I love how creative and well-organized her self-contained room is

@theautismhelper

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@camerongrier2548

9 ай бұрын

A😢of

@camerongrier2548

9 ай бұрын

2:00

@camerongrier2548

9 ай бұрын

And the fact that I will be in town this for a couple weeks in the US a year or not

Your classroom set-up is incredible. Thank you for sharing.

@theautismhelper

6 күн бұрын

I'm so happy to hear you like it, thank you!

I absolutely loved your classroom tour! Thank you so much for sharing. I color code by student too! I like how you use colored duct tape to color code different areas. You are doing amazing things!

@theautismhelper

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Mallory!

Michelle, thank you for sharing your classroom! You have a wonderful setup!

@theautismhelper

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sweet comment, Erica!

I love how organized you are!

@theautismhelper

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! It really helps both my staff and students ❤️

I loved this! I teach a K-5 dedicated autism program with kiddos with high and low support needs and my classroom is almost exactly the same as yours. I am so comforted that the way I have things structured is being used in other places and by an Autism Helper classroom too! :D

@michellelindenmuth6566

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Makes me so happy. I agree, validation is KEY in our profession! Thanks for watching :)

i love your classroom set up

@theautismhelper

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Can you show more of your fine motor boxes and the professional bound binders that had Monday-Friday? Awesome video

@theautismhelper

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Roberta! Yes, I will work on a blog post and a new video highlighting my task box center. I will have this out in March. The website has a lot of information on the Monday - Friday professional bound binders. They are called Easy Matching Weekly Workbooks and they are amazing. We use them every day! Check out this blog post from Jen that talks about them: theautismhelper.com/easy-matching-workbooks-in-action/

I am not going to stop or back down from helping these autistic children, succeed and I won’t let the school system fail them like they did to make others who ended up in a bad place in their life when they got older

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there and keep advocating for your students!

@WDBsirLocksight

7 ай бұрын

it must be exhausting but you sound like an Advocating Superhero "...provide now, flourish later...."

7am is not the other two ✌ but the way I see it was that it would have a lot to

@theautismhelper

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great help

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for this!! I teach an SDC TK-3 class in so cal as well. 😊 I really enjoyed this and you gave me some much needed inspiration! I've been teaching for 17 years but this year my class looks more like a mod- severe and everything I've done in the past just doesn't work for this group of kiddos. Anyway....couple of quick questions....#1 how many kids are in each center at a time. #2 when you are teaching your math ctr, are your kids doing the same work or do they do the other hands on activities you had displayed on the table? #3 Lastly, regarding your task boxes, how do you determine what goes in which bin and how often do you switch them out? Thank you for all your info/videos and insight! 😊

@michellelindenmuth6566

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Apryl! Thank you for your questions! I am so happy to have provided you with some inspiration. I hope my ideas can work in your classroom. To answer your questions: 1. I have between 1-4 students at each center at a time. I group them up by ability, academic level, and behavior. My most behavioral student is in the group of 1 and I try to put my lowest ability students with a higher level student. This year, that was difficult and I needed a group of 4 so I put my highest, most independent students together and that helped make the other groups smaller. 2. It depends on how independent the students are and what activity we are doing. Sometimes they are doing the same work and other times one is working on an Easy Matching Weekly Workbook or iPad with Number Blocks app while I can work with the other. If the student working is known to have issues with this, I will quietly set up my workbook/iPad student either in my class library or at another table. 3. The shape bins are all fine motor - usually "put in" tasks. I love saving my coffee creamer bottles and cleaning them then buying mini erasers, beads, anything tiny really, and making that a fine motor bin. The alphabet bins are all ELA tasks such as letter matching, picture matching, cvc words, etc (whatever the students can do). I love the Made For Me Literacy task cards and The Autism Helper has amazing ones too for this! The number bins are all math - similar to the ELA style. Some of the task boxes are switched out monthly but we have so many that the students rarely see the same bin in the same week. I hope all of my answers help!

