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8th grade science homeschool curricula for special education
Simply Special Visual Recipes: Cooking Through the Year
"I have purchased visual recipes from other sellers and these are by FAR the best I've used. There are not so many steps that the recipe is overcomplicated--there are just enough. I love the comprehension piece of cooking in the classroom for my self-contained students and my resource groups. This resource has been amazing!"- Amber R.Visual Recipes for the classroom for the WHOLE YEAR in your self-contained classroom! These recipes are perfect for cooking with your special education class all ye
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Visual Recipes Bundle
Chemical Bonding and Reactions Close Reading Assignment (Print & Digital)
Integrate LITERACY and SCIENCE with this Chemical Bonding and Reactions CLOSE reading passage! This resource is great to use as an introduction to Chemical Bonding and Reactions or to use as review and reinforcement over already taught content. The entire 3-page packet is a NO-PREP, PRINT AND GO set, making it perfect for a substitute assignment. Need a digital option? No problem! I have included a print and digital version of this resource, making it perfect for distance learning, flipped class
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS1-2
, HS-PS1-2
PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM - Print and Digital
Save time and energy with this no-prep, PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM bundle! This print and digital curriculum includes all of the lessons, notes, labs, activities, practice worksheets, STEM activities, projects, quizzes, review games and exams you need to teach an entire year of Physical Science. Every major Physical Science unit will be covered and are listed below. Click on the links below to see a preview of each unit.Topics Included in this Bundle:►INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE ►FORCE AND
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, HS-PS1-8
, HS-PS1-1
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-3
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Graphing Stations: Middle School Science NGSS Aligned Graphing Activities
This student-centered NGSS-aligned graphing lesson is fun and interactive! My class gave it a thumbs up! It was created specifically for Middle School grades 6-8 NGSS Practice 4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data. These graphing stations are a great way to get students to interact with different forms of data. The graphing stations include:⭐ A Graphing Notes Printable - The notes explain the different types of graphs and how they are most commonly used. This is a great resource for students to ref
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Visual Recipes | Lunch and Snacks | Cooking | Special Education
Lunch and snack visual recipes for cooking in the classroom with your special education students. *No oven, stove, or kitchen access needed.*25 visual recipes are included.WHY DO I NEED THIS?These made for you visual recipes will save you time searching for ideas and ingredient lists. These symbol supported visual recipes are ready to be used, easy to implement, and simple to follow. The best part? You will see growth in student independence!WHAT'S INCLUDED FOR EACH RECIPE?- Visual Recipe- Tools
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Visual Recipes Bundle
Cells Science Interactive Notebook Activities
Engage your students with over 30 Cells Organelles and Processes Interactive Notebook activities for all of your cell unit needs. Our interactive notebook cut and paste flippers and online digital slides activities will have your kids "flipping" their way to learning all about cell organelles and cell processes. Use these activities as stand-alone lessons or as a supplement to our Cells Unit Bundle. Disseminate these lessons as you see fit through creating a PowerPoint, in a class discussion or
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Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-6
Also included in: Science Interactive Notebook Bundle - Life Science and Biology
Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Need a semester-long STEM unit? This Mission to Mars bundle includes engineering design challenges building up to a capstone project of building a habitat on Mars! Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challeng
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Life Skills Comprehension Worksheets | Special Education
This engaging, print and go, 130 page set of differentiated Life Skills Comprehension Worksheets includes worksheets for important life skills topics for students with special needs or Autism. Click HERE to save 20% by purchasing this resource as part of the FULL Life Skills Curriculum Bundle (includes 9 Life Skills Resources)WHAT TOPICS ARE INCLUDED?- Kitchen- Bedroom- Bathroom- Dining Room- Laundry Room* All topics are related to the Life Skills Bundles & Word Wall in my store.WHAT IS INCL
