What are some ways you can celebrate with your special education students? In addition to a zoom/virtual party, I have some printable and ideas you can send to your students!
Mail a letter
You can print the above notes and send in an envelope and maybe add a fun treat such as:- fruit strips
- stickers
- tattoos
- (amazon affiliate links above)
- picture of your class or you and your student
(When sending fun items in a regular envelope with one stamp you just need to make sure they are bendable and under 3.5 ounces)
Send postcards from your phone
Or you can even send postcards right from your phone! I used the Ink Cards app and it was only $2 a postcard and that includes postage.You can type on the image first using a photo editing app or even instagram stories, and then save that image to insert as your postcard design (there is a blank template to add your own photo that I found in the "thinking of you section")
Do a drive-by drop off
Grab your school staff and do a parade! You can add signs to your cars, balloons and have a lot of fun with it. You can drop off a little package, a symbol supported card from above, and a symbol supported certificate as well! Be sure to follow your state's guideline if considering an option like this, and consider if it would be too difficult for your students to see you but keep their distance.
Zoom / Video Call
Have some fun, share some pictures of your school year or make a slideshow. Host a dance party!Ship a Book directly to your students
I think sending a book would be a perfect gift from a teacher :) Step into Reading books are often my go-to as they are easy to read and I love how often they are based on popular movies which is so motivating for kids!
At the time of this blog posting, all of these books are under $3 (amazon affiliate links)
If you want to send your students an adapted book, we sell Breezy Special Ed books on our Etsy store and can ship them directly to your students and even include the symbol supported note above, just leave a request when you order!
Email a certificate
This set of symbol supported certificates include fill in the blanks so that you can customize on your computer for each student and includes certificates for:
☆Certificate of Excellence (fill in blank with subject or task. Print one unique to each student. Perfect for end of year awards!)
☆Certificate of Improvement (fill in blank with subject or task student has improved on)
☆Goal achieved! (use when IEP goal or objective is met)
☆Artist award
☆Kindness award
☆Chef award (use for cooking)
☆Graduation award
☆Student of the month
☆Peer helper of the month
☆Special Olympics (use after completing a sport)
☆Athlete of the month
☆Athlete of the year
Celebrate!
You did it. You completed a crazy few months of distance learning that no one was expecting.
You deserve to celebrate too!
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