For Kindergarten to Second Grade
- Cave
Club Introduction - Student will learn about prehistoric time through
hands-on learning activities and other creative art projects.
- Classroom
Etiquette - Raising your hand, asking "please", not calling out without
be called on, listening and respecting other classmates ideas.
- Color
Sorting - Sorting colors and shapes.
- Counting
with Dr. Seuss - The student will use numbers and count.
- Decimal
Values and Money - The students will use coins to arrive at the designated
total marked on the envelope.
- Exceptional
Children Class Lesson - Students will use their prior knowledge of
The Grouchy Ladybug to help them create a mathematical story problem using
the grouchy ladybug and the aphids that are to be eaten.
- How
do I feel? - The overall subject would be "Sometimes I feel..."
- Independent
Work Assistance - The student will use a visual approach such as a
Visual Schedule to keep him/her on track during in the morning for independent
work while the teacher is working with other children or groups.
- Introduction
to Fractions - How can we use our knowledge of fractions to help us
make something for real-life?
- Learning
Your Times Tables - The goal is for the children to learn the times
table from 0 to 12 with 80% accuracy. The outcome will be that the students
will be able to repeat the table 4 out of 5 times when asked.
- Letter
C - Students will be able to identify the letter C from a field of
two and will identify sight words that start with the letter C.
- Money
- Pennies and Dimes - I want my students to be able to identify pennies
and dimes from a group of coins.
- Name
the Animals - The student will be able to identify the animals from
the book "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?".
- Phoneme
Track - The student will develop phonemic awareness by encouraging
lots of talking, listening and playing with sounds.
- Planting
Seeds - The students will be able to go to the table and select the
appropriate item for their task. The students will complete the tasks
in proper sequence. The students will follow the directions on their necklace.
- Producing
the "s" sound in words - Students will identify and formulate words
that begin with the "s" sound.
- Over
Stimulization - The topic for this lesson is learning about the stimuli
in the classroom environment that most people do not notice but that distract
and frustrate children with autism.
- Sequence
of Events - I want all of my students to be able to recognize that
a story is made up of different events.
- Soap
and Rinsing Away Germs - Teach the steps of hand washing. T
- Stranger
Awareness - The students will be able to identify someone whom they
know and someone who is a stranger. The students will learn what to say
to a stranger when he/she approaches them.
- The
Four Seasons On Earth - The goal of this lesson is for language impaired
students to increase vocabulary knowledge and usage related to the Four
Seasons.
- Tolerance
- The goal of this lesson is for students to appreciate the differences
between them and others.
- Turkey
Hunting - To improve categorization skills to learn the concept of
"pair" to increase use of descriptive language.
- Using
Phonics to Increase Reading Speed - The student will be able to recognize
and produce the sound represented by the symbol when given a printed symbol.
- What
Are Antonyms? - Students will produce a pair of antonyms and draw
a picture representing them.
- What
is the same - Recognition of two items that are the same and one item
that is different.
For Third to Fifth Grade
- Acting
Out a Message Using Toys - This activity helps develop auditory memory
as well as meting sentence level step 6 from the Auditory Learning Guide.
- Addition
and Subtraction Practice - Julie will be able to successfully add
or subtract 20 math practice problems with 80% accuracy. She will look
at the math sign to determine the action to be taken.
- Classroom
Rules - Students should be able to explain how government and laws
can protect natural rights.
- Compare
and Contrast Essay - Students will be able to write an essay in which
they compare the similarities and contrast the differences among one room
schools from the past and schools today.
- Communication
w/ Hearing Impaired - List 3 general considerations that will help
officers better communicate with deaf citizens.
- Deaf
Awareness Week/Nonverbal Communication - Students will analyze various
contributions to society by Deaf/HoH individuals and apply this to their
daily lives by a class reflection-small project.
- Dividing
By Groups - Students will be able to use "reverse" grouping to determine
the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.
- Dominic's
Smart Start - Dominic has sensory integration dysfunction.
- Name
Processing- Speech - Student will improve their ability to name items
of a given category or under certain criteria.
- Place
Value To Millions - Student will be able to take any number up to
1,000,000 and chart each digit's place value on a chart.
- Signing-
Family, Fun and Feelings - To be able to sign while learning new English
vocabulary.
- Talking
About Feelings - Angry - Students with autistic spectrum disorders
will develop their understanding of feelings and pragmatic skills.
- Teaching
sh, ch, ck, and th - The learner will apply phonics and structural
analysis to decode words.
- Writing
About Cam Jansen - Students will focus on one writing skill at a time
with direct instruction of mechanics.
For Middle School
- Attributes
- Color - Attribute blocks and shapes in the colors given.
- Create
a Play - At the end of this lesson students will be able to read a
text and rewrite the text in play form, making changes and adding elements
to make it work on stage.
- Language
Arts Inclusion - An example lesson.
- Plan
for the Future - The goal of this lesson is to get the students to
think about what they think that they might like to do with their lives
as an adult.
- Observing
Patterns - To read for understanding and spiral reading levels.
- Reading
and Using Word Study Strategies - The student will demonstrate understanding
of appropriate communication skills.
- Student's
Original Children's Book - Students will learn the elements of writing
a short story.
- The
Pearl - Facilitate understanding of the importance of rules in society
Relate decision-making skills to each students own personal experiences.
- Using
The Parts of Speech Properly - Given fifteen words, ten of which are
verbs, the student will identify the verbs with 80% accuracy
For High School
- Behavioral
Goals - This student has had problems staying on task and has interrupted
class at times through behaving incorrectly.
- Braille
Work Area - Given a student that will use a Braille writer and use
Braille, the teacher will create an organization system for the student.
- Chair
Check 101 - This is to help student develop appropriate Social Skills
for a variety of public settings in the school day to include assemblies,
cafeteria and field trips.
- Culinary
Skills - To improve quality of nutrition and health in the community
service .
- Creating
a Safe Classroom Climate - Teacher and students will negotiate the
guidelines for creating and maintaining a classroom climate.
- Help
Wanted Ads - The learner will exhibit job-seeking skills necessary
to secure employment in chosen career pathway.
- HEY,
STOP BEING PUSHY!! - The student will demonstrate a firm but nice
way of telling people "no" when someone has become annoying, demanding,
or pushy.
- Inclusion
and Motivation - Inclusion and how parents and peers affect students'
motivation.
- Intellectual
Disabilities - Students will also learn some successful practices
for teaching students with those disabilities.
- Learning
Letters for Severe Students - Each student will be able to recognize
their own name.
- My
Country - Students will apply theories of government and economics
and sociology to create their own country.
- Our
Right to Know - Students will recognize the role of the press as "the
public watchdog." Scandals and wrongdoing have been brought to public
light by the press.
- Resource
Room - Describe preconditions to improve motivation and affect within
the regular education classroom.
- The
Necklace - Plot Elements - Students will read "The Necklace" and identify
parts of the plot.
- What
Can I Afford? - The student will begin the process of sorting out
jobs they do and do not like.
- Why
Should You Wash Your Hands? - To understand the importance of handwashing
To demonstrate the seven steps for good handwashing technique.
Special Education Lesson Plans From Other Web Sites
- IEP:
Individualized Education Program- An overview of the IEP process.
- National Center to Improve Practice
in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials- Ideas
and resources for improving your Special Education classroom.
- Teaching Math to Visually Impaired
Students- A full resource for teaching math to the visually impaired.
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