Functional academics for Special education
Functional academics for Special education: 73 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- No-prep activities for subs, by minutes leftTool
Grade, minutes left and the room (quiet, no paper, no screen) in; three no-prep activities out, with what you need. Sixty-two to draw from. Free.
- Circle time board: calendar, weather, days at school and helperTool
A circle time calendar for the projector: say the day, tap the weather, count the days on ten-frames, the week's theme and song, and today's helper. Free.
- Circle time for preschool: a five-line scriptPage
Greeting, calendar, the theme question, the song, the book: a five-line circle time for twos, threes and fours, with this week's theme filled in.
- Guess the time: a stopwatch gameTool
A stopwatch game for the projector: the digits vanish, each child or team presses when they think 10 seconds are up, and the closest guess wins.
- Home daycare tax kit: time-space, meal rates and parent statementsTool
Work out your time-space percentage the IRS way, total your meals at the standard rates, and print year-end statements for parents. Free; for your tax preparer.
- Clock facesPrintable
Free printable clock faces, six to a page: blank faces to draw hands on, faces with hands to read, or times to set. Choose numbers, minute marks and a time line.
- Top 10 no-prep activities a substitute teacher can run at any grade (2026)List
Reading aloud is our number one: Edutopia says five to seven minutes a day helps students of every age, and a sub needs only a book. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- 35 morning meeting ideasIdea
Thirty-five morning meeting ideas sorted into greetings, sharing, group activities and morning messages, each with what to do and the grades it fits, plus a morning board for the projector.
- Clock faceMath
An analog clock with draggable hands, a digital clock and the time in words, plus random times to read with the answer hidden.
- Coins and billsMath
Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and bills to put on the table, count on from the biggest, trade for smaller pieces, and build to an amount.
- Making change gameMath
A price and a payment, and the child counts the change back with coins and bills. Three levels, a count-up hint like a cashier, and nothing is stored.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Telling time gameMath
Read the clock with three answer boxes, or set the clock by dragging its hands: to the hour, half hour, quarter hour, five minutes and the minute.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Savings goal and piggy bankMath
Pick a picture for what you are saving for, tap in the money you save and watch a jar fill, with the weeks left. Kept on the device, nothing typed.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Morning meeting calendar boardTool
Today's date, a weather picker, days of school, a counting-on strip and class jobs on one screen for morning meeting. Free, no sign-in.
- 42 five-minute fillers and silent activities for subs, sorted by what the room allowsIdea
Forty-two no-prep fillers and silent activities for subs and teachers, sorted by constraint: silent, no materials, whole class, seated, and lining up.
- Screen-time timer for familiesTool
Pick the minutes and a picture, then a friendly ring counts down with a heads-up near the end and one soft chime. It only counts: nothing is blocked or watched.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Circle time for twos, threes and foursGuide
A five-line circle time (greeting, calendar, theme question, song, book), how long to plan for each age, and what to drop first when the room is restless.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Snack time with the KitchenGuide
How each theme's snack links to the Peabody Kitchen, what the recipe pages show (allergens, swaps, lines for under-fours), and what to check first.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Community and safety sign cardsPrintable
Printable cards of the signs and words children meet in town, such as stop, exit, restroom and caution, with a matching game and a sheet to circle the sign.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Can subbing lead to a full-time teaching job?Page
It can, and some districts say so outright. Fairfax County Public Schools lists pathways from subbing to a full-time career in the district, plus support with…
Checked 2026-10-30
- Home daycare tax deductions: time-space and the meal rateGuide
The time-space percentage and the standard meal and snack rates from IRS Publication 587, worked through with its own example, for your tax preparer. Not tax advice.
Checked 2026-10-31
- The Lemonade Stand: 4th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about friendship and money for 4th grade, 216 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Needs and Wants: 2nd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about money and choices for 2nd grade, 96 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Circle time orderGame
The five-line circle time (greeting, calendar, theme question, song, book), how long, and what to drop first. Six questions.