You care about your students and the incredible effort you put into making their days meaningful!

But planning activities shouldn’t take over your evenings and weekends. My goal with Dinosaur Week is to help take some of that weight off your shoulders—giving you ready-to-use resources and simple strategies so you can leave work at work and spend more time doing the things you love outside of the school day. You deserve a life beyond planning for your class, and I’m here to help make that happen. 🙌🏼

You’re tired of working on lesson plans during your evenings and weekends.
You struggle to find resources at the right level for your students.
You need a fun, engaging theme that works for your learners with high support needs.

Dinosaur Week is designed with you in mind, whether you’re an experienced educator or just starting out.

If you’re spending your evenings and weekends planning, struggling to find resources that fit your student’s unique needs, or feeling unsure about how to engage high-support needs learners, this week is for you!

I’ll help you create activities that meet your students where they are, save you time, and leave you feeling more confident and less overwhelmed.

Let’s work together to make teaching more joyful and manageable!

Dinosaur Week is geared toward preschool special education teachers running a classroom in the school setting, it can also be great for:

✅ speech/language pathologists

✅ related service providers

✅ parents or caregivers

During Dinosaur Week, you’ll learn how to create activities that not only save you time but also captivate your students’ attention.

I’ll guide you step-by-step through integrating language, pre-academics, social skills, fine motor, and circle time activities into a cohesive, fun dinosaur-themed unit so that you feel confident in creating engaging lessons that support developmental growth while keeping your students excited and actively participating.

With a focus on meeting each student where they are, you’ll gain strategies to adapt activities for varying abilities and needs, ensuring that every child feels included and supported.

You will learn:

✅ How to create engaging, themed activities that are easy to implement with done-for-you lesson plans so that you can save time and focus on connecting with your students while delivering impactful learning experiences

✅ Ways to adapt activities to meet the unique needs of your students in the classroom setting so that every child feels included, supported, and set up for success.

✅ Simple strategies for incorporating language, pre-academics, social skills, and more into fun, hands-on learning so that your students can build essential skills while staying engaged and motivated.

✅ Where to start with predictable routines and visual supports for preschool-level autistic students who have high support needs, so that you feel confident and prepared to meet their unique needs with compassion and effectiveness.

What Do I Get When I Purchase Dinosaur Week?

When you join Dinosaur Week, you’re not just getting resources—you’re joining a supportive community of educators who understand your challenges. With everything from ready-made activities to live guidance, you’ll have the tools and confidence to create a dinosaur-themed unit that meets your student's needs and saves you valuable time.

⭐ Dinosaur Starter Pack with one activity for each area: Language, Pre-Academics, Social, Fine Motor, & Circle Time. (You will also have the option to purchase the entire Dinosaur unit when you register)

⭐ Visuals for the Dinosaur-themed adapted board books so that your students have clear, accessible supports to enhance their understanding and participation during storytime.

⭐ Access to a private Facebook group where you can connect with other educators for the week to share ideas and get support so that you feel part of a collaborative community and gain new strategies to enhance your teaching.

⭐ Learn through 3 short videos (delivered May 12, 13, and 14), where I’ll walk you through each step of implementing the resources and strategies in your classroom so that you feel empowered, prepared, and ready to use these tools with confidence

⭐ Join a live masterclass on May 15 at 7 pm CST, to bring it all together

Dinosaur Week is easy to follow and packed with value! Over 4 days, I’ll guide you step-by-step through creating and implementing dinosaur-themed activities tailored to your students’ needs.

Each session will focus on practical, actionable strategies, and you’ll have access to a supportive community in our private Facebook group to share ideas and ask questions.

On the final night, there is a special masterclass to tie everything together and set you up for success. It’s a fun and collaborative way!

✅ Day 1-3: One new video training released each day where I’ll show you exactly how to implement the resources (replays will be available through Tuesday, May 20th & after that, they will be in the Autism Little Learners Membership Hub for members).

✅ Day 4: A bonus masterclass to bring it all together and learn about incorporating low-tech and high-tech AAC throughout the day.

I'm a speech/language pathologist, and I've run a communication-based classroom for young autistic children for 2 decades.

During that time I've seen the way we teach young autistic students change and evolve. I love keeping up with the newest research and strategies. My top priority is always to build positive relationships with my students.

Not only do I have a passion for teaching young autistic children, but I am also devoted to sharing strategies with parents and educators around the world.

I founded Autism Little Learners in 2019 after my dad passed away from leukemia. I had a lot of dark days filled with deep grief in the aftermath and needed something else to think about. That's when I started creating resources for other educators and parents. Doing this helped me climb out of the darkness. I absolutely love connecting with educators and parents to help reduce their overwhelm and help them experience progress and small successes that build upon each other!

Early Childhood Special Education Is A Whole Different Beast Than Other Levels!

If you know, you know. 😳

I want to help you feel more confident with implementing strategies that actually work in the context of a busy preschool special education classroom. Early childhood special education is a whole different beast than other levels.

We are often the "forgotten ones" in early childhood. The professional development training never seems to apply to us. We spend more time collaborating with parents than at other levels. Plus, our job can be very physical. Because our students are so young, they are often dysregulated and many times don't have an effective communication system. I'm here to help because I "get it".

Thank you for letting me be part of your journey with your autistic students and/or child. It is my greatest honor.

❤️ Tara Phillips

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