223. How to Prep for the New Year By the Pool [Getting Ready for BTS]

July’s here! It’s an interesting month for us teachers. Everyone tends to slow down this time of year, go on vacation, and relax and chill. But those of us in the teaching world take some time out of our summer to gear up for the new school year. So, to move you forward in that direction, I want to give you some idea of materials I’d prioritize as you sit by the pool and think about how you want to set up your classroom.

01:30​ - How I used to spend my summers prepping for the classroom

05:12 - Ways to set up your visual schedules

06:33 - Making the use of visual schedules much easier (attention, newer teachers!)

08:43 - What kind of picture schedule should you use?

12:29 - Ways to create materials for independent task work

14:09 - Why work tasks are important and the kinds of tasks you want to include

Show Notes: http://autismclassroomresources.com/episode126

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