A Valentine's Day themed lesson for high school educational life skills students focusing on fine motor skills and following multi-step visual directions through a craft and snack assembly activity.

Teacher implementation guide and sequence overview for the Valentine Venture activities.

Focuses on visual matching skills and object recognition with a Valentine's shadow match activity.

Focuses on intensive fine motor control through complex line tracing and path-finding.

Focuses on logical reasoning and visual discrimination through heart-themed pattern completion.

Focuses on fine motor literacy skills through tracing Valentine-themed words and identifying letters.

Focuses on basic numeracy and color recognition through counting candy hearts and coloring tasks.

A set of tools to support a student's daily behavioral goals through a consistent check-in/check-out system.

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 short, highly visual lesson for kindergarten SPED students to identify personal anger triggers using the concept of an 'anger button'. Focuses on non-verbal communication through picture cards and modeling.

An immersive barnyard experience centered on Eric Carle's 'Around the Farm' book, integrating movement, sounds, and communication goals.

A lesson designed for 8th-grade students with intellectual disabilities focusing on identifying appropriate crushes, handling crushes on older individuals, and practicing social skills for interacting with peers.

A comprehensive Check-In Check-Out (CICO) system designed for 1st-grade students to build self-regulation and positive behavior habits. This lesson includes the daily tracking sheet, a teacher facilitation guide, and a rewards menu to reinforce progress.

A 30-minute lesson designed for 8th graders to practice self-advocacy by using a pre-taught signal to request help during challenging academic 'drills'. The lesson uses an athletic metaphor to frame frustration as a hurdle to be cleared with the right 'playbook' strategy.