Integration
Integration is now the 'expected' in our schools, its not as easy as one might think to fully integrate a students with special needs. Special Needs require special programs at some point in their academic development.
Lesson Plans for Christmas—Lesson Plans that Explore this C…
These Lesson Plans cover five days of activities which emphasize the story and the cultural practices surrounding Christmas, a favorite holiday in the United States.
These Lesson Plans cover five days of activities which emphasize the story and the cultural practices surrounding Christmas, a favorite holiday in the United States.
Christmas in Uganda - a Scrumptious Family Celebration
Sekukkulu, or Christmas, is celebrated in Uganda by dressing up, worshiping at church, and feasting on traditional banana and chicken meals, created with love and celebrated for days.
Sekukkulu, or Christmas, is celebrated in Uganda by dressing up, worshiping at church, and feasting on traditional banana and chicken meals, created with love and celebrated for days.
Lesson Plans for Hanukkah: Teaching Tolerance with Lesson Pla…
Four days of lesson plans for the second week of a comprehensive unit for winter holidays about Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Four days of lesson plans for the second week of a comprehensive unit for winter holidays about Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Lesson Plans for Eid al Adha, an Islamic Celebration
These lesson plans cover a week during the festival of Eid al Adha, the celebration of the obedience of Ibrahim, or Abraham. It falls at the end of the Hajj or pilgrimage, and is a joyful time of feasting, exchanging gifts and visiting family.
These lesson plans cover a week during the festival of Eid al Adha, the celebration of the obedience of Ibrahim, or Abraham. It falls at the end of the Hajj or pilgrimage, and is a joyful time of feasting, exchanging gifts and visiting family.
A Unit Plan for the Holidays--Christmas, Hanukah and Eid al Adha
A unit plan for the Holidays of Eid al Adha, Christmas, and Hanukah, which all fall between Thanksgiving and the new year.
A unit plan for the Holidays of Eid al Adha, Christmas, and Hanukah, which all fall between Thanksgiving and the new year.
Books that Teach Diversity
This review recommends titles by Patricia Polacco that teach diversity and support teaching understanding in general and special education settings.
This review recommends titles by Patricia Polacco that teach diversity and support teaching understanding in general and special education settings.
Lesson Plan for Thanksgiving: A Differentiated Lesson Plan
A Lesson Plan for Thanksgiving provides a way for students in an inclusive classroom to participate across abilities in a web search that will teach them about the history of Thanksgiving.
A Lesson Plan for Thanksgiving provides a way for students in an inclusive classroom to participate across abilities in a web search that will teach them about the history of Thanksgiving.
A Rubric in a Table is a Great Tool to Define and Evaluate Ac…
A Rubric for a class project about animals is presented, demonstrating how to create a rubric as a way to define and evaluate project expectations. A rubric can be modified according to the ability of individual students in order to differentiate both expectations and outcomes.
A Rubric for a class project about animals is presented, demonstrating how to create a rubric as a way to define and evaluate project expectations. A rubric can be modified according to the ability of individual students in order to differentiate both expectations and outcomes.
How to Make a Rubric for Differentiation
Learn how to create rubrics that can be used to structure assignments and evaluate student work in an inclusive classroom.
Learn how to create rubrics that can be used to structure assignments and evaluate student work in an inclusive classroom.
A Science Lesson on Mammals
This article demonstrates how to differentiate a science lesson using collaboration, strong visual elements, and assessment methods built on strengths.
This article demonstrates how to differentiate a science lesson using collaboration, strong visual elements, and assessment methods built on strengths.
Differentiating Instruction for Success
Differentiated instruction for students with and without disabilities in an inclusive classroom involves planning that uses multi-sensory presentation of information, especially a strong visual component, peer coaches, collaborative grouping, rubrics and differentiated assessment.
Differentiated instruction for students with and without disabilities in an inclusive classroom involves planning that uses multi-sensory presentation of information, especially a strong visual component, peer coaches, collaborative grouping, rubrics and differentiated assessment.
Life Skills Programming Ideas for the Classroom/School
Teaching responsibility and life skills throughout the school. Life skills teaching. Life skills and special education.
Teaching responsibility and life skills throughout the school. Life skills teaching. Life skills and special education.
Developing Peer Support in the Inclusive Classroom
Lessons for the inclusive classroom.
Lessons for the inclusive classroom.
Peer Relationships Worksheets
Free worksheets for social skills and peer relationships. Social skills lessons.
Free worksheets for social skills and peer relationships. Social skills lessons.
Following Directions
Auditory processing and following directions strategies. Teacher checklist for inclusion.
Auditory processing and following directions strategies. Teacher checklist for inclusion.
Inclusional Classroom Checklist
Discipline and behavior checklist for the inclusional classroom.
Discipline and behavior checklist for the inclusional classroom.
The Inclusional Classroom
The inclusive or inclusional classroom. Creating a learning environment. Teaching strategies that work.
The inclusive or inclusional classroom. Creating a learning environment. Teaching strategies that work.
Inclusion. The inclusive Classroom
'How to Reach and Teach all Students' is an excellent resource that provides you with strategies and best practices for teaching in the inclusional classroom.
'How to Reach and Teach all Students' is an excellent resource that provides you with strategies and best practices for teaching in the inclusional classroom.
Challenges of Inclusion
Challenges, questions, answers, conclusions, components, aspects,and requisites for successful inclusion.
Challenges, questions, answers, conclusions, components, aspects,and requisites for successful inclusion.
Inclusion and What the Law Says About It
Different levels of inclusion are defined on this site as well as what section 504 means to students with learning disabilities.
Different levels of inclusion are defined on this site as well as what section 504 means to students with learning disabilities.
Inclusion.....Who Benefits?
This article lays it all out, the pros and cons of inclusion. Is it the right thing to do for children with special needs?
This article lays it all out, the pros and cons of inclusion. Is it the right thing to do for children with special needs?
Integrating Mark
Transcripts of interviews with families of children with special needs. Read why they did or didn't want to integrate their children.
Transcripts of interviews with families of children with special needs. Read why they did or didn't want to integrate their children.
Making it Work
Classrooms that include students with disabilities are designed to meet the individual needs of all students, whether they have disabilities or not.
Classrooms that include students with disabilities are designed to meet the individual needs of all students, whether they have disabilities or not.
What Integration Should Look Like
What the least restrictive environment for learning should look like is listed here.
What the least restrictive environment for learning should look like is listed here.