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Life Skills Bundle | Special Education
Interactive Calendar Books for Autism
I have created interactive Calendar Books. These books can be used on a daily basis. I have used mine this year, and have found that participation has gone up 100%. Students are responsible for following along and completing each page. There are six pages:Yesterday wasToday isTomorrow isThe month isThe date isThe weather isThe season isPrint each page on cardstock and laminate. Assemble the pages using binder rings.Please cut out the Calendar Book Pieces, laminate, and attatch to the book w
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Science Experiments | Special Education
Visual science experiments for the special education classroom! Quick and easy science experiments to hold your students attention and make them THINK! These engaging, interactive science experiments follow the same format as my visual recipes, making it a familiar resource for students to use!Click HERE to save 20% by purchasing this resource as part of the Best- Selling Simple Science Curriculum BundleHOW MANY EXPERIMENTS ARE INCLUDED?10 visual science experiments and worksheets that go along
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Gas Law Stations Lab (Print & Digital)
Provide review and reinforcement of Gas Laws concepts with this GAS LAWS STATIONS LAB ACTIVITY. I have included 9 lab stations that show the relationship between pressure, temperature and volume so that your students can visualize Boyle's Law, Charles' Law and Gay-Lussac's Law. ►This lab activity is a STUDENT FAVORITE in my Physical Science classes and your students are sure to be engaged as they maneuver through these 9 activities. ►Don't have access to the supplies and equipment? No worries
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Life Skills Word Wall
This life skills environmental word wall is engaging and easy to use for special education classrooms working on life skills! The picture-word association is great to start student recognition. Perfect for classrooms working on safety skills, cooking, money skills, and shopping!Click HERE to save 20% by purchasing this resource as part of the FULL Life Skills Curriculum Bundle (includes 9 Life Skills Resources)WHAT'S INCLUDED?- 66 words included- letters for board- Life skills heading for displa
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Life Skills Bundle | Special Education
NGSS Middle School Science Doodle Notes Bundle
Doodle notes to help build NGSS vocabulary skills. Use these science notes to parallel your lessons and add visual triggers to improve memory of content. These doodle notes specifically address the NGSS standards for middle school, while providing concrete visuals to support learners of all abilities. Each page specifically notes the Next Generation Science Standard being addressed! This can be used as a bellringer, classwork, assessment prep and can be teacher-led or done independently or in
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-ESS3-2
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Design a Mars Colony: STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Mars Colony STEM Project GuideDesign a colony on Mars! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Part of a Mars Colony Project Bundle: This product is part of a larger bundle of activi
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Language Arts Curriculum Bundle for Special Ed (7 Simple ELA Resources)
ELA Special Education Workbooks Bundle for English Language Arts The Simple ELA Special Education Curriculum is designed to directly teach basic ELA skills to students with special needs. All included materials can be used to help students practice and generalize important baseline topics! This resource teaches nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, synonyms, and antonyms.Includes over 250 worksheets!Use this resource as individual worksheets or laminate and use as workbook binders with dry era
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Periodic Table of the Elements Activity Pack
Learning about the Periodic Table of Elements can be fun with our interactive games, printables and worksheets. See product description below for full contents.This activity pack includes the following resources:Reproducible Charts:Full Color Periodic Table Chart (8.5 x 11)B&W Periodic Table Chart (8.5 x 11)A3 Size Color Periodic Table Chart (11 x 17)A3 Size BW Periodic Table Chart (11 x 17)Printable Cards and Games:Element Letter TilesElement Fact CardsElement Boggle Gameboard8 different E
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Design a School Garden: STEM Project Guide
