I’ll be honest. I’m a little skeptical whenever someone promises that repeating a few positive phrases will completely change your mindset. Life is usually more complicated than that. Confidence comes ...

One of my favorite questions to ask young children is, “How do you know?” Not because I’m trying to stump them, but because it’s amazing to hear how they think. Show a child a stethoscope and they’ll ...

If your kids get excited every time Shark Week rolls around, this free printable is an easy way to turn that excitement into learning. Whether you’re homeschooling, teaching summer school, planning ...

If you’ve spent more than five minutes with a room full of middle schoolers, you already know that social-emotional learning can’t feel forced. This age group can smell a cheesy icebreaker from down ...

Did you know that individuals with disabilities are entitled to a free lifetime pass to visit our National Parks? Well, they are. So get one! I love our national parks, and some surprising places are ...

Looking for free Halloween worksheets that are actually fun to use? You’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re teaching in a classroom, homeschooling, planning a Halloween party, or just trying to ...

Welcome to the ADayInOurShoes IEP Goal Bank—your go-to resource for effective, measurable IEP goals. Whether you’re a parent or a teacher, these ready-to-use goals will help support meaningful ...

It’s no secret that many kids with disabilities struggle socially and struggle to build and maintain friendships. When Brian tells me stories of kids at school who sound like they have a disability of ...

I will never forget this one day when Kevin was a preschooler. We had an IEP meeting, and one of his proposed math IEP goals was to be able to visualize and identify what 2 of something looks like or ...

Every October, I end up looking for Halloween words. Sometimes it’s for a crossword puzzle or helping with a Halloween worksheet. Other times I just need a good list of spooky words because a child ...

If you have an autistic child, it’s very likely that one of the first things that teachers and clinicians talk to you about is pretend play. Especially high-functioning autism pretend play. It seems ...

One of the first things many parents of autistic children hear is that their child “needs to work on pretend play.” Sometimes it can feel like pretend play is treated as a milestone that predicts ...