Thanksgiving Is by Gail Gibbons for Special Education Thanksgiving Read Aloud

Thanksgiving is… by Gail Gibbons is the focus of this literacy unit for students with autism and special learning needs. This unit has various activities to accompany Gibbons’s book Thanksgiving is…

The materials are designed to allow students with multiple levels of learning to access and engage in lessons learned through reading Thanksgiving is…

There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information as they listen to this story about the history of Thanksgiving and what is means to different people.

*****This unit includes 12 google slides and a version of the book read aloud. Perfect for an independent learning center. The slides are separated into 2 files. One is regular and one is differentiated with color for more support.

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Unit Includes:

• Storyboard
• Circle map on Thanksgiving (includes digital version)
• Thanksgiving timeline (includes digital version)
• Sort Thanksgiving-related pictures (includes digital version)
• Find Thanksgiving day on the calendar (includes digital version)
• Writing prompt: Thanksgiving is… (includes digital version)
• 12 google slides

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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 assimilate what is being taught. Also, adding visual supports to your printables and class activities helps students 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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