A visual slide deck to introduce money concepts, how to read price tags, and the steps for the shopping simulation activity.
A condensed reflection worksheet following the "Titanium Ridge" mission. It asks students to analyze the robots' choices and apply the metaphor to their own school challenges. Now fits on one page.
A revised social story featuring a "Titanium Ridge" mission. Unit 7 accepts a sensor upgrade to navigate a magnetic storm and reach the peak, while Unit 1 stays behind in safety but misses the goal. Now condensed to one page.
A 3-page student packet including the 'The Droid Dilemma' social story, reflection questions, and a personal mission log. It validates that change is hard for a 9-year-old student while framing new learning as a desirable 'Expansion Pack' for their existing 'Base Code'.
A 1-page facilitation guide for the 10-minute flexibility session. It uses the 'Robot Lab' metaphor and provides pacing, scripts, and debugging tips to help a 9-year-old student accept new learning as a 'power-up'.
A facilitation guide for Day 3 including the assessment answer key and test-taking strategy notes for the "strongest evidence" concept.
A facilitation guide for Day 2 including scaffolding tips for the Antikythera Mechanism passage and the answer key for the evidence organizer.
A reading assessment featuring a passage about the Great Barrier Reef and multiple-choice questions focused on identifying explicit information, making inferences, and selecting the strongest evidence.
A slide deck teaching test-taking strategies specifically for "strongest evidence" multiple-choice questions, preparing students for the final assessment.
A graphic organizer designed to help students identify and write down the strongest textual evidence from the Antikythera Mechanism passage for specific claims and inferences.
An informational passage about the discovery and function of the Antikythera Mechanism, written at an accessible level for special education students. Includes paragraph numbers and key vocabulary.
A slide deck explaining how to distinguish between weak and strong textual evidence, featuring a "Missing Cookies" practice scenario and introduction to the day's reading topic.
A facilitation guide for teachers including IEP accommodation strategies, a pacing guide, and the answer key for the Day 1 activity.
A practice worksheet where students sort information from short text snippets as either explicit facts or implicit inferences. Designed with clear formatting for students with IEPs.
An updated version of the Detective Training Slides with significantly larger text, bold visual elements, and high-contrast layouts to support readability in a special education setting. Projector-optimized with strict container sizing to prevent layout bleed.
Revised exit ticket for NC.6.EE.1-2 with improved legibility for student handwriting by using white backgrounds for work areas. Step instructions have been enlarged for better accessibility, and the layout has been tightened to ensure a clean, one-page printout. Scaffolding remains optimized for students with IEPs.
Final task cards for NC.6.EE.1-2 with optimized layout to ensure all four cards fit on a single page. Card headers have been redesigned for clarity, answer boxes are now clearly marked, and all scaffolded input areas feature high-contrast text and borders for reliable printing. Variable casing has been standardized (lowercase n and g) to prevent student confusion.
Revised worksheet for NC.6.EE.1-2 with fixed step numbering (1-4) in the substitution rule, improved superscript alignment in the example, and high-contrast text for student work areas. Problems are kept together on one page using break-inside-avoid.
