Juneteenth Activities for Special Education History, Celebration, Writing Prompt

Juneteenth Unit contains 50 pages and 10 Google slides of material specifically designed for students with special learning needs, especially autism.

This unit has Juneteenth activities that address the importance of this holiday and how people celebrate 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 learning about Juneteenth. This repetition encourages true appreciation of this holiday.

Finally, many of the Juneteenth activities include more than one version, suggestions for differentiation, and options for presentation.

****This unit has digital AND printable Juneteenth activities.  There is also a movie version of the book.

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Juneteenth 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:

• Juneteenth activities in color
• Juneteenth activities in black and white
• Voice-recorded PowerPoint show
• Juneteenth book (PowerPoint) to use with activities
• Links and directions to digital activities

Juneteenth Activities:

• Vocabulary board
• Juneteenth circle map (includes digital version)
• Identify Juneteenth on a June calendar (includes digital version)
• Juneteenth flag coloring page (print version only)
• Juneteenth writing prompt (includes digital version)
• Juneteenth fill-in-the-blank review worksheet (includes digital version)

★This unit will be updated annually to reflect the current year. You will be able to download the updated version annually by visiting my purchases under your account.

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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, if we can ask students good questions it will push them to think more deeply than before.