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TAXES Unit: Lesson 1, Understanding Your Paystub

By Smart Steps

This is a more in-depth version of the free download called Understanding Your Paystub. It's also Lesson 1 of the TAXES Unit which includes 4 additional lessons. (Because of file size, the unit was separated into two packages sold separately. See

Subjects:

Life Skills, Basic Math, Decimals

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

7.RP.A.3

$7.95

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TAXES Unit Lessons 2-5: IRS Withholding Calculator

By Smart Steps

The Taxes Unit introduces vocabulary related to completing a tax return. At the end of the unit, students complete a simulation on the IRS website to calculate whether they are withholding enough money from their assigned paycheck. For this unit,

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Life Skills, Basic Math

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Simulations

CCSS:

7.NS.A.3, RI.7.4, WHST.6-8.1c

$12.95

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Parent Communication: An IEP Case Study in Four Steps (Written and Simulation)

By Smart Steps

This is an exercise for college students and teachers to practice communication and conferencing skills with parents. Objectives:- Encourage and seek participation from parents and colleagues in a mock IEP meeting. - Demonstrate respect of family

Subjects:

Special Education, Education, Professional Development

Grades:

Higher Education, Staff

Types:

Simulations, Task Cards, Professional Development

$29.95

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Expiration Dates

By Smart Steps

Expiration dates are important at home and on some jobs. Stockers at grocery stores and drug stores often sort out expired products as they are facing the shelves. Food safety is also an important life skill. Goals: Look at a date and tell whether

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Mental Math

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Simulations

CCSS:

K.CC.C.6, 1.OA.A.1, 2.OA.B.2

$9.95

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Life Skills: Data Collection and Activity Ideas

By Smart Steps

Do you need some ideas for IEP Goals and Data Collection? Do you want to work on meaningful skills in an inclusive classrooms? Are you looking for ideas to apply functional skills? This is a set of 14 rubrics: Math (counting, fractions, time and

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Cooking

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics, Professional Development

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.B.5, K.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, K.MD.A.1, K.MD.A.2, K.MD.B.3, 1.MD.B.3...

$11.95

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Community Shopping Skills

By Smart Steps

I taught 18-21 year olds for several years, and we spent a lot of time in the community. Community-based instruction is valuable for generalizing academic skills, and it also offers gifts of unplanned, unexpected teaching moments, too, doesn't it? A

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Basic Math

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.3b, 5.NBT.B.7, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 2.OA.A.1

$11.95

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Riding the Public Bus

By Smart Steps

This is an 8 day unit (1 day for presentation; 5 activity days; 1 day to discuss actual bus trip; 1 day for the bus trip). It includes lesson plans, worksheets, and checklists for planning and conducting this community based instructional activity.

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Vocational Education

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Internet Activities, Lesson

$6.95

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Study Skills: Grade Check Sheet

By Smart Steps

Use this grade check sheet as a routine Monday Grade Check. Students check their own grades and use it for reference throughout the week. Use it for:1-1 Conferencing, Goal-setting, and Follow up. Students record their current grade and indicate

Subjects:

Special Education, Study Skills

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Classroom Forms, Lesson

$4.95

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Understanding Your Paystub

By Smart Steps

Packet includes: 2-page Cover Sheet /Lesson Plan, Powerpoint presentation (12 slides), a 2-page Handout, and a 2-page Key. (See below for PAID version contents.) Vocabulary: Gross pay, Deductions, Net Pay, Current Pay Period, and Year-to-Date.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Word Problems, Basic Math

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

7.RP.A.3

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Smart Steps: Decision Making and Self Advocacy

By Smart Steps

Practice making decisions using practical, everyday situations using the Smart Steps Mobile app (a free download from the App Store or Google Playstore). It includes practicing self-advocacy and pragmatic language skills through role-playing. This

Subjects:

Life Skills, Study Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Simulations

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.3

$5.95

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Practical Language Arts: Retrieving Information

By Smart Steps

Students need to know some personal information. What they don’t have memorized, they need to be able to locate using their student ID, a personal data card, a pocket resume, the internet, and so on. That’s what this unit is all about. In addition

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Internet Activities, Printables, Classroom Forms

CCSS:

