Targeted skill development for daily life activities including budgeting, meal preparation, and personal safety. Prepares students with IEPs for successful transitions to autonomous living environments.
This sequence explores the implementation and monitoring of IEPs for 11th-grade students, focusing on data collection, progress reporting, secondary transition planning (ITP), and the ethical balance between legal compliance and educational quality. Students transition from being passive participants to active designers and evaluators of the IEP process.
A comprehensive financial literacy sequence for Special Education students focusing on real-world budgeting, income analysis, and banking skills for independent living.
This sequence prepares 10th-grade students for the transition to community and vocational life by mastering the navigation of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices. Students progress from identifying context-specific vocabulary to navigating complex, multi-folder social and professional interactions.
A comprehensive curriculum for transition-age learners (18–22) to develop essential independence skills across six domains: daily living, finance, work, communication, health, and community.
A game-based transition planning simulation where 9th-grade students manage a monthly budget, navigate adult responsibilities, and make decisions about housing, transportation, and daily living. This sequence integrates financial literacy with practical life skills tailored for students with disabilities.
A graduate-level sequence focused on the clinical transition from contrived token systems to natural reinforcement, covering social praise conditioning, schedule thinning, level systems, self-monitoring, and long-term exit strategies.
A structured morning meeting routine for 9th-12th grade life skills students focusing on communication, calendar, weather, goal setting, and practical life skills practice.
A 12th-grade special education workshop exploring college, vocational programs, and community resources to help students plan their post-secondary transition with confidence.
A foundational lesson for special needs students to learn basic kitchen skills, tool identification, and the importance of cooking for independence. includes hands-on measuring and simple recipe preparation.
A 35-minute Health and Wellness SEL lesson for high school students with cognitive developmental disabilities, focusing on reflecting on past achievements and setting simple, achievable goals for the new year.
This lesson equips high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with situational awareness skills and a nuanced understanding of 'tricky people' to enhance their personal safety and independence.
A fun, light-hearted lesson for cognitively impaired high school students to reflect on winter break and set simple, achievable goals for the new year.
