Students explore how schedules are used across various career paths, analyze real-world shift and appointment schedules, and practice reading workplace timetables.
A collection of highly structured data tracking sheets for monitoring and recording student progress on IEP social skills goals, specifically focusing on peer conversational initiations with varying levels of prompt supports.
A life-skills-focused lesson where students learn to write a formal thank-you note to State Representative Sean Garballey using visual planners, errorless cut-and-paste choice strips, and a printable fold-over greeting card. This lesson scaffold is optimized for students with diverse fine-motor and cognitive needs.
Practical tools and templates for tracking daily student performance, self-reflection, and home-school communication for young adults preparing for independent life.
A speech-language therapy lesson designed to teach minimally verbal autistic students how to read and comprehend a school visual schedule, building academic vocabulary and independence.
A real-world functional math lesson designed for life skills students. Students navigate a supermarket to locate pantry staples, snack items, and frozen foods, practicing next-dollar-up calculations and pricing comparison.
A cumulative high school reading intervention review lesson consolidating all r-controlled vowel patterns (ar, or, ore, er, ir, ur, wor) and introducing the 'wor' spelling pattern after 'w'.
An intensive reading intervention lesson introducing 'ir' and 'ur' as alternative spelling patterns for the r-controlled sound /er/, contrasting them with 'er'.
A high school reading intervention practice lesson focusing on reading and spelling 'er' words in isolation, chunks, and connected text, with syllable-level review.
An intensive reading intervention lesson introducing the r-controlled vowel pattern 'er', contrasting it with earlier patterns 'ar', 'or', and 'ore', and using explicit auditory discrimination techniques.
A cumulative high school reading intervention review lesson consolidating r-controlled vowel patterns (ar, or, ore) and integrating a spiral review of the final-y spelling pattern.
An intensive reading intervention lesson introducing the r-controlled patterns 'or' and 'ore', contrasting position rules, and comparing them with 'ar'.
A high school reading intervention lesson focusing on reading and spelling 'ar' words in context and connected text. Includes a spiral review of ending patterns (weeks 12-16) and a controlled spelling task.
Focuses on high-frequency kitchen, store, and restaurant words: BUY, COLD, WASH, and READ. Students learn to navigate restaurant menus, follow hygiene signs, and purchase groceries.
Focuses on high-frequency safety and navigation words found on community doors and signs: PULL, PUSH, OPEN, and OFF. Students learn to read, write, and respond to these words in real-world community contexts.
A comprehensive, highly visual lesson teaching students how to assemble and bake a 16-inch pizza using precise measurements. Features step-by-step visual presentation slides for group instruction and printable task cards for individual student kitchen stations.
A set of student and parent-facing materials designed to accompany the distribution and collection of Section 504 plans and required medical documentation for the upcoming school year.
A science-backed exploration of sensory self-regulation, analyzing how physical micro-movements, somatosensory inputs, and attention regulation theories help students optimize focus and calm in high school and beyond.
An intensive reading intervention lesson designed for high schoolers. It introduces the r-controlled vowel 'ar' (/ɑr/) as a third vowel sound distinct from short and long vowels, applying it in both monosyllabic and multisyllabic words with explicit chunking strategies.
The comprehensive Unit 4 assessment checking student mastery of long VCC patterns, final y vowel/consonant behaviors, and multisyllabic decoding of stable endings.
A comprehensive overall review lesson for Unit 4 consolidating all key ending pattern rules including long VCC exceptions, vowel y sounds (/ī/, /ē/, and short /ĭ/), and consonant-le endings.
A comprehensive emotional regulation support package designed for students with Major Depressive Disorder and explosive episodes, optimized for a once-a-month counseling and consultation model. It contains the legal IEP goal blueprints, an actionable crisis plan, a student coping and reframing workbook, and progress monitoring tracking tools.
A highly cumulative practice-heavy reading intervention lesson consolidating long VCC exceptions, final y as vowel /ī/ and /ē/, and consonant-le stable ending syllables.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing the multiple sounds and roles of the letter y (consonant /y/, vowel /ī/, /ē/, and short /ĭ/ in closed syllables) with explicit modeling.
A comprehensive practice-heavy reading intervention lesson applying final y vowel rules in connected text, combined with a mixed review of silent-e and long-VCC exceptions.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing final y as a long /ē/ vowel in two-syllable words, compared and contrasted with final y as a long /ī/ vowel in single-syllable words.
A practice-heavy high school reading intervention lesson applying final y as a long /ī/ vowel in one-syllable words, combined with consonant-le multisyllabic review.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing final y as a long /ī/ vowel in one-syllable words, spiraling previous long VCC exceptions.
A practice-heavy high school reading intervention lesson applying long VCC vowel patterns in connected text, combined with multisyllabic decoding of consonant-le endings.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing long VCC vowel patterns (-ild, -ind, -old, -olt, -ost) as exceptions to standard closed syllable rules. It features scaffolded practice and explicit direct instruction.
A highly visual, transition-focused lesson designed for life skills and low cognitive functioning high school students. It contrasts high school and college schedules, rules, and expectations, while highlighting the social and fun opportunities of college life through a slide deck, sorting activity, social story, and simple exit ticket.
A comprehensive phonics and syllable review unit focusing on vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, syllable division, and affix-based word building. Includes a multi-page student review packet and a corresponding teacher answer key.
A comprehensive lesson focusing on heat safety, general kitchen appliances (microwaves, ovens, toasters, blenders), and electrical safety. It includes interactive visual slides and a matching worksheet tailored for high school special needs students.
A comprehensive kitchen safety lesson focusing on cutting and preparation tools, designed for high school special education students. It includes visual guides, matching practice, and real-world scenario cards to teach knife safety, peeling, and cutting board stability.
An introductory lesson designed to prepare high school special needs students for entering the workforce by understanding how to fill out a job application, identifying personal strengths, and recognizing supportive accommodations.
A highly visual, step-by-step cooking and comprehension lesson for students with severe special needs. Students learn to read a simplified recipe for Pizza Bagels and answer functional text comprehension questions using reusable task cards with tracing, copying, or clip-card options.
A highly scaffolded functional math lesson where students use the next-dollar-up estimation strategy to shop online at Stop & Shop, planning meals and staying strictly within a budget.
Students apply unit learning to a chosen career or post-secondary education path, identifying workplace accommodations and constructing a self-advocacy plan.