Bright Path Learning Resources
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Rincon, Georgia, United States
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Shop here to find inclusive, effective, and easy-to-implement educational resources tailored for special education students and Specifically Designed Instruction (SDI) in the general and special education classroom settings. From data tools, lesson plan templates, ideas, and printables for SDI, our store is the place to save time and money!
Our new core values:
Accessibility: Every resource is designed with diverse learning in mind, supporting multiple modalities and learning needs.
Clarity: Clear instructions and ready-to-use tools save teachers time and reduce planning stress.
Compliance: Aligned with IDEA and SDI best practices to ensure educators meet legal and instructional standards.
Compassion: Created by someone who understands the heart behind special education and the importance of individual success.
Happy shopping and thank you for your support.
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Special Education Resource: Determining Main Idea Easy Level No Writing Required
Introduce students to identifying the main idea and 2-4 details using pictures and simple text.
Great for non readers or students with exceptional learning challenges.
Students chose from answer banks and glue directly onto sheet to determine main idea -- no need to write or read at grade level.
Ideal to use in alternate assessment portfolios as activities naturally increase in complexity or require additional detail answers.
3rd
English Language Arts, Reading
More than Money: Elements of a Budget
Aligned to standards but modified for special education SS5E4
Learning objectives: students will identify the elements of a personal budget and explain why personal spending and saving decisions are important
Designed to meet criteria for alternate assessment portfolios
15 activities
1 read a loud story : Oh No, Now What? A lesson about spending and saving choices
Word Wall matching board
Vocabulary words
Tracing words with pictures
hands on activities for students to create simple budgets
Pi
3rd - 5th
Economics
Measuring Capacity Aligned to Standards Adapted for Special Education
• Adapted activities make this unit appropriate for modified instruction while maintaining alignment to state standards.
• Student learning objective(s): Identify and recognize simple capacity measurement conversions.
• Hands on activities and real life skills allow this unit to have application in functional curriculum!
• Guides for scoring allow teachers to document student learning progression quantitatively. All permanent work samples can be scored on two levels; (1) quantitatively (correct
2nd - 5th
Math, Measurement
Calling an Emergency Contact: Life Skills
This freebie is a great tool for assisting students learn important contact name and telephone number information.
Includes a parent newsletter for determining the desired name and number to call in case of emergency.
Scoring rubric allows educators to measure student learning progress as they practice using a a phone to call and speak to contact.
Worksheets facilitate early practice for writing name and telephone number in sequence.
For students with fine motor deficits, students can cut
Not Specific
Famous Americans Who Expanded Rights for Others SS3H2
This unit is aligned to state standards but adapted to use in special education instruction and assessment!
Unit includes adapted text stories with pictures
vocabulary words
Pre Assessment
Formative Assessments
Extension activities
Features four famous Americans: Paul Revere, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick Douglas
Participation scoring rubric
Instructions for scoring and preparing activities for alternate assessment portfolios
Matching and writing activities
Cross-Conte
3rd - 4th
Social Studies
It All Matters! Aligned to standards, modified for special education
A complete instructional unit designed for alternate assessment portfolios. Includes tools to instruct students in learning about the 3 phases of matter, and describing physical and chemical changes.
Includes lists of materials, instructions, options for artifacts, pre-assessment, and over 8 activities ideas designed to engage all levels of learners. Portfolio entries include work samples, captioned photographs, and observations.
Activities connect to real world life experiences and ends in
5th
Physical Science
S4E4 Using simple weather instruments to collect data
An all in one product aligned to standards but modified for special education. This is also a great tool for differentiated instruction or to create work samples for student portfolios. This unit includes enough tasks to complete the science requirement for alternate assessment artifacts. In this comprehensive unit you will receive the following:
1. Pre-assessment. Matching weather instrument pictures to names
2. Includes read aloud story introducing weather instruments through the eyes of a ch
3rd - 4th
Earth Sciences
Decomposing Fractions: Aligned to Standards, Designed for Special Education
This product is designed to be used in alternate assessment portfolios
Students will learn to decompose fractions into a sum of fractions by creating a visual model
Includes page and fraction template for creating a series of captioned photographs and permanent work samples.
Tips and strategies for implementing activities are shared in this easy-to-use product.
4th
Fractions
Free Distance Learning:Whose Tools? Labor Day and Community Helpers
An engaging tool to introduce students to Labor Day, community workers and the tools used in various jobs.
Differentiated activities empower educators to select activities based on developmental levels.
Use this booklet to create work samples, or laminate and have students sort and match for independent practice, work stations, or file folder activities.
K - 1st
Economics
SS4H1 Understanding Early Native Americans Life and the Environment
Standard Based but adapted for use in special education class rooms and alternate assessment portfolios
SS4H1 element b features four Native American Tribes (Hopi, Inuit, Nez Perce, and Seminole) on how they used their environment to obtain food, shelter, and clothing
Complete unit features lesson plans, a variety of activities with answer keys, extension activities, with step-by-step instructions, and photographs
Includes interactive journal, vocabulary, adapted stories, and hands on activities
3rd - 4th
Native Americans, Social Studies
Special Education Assessment Portfolio
This binder allows you to organize, score, and store student work samples for alternate assessment purposes
Easy to use and includes scoring pages, organized by content areas, and a template for recording notes from meetings with administration or testing program managers
Allows educators to demonstrate instructional efficacy during evaluations.
