A week-long academic life skills sequence for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students centered on autumn themes, integrating foundational numeracy, early literacy, pattern logic, and classroom routines.
• Fine Motor: Student demonstrates functional tripod or adapted grasp across 3-inch tracing paths.
• Sequencing: Student identifies next item in an AB pattern with no more than 1 verbal prompt.
Autumn Adventures Curriculum Bundle Page 1 of 2
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Instructional Strategy Guide
Sensory Centers & IEP Accommodations
Classroom Best Practices
⏰ 15-Minute Daily Morning Circle Routine
1. Autumn Hello & Body Regulation (3 mins): Deep breathing: "Inhale crisp fall air through nose, gently blow leaves out through mouth."
2. Slide Visual Anchor (5 mins): Open digital slide deck. Call individual students up to physically touch the interactive smartboard items.
3. Choral Response & Clapping (4 mins): Pair number counts and letter sounds with clapping, stomping, or rhythm sticks.
4. Transition to Tables (3 mins): "First slide hands on lap, then walk calmly to your work basket."
🌾 Center 1: Harvest Sensory Bin
Materials: Dry rolled oats or corn kernels, plastic mini pumpkins, real acorns, tongs, and number scoops. Task: Students scoop items and place into egg carton sections to model one-to-one correspondence.
🎨 Center 2: Tactile Letter Tracing
Materials: Sandpaper letter cards (A, L, P), cinnamon-scented orange playdough, Wikki Stix. Task: Students roll dough "snakes" to form letter shapes before pencil-on-paper work.
