The Neurodiverse Classroom

An integrated, high-interest unit plan for a 1:1 student with physical accommodations, spanning five countries (Brazil, Japan, Kenya, Australia, and Egypt). Each country features a 6-hour unit integrating reading, writing, 5th-grade math, music, food, and animals, tailored to a 3rd-grade decoding and 6th-grade comprehension profile.

A 6-hour integrated unit on Japan examining snow monkey adaptations in Joshin'etsu Kogen, traditional Taiko drum percussion, bento design using area and geometry, and creative writing inspired by classic Japanese folktales.

A 5-slide interactive presentation deck for Japan. Designed with high-contrast visual cues, large legible typography (minimum 24px), Taiko drum vocal patterns, and visual geometry breakdowns of bento compartments.

A foundational sequence introducing students to the ChromeVox screen reader on Chromebooks. Students learn activation, voice personalization, linear text navigation, and structural element navigation to independently explore web content.

A 6-hour integrated unit on Brazil exploring the Amazon Rainforest canopy, jaguar and pink river dolphin biology, Samba polyrhythms, brigadeiro fraction math, and oral storytelling of Tupi-Guarani legends.

A 3-page, highly engaging student activity portfolio for the Japan unit. It features an adaptation reading passage about Snow Monkeys (Jigokudani), a visual Taiko drum Kuchi-shoga rhythm tracker, and a 5th-grade bento box area calculation math sheet, optimized for Speech-to-Text scribing.

An MCAS-Alt aligned Civics unit for 8th-grade students with diverse learning needs. This unit covers founding documents, the three branches of government, rights and responsibilities, and elections, providing highly structured portfolio evidence sheets and accessible instruction.

An interactive, visual bingo game designed to help students recognize and understand essential community, safety, and transit signs in their environment. Features high-contrast, recognizable signs to support learning and real-world independence.

A comprehensive, 2-page teacher's guide for the 6-hour Japan integrated unit. It outlines the hourly breakdown, specific physical accommodations for motor needs, and step-by-step instructional plans for snow monkey science, Taiko rhythms, and Bento area geometry.

A highly visual 4-day science unit exploring ocean habitats and depth zones. Tailored for differentiated instruction for 3rd grade and nonverbal 7th grade students using Boardmaker-style symbols, color-coded matching, and visual check comprehension.

A highly supportive, adapted literature study of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' This lesson contains a simplified, guided text with margin prompts, interactive slide deck, heavy vocabulary scaffolding cards, leveled task cards, a structured assessment, and a comprehensive teacher guide.

A 5-slide interactive presentation deck for Brazil. Designed with high-contrast visual cues, large legible typography (minimum 24px), Samba clap patterns, and visual fraction breakdowns of ingredients.