About Me Page

About Me

 
Hi! I’m Aly – a middle school special education teacher, TPT creator, and Michigan native!
 
I’ve been in the classroom for about a decade, but I’ve known I was meant to be a teacher since I was in kindergarten. I’ve always loved helping others and teaching felt like a fun way to do that – all day, every day! Originally, I wanted to teach high school or elementary school special education, but I got a job offer to teach in a middle school resource program and never looked back!
As a middle school special education teacher, it was so hard to find class activities that fit my students’ academic needs and didn’t look too “elementary”. No hate to elementary teachers, but my students needed a different vibe! I’ve always loved being crafty and creative, so when I started to become more confident as a teacher, I took my creative energy and turned it into fun and functional resources for my own classroom needs. I loved making digital task cards, escape rooms, pixel art activities, and maze worksheets for my students, and they loved doing them! My middle school students were asking for MORE work, and I was hooked!
 
 
Soon after, word got out about my activities, and teachers from all over the school started coming to me with ideas they wanted me to turn into reality or classroom problems they needed solving. I LOVED hearing about how much teachers and students alike were enjoying the activities I was creating. In 2017, I started to list my activities on TeachersPayTeachers to help even more teachers and students by sharing engaging and time-saving resources and ideas!  
 
Speaking of helping busy, world-changing teachers, I’m here to help YOU with all things special education, time-saving teacher tips, effective content activities, and fun teaching strategies! Your planning time is precious, so let me help you save it for more important things! Let’s make this year the best year yet!