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This is a great resource from Purdue University on how to teach students with emotional disturbance. The article provides several strategies on how to be inclusive and keep these students in the general education classroom. I was intrigued to read that 83% of teachers in this study mentioned that they need the most support for students with emotional support. This was not surprising but did however express to me the importance of quality support for these individuals.

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Resource 14 - Interventions for students with emotional/behavioral disorders

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Resource 14 - Interventions for students with emotional/behavioral disorders

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This is a research study that was conducted to determine what interventions were effected specifically to students with emotional and behavioral disorders.

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Resource 13 - Department of Education (ED)

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Resource 13 - Department of Education (ED)

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This is a great article that discusses varies ways in which an individual could help support the social emotional learning for the students.

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Resource 12 - Constitution Resource (ED)

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Resource 12 - Constitution Resource (ED)

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This resource focuses on teaching topics that are related to the constitution. It discusses the constitution and how it relates to society today. I think that this is a great tool for students diagnosed with an emotional disorder because it is engaging and makes connections to life today.

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Social studies teachers will delight in Annenberg Classroom's high-quality lesson plans and associated resources (e.g., handouts, videos, and games). The site's focus is the Constitution, but with so many significant issues stemming from this living document, any class studying legalities, rights, history, or current events will find a meaningful connection to their content. The site basically chunks the Constitution and related topics into manageable units that include videos, timelines, ready-to-go lessons, handouts, games, and even book excerpts. Teachers can pick and choose from these resources, or follow the lesson plans. Lesson plan designs and styles vary, but all are standards-based and thorough, with details such as essential questions and openers to exit tickets and extension activities. There are also related materials included in each PDF or embedded as links within the lesson, so teachers don't have to search for puzzle pieces. To get started, teachers might check out some of the key sections and see how they organize resources. Highlights include the Constitution Guide and Supreme Court Cases sections. Teachers might also explore the Browse by Topic or Browse by Media sections to get a complete handle on the topics and types of media the site covers.

While much of the site is designed for teachers to build lessons, there are some student-facing resources. The Games page could serve as an enrichment website for students who are ready to move on before the rest of the class. The Interactive Timelines page -- while not that stimulating -- does a good job of organizing info according to constitutional crises and issues such as war powers, impeachment, and freedom of the press. Teachers could have students select a timeline topic of interest and then have them fill in visuals or details, using the timeline events as a springboard for further research and discussion or presentation.

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Annenberg Classroom is an educational website featuring high-quality, well-vetted, and well-organized teaching materials for the Constitution and related topics. Beyond meticulously thorough civics lessons and links, teachers will delight in the extra perks Annenberg Classroom offers, from free and fully downloadable books to links to sister sites to captions for videos (in up to 13 languages) to multiple timelines to games and more. The clean and colorful layout is inviting; however, skimming through the different tabs is a bit bland and could be redesigned to give teachers a better sense of content.

That said, the Explore tab helps make a potentially overwhelming set of resources manageable. Teachers can explore resources organized in a few different ways: The Constitution Guide breaks down the different articles, Browse by Topic and Browse by Media serve up resources according to their subject (e.g., free speech or citizenship) or media type (e.g., books or games), and Supreme Court Cases breaks down key cases and decisions. Every now and then a link might be dead, but there are so many other resources and options provided, teachers are sure to find a resource to fill a gap. Under the Educate section, a recommendations tab has one of the most comprehensive lists of civics websites for educators. This list goes beyond an endless scroll of hyperlinks and offers a summary and appropriate grade levels. For sites that might have some bias, Annenberg Classroom impressively notes "political leanings," such as conservative, liberal, or libertarian, or pro-gun control, pro-business, etc.

Annenberg Classroom's thought-provoking lessons and materials engage students' historical reasoning skills, such as evaluating change and continuity over time, causation, and comparison. There's a diverse spectrum of materials teachers can adapt and use, from a stand-alone handout or video clip to a gallery of vetted websites for students to research. For example, in Key Constitutional Concepts: Creating a Constitution, there's a downloadable 60-minute video divided into three 20-minute chunks paired with multiple lesson plans. Each lesson includes printable handouts or links to resources. Throughout, there's a focus on multimodal learning that gets students writing, reading, talking, and thinking critically. While differentiation is not directly built into each lesson, the options and additional resources provide more than enough support for teachers wishing to modify the level of the lesson.

