A simplified lesson on the Artemis II mission to the Moon, designed for students with diverse learning needs. Students explore key science vocabulary and basic facts about the mission through a guided worksheet.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help students with fine motor struggles master the essential life skills of zipping and buttoning through visual sequencing and hands-on practice.
Expands decoding skills to nonsense words with initial and final blends, helping students master complex phonics structures.
Focuses on decoding nonsense words with CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) patterns to strengthen short vowel recognition and blending.
Targets common digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) to ensure students recognize these as single sounds during NWF tasks.
Introduces initial and final consonant blends to help students decode more complex phonetic patterns.
Focuses on mastery and automaticity of short vowel sounds within CVC nonsense words to improve CLS scores.
A decoding lesson focused on CVC nonsense words using a space-exploration theme to build phonemic awareness and blending skills.
A direct instruction lesson focused on phoneme-grapheme mapping to help students decode grade-level vocabulary. This lesson provides a structured "Sound Lab" approach to breaking down unknown words into their individual sounds and corresponding letters.
A comprehensive system for tracking IEP progress across multiple lagging skills, including a master overview and specialized data logs for Academic, Executive Functioning, Social-Emotional, and Functional Life Skills.
A restorative behavioral intervention focused on resolving physical conflict and verbal aggression through a formal behavior contract and daily progress tracking.
Teacher resources, unit overview, and facilitator guides for the Brain Squad Mastery curriculum.
A deep dive into the biological parts of the brain (Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and Brain Stem) and how they function as the home for Sparky and Professor PFC.
Reviewing unit concepts through a final quiz and celebrating mastery of brain squad strategies.
Discovering personal hobbies and interests that act as tools for emotional regulation and positive expression.
Applying brain squad concepts to real-world scenarios through skits and 'What Would You Do?' games.
Using a visual flowchart to guide students through the process of moving from a trigger to a smart brain response.
Understanding the 'flipped lid' concept and the difference between immediate reactions and thoughtful responses.
Identifying personal and environmental triggers that activate the emotional brain.
Exploring how Autism impacts the connection between the emotional and smart brain, focusing on sensory processing and executive function.
Introduction to the two parts of the brain: the emotional/reactive brain (Sparky) and the smart/thinking brain (Professor PFC).
A comprehensive safety and transition plan for a 1st-grade student with ASD exhibiting severe school refusal and aggression. This lesson provides teachers with a structured task analysis and student-facing visual supports using a gaming-themed framework.
A foundational lesson on elapsed time using visual strategies like number lines and clock jumps, specifically designed for 3rd-grade special education students focusing on whole hours and 30-minute increments.
A self-reflection lesson designed for early elementary students to assess their social and behavioral growth using visual cues.
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A social-emotional learning lesson focused on helping students with autism understand social boundaries, role clarity, and knowing when to disengage from peer interactions, particularly in unstructured settings like the school bus.
A lesson focused on Earth Day perspectives for 2nd-grade special education students, emphasizing critical thinking and real-world impact through simplified text and visual supports.
A foundational lesson on basic coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or) designed for students with IEPs. The lesson uses visual metaphors of 'glue' and 'connections' to help students understand how words join ideas together.
A simplified introduction to the Homestead Act and Westward Expansion, adapted for students with diverse learning needs and focusing on the journey of homesteaders.
A lesson focused on regular comparative and superlative adjectives using the suffixes -er and -est. Students practice comparing two items and identifying the 'champion' in groups of three or more.
A lesson focused on mastering irregular comparative and superlative adjectives: better, best, worse, and worst. Students engage in opinion-based debates and ranking activities to generalize these tricky forms in oral and written speech.
A foundational literacy lesson for non-verbal students focusing on the book 'Shhh! Bears are Sleeping', using visual supports to build vocabulary related to hibernation and seasons.
A 20-minute interactive choose-your-own-adventure speech therapy session at a 3rd-grade reading level. Students guide a young space scout on a mission to Mars while targeting /sh/ and vocalic /r/ sounds and fluency strategies.
A 20-minute speech-language therapy session focused on mixed articulation, fluency, and intelligibility goals using space-themed narrative prompts. Students practice target sounds and repair strategies while narrating a mission to Mars.
A pre-primer reading activity designed for students with IEPs, featuring visual icons to support decoding and comprehension of a spring-themed story. The lesson focuses on foundational Wh- questions and simple sentence structures.
A series of hands-on cut-and-paste activities designed to help IEP students master skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s through visual patterns and tactile learning.
A neurodiversity-affirming lesson that uses the 'Broken Record' and 'Reset Button' analogies to help students understand the experience of OCD. It focuses on the difference between obsessions and compulsions, reframes repetitive behaviors, and provides practical ways for classmates to be supportive allies.