Instructional guide for the final day of the sequence, focusing on synthesis of skills and final assessment. Includes modeling examples and a mastery checklist.
A simplified teacher facilitation guide for the 'Cool Down Creamery' lesson, updated to include strategies for modeling "I feel mad" and using "Stop / No" to set boundaries. Removed embedded instructions from visuals and standardized terminology.
Large, high-contrast visual prompt cards including a "Stop / No" card and an "I FEEL MAD" prompt. Updated "Your Turn" visual to two people and "I Feel Mad" to an angry face. Dash lines improved for cutting.
A simplified visual choice board for calming strategies featuring a boundary setting choice ("Stop / No") and a communication strip prompting the statement "I feel mad". Enlarged for high-needs students. Removed teacher instructions. Corrected icon consistency.
An ice-cream themed emotion regulation visual scale (Ready/Upset/Mad) designed for students with autism to identify their feelings. Includes a "Stop / No" boundary choice at the base. Updated with improved contrast and removed teacher instructions. Adjusted layout to fit on one page.
A drawing-based activity where students read sentences with multiple-meaning words and sketch the specific meaning indicated by the context. Provides a creative way to assess comprehension.
A more rigorous matching activity with sentence strips containing two blanks and a set of word cards including distractors to test decoding and context comprehension.
A rigorous summative exit ticket assessing context clues, multiple-meaning words, and decodable reading skills with increased options for discriminative choice.
A more rigorous small group activity where students must select the correct decodable word from three phonetically similar options for each logic mat.
A worksheet for practicing multiple-meaning words where students must identify the correct definition based on sentence context using visual aids.
A small group activity material featuring cards with multiple-meaning words used in two different decodable sentence contexts. Helps students visualize and compare meanings.
Teacher's instructional guide for Day 2, focusing on multiple-meaning words (homonyms) using decodable vocabulary. Includes modeling scripts and activity directions.
A more rigorous independent practice worksheet where students must choose between three phonetically similar decodable words for each sentence context.
An expanded set of 8 printable mystery cards for small group practice. Each card features a sentence with a missing decodable word and three choices to build context clue skills across two pages.
A detailed instructional guide for teachers to lead Day 1 of the Word Study sequence, focusing on using context clues with decodable text.
A printable document containing four sentence starter strips and eight communication icons designed for laminating. It supports students in requesting spinning toys and describing their movement (fast, slow, spin, stop).
A teacher guide for the camping therapy lesson, including clinical objectives, prompting strategies for 'with', and answer keys for both the worksheet and sequencing activity.
A set of 6 printable cards depicting the sequence of events from the camping story, designed for cutting and reordering to practice retelling skills.
A one-page camping story designed to emphasize the function word 'with' in various contexts, followed by 15 fill-in-the-blank sentences for practice.
A visual reference for teachers containing sample ideas for the Scribble Surprise activity. Includes prompts and simple illustrated examples to help jumpstart student creativity.
A high-interest activity sheet featuring a large pre-drawn 'scribble'. Students use their creativity to transform the lines into a recognizable object, fostering cognitive flexibility and self-confidence.