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LIFE SKILLS Sequencing Mats® for Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Sequencing Life Skills!!These Life Skills Sequencing Mats are a great way to teach life skills and how to sequence and complete a multi-step task and they target numerous skills. Plus, you'll love the organization...no more missing or little pieces

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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$Life Skills - Menu Math (Ordering, Adding 3-digit Numbers,$

Life Skills - Menu Math (Ordering, Adding 3-digit Numbers, & Counting Money)

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Menu Math - 3 Levels!!This Menu Math resource targets so many skills to help your students with life skills, math, and money. You can find a Canadian Set HERE.Skills include:Reading and understanding a menuOrdering from a menuAdding 3- digit dollar

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$5.50

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Life Skills - Meal Prep & Cooking Task Cards for Special Education

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

MEAL PREP TASK CARDS!Knowing how to select the necessary items needed to make a meal or a snack is an essential life skills task that is often difficult to teach in the classroom. Let's face it, these are not items we have readily available in our

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Cooking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Task Cards

$5.00

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Sequencing Mats® for Teaching Sequencing Skills

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

4-5 Step Sequencing!!These Sequencing Mats are a fun way to practice sequencing 4 and 5-step tasks and they target numerous skills. Plus, you'll love the organization...no more missing or little pieces to keep track of!There are a total of 12 mats;

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Special Education, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.50

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Life Skills - ASL Alphabet Posters in Rainbow or Neutral Colors

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Looking to display the ASL alphabet in your classroom? Look no further! This cheerful, space saving display is very visually pleasing and straightforward with the soft colors, distinct sign representations, and is the perfect size to accommodate any

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, American Sign Language

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.00

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Alphabet Posters with Sound Mouth Shapes & Real Photos - Science of Reading

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Alphabet Posters with Sound Mouth Shapes and Real Photos! Help your students master sounds even quicker with these alphabet posters that feature real photos of kids demonstrating the correct mouth position for each sound. Each poster also includes a

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.50

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Science of Reading - Decoding Reading Strategy Posters + One Pager

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Decoding Reading Strategy Posters!This is a set of visual strategy posters for decoding words using the Science of Reading! There are 9 posters included PLUS a one-pager that has all 9 posters on one page. The one-pager is great for sending home

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (1.79 MB)

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$Life Skills - Calculator Math Task Cards$

Life Skills - Calculator Math Task Cards

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

In today’s technological world, it is really essential that students know how to use a calculator, yet it is very surprising to find that very few students do know how to use one. This set includes 72 progressive task cards that will provide your

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

188

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Daily and Weekly Take Home Reports - Behavior Communication Logs

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Daily and Weekly Take Home Behavior Communication Reports!Easily communicate students' day with parents and families with these daily and weekly logs! There are 16 different reports to choose from with a kids theme or emoji theme. Choose from:Daily

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$5.00

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Assessment Binder! Assessments, Goal Tracking, & Progress Monitoring Sheets

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a compilation of assessments, goal tracking, and progress monitoring sheets that I’ve made over the years and use in my classroom. My ultimate goal when creating these sheets is always to keep everything on one sheet. I dislike looking at

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Classroom Forms

$8.00

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Ladybug Life Cycle Mini Unit

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Spring is a great time to do a life cycle study on ladybugs and this mini unit is the perfect way to slip it in during all of your subject areas! This Ladybug Life Cycle Mini Unit targets reading, writing, math, science, and fine motor skills!

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans

$5.00

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Writing Frames - Writing Support for Beginning and Struggling Writers

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Writing has never been easier with these premade writing frames. Students simply fill in the blanks on the writing frames and then copy their paragraph onto a sheet of paper for a perfectly laid out paragraph! These writing frames are perfect for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Centers

$5.00

287

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Monthly Parent Newsletter Templates - Editable - Calendar - Email or Print

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

UPDATED for the 2023-2024 school year! These editable calendar newsletters make sharing important dates and information with parents and families simple, whether in the classroom or teaching remotely. Parents appreciate these monthly calendars each

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$5.75

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Behavior Intervention Activities - Make Good Choices

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Behaviors have you at your wits end? Do your students need some instruction on how to make better choices? Help your students practice and learn to make better choices with this jam packed resource!This resource includes multiple activities to meet

Subjects:

Life Skills, Classroom Management, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$6.50

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Life Skills - 9 Money Games {For teaching coin recognition and counting bills}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Nine money games to get your students identifying and counting coins and bills in no time! These games are always a crowd pleaser and target a variety of skills from recognizing the names and values of coins to counting, earning, and spending bills!

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8

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Dressing for the Season {Dressing Skills for Summer & Winter} for Special Ed

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Teach students how to dress for the season with these "Dress for the Season" activities! This set includes 3 activities to teach students how to dress appropriately in summer and winter, allowing students to generalize across a variety of tasks. It

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$5.00

146

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100 Printable "Take & Go" Hundreds Chart Activities

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Practice number sense skills and base ten knowledge with 100 days worth of hundreds chart printable activities. These activities are all simple and designed to be done independently. They can be used with a hundreds pocket chart, hundreds chart

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

$7.00

130

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All About Ants {An Ant Life Cycle Unit}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Well we've done butterflies, we've done ladybugs, and this year we're doing ANTS! My students and I just LOVE Insect Lore's live insect kits and our ant hill has just arrived! This unit is packed with just about everything you'll need to teach your

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Centers

$6.50

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Eight Prefix Centers {re, un, pre, dis, mis}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Get your students engaged in learning prefixes with these colorful prefix centers. This set includes 8 prefix centers using the prefixes re, un, pre, dis, and mis. Activities provide students the opportunity to practice these prefixes through word

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Phonics

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.2.3d, RF.3.3a, RF.3.3c

$6.00

110

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Adapted Books for Learning Sequencing

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a set of 12 adapted books to help your students practice and learn sequencing skills. There are a total of 12 books; 4 which involve 4-step sequencing and 8 which involve 5-step sequencing. All of the books included are shown on the cover

Subjects:

Special Education, Short Stories, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

$10.00

$8.00

182

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching in a self-contained primary/intermediate special education classroom for 11 years. I teach in a very diverse classroom with a multitude of disabilities that range from autism, downs, emotional disturbance, OHI, ID, to SLD students. I also taught in a resource room for two years and prior to obtaining my teaching degree, I was an aide in a resource room for five years.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm all about a positive learning environment and positive reinforcement. I avoid negative consequences and recognize the best. I believe classroom management, organization, rapport, and honesty are key to running an effective classroom. I use ABA in my classroom and I like to think of my classroom as family and my students feel the same way.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Autism Teaching of Excellence Award 2014 Educator of the Year Award 2015

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.Ed in Special Education M.S. in Cognitive Behavioral Disorders (EBD)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have two children and am married to the man of my dreams. We love anything outdoors. We enjoy nature, camping, state parks, and our beautiful Colorado River. I love the desert, but my roots and soul are from North Carolina.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Arts & Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Business, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, American Sign Language, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Coaching, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning