Hill's Classroom Essentials
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About the store
Welcome to Hill's Classroom Essentials!
I create engaging, age-appropriate special education resources for middle school students who need extra support in reading, math, and life skills. My lessons are designed with mature visuals, simplified language, and clear structure — perfect for older learners who benefit from modified or functional materials.
Whether you’re teaching in a resource room, self-contained classroom, or inclusion setting, these materials help students build independence, confidence, and real-world skills.
⭐ Printable + digital formats
⭐ Perfect for grades 6–8 special education
⭐ Focused on functional academics, life skills, and social-emotional learning
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Special Education Planning & Goal Writing Templates | Supports Diverse Learners
Special Education Planning & Goal Writing Templates | Supports Diverse LearnersThis resource provides a complete set of planning sheets to help teachers organize student information, write strong goals, and document progress throughout the year. These templates are designed to be clear, simple, and easy to use with any learning profile. Each page includes structured sections that help teachers stay consistent when preparing instruction or writing support plans. This set includes organizers for P
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Neolithic Revolution Reading Bundle: Simplified & Picture Versions
This Neolithic Revolution Bundle includes multiple differentiated reading options to support all learners while keeping content aligned with the core social studies curriculum. Each version of the article explains how early humans changed from hunting and gathering to farming, how villages grew, how new jobs formed, and the positive and negative effects of permanent settlement. This bundle is perfect for students who benefit from clear language, shorter texts, visuals, and structured comprehensi
5th - 8th
Ancient History, Reading, World History
Neolithic Revolution - Special Education - (Passport to SS Grade 6 Companion)
Perfect Companion to Passport to Social Studies Unit 2 6th Grade Neolithic Revolution lesson. This article about the Neolithic Revolution helps students to learn how early humans changed from hunting and gathering to settling in one place and farming. The passage uses clear language and organized sections to help you understand the major changes that farming brought to early communities. After reading, answer the five questions in order. These questions are designed to help you focus on the mos
5th - 8th
Close Reading, U.S. History, World History
Blood Doping SPED Article & Questions — Companion to Amplify Science 4.1
⭐ Product Description (Amplify 6–8, Lesson 4.1 Companion)This resource is a simplified companion reading passage for Amplify Science 6–8, Lesson 4.1: Blood Doping. It is written in clear, easy-to-understand language while maintaining all of the key science concepts from the original text. Students learn what blood doping is, why some athletes attempt it, how it affects red blood cells and oxygen levels, and why it is dangerous. The passage also explains high-altitude training as a legal altern
6th - 8th
Chemistry, Close Reading, Reading
LIFE SKILLS: DIGITAL INDEPENDENCE & ONLINE SAFETY (Differentiated)
Help your students build safe, responsible technology habits with this Digital Independence & Online Safety Life Skills unit designed specifically for middle school special education (Grades 3–6 SPED). This differentiated resource includes two complete levels of reading passages, questions, and quizzes—perfect for mixed-ability classrooms. Students learn essential digital citizenship concepts including device safety, passwords, privacy, talking to trusted people, avoiding unsafe links, and k
2nd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Informational Text, Social Emotional Learning
Life Skills: Grocery Shopping & Meal Planning l Middle School Differentiated!
⭐ A dual-level Life Skills unit for middle school SPED! Includes two reading passages (3rd & 6th grade levels), comprehension questions, quizzes, sorting activities, budgeting, sequencing, meal-planning worksheets, answer keys, teacher guide, rubric, and data sheet. Perfect for functional academics, community-based instruction, and special education classrooms. Printable + Google Classroom ready! Teach real-life grocery shopping and meal-planning skills with this complete dual-level Life Skills
3rd - 9th
Informational Text, Social Emotional Learning, Vocabulary
Life Skills: Doing Laundry — Dual-Level Lesson Pack - Differentiated!
This dual-level Life Skills: Doing Laundry pack is designed for students working at different reading levels in special education and functional skills classrooms. The first section targets a 3rd-grade level, while the second provides a 6th-grade version for higher readers. Includes comprehension questions, quizzes, a teacher guide, and data tools. Ready to print or copy directly into Google Classroom!
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Social Emotional Learning, Vocabulary
HOLOCAUST - Once by Morris Gleitzman Novel Study - Worksheets for Every Chapter!
This is a 19 page unit bundle for the novel Once by Morris Gleitzman. It is a digital copy download in PDF format. Each chapter in the novel is accompanied with either multiple short response questions or a longer response question. Included in the thumbnails are some of the chapter worksheets. Each chapter can be printed and photocopied for your personal or classroom use. These worksheets have been formulated for a wide range of student abilities including Elementary, Middle, and High School
5th - 11th, Adult Education
Literature, Social Studies, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.3
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Unit Rate Problems GALORE!!
This resource is an entire Unit Rate Unit. It includes tons of problems, tables, and worksheets for students to understand unit rate. This is the perfect resource to use while teaching unit rate or for extra practice. Feel free to print individual pages for worksheets or homework. Enjoy!
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS
5.G.A.1
, 5.G.A.2
, 5.G.B.3
+12
Writing Long
Students can use this resource to write long and elaborate about a familiar story, novel, or passage. This can be used as a great way to assess student learning about something that they previously read.
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.3
+2
Adding Expressions
This product includes various challenging problems in which students will add expressions. The questions include fractions, decimals, and whole numbers.
6th - 9th
Math, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
CCSS
6.EE.A.1
, 6.EE.A.2
, 6.EE.A.2a
+14
Multiplying Positive and Negative Number Rules with Questions!
This set of rules will help your students to learn the key rules when multiplying positive and negative numbers. The set of rules also comes with various basic questions to help students understand what they learned and put the rules into practice.
2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Math
CCSS
6.NS.A.1
, 6.NS.B.2
, 6.NS.B.3
+2
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Welcome to Hill's Classroom Essentials!
I create engaging, age-appropriate special education resources for middle school students who need extra support in reading, math, and life skills. My lessons are designed with mature visuals, simplified language, and clear structure — perfect for older learners who benefit from modified or functional materials.
Whether you’re teaching in a resource room, self-contained classroom, or inclusion setting, these materials help students build independence, confidence, and real-world skills.
⭐ Printable + digital formats
⭐ Perfect for grades 6–8 special education
⭐ Focused on functional academics, life skills, and social-emotional learning
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