Exceptionalities

Read Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? by Patrice McLaurin and illustrated by Dian Wang. This story explores the everyday inventions and contributions of African-American inventors. Use the reader response tickets to gauge students' reactions to reading about scientific inventions and have them complete the daily timeline to identify inventions used in their own lives.

Explore the true story of Ninita, a deaf pygmy marmoset, in the picture book Ninita’s Big World by Sarah Glenn Marsh. Students can follow her emotional journey while discussing their own feelings of confusion, acceptance, and safety. Reading Response Tickets provide an emoji check-in and quick sketch response to the story. The word bank activity and Venn diagram provide reading comprehension skills development.

Reading activities are related to the hilarious book, Can I Pet Your Dog? by Jeremy Nguyen. The book includes adorable graphics and funny ideas, with easily accessible text (one to two sentences per page). Students answer questions related to the text, learn how to greet dogs, and review paragraph structure. Directions include inclusive strategies, for example, include everyone when you choose a partner or group of three, and not everyone must read aloud. This book and related activities are en

This single page activity of the Biography Unit covers important points in Maya Angelou's life. Students complete the worksheet following a read aloud or independent research. There is a refresher of the prefix bio- and suffix -graphy included in the Word Study Session at the top of the page. Appropriate for younger students as a guided activity, or older students who require modifications for reading review and comprehension.

Based on buyer feedback, I've added handwriting lines to the Ninita's Big World Venn Diagram. This activity is FREE. Add it to the other pages for a quick read aloud response, working on identifying emotions.

Here's an excellent introduction to velocity! The first page provides notes and a practice problem. The second page includes two additional problems. Early reading level text and drawing make this a fun, accessible activity. I use this lesson at a high school level for students on modified diplomas in Physics classes. It would also be great for TAG-identified students at the second/third grade level.