The videos are particularly noteworthy, combining commentary from experts with maps, historical clips, primary sources, illustrations, and academic text. Well-paced narration ties it all together. There are subtitles in English, and many videos offer a variety of languages (some even as high as 13 languages!).The glossary of terms is another nice perk, since they go beyond basic terms, and instead offer explanations -- sometimes paragraphs long -- on concepts from accountability and acid rain to zeitgeist and zoning. Photos or illustrations would help students visualize some of the more abstract concepts, however.

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High-quality, ready-to-use, and multimodal resources can contribute to a captivating civics, Constitution, or current event lesson. Games sprinkled in throughout lessons will bring in some fun.

Civics lessons are largely linked to a foundational video or text, and focus learning through essential questions, discussion, games, reading, and writing. Primary resources are seamlessly woven into each lesson.

Research recommendations, extension activities, subtitles (some in multiple languages), and a glossary help students and teachers alike. More visuals throughout the website and specific differentiation strategies would increase support.

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Social studies teachers will delight in Annenberg Classroom's high-quality lesson plans and associated resources (e.g., handouts, videos, and games). The site's focus is the Constitution, but with so many significant issues stemming from this living document, any class studying legalities, rights, history, or current events will find a meaningful connection to their content.

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Resource 11 - Free Social Studies Resources (ED) 

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1- National Council for The Social Studies

This is a great website for teachers and students. It provides free resources relating to everything about social studies.

2- World History

World History is a powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools.

3- PBS Teachers Social Studies

This is a web page that has great links to social studies resources organized into grade-subject categories.

4- Social Studies Theme Units

This is a section provided by Edhelper and which offers great activities and projects all geared towards a better understanding of this subject area.

5- EDSITEment

Explore the library of humanities lesson plans by subject, theme, and grade level.Find Art and Culture lessons on anthropology, art history, folklore, mythology, religion, and more.

6- Smithsonian Education

Smithsonian offers great resources on Art and culture, history and travel, science. From interactive Idealabs to homework help and many more.

7- Lesson Plans for Social Studies

Dr, Marty Levine has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.

Outreach World is an online community of educators dedicated to showcasing the achievements of its members and strengthening vital links across the education spectrum, and between the United States and the world.

9- Documentary Websites for Teachers
This is a collection of free websites that provides documentaries on a variety of different topics.

10- Timelines
This is a set of free tools for teachers to create awesome timelines . Check them out .

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10 Excellent Free Social Studies Resources for Teachers and Students

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1- National Council for The Social Studies This is a great website for teachers and students. It provides free resources relating to everything about social studies. 2- World History World History is a powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools.

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This is a great resource that comes with several engaging lessons full of guided notes, informational videos, interactive notebook pages, and easy to follow lesson plans. My favorite thing about this resource is the interactive notebook pages. I think this is a great tool and is a great way to gain student's attention.

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Students of History Teaching Resources for Social Studies Classrooms

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An overview of the engaging resources for Geography, Civics, World, or US History that are all included with a subscription to Students of History.

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Nearpod is an online tool that can be great for teaching any subjects but especially social studies. I like nearpod because it is engaging but also educational for students. The possibilities for creativity are endless.

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Get access to Nearpod's Library of 8,500+ pre-made K-12 lessons and videos in all subject areas. Built for both school-based and distance learning settings.

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This resource is simply just a list consisting of accommodations and/or modifications that could be implemented for a student with a disability within a social studies classroom. As an special education teacher, I have conducted a list of accommodations and modifications that I have used in a classroom. Whenever I have that student who is showing some concerns or that the SDIs that they have in place are not assisting the way I had anticipated, I will go to my list and decide what else I should provide to the student.

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This article discusses years of research concerning special education and social studies, particularly concerning interventions. This is a good resource to use when considering interventions. There are years of research in this article that could be used to provide some data on what would be needed to implement within your social studies classroom particularly for students with disabilities. I believe this could be an effective resource if an individual was trying to persuade data to purchase a new social studies curriculum or interventions to consider/remove from your list of considerations.