W.K.8, W.1.8, W.2.8, W.3.8, CCRA.L.6

$4.95

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Resource Teacher: Tools to Organize Myself

By Smart Steps

These are a few tools that I routinely use to organize myself in my roles as Case Manager and Co-Teacher. Includes: Time-saving tips and ways to use the forms. IEP Checklist IEP Goal Summary ChartIEP Accommodations At a Glance TemplateTest Tracking

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

$4.95

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Life Skills Data Collection and Worksheets (Sampler Pack)

By Smart Steps

This sampler packet (5 data sheets, 4 math worksheets) is a companion to the comprehensive rubrics in Life Skills Data Collection and Activity Ideas. These are more specific. They could be used to develop IEP goals and measure progress. I've used

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Basic Reading

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Centers

$4.95

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Making Phone Calls (w/Emergency Wallet Cards)

By Smart Steps

This started as a file with wallet-sized, EDITABLE emergency phone cards. Students need these in case they are on their own without a phone. Staff can carry a master copy during field trips. I added an 8-step lesson plan including the following

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Assessment, Simulations, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.K.1b, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.4, SL.K.6, SL.2.1c, SL.2.3, SL.4.1c, SL.8.6, SL.9-10.1c, SL.11-12.1c...

$4.95

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Smart Steps Life Skills Rating Scale

By Smart Steps

The Smart Steps Life Skills Rating Scale consists of 89 skills in several categories: HomeFoodMoneyHealth and HygieneSocialSelf-CareSelf-Advocacy and Self-DeterminationSocial Communication at Work, School, or Out with FriendsInternet skillsSchool

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Occupational Therapy

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, For Parents

CCSS:

SL.11-12.1b, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.3

$19.95

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Work Skills Data Collection: Experienced and Beginners

By Smart Steps

This is a succinct set of charts and forms that you can use over and over to:Write IEP goals using the sample goals or a mix-and-match chart of phrases. Measure IEP goals10 point Vocational Skills Rubric Work Task Checklist form (with a sample

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Vocational Education

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, Professional Development

$9.95

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Money: Sort and Count Dollars and Coins (QDNP)

By Smart Steps

Money Skills are so important in life and they provide a helpful foundation for many other math concepts and skills. I’ve designed this unit for those students who need more repetition and practice to develop money skills. Data sheets and lesson

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Classroom Forms, Lesson

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.B.5, 2.MD.C.8, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2c

$4.95

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Money: Sort and Count Dollars or Quarters

By Smart Steps

Do you need a data sheet for tracking money skills? Do you need a lesson plan that paraprofessionals can use? Packet Includes: Data Sheet for sorting bills, counting bills, sorting coins, counting quartersLesson Plan including Error Correction

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Basic Math

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.5

$4.95

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Decision Trees for Independence: A Scaffolding Tool

By Smart Steps

Do you have students who have difficulty:Remembering instructions, Remembering common classroom procedures, Solving everyday issues, Following a set of steps, or Following a schedule?Decision Trees, which look like flow charts, are a strategy to

Subjects:

Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Oral Communication

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Graphic Organizers, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

CCSS:

SL.7.1d, CCRA.R.7

$4.95

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have 40 years of experience in special education as a Co-Department Chair, Collaborative Teacher (Gr. 7-12), Resource Teacher (Gr. K-12), Post High Teacher (ages 18-21), Inclusion Facilitator (K-6), Learning Specialist (K-12), and district-wide Staff Developer.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm passionate about community-based instruction for students with disabilities.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Kansas City Top Connector; Friends of Special Education (3 times); Womens Council Research Award for UMKC doctoral research; Digital Sandbox entrepreneurship grant; App development grant from Wireless RERC; Semi-finalist in the Venture Creation Challenge at UMKC; Winning team at Startup Weekend KC

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Ed.D. UMKC in Educational Administration; Ed.Spec. UMKC in Educational Administration; M.A. UMKC in Special Education--Learning Disabilities; B.S. NWMSU in Elementary Education--Learning Disabilities

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love helping students to become independent which translates to teaching lifeskills, especially in the community. When I noticed students who were right on the verge of being independent as they graduated or exited the school system, I was inspired to create a decision-making app to provide a middle layer of support for them and peace of mind for parents. It's called Smart Steps Mobile. See www.SmartSteps4me.com for more information.