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A functional math and budgeting worksheet designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Teaches grocery list creation, basic price addition, and the 'next dollar up' payment strategy.

A printable, gamified pedestrian safety board game that teaches students with intellectual disabilities to read community safety signs, crosswalk signals, and find helpers.

Differentiated safety scenario cards focused on key emergency responses for students with intellectual disabilities, covering strangers at the door, smoke alarms, and basic first aid.

A daily and weekly household chore planner designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Features a visual frequency sorter and clear tracking checkboxes for essential housekeeping tasks.

An interactive slide deck for teaching kitchen safety, featuring bold visual scenarios and large, readable text designed for group discussion.

Differentiated weather dressing task cards featuring three levels of independence to help students with intellectual disabilities select appropriate clothing for various weather conditions and scenarios.

A gamified morning routine tracking sheet styled as a retro video game 'level-up' quest. Helps students with intellectual disabilities independently track personal hygiene and self-care steps with visual checklists and simple scenarios.

A student choice booklet page for Lesson 3: Choice Champions. Students circle their preference for daily tasks and breaks, mark their boundaries, and draw their chosen reward on a white student canvas.

Printable Choice Sorting Mat for Lesson 3: Choice Champions. A dual-category tactile mat dividing space into high-contrast 'YES' and 'NO' sections for students to place physical objects or cards to express preferences.

Visual presentation slides for Lesson 3: Choice Champions. Focuses on setting personal boundaries, choosing preferences, and practicing saying "Yes" or "No" with confidence and support.

A student reflection and match-up worksheet for Lesson 2: Help Helpers. Students identify when they need help, circle the correct helper, and sign their Help Star commitment.

Printable Helper Choice Board for Lesson 2: Help Helpers. A high-contrast, dual-category communication board helping students point to who they want to ask for help and what type of support they need.

Visual presentation slides for Lesson 2: Help Helpers. Focuses on identifying when students need help, who to ask, and how to communicate that request with simple visual scaffolds.

A visual reflection sheet and communication booklet page for Lesson 1: My Super Sign. Students check in on how their body feels, select their preferred communication style, and draw themselves using their super sign.

Printable game cards for Lesson 1: My Super Sign. Features a 4-card set of high-contrast state cards with clear icons, descriptive labels, and physical gesture guidelines to support non-verbal, gestural, and verbal expression.

Visual presentation slides for Lesson 1: My Super Sign. Features high-contrast cosmic superhero themes, huge text, clear visual cues, and guided group prompts to help students identify and express physical and emotional states.

A 2-page printable student daily workbook and self-regulation tracker for the 4-week Orbit Odyssey. It features intuitive layouts with name/date fields, visual check-ins for daily cosmic energy states, simplified reflection boxes, and partner-connection star ratings. Tailored for middle school scholars with disabilities.

A comprehensive 3-page teacher facilitation guide for the 4-week Orbit Odyssey morning meetings. It features a detailed 15-minute pacing breakdown, explicit verbal scripts for choral responses (ship logs and daily affirmations), active sensory cues for daily cosmic energy checks, and structured guidelines for a timed crew turn-and-talk sharing session. Featuring Commander Sosnoff.

A 26-slide presentation for a 4-week, 20-day space explorer themed morning meeting series. Designed specifically for middle school scholars with disabilities, it is led by Commander Sosnoff. Features daily ship logs, cosmic energy/sensory checks, stellar affirmations, and timed turn-and-talk sharing prompts, with no text smaller than 24px.