them, body surfing (yes, really), and having an adult roll the ball on top of their body are favorites.
Under the Desk Bike Pedal
Easy to move and adjust bike pedals for kids who need to move while doing seated work.
Mini Trampoline
Great for kids who pace, flap, fidget, or rock. This trampoline holds up to 330 pounds making it perfect for almost all users. Perfect pick as an outlet for those with lots of energy.
Pacific Play Jumbo Tunnel
A super large tunnel (28″ wide x 12′ long) lets all of my students enjoy crawling or relaxing in the tunnels. Stores easily!
Weight Blanket for Kids’ lap
This 5 pound weighted blanket is perfect for school and seated activities. Helps with a sense of security, calms, and helps increase focus.
Sensory Room Supplies – Small Motor Must-Haves
TANGLE Fidget Toys
Toxic free therapy tools for busy hands and minds. My FAVORITE finger fidget. Hours of fun!
Sensory Table
Great to be used as a wet or dry sensory tub. The wheels and lid are must haves! This is a kid favorite.
Sensory Table
Great to be used as a wet or dry sensory tub. The wheels and lid are must haves! This is a kid favorite.
Chewelry Necklaces
Chewelry Necklaces Silicone chewy necklace for support of oral sensory seekers to reduce fidgeting and increase focus.
Sensory Brush
Soft brushes for sensory soft and therapy. Great for brushing on the skin as part of the Wilbarger protocol. Calm and relaxing when done on bare skins particularly the arms.
Stretchy Jelly String Noodles
Use stretchy noodles to twirl, wrap, pull, stretch, spin, and so much more. Wonderful for the active fidgeter.
Clear Vinyl Tubing
My favorite fidget for students who need a chewy & a fidgeting tool. Cut the tubing to length and chew, bend, or squeeze.
Theraputty
Use stretchy noodles to twirl, wrap, pull, stretch, spin, and so much more. Wonderful for the active fidgeter.
Jumbo Glitter Wand
Wands are fun sensory tools that give visual and tactile stimulation. They can be quite calming for students. I also love using them as pointers for academics.
Amazingly Fun Teaching Aids
10 Teaching and Reading Pointers
Use aids for teaching and reading finger points for learning fun for all ages.
Sand Hourglass Timer Colorful 5 Pack Set
Large sand timers in 1, 3, 5, 10, and 30 minutes that show students how much time they have for an activity.
Reading Guide Strips
16 colorful overlays to highlight text while reading. Great for dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
Wireless Doorbell
Get your class’ attention quickly and calmly with this wireless doorbell. Ring it, wait, and then teach!
Carpet Spot Markers
5″ velcro multicolor circle dots to mark spots for preK, kindergarten, and special education group time.
Dry Erase Table Spots
10 large circle spots that completely erase with dry erase markers. Great for small group time.
Dry Erase Pocket
A set of 30 dry erase sheet protectors that allow teachers to reuse papers during small group time. Wonderful time savers and perfect way to reduce waste.
Greater Than – Less Than Gator
Great Than or Less Than magnetic alligator makes learning math fun and cute. Pack of 12 gators.
Echo Microphone
Early childhood and SPED classrooms aren’t complete with an echo microphone. Fun for group times and language support.
Tornado Tube
One of the most fun hands-on science activities for little ones that is cheaper and clean! Also great for the sensory area. Hours of fun for all seasons.
Sound Deafening Headphones
Hearing protection for loud environments that is comfortable and adjustable. Great for kids with autism who struggle with noise.
Aqua Doodle
This mat allows kids to “paint” with just water making work and play time fun and clean up time super simple.