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Free classroom community simulations for special education
FREEBIE Practice Job Application
Hello! I teach high school special education. My students have moderate to severe disabilities and they need daily practice in functional skills.
This practice job application provides plenty of room for them to
write in the spaces, while giving them daily practice in recalling
and writing their personal information. I hope your students enjoy this and improve their skills as much as my students have!
Grades:
7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Lord of the Flies Survival Simulation Challenge
Before you read Lord of the Flies, engage students in the world with this exciting group simulation activity. Students will build their own governments, choose jobs, and rank important tasks. At the end, each group will see if they live, die, or are able to be rescued!
Grades:
9th - 12th
School Lock Down Drill Drill Cards
These cards correspond with a Social Story about School Lock Down Drills. These cards are to be laminated, cut out and placed on a ring. Keep these cards in the hiding location in your classroom. This way you can show your students the icon card rather than having to speak during the drill. These cards will increase the safety of your class during a lock down drill.
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
FREE Pretend Play Sugar Cookie Recipe Game Boom Cards for Speech Therapy
This 37-card Boom Learning deck is a step-by-step, pretend play guide in baking sprinkle sugar cookies, perfect for distance learning and speech teletherapy. Students get to have a language-rich experience while having fun! It aims to target speech and language skills while creating opportunities for communication. These skills include:Vocabulary and Concepts - ingredients, kitchen tools, action words, adjectives, quantitative conceptsExpressive Language - requesting, describing actionsFollowing
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Not Grade Specific
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Zoo Social Story
This social story is completely editable and can be customized to fit your field trip to the zoo! The pictures are Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC, but can be taken out to have pictures that works best for you.This social story was created for a 3rd-5th grade self-contained class. It includes what you see at the zoo (animals and zoo keepers), respecting the space of the animals, following the rules, listening to your teacher, and riding the bus.
Grades:
K - 6th
Practice Interview Questions and Activity
Are you looking to help prepare your students for a job? These interview questions will teach them real life skills and keep them engaged! This is such a fun yet functional activity to do with your students to help prepare them for the real world! I hope you enjoy! This activity includes:15 Practice Interview Questions30 different job cards
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Life Skills Bundle (Recipe Book, Budgeting, Writing Checks, etc.)
FREE Finger Spelling American Sign Language Partner Activity Worksheet
A fun partner game to practice ASL finger-spelling.Working in partners students will take the role of speller and decoder. As the speller fingerspells the ASL letters onto the decoders hand, the decoder guesses the words, phrases, and sentences. Students will love the challenge of guessing and spelling with their partner, while teachers will love this easy and simple game that increases student engagement. Makes a great introduction or companion activity to The Miracle WorkerWhat’s Included:Inst
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Grocery Shopping Visual Aid
The "Grocery Life Skills and Vocational Training Visual Aid," is a helpful tool for educators focusing on special education and lower grade levels. This visual aid is designed to support teachers in creating practical and engaging learning experiences for students. It contains over 100 pictures of real grocery items.Key Features:Life Skills Integration: Easily incorporate essential life skills into your lessons, allowing students to practice tasks like shopping, making lists, and following instr
Grades:
PreK - K
Fable Mod: Dealing with Sibling Relationships
Using vintage drawings and a technique called Fable Mod this is a cognitive-behavioral orientated story that is aimed at helping school-aged children learn the social skills necessary to get along better with siblings. This story was written by Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Professional Clinical Counselor Diane E. Stawar, M.A. It is the introductory Behavior Mod story in a series that deals with common behavior and emotional problems of childhood. Diane E. Stawar, M.A. and School Psy
Grades:
PreK - 7th
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Independent Living Skills Scenarios- Money Management and Cost of Living
PART 1 IN MY INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS ACTIVITIES!! Independent Living Skills activities including calculating wages from hourly salary and calculating cost of living.This download includes the following:IN THE NIK OF TIME Cover Page (1 page)How To Use (1 page)Independent Living Skills Scenarios- Money Management (2 pages)Independent Living Skills- Cost of Living (1 page)Independent Living Skills Scenarios- Money Management Answer Key (2 pages)In completing the Independent Living Skills Scenario
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6th - 12th
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My Job at School- Social Story (Editable)
This is a quick social story that I wrote with one of my kindergarten students. On his copy, his name is on the front page (this copy is editable so you can add your student's names as well). We read this story each morning and other times throughout the day as well to remind him what he needs to do at school. I have this printed and laminated since we use it a lot.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Conversation Carry On
This is a simple template used to teach conversational discourse skills - students practice dialogue using a question-response-comment format, then create a comic strip with their words to see the conversation in action! This addresses pragmatic language issues and social skills, is effective with children with Autism or Asperger's.
