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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

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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, & 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

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$5.50

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Social Skills For A Year {A Year-long Curriculum}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Social Skills For a Year includes 36 social skills lessons! Each week, a new social skill is introduced and explicitly taught throughout the week. Each lesson provides a kid-friendly definition of the skill, an objective, and an essential question.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

$20.00

318

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Positive Student Take Home Notes - Includes English and Spanish

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Catch your students being good by rewarding them with these positive student take home notes!NOW INCLUDES A SPANISH VERSION!Catch them sharing, doing a kind deed, making good choices, using appropriate calming strategies, problem solving, or for

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

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Printables, Classroom Forms

$3.00

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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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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;

Subjects:

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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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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (1.50 MB)

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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

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Assessment, Printables, Classroom Forms

$8.00

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Morning Work and Daily Review for Special Education - Year Long BUNDLE

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

MORNING WORK for SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS for EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY of the year!These Daily Sprints are PERFECT for MORNING WORK and DAILY REVIEW and provide quick daily practice and review opportunities for children in EIGHT skill areas ALL ON

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Math, Special Education, Phonics

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$48.00

$36.00

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Our Profiles! - A Get to Know You Back to School Bulletin Board Activity

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This Back to School activity is sure to be a hit with your students! Students get to complete their profile as apps on these large, full-page iPads. It's a great "Get to Know You Activity," and makes an awesome bulletin board display! A bulletin

Subjects:

Special Education, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.50

117

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Monthly Writing Journals for Special Education - Year-Long Bundle

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Writing Journals designed specifically for Special Education Classrooms for the entire year!!!These monthly journal sets each include 20 journal pages; one for each day of the month. These journal pages provide visual picture support and are perfect

Subjects:

Special Education, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$42.00

$31.50

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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

Digital Download PPTX (5.17 MB)

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The ULTIMATE Behavior Toolbox {PDF Editable}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Are you frustrated with behaviors?? Not sure where to turn or how to manage difficult students in your classroom? The Ultimate Behavior Kit is here to the rescue!! This kit will assist you in dealing with frustrating, agonizing behaviors that have

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Classroom Management

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$25.00

190

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Sequencing Mats® BUNDLE {for teaching sequencing skills}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Sequencing Mats Bundle for sequencing 4-5 step tasks!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

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$16.50

$13.50

297

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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

Digital Download PDF (9.56 MB)

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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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Spelling for a Year {A 36-week Phonetic-based Curriculum} Level 1

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

36-week Phonetic-based Spelling Curriculum - Level 1*Designed for beginning and struggling readers; as well as special needs learners.*Introduces only 5 new words each week, which isn’t too overwhelming for our struggling or special needs learners.

Subjects:

Spelling, Special Education, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Homework, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$19.75

136

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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

Digital Download ZIP (7.38 MB)

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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

SUBJECTS

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