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Students With Learning Disabilities in the Social Studies: A Meta-Analysis of Intervention Research

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This meta-analysis synthesized over 40 years of research ( k = 42 studies) in the social studies for students with learning disabilities.

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This powerpoint resource was created by two educators from the Susquehanna School District. What I loved about this resource was the coteaching strategies provided and special education techniques. One slide talks specifically about color coding specific information to help students learn and not just memorize.

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Resource 5 - Leveled Social Studies Curriculum

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Resource 5 - Leveled Social Studies Curriculum

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This resource provides a social studies curriculum created specifically for students within special education. I love this resource because it was designed for those classrooms that have a wide range of students and their abilities. With leveled books, this curriculum is not only beneficial to various students but also engaging.

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There are so many functional and important topics within the social studies umbrella that it made me so excited to get started on creating the social studies curriculum. Working on map skills, traffic signs, cities, community helpers, needs and wants are all such essential topics to learn about. These concepts can target social studies and literacy while teaching life skills. When we think we don't have time for social studies - just remember - this isn't just social studies. This is life skills instruction and literacy instruction. Can't beat that.

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Social Studies Leveled Daily Curriculum - The Autism Helper

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There are so many functional and important topics within the social studies umbrella that it made me so excited to get started on creating the social studies curriculum. Working on map skills, traffic signs, cities, community helpers, needs and wants are all such essential topics to learn about.

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This resource provides 10 tools for social studies. With science at the high school level, this resource provides helpful links to 10 various programs, strategies, and tools that are all free! I believe these resources would help an educator who is not looking to replace a curriculum but have something extra to engage or provide some extra knowledge on a particular topic.

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10 Best Social Studies Tools for High School | Common Sense Education

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10 Best Social Studies Tools for High School is a list of 10 apps, games, and websites curated by Common Sense Education editors.

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This is a great resource for elementary students near President's Day or just for a Presidents unit. Each book consists of a small passage followed by some comprehension questions. Comprehension skills are important for all students especially for students in special education. I love that they are encouraging comprehension skills within social studies.

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If you teach students with special needs, you know curriculum is hard to come by. We spend hours each week searching, creating, and modifying to fit our needs.

With Science and social studies, this seems like an impossible hunt. It takes a lot to break down these complex topics and meet what the grade level peers are working on. For some of us, we are required to do so to meet state testing requirements. This year, I am trying to take some stress off of the topic, and create some resources with topics that can be widely used and appropriate for students of all ages on these topics.

Here is what I have come up with so far!
Meet Simple Social Studies!
So far, I only have one unit available, and am looking forward to suggestions for other units! Presidents and Leaders takes a look at the lives of some famous men in our history that are often learned about in general education classrooms!

Each book has 2-4 comprehension questions at the end to check for understanding.
Meet Simple Science!
For S imple science, I focused on some topics that can be used for state assessments, and that relate to big products they study at the elementary level. Each book contains a matching component with opportunities to match pictures or words. They are at a very low, simple level perfect for early learners!

Each book has either word or picture matching, and comprehension questions at the end!

I'm looking forward to adding to this series and will gladly take your suggestions in the comments below!

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Introducing Simple Social Studies and Science - Simply Special Ed

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This tool provides several effective strategies to change the delivery of a social studies lesson. However, this tool is unique because it provides several strategies and suggestions and then you can check what you have learned by completing the quiz (for teachers) that goes with the strategies. This resource mentions modeling which is something I find myself as a special education teacher using frequently.

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Resource 1 - Map Skills for Social Studies

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Resource 1 - Map Skills for Social Studies

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Learning to use and read maps is a huge part of social studies. This tool provides methods and resources to assist in teaching this skill to students with various intellectual disabilities.

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You've been tasked with teaching social studies for special education, but you have no idea where to start. You are left to adapt a general education curriculum or given no curriculum at all. Sound familiar? I know this was the boat I was in! And when it came to teaching map skills it took lots of years of trial and error to find the activities that worked the best. Here are the top 3 ways I teach map skills to my special educations students.

The good thing about teaching map skills is maps are very visually based and not heavy on text. So by using activities that utilize visuals (like the ones you will read about below), you will likely see lots of success with students understanding map skills and terms!

