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Resumes Lesson & Worksheets – Google Docs (special education life skills)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students basic vocabulary related to resumes, and show them how to write their own resume! This set of materials includes ONE Google Slides lesson, SIX Google Docs worksheets, and FIVE PDFs. THESE MATERIALS ARE BEST GEARED FOR:Middle or high

Subjects:

Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.4, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.6

$8.00

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Paragraph Writing Templates (special education distance learning)

By Life Skills Thinker

Work with students on paragraph writing with these simple, no-frills graphic organizers, designed specifically for students in self-contained special education classes. These FIVE Google Docs and SIX printable PDFs align with each other and are

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.2.5

$5.00

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Texting - Social Skills Scenarios (high school special education, social media)

By Life Skills Thinker

TELL ME I’m not the only one who deals with students’ social media drama on a daily basis!! Think: teenage hormones, spamming people in the middle of the night, or sending excessive heart emojis to your newest SO that you just met in ceramics class

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Problem Solving

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

$6.00

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$Next Dollar Up Lessons & Practice (special education life$

Next Dollar Up Lessons & Practice (special education life skills, math)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students the basics of using the next dollar up and next bill up strategy. These SIX Google Slides presentations are versatile, good to use for both teaching during a live class or providing to students to work on independently on their own

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8

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$Temperature Math Unit (special education life skills math,$

Temperature Math Unit (special education life skills math, functional)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students basic functional math skills related to thermometers and temperatures. These EIGHT Google Slides are ready-to-use for virtual learning, with 4 lessons and 4 practice assignments. In my own remote classroom, I tend to use lessons for

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Google Apps

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.3

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Workplace Attitude – Job Skills (high school special education, transition)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students about the importance of having a good attitude on the job. Read and analyze text, and share life experiences, in order to determine what is a good attitude vs. a bad attitude in the workplace. This unit is designed specifically for a

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Vocational Education

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$5.00

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$Being On Time - Life Skills Math (high school special educ$

Being On Time - Life Skills Math (high school special education, job skills)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students about the importance of being on time. Being on time and prompt is such a critical life skill for success in class, work, and just life in general!! Read and analyze text, and apply time and math skills, in order to determine whether

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

2.MD.C.7

$5.00

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Personal Information Packet & Worksheets (special education life skills)

By Life Skills Thinker

What is personal information? Why is it important? How do we use it safely? Knowing personal information and how to use it is a critical life skill for our students that they need to practice in class, in the community, and at work. This unit is

Subjects:

Health, Life Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.52 MB)

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$Elapsed Time Unit (middle school and high school special e$

Elapsed Time Unit (middle school and high school special education math)

By Life Skills Thinker

Are your students working on learning how to manage their time and schedules? Maybe they need to figure out how to get to their workplace on time, or how to make arrangements to get a ride home after that homecoming football game. Teach students 2

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

2.MD.C.7, 3.MD.A.1

$7.00

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Problem-Solving Scenarios (special education life skills, distance learning)

By Life Skills Thinker

Work on problem-solving skills with this Google Slides Presentation and student notesheet! These 30 unique scenarios tackle problems that I’ve seen commonly in my student population, and are sure to kick off very lively conversations! The scenarios

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Problem Solving

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

$6.00

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$Counting Money Lessons 1-3 & Practice (special education,$

Counting Money Lessons 1-3 & Practice (special education, life skills math)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students the basics of counting bills, followed up with practice problem sets for group work or homework. These NINE Google Slides presentations include a total of 150 practice problems. These lessons are in skills order, each building off of

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8, 2.NBT.A.2

$6.00

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Medical Problems Lesson + Scenarios (special education life skills)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students what to do when faced with common medical problems. These lessons explain when it is appropriate to call 911, see a doctor, or try to fix a small problem by yourself. This topic is suited for discussion-heavy learning and is designed

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Problem Solving

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.2.1

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$Addition and Subtraction (special education distance learn$

Addition and Subtraction (special education distance learning, life skills math)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students the foundational basics of addition and subtraction, designed specifically for a self-contained special education classroom! These EIGHT Google Slides presentations + SIX printable worksheet templates are versatile, good to use for

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Special Education, Word Problems

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps

CCSS:

2.OA.A.1

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Preparing for Job Interviews (high school special education, transition)

By Life Skills Thinker

Help prepare your high schoolers for transition by learning about how to be prepared for job interviews. These materials are geared toward students in self-contained special education programs with a reading level between 1st to 3rd grade. Some

Subjects:

Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Vocational Education

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Rubrics

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (7.81 MB)

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$Position Words, Counting & Job Skills (special education,$

Position Words, Counting & Job Skills (special education, life skills math)

By Life Skills Thinker

Teach students basic position words, practice counting, and work on vocational job skills all at the same time! This was a great functional and applicable math unit for my students, who work on job sites throughout the week. These TWELVE Google

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$6.00

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Job Applications (special education transition, life skills)

By Life Skills Thinker

Help prepare your high school students for transition to adult life by learning about how to apply for jobs. These materials are geared toward students in self-contained special education programs with a reading level between 1st to 3rd grade. These

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Vocational Education

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

$5.00

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$Basic Number Skills (special education life skills math, d$

Basic Number Skills (special education life skills math, distance learning)

By Life Skills Thinker

This set of EIGHT Google Slides presentations are ready-to-use for virtual learning, with 4 lessons and 4 practice assignments for small group work or independent homework. These lessons will help you review or teach some basic number skills that

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Google Apps

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.5, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 2.NBT.A.1

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Job Site Data Sheets & Review (high school special education, transition)

By Life Skills Thinker

Help prepare your high school special education students for transition by teaching them to monitor their progress on a job site through data sheets and evaluations, and reviewing their job site at the end of the term. Students can collect these

Subjects:

Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Life Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Google Apps

$5.00

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$Weather Graphing Lessons & Practice (special education mat$

Weather Graphing Lessons & Practice (special education math, digital)

By Life Skills Thinker

Use this complete unit to teach students how to read and interpret weather forecasts, with an emphasis on graphing. I love that I can tackle functional math skills and Common Core objectives at the same time! These NINE Google Slides, ONE Google

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$7.00

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Job Research – Printable & Digital (high school special education, transition)

By Life Skills Thinker

Help prepare your high school special education students in life skills & vocational training programs for the world of work. These materials include a blend of activities to do in the classroom and out in the community, and are great to include

Subjects:

Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Life Skills

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$6.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.09 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

★ Current Transition Teacher for self-contained special education programs in a high school -- I coordinate job training sites, teach transition skills and travel training, and work with families to prepare their students for adult life. ★ Taught for 9 years in a self-contained special education program for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities -- functional math, life skills, vocational training, and travel training.

MY TEACHING STYLE

★ Instruction should ALWAYS be relevant and age-appropriate. Vocabulary should be explicitly taught. Equip every student with what they need. Check for understanding, always. ★ I believe that teaching academics are important, but I will drop those in a heartbeat for an opportunity to teach kindness, tolerance, and respect. Teachable moments are the best moments! ★ Teach students to work hard and play equally hard - just at the appropriate times!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

There was that one time when I managed to keep my hands off of my emergency chocolate stash for the entire school day... if that's not a shining teacher moment, then I don't know what is.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S./M.Ed. Special Education; Certifications in special education 6th-Adult, severely/profoundly disabled K-12, elementary education 1-6, mathematics 7-12; B.A. Studio Art

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Staff

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Social Studies, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Life Skills, Economics , Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, For All Subjects, Vocational Education