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How to Individualize the Transition Planning Process for Families

So, you are now knee deep in supporting your families while they prepare to transition to adult services and supports. Hopefully, this last short list of tips can help you individualize and fine tune the support you are offering to your families and young adults as they prepare for life after...

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How to Teach Cost Comparison Shopping

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Cost Comparison Shopping. Read more about why and how you can teach Cost Comparison using my Cost Comparison Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching Cost Comparison

A family member...

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How to Teach Food Budgets

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Food Budgets. Read more about why and how you can teach Food Budgets using my Food Budget Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching about Food Budgets

Besides paying rent, food is the...

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CBI Goal Setting- How to Improve Your Field Trip Outing Game

It’s a lovely Friday morning during the school year. You hop on the bus with your class, head to your destination, enjoy the activity, stop at a fast food restaurant for lunch, then head back to your school/program/center. It was a great day, you planned and planned and the CBI went...

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How to Teach Meal Planning

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Meal Prep. Read more about why and how you can teach Meal Prep using my Meal Prep Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching Meal Prep

While this seems more like a Family and Consumer Science...

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How to Teach about Loans and Credit Cards

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Loans and Credit Cards. Read more about why and how you can teach Loans and Credit Cards using my Loan and Credit Card Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

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How to Teach Goal Setting

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Goal Setting. Read more about why and how you can teach Goal Setting using my Goal Setting Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching about Goal Setting

Your students have goals that...

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How to Teach Insurance

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Insurance. Read more about why and how you can teach Insurance using my Insurance Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching about Insurance

Insurance is a very ‘adult’...

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How to Teach About Mortgages

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Mortgages. Read more about why and how you can teach mortgages using my Mortgage Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

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Gift Guide 2020 for Paraprofessionals and Support Staff

It’s been a year! Now, I’m the first to say we should forgo the gifts and just spend time together, but in many parts of this world, that is no longer a safe option. So, I’ve chosen to compile the gift guide and you may give these gems to your support staff (don’t forget...

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How to Teach About Rent

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Rent. Read more about why and how you can teach Rent using my Rent Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching Rent

Most of the students who want to live outside their family home will end...

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How to Teach How to Tip

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Tipping. Read more about why and how you can teach how to Tip using my Tip Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching How to Tip

Showing the workers in the service industry that you/we...

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How to Teach Sales Tax

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Sales Tax. Read more about why and how you can teach Sales Tax using my Sales Tax Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Sales Tax Lesson Unit

Purpose of Teaching Sales Tax

The extra money that you are required to...

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Discount Lesson Plans for Special Education Students

Teaching Functional Money Math: Discount Lesson [Special Education]

Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Discounts. I'm sharing all about different types of discounts, important skills to cover when teaching Discounts, and the best resource for teaching discounts, my Discount Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy...

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How to Teach about Income Tax

Our fifth topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Income Tax. Read more about why and how you can teach Income Tax using my Income Tax Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Learn about your students Consumer Math habits with this FREE rosource!

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Down Time is a Good Thing- How to Teach Recreation Leisure Skills

Downtime is where the important life skills are learned! Unstructured time is a good thing! Recreation and leisure skills are skills key for independence and functioning.

As special education teachers we are all aware of our students' needs for structure, consistency, and...

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How to Teach About Savings Accounts

Our fourth topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach about Savings Accounts. Read more about why and how you can teach Savings Accounts using my Savings Account Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching about Savings Accounts

A savings account...

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How to Teach Checking Accounts

Our third topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach about checking accounts. Read more about why and how you can teach about checking accounts using my Checking Account Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

Purpose of Teaching About Checking Accounts

Checking accounts...

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Life Skill Rubrics and Checklists You Need

The Life Skills Rubric and Checklist bundle is a perfect answer to your ‘what can they do?’ question. I always seemed to be asking myself that question when I wrote out IEP Present Level of Performance or Functional Abilities and student's strengths before I created...

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How to Teach the Concept of a Budget

Our second topic of the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to budget. Read more about why and how you can teach Budgets using my Budget Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).

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Purpose of Teaching Budgeting

I’m...

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