Special Education teacher for over 25 years. Working to help students improve their math problem solving skills and increase their confidence and perseverance.
This lesson walks through a lease for renting a home(living space). It asks guided questions throughout the text to help students understand the fine print of what tenants are agreeing to. It also points out what some of their responsibilities and obligations as a tenant are and those of the land person/property owner. This lesson packet can be used as independent work or as a guide to a deeper class discussion.Included: Google Slides(link) worksheet with questions and excerpts of a lease. (28 s
Support Student Success with Guided Notes Designed for Diverse LearnersThese clear, structured Guided Notes are made especially for middle and high school students with learning difficulties who have a basic understanding of algebra. With simple language, visual supports, and step-by-step explanations, this resource helps make challenging math concepts— ratios, proportions, similar triangles, and scale factor—more approachable and easier to grasp. Students will discover how to compare values u
"Take Control" is a practical resource designed to help students stay on top of their academic responsibilities by learning how to effectively prioritize homework and make-up assignments. This system provides step-by-step strategies to organize tasks, assess urgency and importance, and create manageable schedules that reduce stress and improve productivity. Whether you're catching up after an absence or trying to balance a heavy workload, this guide empowers students to take control of their aca
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects, Other (Math), Other (Social Studies), Writing-Essays
Simplify daily behavior tracking with this easy-to-use 10-question Google Form! Designed for teachers, this form serves as a quick and effective daily monitoring tool to track targeted behaviors outlined in a student's Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). With a focus on engagement, respect, and elopement—phrased in a positive and constructive manner—this form helps special educators gather meaningful insights. The collected data can be shared with students to spark productive conversations and gui
Support Student Success with Guided Notes Designed for Diverse LearnersTEACHER-copy with notes in (purple).These clear, structured Guided Notes are made especially for middle and high school students with learning difficulties who have a basic understanding of algebra. With simple language, visual supports, and step-by-step explanations, this resource helps make challenging math concepts— ratios, proportions, similar triangles, and scale factor—more approachable and easier to grasp. Students w
This lesson bundle includes every thing you need to start teaching students to monitor their own learning using the Drop Box (except for the physical drop boxes). This Activity is designed to have students rate themselves on their learning. It can be used daily, a few times per week, or a couple of times per unit. This Bundle Includes:-Google Slides Lesson Presentation-Lesson Description and Directions-Tabulation Rating Charts (Google Sheets)-Self Reflection Strips-Drop Box LabelsWhy Students
This prioritization form was originally designed to help students facing an overwhelming amount of make-up work by guiding them to choose one or two assignments to complete each night. Based on time management strategies from the Eisenhower Matrix and Stephen Covey’s system, it helps students evaluate tasks by urgency and importance, making it a practical tool for managing nightly homework and can be easily applied to a daily study plan for any student.
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects, Other (Math), Other (Social Studies), Writing-Essays
This prioritization FORM is a "Google Form". It is an electronic companion to our "Prioritize Make-Up Assignments" worksheet. This form was originally designed to help students facing an overwhelming amount of make-up work by guiding them to choose one or two assignments to complete each night. Bonus: This tool also simplifies tracking IEP goals related to work completion, making it easier for educators to monitor progress and provide targeted support. Based on time management strategies from
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This prioritization Worksheet was originally designed to help students facing an overwhelming amount of make-up work by guiding them to choose one or two assignments to complete each night. Based on time management strategies from the Eisenhower Matrix and Stephen Covey’s system, it helps students evaluate tasks by urgency and importance, making it a practical tool for managing nightly homework and can be easily applied to a daily study plan for any student. Bonus: This tool also simplifies tra
Purpose:This activity is designed to help students monitor their knowledge, effort, and progress on a specific skill, unit, or task. By engaging in self-reflection, students can identify areas of strength and areas needing improvement. It also provides instructors with valuable insights into student confidence and perceived effort, enabling targeted support. The activity can be implemented mid-unit, at the instructor’s discretion, or at key moments where reflection would benefit student learning
Four content slides to use a a quick review before a Learning Target check. 2 slides- Students as a class identify if a line is positive( thumbs up) or negative(thumbs down). 1 slide - Given a line -Students identify the slope as a fraction (using their marker boards). and the y-intercept. 1 slide - Given Slope(as a fraction) and Y-intercept. Students direct the teacher how to graph the line
Self-Reflection: Drop BoxThis Google Slide presentation is designed to complement our Self-Reflection: Drop Box voting session. It serves as a guide for the instructional segment of the lesson focused on Self-Reflection: Drop Box activities.
This pack includes one pre-assessment and four additional (6 question) formative assessments with keys. This is has been used in secondary special education(SLD,E/BD, ASD, DCD, OHD) pre-algebra/algebra classes. Learning Target: Understand the concept of ratio and its relationship to fractions and to the multiplication & division of whole numbers. Use ratios and proportions to solve real-world and mathematical problems. I can identify and apply the properties of similar polygons to
Self-Reflection: Tabulation [Google Sheets]This Google Sheets is designed to complement our Self-Reflection: Drop Box voting lesson. It serves as a recording device to track student progress and on their ability to accurately reflect on their knowledge and effort in class. It contains 1 Google Sheets for Class recording of "Knowledge" and 1 Google Sheets for "effort" .
This packet includes modified notes on the distributive property to help struggling students. There are also 10 distribution questions and a answer key included.
This formative assessment is a pre assessment used to gauge what students know at the beginning of the semester. It contains the content taught over the semester. It can be used with the final to measure individual student growth. As a pre assessment, looking at how the students come up with answers is even more valuable than the answer it self. We encourage all students to attempt every problem and show work. The use of error analysis is valuable in helping inform instruction. At the top r
This formative assessment is a pre assessment part 2 used to gauge what students know at the beginning of the semester. It contains the content taught over the semester. It can be used with the final to measure individual student growth. As a pre assessment, looking at how the students come up with answers is even more valuable than the answer it self. We encourage all students to attempt every problem and show work. The use of error analysis is valuable in helping inform instruction. At th
This pack includes 4 sheets. One colored overview sheet to use at meetings to visually help students and IEP teams compare employment needs of Short Term (or Part-time) and Long Term (or Full-time / Career employment). There is a grayscale overview sheet and two worksheets one for short term employment and another for long term employment. Use this quick visual to help assist in setting short and long term employment plans. It can be used to facilitate conversations with students of how to
This student tracking sheet contains learning targets for Units 1-9 and 11 for a Special Education math course. The class is designed for students who are learning pre-algebra in preparation for a mainstream math. These learning targets are based on the Minnesota Math Graduation Standards at the high school level. Educators and students can use this sheet tho help track progress on frequent formative "benchmark assessments" and unit "summative assessments". We also use these sheets to track st
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