Days of the Week and Months of the Year for Special Education PRINT AND DIGITAL

This unit on the days of the week and months of the year contains 150 pages and 64 google slides of material specifically designed for students with special learning needs, especially autism, and is perfect for back to school.

This unit addresses basic calendar and schedule skills in a simplified but rigorous way for students with diverse learning needs to make meaningful and authentic connections to the material.

There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information on days of the week and months of the year. This repetition encourages a true understanding of time, days of the week, and months of the year. In addition, many of the activities include more than one version, suggestions for differentiation, and options for presentation.

Finally, there is a social story on having a daily schedule and dealing with changes in your schedule to help build more personal connections to the content.

****This unit now contains digital versions of the printable activities. There are 64 google slides and a movie version of each book.

See the preview for a detailed look at the contents.

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Days of the week and months of the year Unit includes:

⭐ This unit comes in 2 complete files. One is in color and one is in black and white.

In the zipped folder you will find:

• 10 days of lesson plans
• Calendar activities in color
• Calendar activities in black and white
• 3 books (PowerPoints) to use with activities
• Links and directions to digital activities

Days of the week and months of the year activities:

• Who am I cards for group activity
• Sequencing activities (includes digital version)
  • Months of the year (several templates)
  • Days of the week (several templates)
• Days of the Week student booklet (includes digital version)
• Circle map for each month (includes digital version)
• Sorting holidays by month (includes digital version)

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Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated into these units. For example, do not be afraid of repetition. 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. 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. Finally, ask questions. Good questions!! Regardless of the material, we can ask students questions that will push them to think more deeply than before.