Special education (page 4)
Supports for communication, behavior, motor skills, thinking and daily living.
- Top 8 parent communication apps for teachers and schools (2026)List
ClassDojo is our number one: free for teachers, with messaging that is translated automatically, a class story and a shared calendar. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Top 9 classroom management tools for teachers and schools (2026)List
ClassDojo is our number one for a teacher who wants to start today: it is free for teachers and covers points, messaging and family updates. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Dolch third grade sight words (41 words)Reading
The 41 Dolch third grade sight words: flash cards, a checklist and printable lists, free.
- Our class goals posterPrintable
A free printable class goals poster: up to six numbered goals, each with a line on how we will know, in a banded frame. Edit every word and print on letter or A4.
- Seated brain breaks: 12 chair and desk cardsTool
Twelve brain breaks done from a chair or a wheelchair, for students who stay in their seats, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Word wall letters A to ZPrintable
Free printable word wall letters A to Z, four to a page, each with a big capital and lowercase letter and sight words to start. Edit the letters, print and cut apart.
- Behavior note home templatePrintable
A free behavior note home template for teachers: what went well, what was hard, what we did about it, and a line for the family to sign, with a filled example.
- Classroom management for beginnersGuide
Classroom management for new teachers: expectations, routines, an attention signal, relationships, specific praise, a calm ladder of responses, fair consequences, and when to ask for help.
- Dismissal routine posterPrintable
A free printable dismissal routine poster: five steps with pictures from clean up to saying goodbye, in a banded frame. Edit every step and print on letter or A4.
- Dolch noun list: 95 common nouns for beginning readersReading
The 95 Dolch nouns (apple, ball, cat, farm and more): flash cards, a checklist and printable lists, free.
- Quiet focus brain breaks: 12 silent reset cardsTool
Twelve silent mental resets for before reading, writing or a test, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Nobody has to move or speak. Free.
- Reflection think sheetPrintable
A free printable think sheet for a calm reset: what happened, what I was feeling, what I can do next time, and a ready-to-return scale. Edit the questions and print.
- Word wall sound headersPrintable
Free printable word wall headers for sounds: sh, ch, th, wh, ck, ng and qu, four to a page, each with starter words. Edit the sounds, print and cut apart.
- Calm corner choices posterPrintable
A free printable calm corner poster: a menu of six calming choices, from breathing to drawing, each with a short how-to. Edit every choice and print on letter or A4.
- Student goal contractPrintable
A free printable student goal contract: a goal the child chooses, three steps, who can help, a check-in day and two signature lines. Edit the prompts and print.
- Name tracing for preschoolTool
Type a first name and print it to trace on four lines. The name is drawn in your browser and never kept. Free.
- Parent contact log templatePrintable
A free parent contact log template for teachers: date, how, who started it, what was said and the next step, one page per child, to print or copy, with a filled example.
- Amplify CKLAGuide
Amplify CKLA explained in plain words: what the program holds, how its phonics and units are described, what reviewers found, and the free Peabody pages that go beside it.
Checked 2026-11-09
- Balanced literacy and whole languageGuide
Balanced literacy and whole language, fairly explained: guided reading, leveled books, three-cueing, Units of Study and its 2022 revision, and what EdReports and researchers found.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Balloon bunch timerTool
A free animated classroom timer: a bunch of ten balloons floating away one by one, and the last one drifts off at zero. Any length, counting down or up, with the clock a small chip in the corner.
- Caterpillar and butterfly timerTool
A free animated classroom timer: a caterpillar eating his way round a leaf, and he comes out a butterfly at zero. Any length, counting down or up, with the clock a small chip in the corner.
- Classroom activities from any list: five games on the board and print sheetsTool
Paste terms and meanings, or questions and answers, and play match up, flip tiles, a quiz show, group sort or odd one out on the board, or print a matching sheet or cards. Free, no sign-in.
- Dinosaur egg timerTool
A free animated classroom timer: a dinosaur egg cracking open, and it hatches at zero. Any length, counting down or up, with the clock a small chip in the corner.
- EL Education K-8 Language ArtsGuide
EL Education K-8 Language Arts in plain words: its design ideas, how the materials are sold, what the pages do not say, and the free Peabody pages that go beside it.
Checked 2026-11-09