Science and Social Studies Adapted Work Binder® (for Special Needs)

TOP 100 BEST SELLER * Always crunched for time in special education, science and social studies instruction don't always meet the cut. NOT ANYMORE! Functional and differentiated skill work that covers standards-aligned topics for grades K-3, this adapted work binder is the perfect addition to any elementary special education classroom.

Please watch the video preview for a look at some of the workpages included in this resource.

What is included?

• 1 boy cover and 1 girl cover

• 4 Science covers (editable to add student names)

• 4 Social Studies covers (editable to add student names)

Please note this is for a digital download. No hard good will be sent to you. You will need to print and assemble.

What topics does this adapted binder cover?

SCIENCE TOPICS

Force, Motion, Energy

• Positional words

• Push/pull

• Forms of energy

• Objects seen when illuminated

• Magnets

Human Body Parts

• Body parts

• Five senses

• Body organs

Landforms/Biomes

• Landforms

• Habitats

• Change in Earth's surface

Lab Equipment and Observations

• Lab equipment

• Make observations

• Experiments

Matter and Energy

• Properties of matter

• Smaller/larger

• Heavier/lighter

• Hot/cold

• Smooth/rough

• Flexible/rigid

• Sink/float

• Temperature

• Volume

• Objects that melt in sun

• Physical changes

Moon and Space

• Objects in the sky

• Movement of sun

• Record what is seen in sky

• Planets

• Moon phases

• Layers of Earth

Organisms and Environments

• Parts of an animal

• Parts of a plant

• Sorting animals

• Life cycles

• Living/nonliving

• Plant needs

• Animal needs

• Changing environments

• Using parts to survive

• Factors that affect growth and behavior

• Traits influenced by environment

• Parents help offspring survive

• Animals and offspring

Rocks, Soil, and Water

• Rock life cycle

• Layers of soil

• Soil components

• Natural resources

• Manmade resources

• Ways water is useful

• Uses of water

• Ways soil is useful

• Uses of soil

• Ways rocks are useful

• Uses of rocks

• Fossils

Seasons, Climate, and Weather

• Types of weather

• Extreme weather

• Seasons

• Water cycle

Exras

• Wants and needs

• Time / Chronological Order

SOCIAL STUDIES TOPICS

History

• Family dynamics

• Family tree

• Historical documents

• Holidays

• Local, state, and national symbols

• Timelines

• Past/present

Civics

• Types of authority

• Citizenship

• Current leaders

• Democratic ideals

• Government services

• Rule following

• U.S. government

• Voting

Economics

• Goods and services

• Supply and demand

• Places in the community

• Skills for jobs

• Producers and consumers

• Scarcity and abundance

• Ways people earn money

• Wants/needs

Geography

• Environments

• Environmental resources

• Adapting to environments

• Environmental impacts

• Natural resources

• Renewable/nonrenewable resources

• Maps

• Grid system

• Earth's hemispheres

• Positional words

• Recycling

• Spatial understanding

• U.S. regions

• Continents

• Directions

• Bodies of water

NEED A TOPIC INCLUDED (that's not on the list)?

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