After watching a PowerPoint about famous people with disabilities, class members begin a Self-Awareness research project about their own abilities and disabilities. Included in the project is information about people who have similar disabilities, their strengths, and things that can be difficult for them. The unit concludes with class members presenting their completed project.

Concepts

self-awareness, social-emotional learning, casel, americans with disabilities act, disabilities, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, self-management

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider having class members share their projects with their other teachers and families

Classroom Considerations

• The sixth unit in a 10-unit series designed for the special needs classroom
• The lessons and units are designed to be used in order
• KWL charts and journals are used in the lessons in all 10 units

Pros

• Includes a detailed project assignment sheet and a rubric for the project

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.7.4 SL.7.1.a SL.7.3 SL.7.4 W.8.4 SL.8.3 SL.8.4 W.11-12.5 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.4