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Introducing our Google Slides lesson plan for teaching AEC/CER paragraphs! This comprehensive lesson plan is perfect for English Language Arts educators looking to teach their students how to write strong AEC or CER paragraphs. Our lesson plan includes a ready-to-use Google Slides presentation with detailed instructions on how to write an AEC paragraph structure, step-by-step. The presentation includes direct instruction and examples. With this lesson plan, your students will learn how to: Under

Looking for a comprehensive lesson plan on direct and indirect characterization that engages your 7th-10th grade students? This lesson plan includes a dynamic 11-slide Google Slide presentation that covers the following key topics: Definition of characterizationTypes of characterization (direct and indirect)Examples of direct and indirect characterizationReflection on character traits and connection to real-life character traitsPractice exercises for identifying and developing characterizationI

A social story is an important tool to help students with safe behaviors. This social story is intended to reinforce positive behaviors (through the use of positive language) for special education students with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and other emotional disabilities in order to decrease aggression and decrease elopement. Priming is a behavior management strategy that involves showing/telling a student what is upcoming in their day so that they can better regulate their emotions when it happens.

This paragraph organization lesson plan is designed to help special education students or students who struggle with writing improve their paragraph organization and structure through the use of the PLEASE writing strategy. With a teacher script and a graphic organizer, this resource guides students through the process of writing clear and concise organized paragraphs using the SRSD model PLEASE writing strategy. The PLEASE writing strategy is an effective way to teach the key components of a we

Use this social story to help special education students with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and other emotional disabilities decrease target behavior and increase desired behavior. This resource includes a colored and a black and white version of the 9-page booklet social story, which uses positive language to reinforce positive behaviors and assist with priming (a behavior management strategy that involves showing/telling a student what is upcoming in their day). This social story is an important tool

Empower your students with the essential skills they need to develop a growth mindset with our engaging 20-slide SEL growth mindset lesson plan! This growth mindset lesson plan includes a fun warm-up game that will get your students excited about learning, followed by an in-depth definition of growth mindset and fixed mindset. Through relatable scenarios and discussion questions, your students will learn how to identify their own mindset and develop the tools necessary to shift towards a positiv