Grade Level: Preschool - First Grade
Product #: GH18003
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This is the perfect book for teachers who have typically developing young children ages 3-6, as well as children with special needs in their classrooms.

Each lesson plan features objectives, a materials list, a circle or group time activity, assessment strategies, accommodations/modifications, and curriculum connections. The curriculum connections expand the children's learning into many areas, such as social studies, art, literacy, science, and music. The modifications and accommodations make the lesson plans accessible for all children, including those with:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Speech or language impairments
Hearing impairments
Visual Impairments
ADHD
Cognitive and/or developmental delays
Emotional disturbances
Orthopedic impairments

By using the lesson plans in this teaching resource book, teachers can meet the needs and interests of all the children in their classrooms with a balance of child-initiated and teacher-directed activities.

Themes included:

• Transportation (Land, Water, and Air)
• Pets
• Animals (Farm, Forest, Ocean, Birds, Insects, Reptiles and Amphibians, Arachnids, Zoo)
• Celebrating People (People We Meet, Living in America, Celebrations)
• At Home and at School (Food, Clothes, Toys)
• Literature,Rhythms, and Rhymes (Books, Nursery Rhymes, Music)

Reviews
"Teachers who have developing young children as well as special needs kids in their classes receive a powerful collection of lesson plans complete with materials lists, group activity objectives, assessment strategies, and modifications to make the lesson plans accessible for all children, including those with special needs.....Very highly recommended as a keystone acquisition for any early education library."

The Midwest Book Review, January 2009

Pages: 384