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Teaser: This is a positive picture about disabilities. It takes disabilities and turns it into a positive thing by saying people with disabilities are able.
Teaching Idea: I will show my students this picture. We will discuss how it portrayed disabilities in a positive way. After we have discussed as a class, I will have the students draw a picture or saying that represents disabilities in a positive way. After the students are done, we will hang up their drawings around the room.

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Teaser: This video spreads awareness of all the different disabilities there are. The video also encourages people to not discriminate against these people because we are all the same.
Teaching Idea: Students will pick a disability that was seen in the video or a different one they know of. Then, they will research this disability and come up with a presentation to share with the class on the disability. The presentation can be in any form they would like, as long as they are informing their classmates on the disability. After all the students have shared, the students will have a better understanding of all different disabilities.

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Ursuline College Celebrates Disability Awareness Week 2012

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Teaser: This website is a campaign to get people to stop saying the R-word. On the website, you can browse to find why you should pledge, news and events, photos and videos, resources, a store, and lastly a place to take action.
Teaching Idea: I will have the students explore the website. They will be required to watch  two videos, read two articles and read under the "why pledge" tab. After they have completed this, we will talk as a class about what people have learned. We will also discuss why the R-word is so hurtful. On a classroom board, I will have the students that want to pledge to end the word, sign their names. Around the names of the people that have pledged to end it, we will come up with other words to use rather than the R-word.

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HOW WE ARE SPREADING INCLUSION

INCLUSION AROUND THE WORLD

From kids to communities, see inspirational examples of how inclusion is taking root, and leading to real change, both at home and around the world.

Spreading the Word Around the World

Spread the word for inclusion in your community, school, or workplace all year round. All the resources you need are here - start planning your event today!

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We think the world would be better if everyone were included. Around the world, exclusion and discrimination continue to divide people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are changing that with grassroots action for inclusion. That's Spread the Word.

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Link: http://niogals.library.link/portal/Down-syndrome-by-Michelle-Levine/XgU_CHUE1Js/
Author: Levine, Michelle
Illustrator: Kinneman, Kurtis
Picture:Publication Date: 9/1/2014
Genre: Nonfiction
Approximate Interest Level: Kindergarten-3rd Grade
Approximate Text Level: Ages 6-9
Teaser:  This is a book that informs others about Down Syndrome. The book discusses the causes and types. It also talks about treatment and living with Down Syndrome.
Teaching Idea: Have the students compare and contrast people with disabilities to people without disabilities using a Venn diagram. In the end, there should more things alike than different. This will show the students that people with disabilities are similar to them.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/inclusive-stories-teaching-about-1011.html

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Teaser: This video shows people with disabilities and states what that person likes to do and wants to do in their future. While in the background, the lyrics are saying what "people are".
Teaching Idea: Watch the video below. The teacher will prepare a poster board for the class that says "I Am Statements". Then on the board, the students will go up and write an "I Am" statement or statements. After every student has participated, we will discuss what people wrote down. Then, the statements will be hanging in the classroom for a constant reminder to all  the students if they are ever feeling discouraged or down.

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Everyone has a dream, including those with developmental disabilities. Share this song to inspire more dreams and show that everyone's dream matters! You can support those who make their dreams come true by buying a download to make "I Am" the first GOLD RECORD inspired by people with developmental disabilities.

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Teaser: The poem is a very deep and inspirational poem. The poem talks about how the person does not let the disability define them. Also, it discuss the hardships people have to go through when having a disability.
Teaching Idea: Read the poem below about having a disability. Then talk about the poem and introduce the type of poem called Haiku. Explain to the students how to write a Haiku poem. The haiku is a Japanese verse in three lines. Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables and line three has 5 syllables. Now, have the students write a Haiku poem about a challenge they have had to overcome in their own life.