@WDBsirLocksight

7 ай бұрын

@@michellelindenmuth6566 ur task balancer master too I see

Cmmmmty School Wednesday

@theautismhelper

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I wish you and I could talk because maybe you could help me with this situation that I am dealing with. This teacher yells at her students. I took a calmer approach to one troubled student and he listened and was calmer. Friday I was not able to attend and Monday he was upset and ended up telling me he was sad I wasn’t there. The teacher told me to ignore him. I have had quite the experience with autistic children due to being in class with them as well as having friends and education. When made some suggestions to the teacher, she completely shut down refuse to listen to them. I am interning to become a school psychologist

I love how you organize your classroom...but I am still a long way from making my autism student do what your organization tells them to do.

Are you for real? You are amazing!

@theautismhelper

9 ай бұрын

That is so sweet of you to say, thank you!

@WDBsirLocksight

7 ай бұрын

no shes not a hologram 😁 (I checked the film emulsion matches the brownian motion)

Love your video!!! I’m currently teaching 5&6 middle school and trying to find a balance of doing rotations with different level students. I also have to teach modified grade level curriculum to my students along with doing rotations in the classroom. Do you have any advice on how to balance both?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Hi Tabitha! This is from Sasha - I taught middle school for years. I would follow a similar set up to Michelle. Group students with similar goals and have rotations with independent and teacher focused work. You can work on the modified curriculum with groups and individualize based on skills!

@tbaines2435

Жыл бұрын

@@theautismhelper Thank you so much for the advice.

Hi, I love how organized you are...are all the acitivities you showed at the centers done with the kids at the same time? Like is one kid doing one of them and another is doing one and on and on? Does that make sense?

@theautismhelper

5 ай бұрын

Hello! Yes it makes sense. It really just depends on how I’ve paired my center groups. At my direct job structuring centers, some students will be working on the same activity at the same time while others are working on completely different activities. I sometimes pair my students by similar goals and levels while other times I need to pair a very low student with a student who is higher and able to do more independent tasks. All centers run simultaneously to each other and we rotate every 15 mins. Students in a center group will rotate to the next center together. Hope this helps!

Hi! Thanks for the tour, quick question, how do you have your teacher desk set up? I'm thinking between having a teacher desk or not. I originally have my own teacher desk at the back of the room, and the teacher station to lead morning meeting and such at the front.

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

I love combining teacher desk and the teacher station! Gives you more room and forces you stay more organized!

How do you create a substitute schedule for when staff is absent?

@theautismhelper

10 ай бұрын

Hi there! I have a substitute binder for when I am out with the full schedule. I also have photos of my students with descriptors of what they can and cannot do at my center. Additionally, I keep all of my passwords and account logins in there for the substitute. I am VERY fortunate to have amazing paraprofessionals who generally take I initiative and help the substitutes keep the day on track.

Please share how you make your autism students follow through your organization. Thank you.

@theautismhelper

6 ай бұрын

Lots of practice on following a schedule, routine, and transitions!

I loved this video! Do you have a tpt and do you have a layout I could get the daily color coded schedules at?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

So thrilled to hear that you enjoyed Michelle's video! We have both a TPT page and our own store. You can find our various schedule resources here: TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Autism-Helper/Search:Schedule The Autism Helper Store: shop.theautismhelper.com/collections/schedules

@thetravelingtwos

Жыл бұрын

@@theautismhelper thank you which one did she use? For the color coded schedule because the color coded one on here looks a little different.

