This lesson plan was created for middle school or high school special educators to use for their peer tutors. This lesson plan may be used by teachers to teach their peer tutors how to create a digital story on disability awareness in conjunction with a disability that they have previously researched. It may also be used in a social studies class where students have previously studied civil rights, equality, and education laws.

Everyone makes mistakes, but oftentimes we feel embarrassed about them. Your class will take a big step forward in being comfortable taking risks and making mistakes!

Students will write an opinion paragraph based on the characters Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Students will support their opinion with reasons and evidence from the text.

The Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling provide a systemic
approach for school counselors to implement, across grades K–12 — elementary through high
school and beyond, to ensure equity both in process and results.

So far we have focused on maintenance self-care: the kinds of things one does regularly to reduce stress and maintain and enhance well-being. But planning out what you would do under extremely trying circumstances, even though they are rare, is also important. To do this, develop a framework using your Emergency Self-Care worksheet before you are faced with a crisis or feel overwhelmed. This is not to suggest that you will invariably face such a situation; the idea is to be prepared just in case.

This lesson is an introduction to emotions. Students will practice identifying and showing different emotions. Students will create a class book showcasing photos of various emotions taken by fellow classmates. 

Empathy is a skill that anyone can build. But, why is it so important? This is the final chapter in the three-part Big Ideas: Empathy video series. In this chapter, Mojo learns how different emotions get in the way of his (and his team's) success. Your class will learn about the ”maze” concept, and the ClassDojo monsters will share how anyone can get out of the maze with a little bit of practice. A wonderful in-class and at-home discussion guide accompanies this chapter.

This lesson plan is co-taught in the media center with a classroom teacher who has assigned a research paper. The students should have an approved topic but have not started their research. They will learn how to evaluate sources they can use in their research paper. Once they have at least one source chosen, the students will create and share a short screen recording showing the different elements of the source that make it a good choice for their research paper. Citations:Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsCRAAP https://libguides.cmich.edu/web_research/craap#:~:text=CRAAP%20stands%20for%20Currency%2C%20Relevance,one%20method%20for%20evaluating%20content.

One way to help students develop a growth mindset is by telling them how the brain can get smarter. You can explain how certain experiences cause new connections in the brain to form or strengthen, making the brain smarter by literally rewiring it. (Video)

This lesson plan gives students a chance to learn about a country of their choice by accessing two databases to pull information from: Culturegrams and World Book Online. They are given a list of topics that need to be included in their project (which also serves as their assessment). They will be using Adobe Express to create a video highlighting their country, giving space for the topics they've researched.For cover image:Photo by Vlada Karpovich: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-opening-a-map-on-the-floor-7368277/photo resource Lesson plan idea:https://www.uen.org/lessonplan/view/42845 

Includes 28 'basic' facial expressions / emotions on 2"x2" size so that you can use them with picture-based Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) systems - they might be useful if you are running a PECS® programme for example. They are kept basic and exaggerate the emotions.

When children feel a sense of safety, their brains begin to calm. Then they can start exploring strategies and solutions that can bring them a little relief or “shelter from the storm” of sadness, anxiety, anger, fear, or confusion.

 Figurative language uses words or expressions that go beyond the literal meaning of words to get the message across. Although direct language is easier to understand, in some instances we respond better to more creative wording. For example, writers like to use figurative language to build imagery and give words more power. Idioms and analogies are considered some of the highest levels of language processing and some students with language impairments struggle with understanding the meaning of these figurative language. 

This lesson is a google site created with different resources for teaching financial literacy to 2nd graders. They will explore different ways to pay and the pros and cons of them. They will utilize jamboard, forms, slides, and sites to complete various tasks in the order they choose. 

This is a part of a longer unit. After students have learned about producers, consumers, ways to pay, and goods and services, they are able to create their own business. They will design a storefront and decide what they're selling. They will then need to include at least one photo of the good or service and define if the item they are selling is a good or service. Cover image created using Canva AI text to image. 

"Finding a New Normal: Life After a Natural Disaster" : Follow four teens—Abby, Alexis, Jaylon, and Mariana—as they talk about their experiences going through different natural disasters and what helped them feel better.

In this lesson, students with fluency disorders will listen to 3 podcasts chosen from a curated list about fluency disorders and write a reflection based on guiding reflection questions. Photo by Omar Lopez on Unsplash

This Genius Hour project will focus on student’s in special education and their IEP transition goals related to their career interests. Students will select one career of interest to them and conduct research, interview people in the field, job shadow, etc. to develop a presentation on their findings. 

Thumbnail Image:  "creative quote" by Sean MacEntee is licensed under CC BY 2.0 This lesson plan is on how I would implement a Genius Hour Project into my classroom.  It has some ideas of how to get started with your students, how to help students reflect on their project each day, ideas of final projects, a final project rubric to guide students in their presentation, and an idea of how to share and recognize the students' great work.