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Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-call-me-special-pat-thomas/1113137770
Author: Thomas, Pete
Illustrator: Harker, Lesley
Picture:Publication Date: 5/1/2002
Genre: Non-Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Preschool- 2nd Grade
Approximate Text Level: Ages 4-7
Teaser: This book teaches people that it is okay for people to have a disability. Although some people do have a disability, they are still like the rest of us. They are just like others and get sad when they are left out. Everyone should be included in activities and no one should be left out!
Teaching Idea:
Guide students with drawing or finding magazine pictures that show people of all different sizes and races. Ask students to work in pairs or small groups to create collages showing many different kinds of people. After completing the collage, have students share their collages with the class. Lastly, discuss how this activity relates to the book and that although we look different, we all have the same feelings and values.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/understanding-disabilities-elementary-grades

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Title: Understanding Sam and Asperger Sydndrome

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Title: Understanding Sam and Asperger Sydndrome

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Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928406.Understanding_Sam_and_Asperger_Syndrome
Authors: Niekerk, Clarabelle van and Venter, Liezel
Illustrator: Niekerk, Clarabell van
Picture:Publication Date: 4/1/2008
Genre: Non-Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Kindergarten-2
Approximate Text Level: Ages 5-7
Teaser: This story is a about a boy Sam who is acting differently than his sister. He doesn't like to wear his jacket because it feels weird, he doesn't like his food to touch, but he loves to play music. Later, Sam's family finds out he has Asperger Syndrome and they work as a team to provide the best care for Sam.
Teaching Idea: Have the students work in groups to come up with a definition and tendencies that someone with Asperger Syndrome may have. All the groups will share, and then as a class we will go over the real definition of Asperger Syndrome and the tendencies that can occur.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/monsonunits/AliBunKar/lessonplan.html

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Link: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jenny-sue-kostecki-shaw/my-travelin-eye/
Author:  Kostecki Shaw, Jenny Sue
Illustrator: Kostecki Shaw, Jenny Sue
Picture: Publication Date: 4/1/2008
Genre: Non-Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Preschool - 2
Approximate Text Level: Ages 4-7
Teaser: This book is about a girl who has a lazy eye. Instead of having a lazy eye, she calls it a travelin' eye. The doctor makes her wear an eye patch to school to correct her vision. She ended up making such an awesome eye patch, all the other kids in the school were jealous!
Teaching Idea: Provide the students with a variety of crafting supplies and have the students make their own eye patch however they want. The students can compare the eye patches or wear them if they want. This will be just like how the girl in the story made her eye patch.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp294-05.shtml

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Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3080118-my-friend-has-down-syndrome
Author: Tourville, Amanda Doering
Illustrator: Sorra, Kristin
Picture:Publication Date: 2/1/2010
Genre: Non-Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Pre-Kindergarten
Approximate Text Level: Ages 4-7
Teaser: This book about a girl Carmen, who is friends with a girl named Sarah. Sarah has Down Syndrome, but that doesn't stop Carmen from being friends with her. Sarah and Carmen are best friends and do everything together.
Teaching Idea: Ask the students if they know anyone with Down Syndrome? Ask them if they know what Down Syndrome is or how to help someone with Down Syndrome? After asking the students about their knowledge of Down Syndrome, have them watch this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nguLcSzN7mM
Discuss the video and answer any questions. Then have the students write down what they have learned from the video or the classroom discussion and any questions they still might have. After collecting the papers, go over any questions that students had.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://elta.org.rs/kio/nl/08-2014/serbia-elta-newsletter-2014-august-LifelongLearning.pdf

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Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-pal-victor-mi-amigo-v-ctor-diane-gonzales-bertrand/1112623418#productInfoTabs
Author: Bertrand, Diane Gonzales
Illustrator: Sweetland, Robert L.
Picture:Publication Date: 6/28/2004
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 4-8 years old
Approximate Text Level: 9-12 years old
Teaser:
This story is about two boys, Dominic and Victor. These two boys are the best of friends and throughout the story, it says everything they do together. They encourage each other and cheer each other on in everything they do. At the end, it points out that the boy has a disability but that doesn't stop Dominic from being his friend.
Teaching Idea:Have students write down qualities that they like to have in a friend. Then discuss if people with disabilities can have these qualities. In the end, explain to them that even though they might have a disability, they can still be a great friend.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://www.elementaryschoolcounseling.org/making-and-keeping-friends.html

