Connecting interests to specific job categories and beginning to explore which careers match their personal 'likes'.
Two simple microwave mug recipes with step-by-step visual instructions for students with low reading levels.
A set of checklists for instructors to ensure fidelity to housing education goals and provide appropriate supports for neurodivergent participants.
A comprehensive lesson for high school students with developmental disabilities on understanding family boundaries using the Circles Curriculum. It covers close vs. distant relatives, touch, talk, and trust rules.
A hands-on science experiment exploring heat conduction using hot and cold chocolate milk with metal and plastic spoons. Designed specifically for high school students with intellectual disabilities with visual supports and simplified response formats.
A summative assessment where students create a 'Future Profile' summarizing their findings from the unit.
A comprehensive review of the unit's key concepts to prepare for the summative assessment.
Focusing on social and communication strengths, practicing soft skills needed for the workplace.
Synthesizing skills and abilities into a 'Toolbelt' of career-ready assets.
Exploring work environments and preferences (indoor/outdoor, loud/quiet) through interactive sorting.
Students practice identifying growth areas (weaknesses) in a positive way, using sentence frames to plan for improvement.
Students identify their functional abilities and physical/mental skills using checklists and 'I Can' statements.
