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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).
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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
Itā€™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 smoothly, bu...
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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).
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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 About Bank Services
Our next topic in the Consumer Math Blog Series is about how to teach Bank Services. Read more about why and how you can teach Bank Services using my Bank Services Lesson Unit (click here to get your copy).
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Purpose of Teaching Bank Services

If students understand the value th...
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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).
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Purpose of Teaching about Goal Setting

Your students have goals that some...
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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).
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Purpose of Teaching about Insurance

Insurance is a very ā€˜adultā€™ thing and can be...
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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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Learn about your students Consumer Math habits with this FREE resource!
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Purpose of Teaching a...
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Gift Guide 2020 for Paraprofessionals and Support Staff
Itā€™s been a year! Now, Iā€™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, Iā€™ve chosen to compile the gift guide and you may give these gems to your support staff (donā€™t forget the secretary, janitor, ...
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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).

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Purpose of Teaching Rent
Most of the students who want to live outside their family home will end up re...
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Calculate Tip Lesson Unit Worksheet
How to Teach: Calculate Tip [Special Education Lesson]

Hey, special education teachers, curiousĀ how to teachĀ Tipping to your students with special needs?Ā Ā Read more about why and how you can teach how toĀ TipĀ to special education studentsĀ using myĀ Tip Lesson UnitĀ (click here to get your copy).

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Purpose of Teaching How to Tip

Showing the workers in th...

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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

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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 aboutĀ how to teach Discounts. I'm sharing all about different types of discounts, important skills to cover whenĀ teaching Discounts, and the best resource for teaching discounts,Ā 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).

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Down Time is a Good Thing- How to Teach Recreation Leisure Skills
DowntimeĀ 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.
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As special education teachers we are all aware of our students' needs for structure, consistency, and routine sc...
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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).
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Purpose of Teaching about Savings Accounts

A savings accoun...
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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 account...
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Life Skills Rubrics and Checklists
Life Skill Rubrics and Checklists You Need
TheĀ Life Skills Rubric and ChecklistĀ bundle is a perfect answer to your ā€˜what can they do?ā€™ 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 theseĀ life skill checklists a...
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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

Iā€™m generally curi...

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Remote Learning Schedule for Individuals with Moderate to Severe Disabilities
If you arenā€™t already, you probably will be on a Remote Learning schedule VERY soon. I prepped for 4 institute days (and basically my entire summer) thinking my students were coming in person for the first day of school, only to be sadly flipped to remote in the 11th hour. I know it is the safes...
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Heather is a former high school and transition special education educator with 15 years of experience in the classroom. She is passionate about creating high-quality, age-appropriate resources, sharing her knowledge of teaching with fellow educators, and helping Illinois families with disabled teens and young adults as they learn about and navigate the confusing world of benefits.

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