Space Academy Expedition

Students practice making independent choices, expressing preferences, and setting boundaries (saying "yes" or "no") using structured choice boards, tactile sorting mats, and interactive role-play.

Students practice identifying when they need help, who to ask (teachers, peers, or helpers), and how to communicate that need using visual phrase cards and guided collaborative practice.

Students learn to recognize and communicate physical and emotional states (like tired, hungry, overwhelmed, or ready to learn) using simple gestures, vocalizations, or visual symbol cards.

A foundational visual discernment lesson helping early learners distinguish alphabet letters from numbers, shapes, and environmental pictures through anchor charts, guided group games, and hands-on cut-and-paste sorting activities.

Days 11 to 15 focus on reading simple job postings, filling out functional job applications, understanding work sequencing, and determining theme/purpose.

Days 6 to 10 focus on reading menus, highlighting key details, and making inferences about restaurant and everyday scenarios using functional text.

Days 1 to 5 focus on identifying crucial safety signs, understanding school and transit schedules, and answering WH questions about community and adapted literary texts.

Introduces early 3-digit numbers (100-120), visual skip-counting (2s, 5s, 10s) using constellation maps, and ordering cosmic objects to build sequential logic.

Focuses on identifying double-digit numbers (10-99), representing them using ten-frames and printable base-ten icons, and writing numbers in expanded place value charts (tens and ones) with clear physical boundaries.

Covers single-digit subtraction (1-9) with cosmic countdowns, crossing-out stars or rocket fuel cells, embedded touch-points for backwards counting, and structured workspace templates.

Focuses on single-digit addition (1-9) using embedded touch-point numbers, pictorial representations of spaceships and stars, a persistent 1-20 number path, and large guided workspace boxes for physical alignment.

Week 2 focuses on mastering whole-number regrouping and multi-column carrying in the context of starship cargo inventories. Students use base-10 blocks to bundle ones into tens and tens into hundreds, bridging visual modeling directly to standard vertical algorithms.

Week 4 focuses on standard algorithm decimal addition and subtraction, multi-step problem consolidation, and direct assessment of skills to confirm crew flight readiness.

Week 3 focuses on multi-step additive reasoning, decimal subtraction, and aligning coordinates using star charts and compass tools to plan flight vectors for the fleet.

Week 2 focuses on decimal addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, using visual decimal grids and standard plastic base-10 blocks to represent tenths and hundredths in solar charging grid scenarios.

Week 1 focuses on deepening place value understanding and multi-step addition of decimals and whole numbers in space grid systems. Students practice regrouping tenths and wholes, balancing battery loads, and tracking fuel payload readings.

A foundational handwriting and sentence-building practice lesson for third-grade special education students, focusing on high-frequency sight words with clear visual guidance.

A set of parent-friendly guides translating psychoeducational test scores into positive, actionable home support roadmaps.

A simple, kid-friendly daily emotional regulation check-in system based on the Zones of Regulation model. Features a clean student desk mat, a coping strategy menu, a teacher instruction guide, and tracking logs.

A comprehensive visual support bundle designed for student emotional self-regulation, featuring an interactive board, PECS-style communication cards, a data tracker, and a step-by-step implementation guide.

An introductory get-to-know-you lesson utilizing visual sentence starters and structured options to support students of all communication styles in sharing their preferences, feelings, and strengths.

A comprehensive preparation resource set for Field Day, designed for upper elementary and sensory-sensitive students. It includes a structured, coping-strategy-focused social story booklet and a beautifully organized, visual rotation schedule poster to support seamless transitions.

A highly visual, scaffolded country research project bundle modified specifically for IEP students. Includes teacher instructions, simplified visual rubrics, tiered student worksheets, hands-on matching activities, and a friendly presentation template.

A pair of visually striking, high-contrast printable signs to organize any kitchen or classroom space. Features separate, elegant layouts for clean and dirty dishes to maintain perfect organization.

An end-of-summer-school reward program celebrating students' growth, teamwork, academic, and social achievement under a vibrant wildlife explorer theme.

Week 4 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on a comprehensive mixed spiral math review (NJSLS operations, place value, and measurement) through a culminating multi-day outdoor expedition challenge.

