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    Sensory Spaces – Touch-Pressure-Vibration

    Special Needs

    Hot, cold, bumpy, soft, hard, shaky? A good touch can be texture to our fingers like music is to our ears and it is at the foundation of our learning experiences. Young to senior, our fingers and our entire touch system aids us in the learning process. Our sense of touch helps us to […]

    Clever DIY Student Gift Ideas

    Celebrations & Themes

    The holidays are right around the corner, and it’s traditional to exchange gifts. The question is, when you’re a teacher on a budget, what can you get your students that they’ll love and you can afford? The solution is DIY. When you make it yourself, you save money, and it’s more meaningful. Below are […]

    Celebrating the Day of the Dead in the Classroom

    Celebrations & Themes

    Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd in southern and central Mexico and around the world. The day is set aside to celebrate, remember, and welcome back the souls of deceased relatives. It often features skeletons, altars, and skull decor. Altars with food offerings, […]

    Brushes 101

    Arts & Crafts

    Natural, synthetic, round, pointed… camel hair? With so many options, choosing the right brush for your art projects can be a bit, well, hairy! Check out the printable graphic below for a brush breakdown designed to take the guesswork out of shopping for this integral art supply. You’ll find the differences between natural and […]

    The Teacher’s School Supply List

    Back to School

    We spend so much time thinking about what to put on the students’ supply list that we sometimes forget what we need to acquire to do our jobs effectively as teachers. Some items are obvious, like pens and file folders. Here are some other ideas that you might not have thought of. 1. Lots of […]

    100 Learning Spaces Transformed: CFP Foundation and School Specialty Celebrate a Major Milestone

    Learning Spaces

    The College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation and School Specialty recently celebrated an exciting achievement: the transformation of their 100th learning space through the Extra Yard Makeover initiative. The latest project, a refreshed media center at North Dade Middle School, marks a significant milestone in their shared mission to create engaging learning environments for students […]

    Snoezelen Multisensory Environments Fill a Key Need in Schools

    Learning Spaces

    A growing number of schools worldwide are creating a specific type of multisensory environment that helps all students—but especially those with sensory processing challenges—control their environment and develop self-regulation skills so they’re able to learn more effectively. A Snoezelen multisensory environment is a specially designed space that uses light, sound, touch, and other elements to create […]

    School Specialty Furnishes and Equips an Entire Suburban Dallas School, Resulting in a ‘Flawless’ Experience

    Learning Spaces

    Royse City Independent School District in Texas, a suburban school system about 40 minutes outside Dallas, is growing quickly. In fact, the district’s student population ballooned from 9,300 pupils last year to more than 10,000 this year. The district has been building new facilities to support this rapid growth, including Sara Moss Elementary School, […]

    A Modern Facility for Modern Learning

    Learning Spaces

    Honoring the past, while also embracing the future, can be a tricky balance. With the help of School Specialty, Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas, has navigated this challenge perfectly in a recent renovation project, with newly furnished instructional spaces that position both students and teachers for success. Originally built in the 1960s, Killeen […]