Errorless Activities

Introducing any concept when it comes to social studies for special education, I recommend beginning with errorless activities so that students avoid making errors with their responses (learn more about implementing errorless teaching here). By starting with activities that only have the correct answer on them, I am able to reinforce that correct response without students picking up any incorrect information.

When it comes to map skills, I suggest starting with the terms you are planning to teach and providing your students with a reference sheet with visuals. I typically present the cardinal directions and well as different land forms might see while trying to read maps.

Then I create a series of errorless activities for each term such as cut and paste, circling etc. This series of worksheets helps get students acquainted with the map concepts and helps them recognize each term easily.

Once students have completed this type of practice, I have them move on to differentiating between two different terms such as north and south or land and water in the case of map skills.

Cut and Paste Practice

Another great way to get students to practice terms related to map skills, is through cut and paste practice. I typically introduce these kinds of activities after students have completed my series of errorless worksheets.

These worksheets focus on visuals of the terms and identifying one concept from another. Students first identify the visual for the term we are targeting such as north. They then cut out all of the visuals that represent north and paste them into a box.

This helps me assess how easily they can identify the term and if they are ready for increased difficulty. If students are successful with these types of activities, I usually have them complete sorting tasks. This type of cut and paste activity, now has them focus on two different terms and they have to make sure that each visual gets in the correct spot.

Matching Worksheets

The last way that I teach terms related to map skills are through matching worksheets. This is where I begin to fade the visuals and place more focus on the identification of the written term.

For example, listing the terms on one side of the page and the visuals we have been using on the other. Students must read the word and then match it to their understanding of the term which is the visual we have been focusing on throughout other types of activities.

This adds a reading element to these social studies activities, which can help students get closer to reaching standards, but may not be appropriate for all learners. Make sure to always assess your students' skills and choose an activity that best meets their needs.

Bonus Ideas: Task Cards and Adapted Books

Other ways that I love to teach social students for special education to my students is through the use of task cards and adapted books!

Task cards are a great way to give student extra independent practice and can be modified for any learner. You can have errorless map skills task cards that only have one term targeted, you can give multiple choices for answers and you can even have students practice matching the words to the visuals. Any time I can get that extra practice for my students I take it!

Furthermore, adapted books are a great interactive way to practice any skill, but especially work well for map skills. Being able to manipulate the book and have words that are supported by visuals allows students to not only read about map skills but use them!

Social Studies for Special Education: The Power of Digital Resources

Don't forget about digital resources when planning your map skills lessons. There are many great short, informative videos that can help introduce cardinal directions, map keys, etc. I like to use these at the start of each map skills lesson to help introduce and remind students of the concepts we are learning.

Games and digital activities are also helpful when trying to reinforce social studies for special education concepts. Most students find them to be highly engaging which means they are more likely to learn the concepts!

Need Help Teaching Social Studies for Special Education?

Grab this done for you Social Studies for Special Education Map Skills resource that includes errorless activities, cut and paste practice, matching worksheets, video and digital activity links!

Also, check out the Social Studies Year Long Bundle and have your social studies for special education covered for the whole year!
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Social Studies for Special Education: Top 3 Ways to Teach Map Skills * Cultivating Exceptional Minds

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This journal entry explains why students diagnosed with emotional disturbance struggles with science and how to provide instruction to them.

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Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Science for Students With EBD on JSTOR

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This is a preview. Log in through your library. Journal Information Beyond Behavior (BB) addresses compelling issues related to individuals with behavioral challenges. Regular features include practitioner-friendly articles, which discuss evidence-based practices for use with challenging behaviors. Publisher Information Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community.

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Resource 14 - Science for Behavioral Disorders

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Behavioral disorders also known as conduct disorders are one of the most common forms of disability among children and young adults and is the most frequently cited reason for referral to mental health services. The appearance of behavioral disorders is increasing dramatically in our K-12 classrooms. As a result, their presence severely constrains the ability of the school systems to educate students effectively. The prevalence of behavioral problems among children and young adults is substantial. Many surveys indicate that behavioral disorders vary among young adults, ranging from 2 and 6 percent among K-12 students. This percentage translates into 1.3 to 3.8 million cases of behavioral disorders among the school and pre-college population.

