As a final project, students annotate a fresh article to create a 'user manual' guide for younger students, demonstrating their mastery of text structures.
A collection of visual anchor charts and notebook inserts to help students master common spelling rules including the FLOSS rule and the C/K/CK spelling choice.
A set of visual communication tools designed for students who struggle with verbalizing emotions and needs, using a cartoon-inspired theme to make communication engaging and accessible.
A daily habit-building system for students to monitor their readiness, preparation, and work effort across all subjects. Includes student trackers and teacher implementation guides to foster accountability and self-regulation.
A modified geometry lesson for 3rd-grade students focusing on 2D shapes, quadrilaterals, and polygons through tactile and visual activities. This lesson is designed with accessibility in mind, featuring high-contrast visuals and motor-skill-friendly tasks.
A comprehensive set of templates for special education teachers to track and document student progress toward IEP goals across academic, functional, and behavioral domains.
A collection of materials designed to practice the 'IRE' vocalic R sound in initial, medial, and final positions through visual aids, sentence construction, and narrative reading.
A Readers Theater lesson focusing on Wilson Step 5.2 concepts, including open syllable prefixes with closed and V-E base words. Students practice fluency and decoding through a robotic-themed script and word study activities.
A series of high-interest, low-readability reading comprehension assignments targeting sequencing, main idea, and inference skills across three distinct levels.
A foundational grammar lesson focusing on sentence structure through visual scaffolds and color-coding. Students learn to identify fragments, complete sentences, and run-ons using a 'Construction' metaphor.
Identifying and understanding common environmental and safety signs found in the community to ensure safety and independence.
A series of targeted math worksheets for 3rd-grade RSP students to master 2nd-grade mental math and comparison standards using highly scaffolded place value supports.
Foundational tools for assessing student levels and planning instruction based on California Power Standards across grades K-5.
A lesson designed to empower students in grades 3-5 to understand their unique learning needs and advocate for themselves by creating a 'User Manual' for their brains.
A focused lesson designed to help students understand the importance of staying in their designated classroom area and following safety protocols to prevent elopement.
A modified introduction to plate tectonics designed for students needing extra support, focusing on Earth's layers, continental drift, and plate boundaries with heavy visual scaffolding.
A modified lesson on plate tectonics featuring visual supports for understanding Earth's layers, plate boundaries, and continental drift. Ideal for students who benefit from pictorial cues and simplified vocabulary.
A set of three reading comprehension passages designed for 3rd-grade students with IEP goals. Each passage focuses on foundational "Wh-" questions (Who, What, When, Where, Why) to build core literacy skills through engaging, short narratives.
A short lesson focused on establishing consistent routines at the start of math class to support students with executive functioning needs.
A simplified reading assessment based on the health benefits of reading, designed for students with moderate to severe disabilities at a 1.0-2.0 reading level.
A week of functional math warm-ups focused on money management, coin identification, and "next dollar up" strategies designed for special education students.
A detective-themed lesson designed to help students with social pragmatics delays practice perspective-taking, reading non-verbal cues, and conflict resolution through 'social cases'.