Strength Spotlight

An integrated, high-interest unit plan for a 1:1 student with physical accommodations, spanning five countries (Brazil, Japan, Kenya, Australia, and Egypt). Each country features a 6-hour unit integrating reading, writing, 5th-grade math, music, food, and animals, tailored to a 3rd-grade decoding and 6th-grade comprehension profile.

A 6-hour integrated unit on Japan examining snow monkey adaptations in Joshin'etsu Kogen, traditional Taiko drum percussion, bento design using area and geometry, and creative writing inspired by classic Japanese folktales.

A 5-slide interactive presentation deck for Japan. Designed with high-contrast visual cues, large legible typography (minimum 24px), Taiko drum vocal patterns, and visual geometry breakdowns of bento compartments.

A comprehensive 10th-grade transition planning sequence focused on developing independent living skills through community navigation and transportation mastery. Students progress from basic map reading and app usage to planning complex trips and identifying essential community resources.

A 6-hour integrated unit on Brazil exploring the Amazon Rainforest canopy, jaguar and pink river dolphin biology, Samba polyrhythms, brigadeiro fraction math, and oral storytelling of Tupi-Guarani legends.

A 3-page, highly engaging student activity portfolio for the Japan unit. It features an adaptation reading passage about Snow Monkeys (Jigokudani), a visual Taiko drum Kuchi-shoga rhythm tracker, and a 5th-grade bento box area calculation math sheet, optimized for Speech-to-Text scribing.

A library orientation and digital systems training program with two distinct pathways: a full-length collaborative workshop and a 4-part asynchronous self-paced track, utilizing identical physical and digital materials.

A highly supportive, adapted literature study of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' This lesson contains a simplified, guided text with margin prompts, interactive slide deck, heavy vocabulary scaffolding cards, leveled task cards, a structured assessment, and a comprehensive teacher guide.

A comprehensive, 2-page teacher's guide for the 6-hour Japan integrated unit. It outlines the hourly breakdown, specific physical accommodations for motor needs, and step-by-step instructional plans for snow monkey science, Taiko rhythms, and Bento area geometry.

A comprehensive multi-day vocational transition unit designed for high school SPED students to differentiate between short-term jobs and long-term careers. The unit integrates scaffolded instruction, scenario analysis, and self-advocacy goal-setting aligned with IEP transition planning.

A research-based challenge to locate essential community services and create a personal resource map.

A 5-slide interactive presentation deck for Brazil. Designed with high-contrast visual cues, large legible typography (minimum 24px), Samba clap patterns, and visual fraction breakdowns of ingredients.