Week 3 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on the foundations of multiplication (NJSLS 2.OA, 3.OA) through repeated addition, skip-counting animal clusters, and creating grid-based habitat arrays.

Week 2 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on place value, estimation, and measurement (NJSLS 1.MD, 2.MD, 3.MD) by measuring nest diameters, estimating burrow lengths, and understanding animal sizes.

Week 1 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on addition and subtraction mastery within 20 and 100 by tracking animal footprints, counting steps, and analyzing forest trail data. Scaffolded for grades 1-4.

Week 4 focuses on real-world reading comprehension, functional writing, and following multi-step directions. Students explore cosmic job charts, spaceship emergency protocols, and daily logs.

Week 3 focuses on reading comprehension and structured paragraph writing. Students learn to identify main ideas and details, track sequences, and write cohesive paragraphs using graphic organizers.

Week 2 focuses on phonics, decoding, and simple sentence structures. Students practice identifying vowel teams, correcting basic capitalization and punctuation errors, and constructing solid sentences.

Week 1 focuses on acquiring cosmic vocabulary and drafting short, creative space stories. It guides students through sensory word exploration and provides multi-tiered graphic organizers for narrative drafting.

Week 4 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on functional vocabulary and expressive communication. Students learn safety signs, expressive words, and cooperative communication skills through camp-themed scenarios.

Week 3 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on sentence writing and grammar. Students practice high-frequency handwriting strokes, capitalization, punctuation, and constructing functional simple sentences.

Week 2 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on comprehension and story elements. Students explore story characters, settings, sequencing events, and main ideas using visual reading tools and interactive stories.

Week 1 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on phonics and word recognition. Students explore letter-sound correspondence, blending, and high-frequency sight words through multi-sensory activities.

A self-regulation lesson based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Students explore how sensory stimuli and summer environments affect their energy levels and design a personalized 'sensory menu' card filled with tailored coping strategies to maintain emotional balance during unstructured summer months.

A visual support package for a 1st grade female student with ASD and Speech/Language Impairment, designed to ease challenging physical classroom transitions, arrival, and dismissal routines through clear visual pacing, stories, schedules, and first-then boards.

A soccer-themed reading comprehension and social-emotional learning lesson for 4th-grade special education students. It focuses on coping with mistakes, working as a team, and practicing positive sportsmanship.

A collection of highly scaffolded daily math worksheets and guides designed for 7th-grade students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) working at a foundational 3rd-grade level. Each day provides targeted skill practice, clear visual checklists, step-by-step scaffolds, and sensory-friendly layout.

A comprehensive lesson on telling time to the hour for 1st-grade students who use AAC or picture exchange systems. It includes a teacher's plan with core vocabulary integrations, visual slides, a printable communication board, and hands-on matching activities.

A comprehensive suite of materials designed to support students with ADHD in emotional regulation, focus, self-advocacy, and goal setting. Includes a SMART IEP Goal Bank & Accommodations Guide, a printable Student Progress Tracker, and a 3-page guided Executive Functioning Workbook.

A visual support and behavior management lesson designed for Kindergarten and 1st Grade SPED students to teach, model, and reinforce physical boundaries and self-regulation in the classroom environment.

A visual support and behavior management lesson designed for Kindergarten and 1st Grade SPED students, focusing on essential bus safety rules, active modeling, and positive reinforcement tracking.

A highly structured science and creative writing lesson where students design a fictional natural disaster. Designed with clear visual schedules, concrete prompts, and step-by-step guidelines specifically optimized for neurodiverse learners, including those with ASD.

A 15-minute playful social-skills intervention designed for a first-grade student with ADHD. It focuses on distinguishing between accidents and intentional actions (intent vs. accident) using interactive scenario cards and a structured visual choice board to maintain engagement and provide agency.

An engaging end-of-year speech therapy resource pack featuring low-prep, printable worksheets, reflection templates, and a therapist guide designed for mixed-goal therapy groups with a fun summer carnival theme.

An emotional self-regulation lesson that helps 5th and 6th-grade special education students connect temperature metaphors with their emotional states. Students learn to recognize early physical warning signs of frustration and choose customized 'cooling' strategies using a visual thermometer tool.

A highly scaffolded, multi-sensory reflection experience designed for fourth-grade special education students to celebrate and document their academic, personal, and social progress over the past school year.