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PreK - 12th
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Self-Advocacy Inclusion Messages
This activity is included in my Self-Advocacy 10 Day Unit. Teach you students about the importance of inclusion by putting themselves in everyday scenarios! Be sure to check out my full unit if you enjoy!
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
NeuroTracing. Two-handed Drawing for Developing Interhemispheric Interaction
Bilateral coordination, also known as bilateral integration, is the ability to use both sides of the body in a coordinated movement. It includes symmetrical movements, where both sides of the body do the same action simultaneously, reciprocal movements, where movements are rhythmically repeated with one side of the body and then another, and movements that require a leading and supporting hand.Interhemispheric interaction is the coordination of both the right and left hemispheres of the brain. W
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1st - 12th, Adult Education
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Life Skills Special Education Activities Car Accident Simulation
Driving situations can be difficult and daunting for teens with disabilities. No one wants to ever be in a car accident, but it is important that students know what to do if it occurs. This set of slides simulates the events of a car accident and makes students think about important decisions they have to make. There are 22 slides with drag and drop activities and real world questioning. This product was made with high school life skills special education in mind. I hope this product can help yo
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Celebrating Diversity: Key Stage 1 Inclusive Role-Playing Scenarios
Engage and inspire your Key Stage 1 learners with this 'Celebrating Diversity: Key Stage 1 Inclusive Role-Playing Scenarios' resource. This carefully crafted collection of scenarios and role-playing activities is designed to foster inclusivity, empathy, and understanding among young students.Immerse your students in a world of diverse characters, each with a unique background, and guide them through interactive scenarios that promote positive values and respect for differences. From multicultura
Grades:
K - 1st
Sample Job Application (BOOM CARDS)
This is a Boom Cad Learning Set. This is a practice job application form for students. Great for students with a Transition Plan or any learner that needs the practice.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Types of Forces - Field Day
After attending a special needs field day amidst our Forces unit, I create this table to connect our science unit to real life. As a class we discussed what forces we used when participating in the games listed. You can do this together or in partners/individually and then compare based on the capabilities of your students! The answers may vary from key provided.
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Grades:
1st - 8th
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Kind Coin App | US Currency Education | PBIS System - Free Demo Version 1.2.1
Welcome to Kind Coin! This app was built to help students gain an understanding of US currencies as well as help teachers with positive behavior incentives. Features: - Keep track of virtual/pretend currency on Kind Coin for each student and group- Learn about the values of each US currency - Learn to convert smaller denominations into higher, and vice versa - Use the app as a positive behavior incentive which can translate to prizes or anything else positive in the classroom- Multiple profiles
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Teen Hair Washing Social Story
I created this for a middle school student who needed some reminders about the importance of keeping her hair clean.If you are able to use this with any of your students, please give me a rating or leave feedback :) Thanks!
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Oral Communication Skills Practice Survey 1
Fabulous oral communication practice for students with Autism! Use with student with limited verbal skills, those who use augmentive communication devices, or those who just need practice communicating. Arm your students with a clip board, a marker, and this survey and take them out into the school community! Have them practice their communication skills by greeting school staff, asking their survey question, marking the correct answer, and then thanking the survey participant. Graph the resul
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Real Life Social Situation Scenarios
This slide show is designed to teach special education and/or ELD students how to respond in various social situations. It is designed to encourage good communication skills and appropriate social skills.
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Not Grade Specific
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Business Motivation Game
Fun Business Simulation! I have used this game with my students every year and they always love it. Whether you are teaching a business course or you just want to enrich the students learning with a business focus for the day, this game will bring a lot of fun and learning to your classroom!
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5th - 12th
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Question of the Day Set (Winter Themed/Boho Rainbow)
Boho rainbow themed "Question-of-the-Day" set!These are great for a quick icebreaker upon drop-off, creating routine amongst students/parents and encouraging critical thinking skills.
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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