A calendar-style 8-week unit grid for teachers, mapping out daily topics, themes, and engagement hooks for teaching Kafka's Metamorphosis to special education students.
A detailed, 6-step instructional lesson plan for 'The Great Pivot', specifically designed for therapeutic middle school settings. Includes purpose, learning objectives, materials, and a step-by-step pacing guide.
A reflective student worksheet designed for the end of 'The Great Pivot' lesson, featuring a 'Pivot Meter' self-assessment scale and prompts to help students analyze their mental processes during rule changes.
Printable game materials for 'Rule Rumble', including clear visual rule cards for 'High Roller', 'Low Blow', 'Color Clash', and 'Even Steven', along with a template for a custom Action Deck.
A high-impact, visual slide deck for 'The Great Pivot' lesson, introducing middle schoolers to cognitive flexibility through the metaphor of a brain 'gear shift' and preparing them for the Rule Rumble game.
A comprehensive teacher guide for 'The Great Pivot' lesson, featuring a clear purpose statement, therapeutic instructional strategies, and a minute-by-minute pacing plan for middle school classrooms.
A summative project where students create a comprehensive one-week independence plan, including a detailed menu grid and a personal budget breakdown.
A structured daily routine checklist and time management tool designed to help students build consistent self-care and hygiene habits.
An interactive grocery shopping simulation worksheet where students practice budgeting with a fixed amount of money, revised with optimized student work areas for handwriting legibility.
A visually engaging slide deck that provides explicit instruction on personal finance, meal planning, and self-care for 10th-grade students, revised for better visibility and compliance with font size requirements.
A detailed instructional guide for teachers, outlining the sequence for teaching independent living skills with specific IEP accommodations and assessment strategies.
A professional instructional manual for teachers providing strategies for using the "Mental Mechanics" materials with 2e students, focusing on avoiding patronizing language and reframing emotions as data.
A set of high-contrast, technical anchor charts (posters) explaining distress tolerance techniques (STOP, Self-Soothing, Distraction) using engineering and systems metaphors.
A simplified, professional workbook focusing on logical decision-making, pros/cons, and radical acceptance without excessive technical jargon.
A simplified, professional graphic organizer for tracking physiological signs, internal narratives, and coping protocols without excessive jargon.
A two-page structured note-taking template for teachers to use during the Supportive Response PD. The front page includes sections for power dynamics and de-escalation strategies, while the back page provides a full-page lined area for additional notes and action items.
A one-page de-escalation cheat sheet for teachers. It provides a quick reference to the CPI response levels, tips for emotional constancy, and classification-specific strategies for immediate use in the classroom.
Updated facilitator guide for the Supportive Response PD. It includes specific coaching on power dynamics, the pitfalls of the "back and forth," and accessible language for the de-escalation framework. Pacing is set for a 30-minute high-impact session.
Updated professional development slides focusing on power dynamics, verbal de-escalation with accessible language, and the importance of avoiding power struggles. The 12-slide presentation emphasizes emotional constancy as the primary tool for maintaining teacher authority.
A comprehensive lesson plan for teachers, consolidating the purpose, SEBD rationale, materials list, and 6-step facilitation procedure into one organized document.