Alexis Forgit

This project has three different differentiated levels for different levels of students, or to have them work up to... This project is set-up to print on 8.5x11 sheets of paper. In the first tier (the easiest), the students are given a map of the thirteen colonies and have to label each colony and then color the Northern/North Eastern Colonies, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies different colors in a map key they create. In the second tier (medium difficulty), the students have to la

This is an activity that I use with my 8th-12th grade severe special education classroom. This activity has students write, draw, type and find pictures on the computer. If you do not have access to the internet/computer students can just draw all of the pictures. I have some students who opt to do this completely on the computer using PowerPoint and copying and pasting pictures into the puzzle piece. This activity requires students write their name, favorite subject, favorite sport, hobby, favo

This project requires students to cut out the outlines of the 13 original colonies and then paste the thirteen colonies where they go on a map. The students also have to label each colony. I used this as an assessment to ensure my students knew what the colonies look like and where they go. Includes outlines of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia. This activity worked ve

This is a project I use with my special education class, but it could be used with any students. I took the state provided textbooks and summarized the information on each of the thirteen colonies into a single page about each colony. The information includes the geography, climate, founders, why the colony was founded, the first settlements of the colony, the hardships the original settlers faced, the economy and occupations of the original settlers, the religion of the colonists and other int

Students cut and paste the bones of the skeletal system and paste them in the correct places on an 11x17 poster of the body. Includes the answer key. This activity includes 3 differentiated levels, easy, medium and hard. The easy level has the students label the bones with the lay terms. The medium level has both the lay terms and the scientific names (clavicle, cranium, vertebrae, carpals, phalanges, tarsals, pelvis, coccyx, etc.). The hard level has only the scientific names for the bones. I a

Students cut and paste the organs of the digestive system and paste them in the correct places on an 11x17 poster. Includes the answer key. I am a special education teacher who used this for the MCAS-Alt exam for 10th grade biology, but is perfect for students without disabilities as well. For other Biology/Anatomy activities please visit my store: -Respiratory System Poster: >Click here -Animal Cell Organelle Cut-and-Paste: >Click here -Plant Cell Organelle Cut-and-Paste: >Click here

This project has three different differentiated levels for different levels of students, or to have them work up to... This project is set-up to print on 11x17 sheets of paper. In the first tier (the easiest), the students are given a map of the thirteen colonies and have to label each colony and then color the Northern/North Eastern Colonies, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies different colors in a map key they create. In the second tier (medium difficulty), the students have to lab

This activity was used for the MCAS-Alt portfolio for geometry for grades 7-10. There are several sorting activities included. There is a size large enough to cut and paste into a file folder game, or to put velcro/magnets on for a white board. There are smaller versions to be printed for 8.5x11 sized paper. The sorts include circles, triangles, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons and octagons. The labels for the categories include the number of sides for the MCAS-Alt wording of sort shapes by attri

This is a set of worksheets that requires students to follow written directions to color eggs. There are two different levels, one which provides students with the "color" words in color and the other is just the words. There is an answer sheet included. I use this for the students in my special education, life skills, classroom, but it could easily be used for younger grades when teaching following directions. More Following Directions activities are available at my store: -Following Direction

Students label the bones of the skeletal system in the correct places on an 8.5x11 worksheet of the body. Includes the answer key. This activity includes 3 differentiated levels, easy, medium and hard. The easy level has the students label the bones with the lay terms. The medium level has both the lay terms and the scientific names (clavicle, cranium, vertebrae, carpals, phalanges, tarsals, pelvis, coccyx, etc.). The hard level has only the scientific names for the bones. I am a special educati

There are different variations of the worksheets included in order to modify to several levels. Students must label the parts of the heart including: atrium, ventricles, aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and the valves. Another worksheet has students color the parts of the heart. There are five different worksheets total. Please visit my store to access the heart/ circulatory system/ cardiovascular system flashcards activity. Includes the answer ke

Students label the major bodies in our solar system (including the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). I have my students color the planets in the correct colors as an addition to the worksheet. Includes the answer key. I am a special education teacher who used this for the MCAS-Alt exam for 8th grade Earth Science, but is perfect for students without disabilities as well. For more Earth Science please visit my store: -Solar System/Planet Chart

Students cut the organelle of an animal cell and paste them in the correct places on a blank cell. Includes the answer key. I am a special education teacher who used this for the MCAS-Alt exam for 10th grade biology, but is perfect for students without disabilities as well. The file also includes an animal cell to be labeled. There is a word bank with: mitochondrion, cell membrane, nucleus, nuclear membrane, nucleolus, rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough E.R.), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (smoot

Students label the bones of the skeletal system in the correct places on an 11x17 poster of the body. Includes the answer key. This activity includes 3 differentiated levels, easy, medium and hard. The easy level has the students label the bones with the lay terms. The medium level has both the lay terms and the scientific names (clavicle, cranium, vertebrae, carpals, phalanges, tarsals, pelvis, coccyx, etc.). The hard level has only the scientific names for the bones. I am a special education t

This is a packet of TAs I created for my special education classroom. It has various Task Analyses that break down daily living skills, life skills and pre-vocational tasks into the basic steps. The breakdown allows us to see progress and problems while students are doing hands-on tasks. The TAs included in this packet are: Cash Register; Clean Dishes, Hang Up Coats, Copy Machine, Creating a Chart in Microsoft Word, Creating a Word Document, Creating and Printing a Word Document, Creating a Word

This is a set of worksheets that requires students to follow written directions to color fish. There are two different levels, one which provides students with the "color" words in color and the other is just the words. There is an answer sheet included. I use this for the students in my special education, life skills, classroom, but it could easily be used for younger grades when teaching following directions. More Following Directions activities are available at my store: -Following Direction

This is a set of worksheets that requires students to follow written directions to color stars. There are two different levels, one which provides students with the "color" words in color and the other is just the words. There is an answer sheet included. I use this for the students in my special education, life skills, classroom, but it could easily be used for younger grades when teaching following directions. More Following Directions activities are available at my store: -Following Directio

Students cut and paste the organs of the respiratory system and paste them in the correct places on an 11x17 poster. Includes the answer key. I am a special education teacher who used this for the MCAS-Alt exam for 10th grade biology, but is perfect for students without disabilities as well. For other Biology/Anatomy activities please visit my store: -Digestive System Poster: >Click here -Animal Cell Organelle Cut-and-Paste: >Click here -Plant Cell Organelle Cut-and-Paste: >Click here

Students cut the organelles of the plant cell out and paste them in the correct places on a blank plant cell. Includes the answer key. I am a special education teacher who used this for the MCAS-Alt exam for 10th grade biology, but is perfect for students without disabilities as well. For other Biology/Anatomy activities please visit my store: -Respiratory System Poster: >Click here -Digestive System Poster: >Click here -Animal Cell Organelle Cut-and-Paste: >Click here -Cell Organelle

This includes a packet for students to complete and a set of fact sheets. It includes an individual fact sheet for each of the 50 states that includes: state nickname, region, postal abbreviation, state motto, state bird, state flower, date of statehood, interesting facts and landmarks. The student packet includes lines for students to fill in the information that is included on the fact sheet, division by region, blank maps to be labeled, timeline of statehood. The student packet can be modifie