Behavior disorders have also been referred to in a variety of different terminologies, including but not limited to:

1. Emotional and Behavior Disorders (EBD)

2. Emotional Conflict (EC)

3. Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)

Behavioral disorders become apparent when the student displays a repetitive and impact persistent pattern of behavior that results in the significant disruption of other students. Such disturbances may cause significant impairments in academic, social, and or occupational functioning. Among the characteristics of a behavioral disorder among children and adolescents are:

General Strategies

Multidisciplinary educational teams, including parents, must design programs to meet the individual behavioral and academic needs of identified SED students. Most students can benefit from supportive treatments provided in general education programs. For others, at least temporary placements in special education classrooms, schools, or institutional programs may be appropriate.

Special education programs usually attempt to provide a structured environment where students experience a high degree of success; rules and routines are predictable; and students are consistently rewarded for appropriate behavior. Behavior management techniques, such as positive reinforcement, token economies, contracting, and time-out, which rely on direct measurement and monitoring of behavioral change, are commonly used in SED programs. The assessment and systematic teaching of social skills through modeling, discussion, and rehearsal are frequently used to help students increase control over their behavior and improve their relations with others. In addition, supportive therapies involving music, art, exercise, and relaxation techniques, as well as affective education, individual, and group counseling are sometimes employed to improve self-understanding, self-esteem, and self-control. The following are strategies that may be effective with students with EBD:

Teacher Presentation

Laboratory

Group Interaction and Discussion

1. Acknowledge the contributions of the student with an emotional disorder.

2. Call for responses and participation commensurate with the student's socialization skills.

3. As the student's comfort level rises and when a safe topic is available, encourage the student to be a group spokesperson.

4. Along with the student, devise a contingency plan in which inappropriate forms of response are replaced by appropriate ones.

5. Gradually increase the challenges in the student's participation in group exercises while providing increased positive reinforcement.

6. Help the student to feel as though he or she has something worthwhile to contribute to the discussion.

7. Some students may experience considerable strain in social adjustment in a group context. It may be necessary to work gradually toward group activities. One can devise a strategy of progressing from spectatorship to one-to-one instruction and eventually to small group discussion.

8. Should monitor carefully to ensure that the nondisabled students do not dominate the discussion or detract in any way from the successful performance of the student with the behavioral disorder.

Reading

1. It is necessary to target specific pro-social behaviors for appropriate instruction and assessment to occur such as:

1. Taking turns, working with partner, following directions.

2. Reading in group or with others.

3. Increasing positive relationships by means of awards when they read appropriately.

4. Demonstrating appropriate reading

2. Instructional strategies involving self-control, self-reinforcement, self-monitoring, self-management, problem solving, cognitive behavior modification, and metacognitive skills should be focused on teaching students reading skills

Research

1. Review and discuss with the student the steps involved in a research activity. Think about which step(s) may be difficult for the specific functional limitations of the student and jointly devise accommodations for that student.

2. Use appropriate laboratory and field strategies.

3. Depending on the site of the research check the previous two sections.

4. Show clear examples of what the students should expect as an outcome of their research.

Field Experiences

1. Use appropriate general strategies.

2. Consider alternate activities/exercises that can be utilized with less difficulty for the student, but has the same or similar learning objectives.

3. In field activities acknowledge the contributions and assistance of the student with an emotional disorder.

4. Help the student to feel as though he or she has something worthwhile to contribute to the field trip.

5. Use a buddy system.

6. Gradually increase the challenges in the student's participation in field exercises while providing increased positive reinforcement.

7. Group participation in field activities is highly desirable because it enhances social contacts.

8. Make the student with the behavioral disorder become one of the field trip leader of an activity which can often reduce their disorder.

9. Special efforts should be made to get students with behavioral disorders to interact with other students.

10. You should encourage students to practice field skills during their free hours.

11. Every effort should be made to arouse the interest of such students in activities, so they will learn to perform the activities with success and pleasure with appropriate behaviors.

Testing

1. Be sensitive to the student's reactions to the various aspects of assessment.

2. For each student, accumulate in his or her portfolio several examples of work (quizzes, assignments, projects) that demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter or the unit of study.

3. Make special arrangements for the student with an emotional disorder according to what their special needs are and that they do not compromise the integrity of the testing situation.

