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Teaching about life cycles? Mealworms allow students to observe complete metamorphosis - little set-up, easy to do and minimal care required. You will need a few months to complete - but checking once a week on these little guys would be effective. Mealworms go through stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Your students will love watching the worms change to pupas and then into adults (beetles). TWO FORMATS 1. designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities - icons for observations

With the adoption of the Common Core Standards in Ohio, we are also implementing the Extended Standards - developed for students with cognitive disabilities. These solar system activities were designed to support instruction of the listed concepts: 1. Identify what can be found in the solar system 2. Recognize that the sun is a star 3. Recognize that Earth rotates on its axis 4. Recognize that Earth revolves around the sun while it rotates on its axis 5. Recognize that properties of the sun are

This activity pack is designed for students with cognitive disabilities who need significant modifications to grade-level curricular activities. When studying rocks and minerals, students can use these activities to participate in a meaningful way. Activities include: Rock Counting - 2 versions Rock Information Cards Rock and Soil Sort Rock Observation Worksheets with icons Grass Planting Lab Booklet Grass Planting Sequencing

Students learning about fossils, extinct species and prehistoric eras would enjoy this unit, all about dinosaurs. The packet contains 8 activities to supplement your teaching. The activities were designed for students with cognitive disabilities, linked to the extended content standards. Skills included: Body to Bones - match dinosaurs to skeletons (fossils) Dino wh-Book - basic level book with wh- questions embedded (with visual choices) Dino Quiz - for the book "David Dreaming of Dinosaurs" D

This 190 page packet covers 6 biomes: Tundra, Desert, Savanna, Ocean, Forest and Rainforest. The skills addressed include Language Arts, Math and Science content linked to the Extended Standards - for students with cognitive disabilities. Included in the packet: Vocabulary Cards for each biome Ocean book with WH- questions Land / Water Animal Sort Ocean Animal Sort ABC Fish Counting Starfish Ocean Number-Puzzle cards Polar bear book with WH- questions Quiz for book, Oscar and Arabella Snowball