Artifacts available to share with parents at conferences or IEP meetings.
3rd - 6th
For All Subjects
Determining Main Idea, Key Details, and Summary Statements
Engaging texts and unique graphic organizers facilitate instruction in teaching students with unique learning needs about main ideas, details, and constructing summary sentences.
Aligned to 4th grade standards this product is modified for special education or early intervention.
Excellent tool to include in alternate assessment portfolios to document evidence of student learning.
Adapted organizer allows students to record main idea, details, and summary statement on one sheet.
Three tem
3rd - 4th
Reading
CCSS
RI.4.2
ELAGSE3.RI.4 General and Domain Specific Vocabulary for Special Education
General and Domain-Specific Vocabulary lessons and activities designed for inclusion in alternate assessment portfolios
Matching and fill in the blank sentences to demonstrate learning progress across science and social studies topics
Educator and student-friendly activities
Answer keys included
3rd
Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.3.4
Learning My Way! Helping students self-advocate learning
An engaging tool to incorporate primary and secondary students to identify best learning activities, least favorite, needed supports, and to set a portion of their learning goals.
Use with students to assist them in having input in their IEPs' and 504s'
Download the free Power Point entitled Learning My Way! in my store to allow the student with support create a presentation that can be played during the annual IEP/504 meeting.
Great starting point for instructing students in self-advocacy
Not Specific
For All Subjects
Opinion Writing Using Visual Organizers and Templates: Special Education
This easy-to-use unit includes miniature anchor charts, menus, and templates with picture cues.
Ideal for concrete thinkers or those with unique learning challenges.
Designed for instruction and alternate assessment portfolios.
Includes rubrics for scoring work samples!
1st - 4th
Writing
Free Distance Learning: Companion Read A Loud Magnificent Moon
This is a free copy of a companion book featured in my Phases of the Moon unit!
Designed for special education or young learners, this read a loud provides information about the causes and sequence of the moon phases in a fun, engaging format!
Join 'Star' as she works to cheer up the moon and explain why he seems to change and what makes him magnificent.
Questions located at the end of the book facilitates class room discussion and comprehension.
A drawing activity is included at the back of t
K - 3rd
Earth Sciences, Short Stories
Spring Activities and Distance Learning : Bird Watching for Beginners
A fun packet designed for early learners and special education
Highlights four popular North American birds with fun facts, coloring sheets, bird watcher journal, extension activities, vocabulary, flash cards, and ideas for outdoor class room activities.
Use to compliment life science, spring learning themes, or about birds
Includes writing organizer, and scoring rubric for informational narratives
K - 2nd
Environment, General Science, Writing
Free Distance Learning: Weather Instruments Introduction
I am offering this story to introduce potential customers to one item included in my unit on weather instruments.
Suitable as a read a loud or complimentary tool for direct instruction (differentiation and special education inclusion) this story introduces students in a 'kid-friendly' way to weather instruments, features, and functions.
This book is featured in my unit on weather instruments and is part of a comprehensive learning unit which when completed can be used as student artifacts (
2nd - 4th
Earth Sciences, Reading
Back to School Freebie: Leveled Sight Word Data Sheet for Special Education
Enjoy this new freebie as a data tool to assess student's knowledge of leveled sight words.
Uniquely designed for special education, it as been modified to include individualized response types, prompt levels, receptive, expressive, as well as students who respond using ASL.
Levels A-G
Not Specific
Reading
Benjie's Adventure Christian and Distance Learning
This book is designed for homeschool and church curriculums.
A first in the series R.O.C.C. (Raising Our Children with Character) program!
Includes Bible memory verse and extension activities to connect text to real world experiences.
Not Specific
Character Education
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About the store
Experience
Shop here to find inclusive, effective, and easy-to-implement educational resources tailored for special education students and Specifically Designed Instruction (SDI) in the general and special education classroom settings. From data tools, lesson plan templates, ideas, and printables for SDI, our store is the place to save time and money!
Our new core values:
Accessibility: Every resource is designed with diverse learning in mind, supporting multiple modalities and learning needs.
Clarity: Clear instructions and ready-to-use tools save teachers time and reduce planning stress.
Compliance: Aligned with IDEA and SDI best practices to ensure educators meet legal and instructional standards.
Compassion: Created by someone who understands the heart behind special education and the importance of individual success.
Happy shopping and thank you for your support.
Teaching style
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was honored to be approached to create a set of instructional reading books for students for social studies ( economics/ character development)
Twice presented at the National Youth-at-Risk conferences
My own education history
Master's in Special Education Cross-Category
Trained to capacity in ABA principles and application
20+ years experience in the educational field
Additional biographical information
Special Education teacher providing instruction in the collaborative and small group environments.
Trainer for educators in designing and managing behavior management systems.
Freelance writer and public speaker.
Nationally published author of eight books through Zaner-Blozer.
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