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Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/996925.Susan_Laughs
Author: Willis, Jeanne
Illustrator: Ross, Tony
Picture:Publication Date: 9/1/2000
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Pre-K- 1st Grade
Approximate Text Level: Pre-K - 2 years old
Teaser: This is a book about a girl Susan, who has a disability. Although she has this disability, the book states all the activities that Susan can do.
Teaching Idea: Have the students make an Academic-Everyday Word Wall. The students will come up with a word related to disabilities. After they have found the word, they will write it down on a piece of paper that will be provided for them by the teacher. Then, each student will go up to the board that will be divided in half with one half being academic and the other half being everyday and place the word under the correct section. Each student will do this with their word and the student will explain why they are putting it under that section. If the class agrees, then the student can put it under that section and be done. After all the students are done, we will have a word wall about disabilities. As students learn more about disabilities and learn more words, they will continue to place words on the wall.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://www.dvusd.org/cms/lib011/AZ01901092/Centricity/Domain/1318/Disability%20Awareness%20Packet%202.pdf

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Title: Cakes and Miracles: A Purium Tale

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Title: Cakes and Miracles: A Purium Tale

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Link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2220616.Cakes_and_Miracles
Author: Goldin, Barbara Diamond
Illustrator: Weihs, Erika
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Publication Date: 10/1991

Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 1st-3rd Grade
Approximate Text Level: Ages 3-8
Teaser: This is about a boy, Hershel, who is blind. His mother reminds him often that he is blind and tells him that he is not capable of doing the things she does. One night, an angel comes to Hershel in his dreams and tells him that he can see in his mind. That angel encouraged Hershel, and he goes on to shock everyone!
Teaching Idea: All the students will get blind-folded. Then, the students will have to listen to instructions about how to draw a stick figure standing on the side of a house. If the teacher wants to make it more complex, she can add more detail to the picture. At the end, the students will take off their blind fold and see how off their drawing was. This will leave the students with an understanding of how challenging it would be to have a visual impairment.
More Teaching Ideas:
Have the students visit this website to learn more about a language blind people use called Braille.
http://braillebug.afb.org/

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Link:
https://www.leeandlow.com/books/featherless-desplumado
Author: Herrera, Juan Felipe
Illustrator: Cuevas, Ernesto Jr.
Picture:Publication Date: 6/25/2004
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: K-3rd Grade
Approximate Text Level: 2nd-3rd Grade
Teaser: This is a story about a boy who has spina bifida and has just transfered schools. The boy, Tomasito, gets a pet bird that is featherless to show that like him, the bird also has something wrong with him. Tomasito wants to fit into his new school and makes new friends but struggles because of his disability. He wants to be on the soccer team but doesn't know if he will actually play.
Teaching Idea: The students will be broken into small groups. The groups will have to think of a time when they were in a new situation and think of how they were feeling. Then, the groups will switch papers and the groups will have to come up with ways that would have made someone feel more comfortable in that situation. In the end, everyone will share their groups situation and ways to make the situation more comfortable. After this activity, the class will know of many ways that they can make people comfortable if they ever get in a situation where it is uncomfortable.
More Teaching Ideas:
http://www.goodcharacter.com/YCC/BeingFriends.html

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Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kami-and-the-yaks-andrea-stenn-stryer/1008258820#productInfoTabs
Author: Stryer, Andrea Stenn
Illustrator: Dodson, Bert
Picture:Publication Date: 4/01/2007
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest level: K-3rd Grade
Approximate Text level:  2nd-3rd Grade
Teaser: This book is about a boy, Kami, who is on an adventure to get the Yaks. However, he runs into a problem because he is deaf and cannot hear anything or communicate to anyone. Kami has to figure out a way to communicate in order to help the Yaks get out of danger.
Teaching Idea: There will be a obstacle course in the classroom. One student will have to guide another student through the course without using any words. This will teach students how hard it can be to communicate without hearing any instructions.
More Teaching Ideas:
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