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Decision Making Guidance Lesson By: Alana Pazevic Grade level: High School Special Education Rationale and clear purpose for the unit :   This lesson is aimed at students who are enrolled in special education elective classes.   These students are able to take direction and follow instructions of adults, but when faced with having to make their own real-life decisions, they struggle.   This activity is designed as a game to begin the process of thinking about different possible decisions one could make, without yet being in a real life situation where they freeze.   The learning objectives here focused on practicing the decision making process, and beginning to think of how different decisions create different outcomes. Applicable standard(s), objective(s), competency(ies):   -Students will begin to understand that different decisions can create different outcomes. -Students will begin to explore real-life decision-making in a game environment. Introduction: Ov...

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...

                                                                                                                   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 ...