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

@@thetravelingtwos in this video she is using a visual schedule from Simply Special Ed. However, we offer a Color Coded Daily Schedule and a Real Photo Visual Schedule (among others) in our store 😊

Michelle could you give a breakdown of each area in your classroom?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I have many videos of each of my centers: Math Center: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4yi3KukdNHJhLQ.html ELA Center: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnZlzJqPeauYf9I.html Task box Center: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2uHyNKAprPOj9I.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGSa1ciaqsWfYMY.html Boom Cards Center: kzread.info/dash/bejne/da6BuLWwppaWk9I.html I also have a play center and a reading center where students look at books on the Get Epic app :)

Hi! Where did you get the visual schedule template? Do you put the colors behind each piece for the center colors?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

You can find our various schedule resources here: shop.theautismhelper.com/collections/schedules We also have a few other great videos about how to use our different schedules here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eHyCzNWEgprTktY.html kzread.info/head/PLaNcwbUxolMgSiKTUg-2A8KfhaB8i19zl

Where can I find the visuals that were shown for the bathroom?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Here you go! shop.theautismhelper.com/collections/executive-functions-masterclass/products/toolkit-executive-functions

How do you color code your boom cards

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marilu, the Easy Matching Weekly Workbook boom cards were color-coded when I purchased them. They are color-coded by the days of the week. I do not color code the center on the students' schedules. Instead, we color code the student desks and teach the students that the icon means to go to their desk.

How do you manage too many students ending up in the same area ? Is there a set time for students to move from one area to the next? Or, do they move at their own pace?

@theautismhelper

10 ай бұрын

Yes set time and rotation!

@WDBsirLocksight

7 ай бұрын

I heard on another vid they use a task timer and then this specific (kiddy music) song plays

how many paraprofessionals work within your classroom? how long do you take in the beginning of the year to teach this? I'm wondering if i could start implementing some concepts after spring break in two weeks and it would be worth it for the last semester or just wait until next year and start fresh from day 1?

@theautismhelper

5 ай бұрын

Hi! I have three classroom paraprofessionals and one 1:1 para. It takes us 2-3 weeks of consistent training for most students at the beginning of the school year. I would say if this is something you are willing to try, absolutely start it after spring break! It will make the beginning of next school year so much easier for you. ❤️

@user-xv1iz8vu5p

5 ай бұрын

i only have 1 paraprofessional and teach 3-5 year old's so we'll slow and small.... but love the concept and will be using it next year! thanks@@theautismhelper !

I will be a self contained 3rd thru 5th next year, any advice!?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Definitely check out our Professional Development Membership! Enrollment opens in September: shop.theautismhelper.com/pages/membership-waitlist

I have a 5 year old who is struggling in kindergarten. Biggest issue is being independent and attention span. Do you think these will help?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think it could help with that!

How many times in one day to you have centers? Do you have morning and afternoon centers?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Hi Breanna! I have six centers in the morning and four centers in the afternoon. My morning centers are those highlighted in this video and my afternoon centers are more social/play based. Thanks for watching!

Is this a regular public school? Also, is this only a special education classroom?

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

This is a public school and a life skills special ed classroom.

Can someone answer please. This is special education class in public school or private autism school?

@theautismhelper

3 ай бұрын

Michelle teaches in a primary (TK - 1st Grade) self-contained autism classroom in a public school setting!

@olena9987

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. 😊

Mrs Connell is my teacher

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Where did you get visual

@hjason71

Жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Hi there, thanks for watching! You can find the visuals in my store here: shop.theautismhelper.com - if you're looking for one in specific let me know which one!

How many paraprofessionals do you have?

@theautismhelper

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Brenna! I have two paraprofessionals. I utilize one as a “floater” between my independent centers and one at a teacher-led center.

If I told you what i witnessed at the school I interned/volunteered at, the teachers behavior to her autistic children was appalling. Now the president of the teach union, principal who ignored all of my concerns and refused to hear any of it, and the office in charge of the school is involved. My complaint has been sent to the superintendent. I can tell u her classroom does not look like yours. It’s a mess and very unorganized

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! I'm sorry this is something you are going through. I'm glad you are there to help the students. :)

@WDBsirLocksight

7 ай бұрын

sounds like the teacher has ADHD

Teachers and student's moms can also use the students bathrooms if they need to

@theautismhelper

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

How long does each student spend at a center before you indicate it is time to move to the next center?

@theautismhelper

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Amy! My centers are 15 minutes long.