Progressive Era Unit for Special Education PRINT AND DIGITAL

This unit on the Progressive Era covers the years from 1890-1920 and contains over 180 pages AND 26 google slides of material specifically designed for students with special learning needs, especially autism who are in middle and high school. This unit addresses the main events, people, causes, and effects of this time period 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 the important events from this time and how they relate to what is happening today. This repetition helps students make connections to this important historical time period. In addition, many of the activities and assessments include more than one version, suggestions for differentiation, and options for presentation.

✩✩✩This unit includes digital versions of the activities. There are 64 google slides that include a differentiated set of slides. There is a movie version of the book included as well. THESE WOULD MAKE A GREAT INDEPENDENT LEARNING CENTER FOR YOUR CLASSROOM.

See the preview for a more detailed look at the contents.

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Progressive Era 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:

• 14 days of lesson plans
• Progressive Unit activities in color
• Progressive Unit activities in black and white
• Voice-recorded PowerPoint show
• Progressive Unit book (PowerPoint) to use with activities
• Links and directions to digital activities

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Progressive Era Activities Includes:

• Vocabulary board
• 20 Vocabulary cards and cut/paste activities (includes digital version)
• Circle map (includes digital version)
• Sorting Activity (includes digital version)
• 5 Cause and Effect Collages (includes digital version)
• Writing Prompt (includes digital version)
• Vocabulary Word Search
• Symbol Sudoku Puzzles (2 levels) (includes digital version)
• 4 Cut and paste close worksheets (includes digital version)
• Assessments (3 versions) (includes digital version)

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Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated in 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.

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♥I am currently developing more units, and any feedback I get helps me make improvements in the future. Plus, it just means a lot to me.