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Let's Get Physical
Explore the benefits of physical activity and how it will affect your learners' health. Students track their physical activities for one week and then compare their results. Collaboration with a math teacher woould be useful as it would...
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Benefits of Physical Activity
Identify at least five benefits of physical activity and guide learners to experience fun feeling healthy. Your class will participate in the Synchronized Chair Dance. Worksheet and Evaluation are included.
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Family Emergency Preparedness
Students watch a video prior to developing a family emergency preparedness plan and kit. They decide with their families what local media sources they would use to get information during an emergency situation.
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Integrating the Nintendo Wii in Adaptive Physical Education
Bring gaming into the classroom as part of a physical education lesson plan. Learners with disabilities participate in various physical activities using the Nintendo Wii. They use the video game system not only to play different sports,...
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Game Board: Level 0
Sitting still, taking turns, playing games are all highly valuable social skills. Help the Autistic or special needs child in your class practice these skills one step at a time. This "game board" contains only 5 squares so is perfect...
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Chef Solus Word Search Puzzle!
In this milk group worksheet, students locate and circle the following milk products, plus one extra word, in a word search puzzle: milk, skim, cheese, butter, teeth, yogurt and bones.
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Autism Awareness
Have your class inquire about learning disabilities by identifying their own capabilities. They discuss their interests and hobbies and identify that not everyone has the same skill set now or anytime in the future. They listen as the...
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Skills Graph: Template
It doesn't matter what disability your pupil has, if he has an IEP, you'll have to show he has met his goals. Included here is a series of 4 graphs which allow you to chart the skill, month, and percentage correct. I have used of this...
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Calm Down Visual Cards
Associating a concept with a visual cue or reminder can be a highly effective learning tool for some Autistic or special needs pupils. This template includes images that are associated with specific techniques for calming down. The card...
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Playing "Pin the Tail on the Donkey": A Social Story
What is "Pin the Tail on the Donkey?" It's a game people play at parties. Prepare your Autistic pupil to play along by reading this social story. Each page contains rules of the game and what to expect. Playing games is a great way to...
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Behavior tracking sheet
Here is a template for tracking and recording an expected behavior. For use with an Autistic pupil working on verbal communication skills, this sheet provides a way to track the number of times and prompts needed for the him to ask for...
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Travis the Train Visits the City in the Spring
Being in a large city may be a lot for a special needs or Autistic student to handle. Prepare them with community integration skills. This social story tells what Travis the Train sees on his visit to the city. Discuss what your pupil...
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ABC Data Sheet Version 2
I have filled out quite a few of these in my day! This ABC (antecedent, behavior, consequence) sheet is intended to collect comprehensible data to help determine the function of a particular behavior. This is a vital tool for assessing...
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Color Word Cards
Because many Autistic children learn to read through pattern recognition or memorization, flash cards can be really helpful. Eight color words can be printed and laminated to create color word flash cards. Each word is printed in black...
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Game template
Playing games can be a fun way to learn social engagement skills. This is nothing more that a 11 block game template, but it can be used with special needs or Autistic children to foster social skills. They will need to follow...
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Role Models - Defining Positive Role Models
Being able to identify what characteristics make a good role model is one way for students to better understand their own positive behaviors. The class brainstorms what characteristics make up a good role model, research a role model...
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Good Health from the Ground Up
Students examine healthy food choices and the benefits of growing their own food for consumption. They read the story "Favorite Things" and illustrate 5 favorite things. Students discuss types of foods that are healthy choices and why it...
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Fireworks
Fireworks are the focus of this presentation. The history of fireworks, types of fireworks, uses of fireworks, and safety guidelines for fireworks are all included in this interesting PowerPoint. This would be useful for older students...
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Fresh Fruits: Healthy Eating Habits (ESL Lesson)
Helpful as an ESL lesson or a presentation in any level of elementary class, these slides prompt students to identify pictures of fruits. Common fruits such as apples, bananas, and grapes are easier to name, while less common fruits like...
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Exercise: ESL Lesson
Save yourself a trip to the gym with this ESL presentation about exercise. Vocabulary words like jogging, yoga, and bicycling, as well as pictures that explain each activity, will help your English learners understand the common terms...
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Feelings Are Very Important
Here are some ways you can help your students understand and cope with their feelings. This presentation provides ways to deal with anger and sadness through calm times, self talk, daily affirmations, and replacement thoughts. Note: This...
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ESL: Nutrition/Label Reading
Assist your pupils in making healthy food choices with this activity. First, have them bring in different kinds of food labels, and put a list of key words on the board (list is not included, but can be nutrition or health-related...
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Twelve Days of Winter Break
Students participate in an extra credit activity designed to keep them active over winter break.
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Conflict Resolution and Addressing Bullying Issues
Helpful ways to engage students in anti-bullying exercises