4. Stay on top of student progress through informal assessment, don't wait until it's too late to discover that there is a problem.

5. Provide private room/smaller group setting/alternative test site (with proctor present); alternatively screens to block out distractions.

Organizations

Council for Exceptional Children-Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CCBD)
The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) is dedicated to supporting the professional development and enhancing the expertise of those who work on behalf of children with challenging behavior and their families. It is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

CCBD Foundation
The CCBD Foundation was founded in 1997 by the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD), to support its mission of improving the education of children and youth with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD).

Resources

Council for Exceptional Children (Behavior Disorders/Emotional Disturbance)
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) page on EBD. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

BehaviorDisorder.org
The site offers information on behavior disorders, conduct disorders, and other behavior problems.

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This curriculum would be great for any/all students. This source has several engaging resources and videos related to science.

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Video lessons made in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association that engage, educate & inspire kids in science. Generation Genius videos are 12-minutes long and include lesson plans, teacher guides, DIY activities and stopping points for class discussion.

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Earth Day Activities: Recycle Board Game

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Celebrate Earth Day by playing this fun Recycle game. Students place the game cards on the trash can or the recycle bin. This is a fun game for any elementary age student. I would appreciate a comment after downloading this free product. Hope you take a look at my other Earth Day units.Project Based...

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It's almost April, so it's time for some Earth Day celebrations in the classroom. Earth day is on April 22nd, but can be celebrated all month. Today's blog post I am going to share some of my favorite Part day resources, sensory activities and picture books!

If you are looking for general tips about holidays in the classroom, check out an old post HERE. For other April ideas visit my April category on my blog! For other seasonal activities, consider April Binder Tasks, April Directed Drawing, or April Vocabulary Activities.

* This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you.

What Is Earth Day?

I love using Earth Day to teach our students about our world. This social story helps introduce the holiday and teach the meaning of the holiday to students. You can easily print and read this to your students or save on ink and project it on your smart board. You can crab this social store here.

How To Manage Behaviors On Earth Day

When I was in the classroom, we ALWAYS went on a nature hunt to kick off Earth Day. This wasn't because the holiday is about nature, but because it helped kiddos remember why they love our planet. Special activities like this always brought out some unexpected behaviors. As educators we forget that special activities can present challenging behaviors. Below are some of the expected challenge behaviors we may see during Earth Day celebrations in the classroom.

School Celebrations: This lesson is kind of a given if your school celebrates holidays. If you are having a celebration or performance the routine is going to be different. Review expectations before the celebrations begin!

How to Act in the Community: This lesson is OH so important for families or classrooms that plan a community outing such as a beach/street clean up or earth day celebration.

I Will not Throw things: This lesson is important to remember if you are planning any nature walks or community clean ups this month. Rocks, leaves, sticks and dirt can be SO fun yet so dangerous. Remind students to not throw anything they may find during earth day celebrations!

Changes in School: Like all holiday celebrations, many routines change. It is important to review with students ahead of time the important of flexible thinking and tolerating the changes in schedule due to the celebration!

Earth Day Picture Books

I love these picture books to spruce up your earth day celebrations in the classroom!

Communication on Earth Day

I have an earth day communication board for you to make your earth day celebrations more meaningful for all of your students! It's important to make sure all kiddos can participate in your earth day discussions and activities.

Earth Day Videos and Songs

I love implementing videos to help kiddos generalize holiday vocabulary words and themes. Below are three great songs for Earth Day celebrations in your classroom!

Earth Day Goodies

I linked some of my favorite Earth day goodies that can be used for games, activities and crafts in honor of Earth day.

Earth Day Crafts and Sensory Activities

Below are some fun ideas for the holiday that I wanted to share with you! Click on each image to be taken to the original author for more information!

This earth day slime is EVERYTHING from Preschool Inspirations!

I also love this shaving cream earth craft from The Simple Parent

Holidays can be a blast in the classroom if planned out ahead of time. I know this blog post is full of all sorts of goodies, and I completely understand if you can't incorporate all of these ideas every year. I do hope you found some of these tips and tricks helpful for this holiday season. If you plan on discussing more holidays this year, check out my Holiday social stories discounted bundle!

