A comprehensive social skills lesson focusing on conversation starters, active listening, and social cues for 6th grade autistic students using a 'Chat Circuit' tech theme.
A professional development session focused on turning student data into actionable instructional plans through root cause analysis and collaborative planning.
A comprehensive suite of resources for implementing tiered behavior supports in the general education classroom, focusing on emotional regulation and impulse control.
A comprehensive assessment focusing on decoding 2-3 syllable words across various syllable patterns including closed, VCe, r-controlled, open, and vowel teams.
A 30-minute session introducing students to the five core ADHD motivators (Interest, Novelty, Challenge, Urgency, and Passion) and practicing how to apply them to everyday tasks.
A vocabulary assessment for the novel 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963' focused on the words desperate, exasperated, hypnotized, jabber, and tempt. Designed with accessibility and clear character context for scholars.
A set of resources designed to monitor and improve a student's ability to independently initiate small-group academic tasks. Includes a detailed data tracking sheet and a facilitator guide for consistent implementation.
This lesson focuses on interpreting previous year MCAS performance to identify specific standards for intervention and enrichment in Grade 6. It includes a professional presentation and a strategic planning tool for educators.
A comprehensive math unit centered around a classroom 'Snack Shack' to build financial literacy, coin identification, and budgeting skills for students with diverse learning needs.
A comprehensive set of resources designed to establish clear behavioral expectations for middle school students to earn their way onto an upcoming field trip. The lesson includes a rubric, a classroom poster, a parent/student contract, and a student tracking checklist.
Establishes a formal safety plan (The Calm Protocol) that identifies safe spaces, trusted adults, and step-by-step actions for high-stress moments, ensuring the student feels secure even when home life is unpredictable.
Focuses on identifying the physical and emotional signs of dysregulation and building a personalized 'toolkit' of grounding strategies that work across different classroom environments.
A literacy intervention lesson for middle school students reading at a 2nd-grade level, focusing on CVCE words, high-frequency words, and sentence structure with an architectural theme.
Students explore neurodiversity through the lens of ADHD using powerful metaphors like the Race Car Brain and the Brain Secretary. They will learn to identify brain-based differences as unique strengths and challenges rather than character flaws.
Students will differentiate between "behavior" and "brain function" and define executive function using metaphors from the ADHD community.
This lesson focuses on the foundational skill of moving the decimal point in division problems, specifically designed for students who benefit from clear, visual, step-by-step instructions.
Final review and mastery of all 15 contractions covered in the 9-week sequence, featuring comprehensive dictation and games.
Reinforcement of 'ed', 'er', 'ou', 'ow', and 'st' contractions through repetitive writing and word-building exercises.
Introduction to additional common part signs: 'ed', 'er', 'ou', 'ow', and 'st'. Focuses on placement within words.