Design a school garden! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long-term school garden for growing vegetables and other plants. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Designing a school garden is a multidisciplinary project where creative and crit
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Human Body Life-Sized Human Anatomy Paper Model for Personal Use Only
Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey through the human body with inquisitive students of any age. Introducing the ultimate hands-on activity: building a model of the human torso!This accurately detailed, anatomically correct, and properly scaled, life-sized model building adventure measures 81cm tall x 33cm wide (2'8"x1'1") and includes the following parts:Nasal and oral cavitiesEsophagusStomachSmall intestineLarge intestineLiverPancreasTracheaLeft and right lungsHeartKidneysBladderAdrenal g
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6th - 11th, Adult Education
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Introduction to Physical Science Unit (Print & Digital for Distance Learning)
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE ALL inclusive Bundle (NGSS Aligned )- Everything you need to teach a 4 week Physical Science unit- PRINT AND DIGITAL VERSIONS AVAILABLE! Save time and energy with this easy to use bundle that includes EVERYTHING that you need to teach: ✅Classroom Rules and Procedures ✅Lab Safety Rules & Procedures ✅Lab Safety Symbols ✅Lab Equipment ✅Metrics & Measurement ✅Metric Conversions ✅The Scientific Method ✅The CER Method ✅Graphing and Analyzing Data Your next
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Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM - Print and Digital
Animal Facts: Leveled Comprehension for Special Education
Animal Facts: Leveled Comprehension for Special EducationOver 350 pages of leveled nonfiction animal passages and symbol supported leveled comprehension worksheets!WHAT'S INCLUDED?+ 25 animals are included+ 3 levels of passages+ 3 levels of comprehension sheetsWHAT DO THE LEVELS LOOK LIKE?Level 1: Blank Response, Written Response, Picture Multiple ChoiceLevel 2: Blank Response, Written Response, Picture Multiple ChoiceLevel 3: Blank Response, Written Response, Picture Multiple ChoiceANIMALS INCL
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Animal Facts Leveled Comprehension Bundle (Comprehension for Special Ed)
Life Skills Personal Hygiene Visual Schedules: Pre/Post Adolescent BUNDLE
EDITABLE Life skill tools. Bundled visual supports for pre- and post-adolescent girls & boys. These task cards are ideal for young men and women with intellectual disabilities, autism, and adaptive skill difficulties. Over 100 visual supports cover bathing/showering, daily care, oral care, and nail care, and the girl’s resource also includes menstruation, make-up, and manicure. Both resources are useful for home, school, & community settings. USES:Personal hygiene schedulesIllustrated
Grades:
5th - 10th
Addition Math Workbook for Special Ed (Simple Math Special Ed Set 2)
SIMPLE MATH SET 2 WORKBOOK UNIT 3 - Addition If your students' IEP goals are addition or touch numbers, this unit is for you!50 WORKSHEETS INCLUDED!INCLUDES:+ Direct Instruction worksheets for touch numbers + Circle the Number+ Write the Number+ Add the Numbers (horizontal)+ Add the Numbers (vertical)+ Trace the Number Word+ Visual Posters (in color)ADDITIONAL WORKBOOK UNITS ARE AVAILABLE HERE:UNIT 1 - TimeUNIT 2 - Measurement (inches)UNIT 4 - SubtractionUNIT 5 - Fractions (pizza fractions)NEED
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Simple Math Workbooks Bundle for Special Education (5 Units) | Set 2
Graham Cracker Plate Tectonics Lab (Step-by-Step Photo instructions)
Print out sets of these STEP-BY-STEP photo instructions to help your students successfully MODEL PLATE TECTONIC ACTIVITY using graham crackers, cake icing and fruit rollups. With these photo-enhanced instructions, you won't need to lead your students through the lab. Just print out a 4-page set for each lab group and hand out materials. Then walk the room and monitor your students' progress.
(I normally have my students take notes and draw labeled pictures with arrows in their science journals.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Boom Conflict Resolution Disagreement Compromise Middle High School
►► Working on conflict resolution skills, like compromising, apologizing, and using i messages with older students requires a fun and engaging platform, like BOOM learning, to keep them engaged. This deck of Boom cards offers a complete lesson on conflict resolution where concepts, steps and skills are taught. Then, vocabulary and knowledge checks, practice situations and reviews are built into this deck. New skills are scaffolded into the deck as it progresses. This deck of BOOM cards is for mi
Grades:
6th - 11th
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