Rock Detectives

A multi-grade hands-on science sequence emphasizing experiential investigations, energy concepts, clear classroom procedures, proactive behavior management, and deep cognitive engagement.

A highly visual, sensory-supported physical science lesson designed for diverse and special education learners to explore observable physical properties of matter including color, shape, size, texture, hardness, and flexibility. Students engage in tactile exploration, visual categorization, and structured communication.

A visual, one-page quick check exit ticket for special education students featuring picture-based answer choices, identical option styling, and a self-reflection scale.

A hands-on, three-part early elementary science sequence exploring how flowers, pollinators, and food connect. Students discover flower parts, meet animal helpers, and see how pollination creates seeds and fruits.

A kindergarten science lesson where young learners use their senses to observe, touch, compare, and sort real rocks by texture, color, luster, and size.

A two-page student activity worksheet featuring visual icon checkboxes, object sketch areas, tactile sorting bins, and accessible picture choices for observing and comparing physical properties of matter.

A high-engagement, hands-on science sequence exploring the natural world through classification, distinguishing living from non-living things and discovering animal traits. Designed with visual supports, accessible text, and playful sorting activities tailored for diverse learners.

Students synthesize their week of classification by selecting special rocks, recording multi-attribute observations, and curating an interactive classroom rock museum.

A high-contrast, visually structured slide deck with large text and clear icon anchors designed for special education students to identify color, shape, texture, hardness, and flexibility.

A 10-lesson multi-sensory weather science and art sequence specifically designed for kindergarten self-contained special education classrooms. Each lesson pairs tactile art exploration with foundational meteorology concepts, tailored for nonverbal learners with visual communication strips, sensory supports, and scripted 30-minute pacing.

Students compare rock sizes from tiny pebbles to larger stones and test weight by hand and balance scale to sort by heavy and light.

A comprehensive, two-page special education lesson plan featuring multisensory stations, UDL accessibility scaffolds, communication sentence frames, and three-tiered differentiation for teaching physical properties of matter.