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Earth Day Celebrations in the Classroom " Autism Adventures

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It's almost April, so it's time for some Earth Day celebrations in the classroom. Earth day is on April 22nd, but can be celebrated all month. Today's blog post I am going to share some of my favorite Part day resources, sensory activities and picture books!

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This sort uses assistive technology to check understanding of items that are good and bad for the Earth. I believe this tool could be used as an assessment or just a simple end of a unit check in to help determine level of understanding of student.

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This elementary tool is an engaging book that incorporates the comprehension practice through the use of wh questions.

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Contents:

11 page printable adapted book

11 page digital adapted book accessible on Google Slides™ - use for whole class discussions on an interactive whiteboard or students complete individually on devices

8 pages of corresponding worksheets (print only)

Circle the picture

Circle the word

Fill in the blank

Trace the answer

Examples:

We celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd every year. We celebrate how wonderful it is to live on Earth and do our best to take care of it. [When do we celebrate Earth Day?]

It is also important to put trash in a garbage can. Putting garbage on the ground is bad for the Earth. [Where should we put our garbage?]

This is not a comprehensive review of Earth Day but rather a few key pieces are highlighted for a special education class. The text is very basic so students can focus on the important pieces. Please check out the preview - it contains the entire book so you can determine whether it is appropriate for your students.

Includes directions for creating the book, set up, instruction and modifications. While designed for students with autism in mind, this book can be used in any special education or early childhood classroom.

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Earth Day Adapted Book for Special Education | Print and Digital

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This 10 page adapted book helps students learn about Earth Day. Each page includes 1-2 sentences of text and a corresponding WH question to check reading comprehension. Students choose the correct answer from a field of 3 cards with both words and a picture. Includes both print and digital books.

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This is a great source for engaging students through the use of technology. Students have various activities that are related to Earth Day as fun engaging activities that could be completed on an iPad.

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EARTH DAY DIGITAL ACTIVITIES | Functional, differentiated, PAPERLESS skill work that is the perfect addition to your distance learning lesson plans or classroom centers for Earth Day. This digital basics set of Earth Day workpages will help your students practice basics ELA, math and science skills, and once mastered, can be a set of skills they complete successfully and independently.

NOTE: This set of digital activities for Earth Day is included in the Earth Day Unit.

* 30 (thirty) digital workpages ( please read list below to see skills practiced )

* instructions for opening and editing the document ( *must have access to Google Slides™ )

* direct link to copy and save the file to your Google Drive™

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Earth Day Digital Activities for Special Ed | Earth Day Distance Learning

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EARTH DAY DIGITAL ACTIVITIES | Functional, differentiated, PAPERLESS skill work that is the perfect addition to your distance learning lesson plans or classroom centers for Earth Day. This digital basics set of Earth Day workpages will help your students practice basics ELA, math and science skills, and once mastered,

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This is a great science curriculum for grades K-12 for students at various levels. Obviously, depending on the school and the level of students, a science curriculum may already be provided to the school district. I still believe this would be a great tool that could be implemented with the district's curriculum because of the many different topics that this curriculum covers.

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Science Curriculum Bundle | Special Education | Simple Science

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Science Curriculum (adapted) for Special Education in Self-Contained ClassroomsAdapted science curriculum for grade level topics is so hard to find for students with special needs. This age appropriate leveled curriculum contains 6 resources of quality leveled symbol supported science materials to m…

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This is a great tool for students in the younger grades but I could see using it at various levels. This is an adapted science book that describes various common science tools that are used for different science experiments. Students could use this to decide what tools are needed before completing a science experiment or to review how they should be used.

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This adapted unit covers 12 different tools often used during science experiments. This is perfect for special education students!

This pack comes in three different ways

Traditional Hands-On Unit

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Boom Deck

The pack includes:

An Adapted Book

3 levels of guided notes

2 version of clip cards

3 levels of Flipbooks

9 worksheets

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Science Tools Adapted Unit for Special Education

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This adapted unit covers 12 different tools often used during science experiments. This is perfect for special education students! This pack comes in three different waysTraditional Hands-On UnitInteractive PDFBoom DeckThe pack includes:An Adapted Book3 levels of guided notes2 version of clip cards3...

