Good questions!! Regardless of the material, if we can ask students good questions it will push them to think more deeply than before.

Also, adding visual supports to your printables and class activities helps students be able to pay more attention to the content you are presenting rather than the mechanics of what is expected. It is critical that students with significant disabilities get to experience material over several days to be able to fully assimilate what is being taught. For example, do not be afraid of repetition. Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated into these units. Writing prompt: My Friend Earth (includes digital version).Match pictures to examples of personification (includes digital version).

Matching the location where each animal lives (includes digital version).

Sorting land and bodies of water (includes digital version).

Circle map on things Earth provides (includes digital version).

Links and directions to digital activities.

One is in color and one is in black and white. See preview for a more detailed look at the contents. ⭐ Save and get this unit as part of an Earth Day Bundle. One is regular and one is differentiated with color for more support. Perfect for an independent learning center. *****This unit includes 12 google slides and a version of the book read aloud. There are many opportunities for students to learn more about all the amazing things the earth provides for us. The materials are designed to allow students with multiple levels of learning to access and engage in lessons learned through reading My Friend Earth. This unit has various activities to accompany MacLachlan's book My Friend Earth. My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan is the focus of this literacy unit for students with autism and special learning needs.

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