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Guidance Lesson: What Size is Your Personal Bubble?

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What Size is your Personal Bubble? By: Emily Clary Topic: Social Skills Grade level: The following guideline outlines a guidance lesson catered to a high functioning 7th grade special education class. Rationale and clear purpose for the unit or lesson: This is a guidance lesson aimed at helping seventh grade special education students gain awareness about their own need(s) for personal space, while obtaining skills to appropriately communicate/interact with others with respect for their personal space needs within the middle school setting. I have provided a variety of activities throughout the lesson in order to activate all student strengths; kinesthetically, visually and verbally while providing structured independence and interactive elements to increase student engagement. As a result of this lesson, students will understand what a personal bubble is, that they have a right to have their personal bubble respe...

Guidance Lesson: Soda Pop Head

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                                                                                                                   Soda Pop Head  By: Katy Koelzer        Overview: Within every school, there are students who need accommodations and assistance to meet grade level expectations.   Students may not meet grade level expectations due to a decline in academic, behavioral or social/emotional areas.   As a school counselor, I intend to meet the needs of all students, no matter where they are at developmentally.   One of the best ways to reach and teach many students at once is through ...