A social story and visual support set designed to help a 5th-grade student transition smoothly into Social Studies and begin tasks immediately. The materials use a 'Mission' theme to make classroom expectations engaging and clear.
A lesson focused on empowering students with hearing loss to self-advocate for written instructional reinforcements like transcripts and closed captions.
A focused 15-minute daily reading intervention designed for older students (age 10+) struggling with decoding and sight word recall. This lesson combines CVC phonetics, functional survival words, and high-frequency Dolch Second Grade vocabulary using a 'Word Lab' theme to keep the content age-appropriate and engaging.
A sensitive and empowering lesson designed to help 5th-grade students on the autism spectrum embrace their unique neurobiology and move away from harmful comparisons with neurotypical peers.
A comprehensive review of all previous skills through rapid-fire scenarios and a final mastery challenge.
Introduces the concept of the "Conversation Chain" and focuses on appropriate responding to keep the social link strong.
Teaches the difference between questions and comments and how to use them to keep a conversation moving forward.
Focuses on how to choose the right person and time to start a conversation, including physical approach and opening lines.
Explores the definition of a conversation and the various reasons why we talk to others, such as sharing information or having fun.
A set of comprehensive goal tracking and progress monitoring documents aligned with the WIDA Alternate Proficiency Level Descriptors for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
The foundational tracking materials for an Alt ELD student binder, including overview sheets, observation logs, and work sample documentation.
A lesson focused on distinguishing between high and low pitches through movement, tactile exploration, and visual aids, designed specifically for adaptive life skills environments where independent work is facilitated through whole-group choice.
A self-monitoring system designed to help 5th-grade students build independence in accuracy and organization. The lesson includes a multi-day tracking checklist and a teacher guide for implementing IEP goals related to self-evaluation.
A creative character-design approach to building self-advocacy, task completion, and emotional expression for students who struggle with compliance or sharing feelings.
A set of social stories and visual aids to prepare students with Down Syndrome and Autism for a school field trip from Grafton, MA to Washington, D.C., focusing on patience, endurance, and manners.
A comprehensive lesson focused on improving speech intelligibility through the mastery of prosody, specifically targeting volume control, articulatory precision, and intonation patterns.
A structured approach to long division using the standard algorithm on graph paper, specifically designed for students with IEPs. The lesson covers 2-digit by 1-digit problems (no remainders) and 3-digit by 1-digit problems (with remainders) using visual aids and mnemonics.
A complete reading exploration of 'The Last Book in the Universe', focusing on identifying main ideas and themes across all chapters (1-20). This lesson simplifies complex 8th-grade concepts for 5th-grade accessibility, specifically designed for special education students.
A basketball-themed word study lesson focusing on Jayson Tatum's career and skills, used to reinforce suffix and base word identification.
A direct instruction lesson focused on phoneme-grapheme mapping to help students decode grade-level vocabulary. This lesson provides a structured "Sound Lab" approach to breaking down unknown words into their individual sounds and corresponding letters.
A comprehensive system for tracking IEP progress across multiple lagging skills, including a master overview and specialized data logs for Academic, Executive Functioning, Social-Emotional, and Functional Life Skills.
A restorative behavioral intervention focused on resolving physical conflict and verbal aggression through a formal behavior contract and daily progress tracking.
Teacher resources, unit overview, and facilitator guides for the Brain Squad Mastery curriculum.
A deep dive into the biological parts of the brain (Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and Brain Stem) and how they function as the home for Sparky and Professor PFC.
Reviewing unit concepts through a final quiz and celebrating mastery of brain squad strategies.