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Resource 4 - Teaching Science in Special Education

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Resource 4 - Teaching Science in Special Education

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This is a great source for teaching the life cycle of a butterfly. However, this is not why I chose this as a resource. The cite does a good job at showing different examples of how to present materials in science for students in special education. These examples are great because they could be reused for any science topic.

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Teaching Science in Special Education - Autism Classroom Resources

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Science in the special education classroom can be one of the most fun subjects but also the most challenging. These are some ideas to make it easy.

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This is another great Earth Day experiment concerning oil spills. Students are provided with vocabulary terms, pictures with steps for the experiment, and questions concerning how they performed the experiment.

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Nowadays, hearing about oil spills in our oceans is unfortunately an all too common occurrence. Help create meaningful lessons out of real world events with this amazing, hands-on STEM themed lesson.

Although initially designed for special education students, any teacher looking to incorporate some STEM into their teaching would benefit from the use of visuals and step by step learning provided. Each step is documented with REAL pictures so students can follow along on their own! Vocabulary is introduced in a visual way and then reinforced multiple times throughout the lesson.

With this download, students will learn how to replicate a crude oil spill in the ocean and then try various strategies to minimize it from spreading. This is a HUGE hit in my classroom and I am sure it will in yours too!
Purchase Includes:
- Supplies page with picture lists

- Vocabulary with picture supports

- Step by step picture examples for the experiment

- Guided questions and responses along the way

- 16 comprehension questions students can complete afterward

- Oil spill sketch activity
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STEM Activity - Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day - Special Education - Science

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STEM Activity | Oil Spill Challenge | Earth Day | Special Education | Science | Reading | Writing | Math |Nowadays, hearing about oil spills in our oceans is unfortunately an all too common occurrence. Help create meaningful lessons out of real world events with this amazing, hands-on STEM themed ...

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Resource 2 - Interactive Science Experiment

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Resource 2 - Interactive Science Experiment

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This is another activity relating to Earth Day that would encourage students by providing them with a hands on learning tool. Students are expected to make a hypothesis of how the water will get clean and what will clean it the best. All instructions are provided with easy to follow steps and pictures.

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Earth Day is a great time of the year to learn about keeping water clean using this Build A Water Filter Science Experiment! Students will have fun experimenting with rocks and sand to see which one filters water the best. This science experiment follows the scientific method and is full of picture-supports for your special learners. Students will build a water filter using an empty water bottle, make a hypothesis, and record their observations in an interactive Flap Book. You can do this experiment with your classroom using just a few simple household materials, no need to run to the store! This Build A Water Filter Science Experiment is designed for primary and special education classrooms. Check out the Preview!
What you need:
2 plastic bottles

2 mason jars

2 coffee filters

2 rubber bands

water

sand

rocks

dirt
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Earth Day Science Experiment | Build a Water Filter | Special Education Resource

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Earth Day is a great time of the year to learn about keeping water clean using this Build A Water Filter Science Experiment! Students will have fun experimenting with rocks and sand to see which one filters water the best. This science experiment follows the scientific method and is full of picture-...

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This is a great activity that could be used for Earth Day. Students will look through the materials and pictures of each item an categorize them into the appropriate recycling bin. I think this would be a great activity that could be followed with implementing a recycling program in the school. Perhaps then going on a CBI (Community Based Instruction).

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This FREE Earth Day Recycle Matching File Folder activity will help your students identify and sort the objects that need to be recycled and place them in the correct bin. It is EASY-to-assemble and use in your classroom TODAY! This is a wonderful Earth Day activity for students in Kindergarten and First grade, those with Autism or Special Needs, as well as ELL and ESL students. Let's help keep our beautiful planet healthy!
Reduce, Reuse, RECYCLE!

Enjoy!
Debbie

*Please see our "Let's Learn How To Recycle!" activity book to compliment the Earth Day File Folder activity.*
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FREE RESOURCE Earth Day File Folder Activity for Autism and Special Education

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This FREE Earth Day Recycle Matching File Folder activity will help your students identify and sort the objects that need to be recycled and place them in the correct bin. It is EASY-to-assemble and use in your classroom TODAY! This is a wonderful Earth Day activity for students in Kindergarten and ...