Special Student Services

Thanksgiving Social Stories.

       Social Stories for Thanksgiving created by Emily  Orr and Kim Friedman.  Thanks for sharing.  If you have any social stories or Thanksgiving activities to share, please send them to [email protected]

    Download Thanksgiving Cooking-manners

       Download Thanksgiving Cooking-rules and hygiene

Great site for video & other supports for LIfe Cycle of Frog

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Cane-toad

Commercial materials to support Michelangelo

Here are some books and activities related to Michelangelo from Dover Publishing that are on sale right now.  I’m not promoting any particular site or vendor, but the topics and prices were good and I thought I’d pass them on.   http://store.doverpublications.com/index.html

	Michelangelo Life Drawings
		Forty-six outstanding studies, including sketches for David, Sistine ... shading, contrast. Essential for artists, museum-goers.

	Michelangelo: 16 Art Stickers
					From extraordinary ceiling frescos in the Sistine Chapel — beautiful ... The Creation of Man, and 14 other masterworks.Dover Original.
Michelangelo Art Tattoos
						From the world's greatest single fresco comes the inspiration for these 4 ... addition to portraits of a pair of ancient seers.Dover Original.
		Sistine Chapel Coloring Book
				Unique book includes 30 adaptations of Michelangelo's beautiful designs for the Sistine Chapel's celebrated ... , The Creation of Eve, and other magnificent works.Dover Original.
	Michelangelo Art Activity Pack
			Spectacular 3-book set!• Sistine Chapel Coloring Book: Unique collection of 30 ready-to-color adaptations of the celebrated frescoes• 16 Art Stickers: Miniatures ...

 Materials on Da Vinci also  

Back to School Activities - Part 1

  Back to school activities

Just a few fun activities to get through the first few days of school.

Download People_I_see_school

Download Going to school (WP)

Download FF- Families book

Download Jobs in school

Download Back to school unit plan

 

Winter fun

Winter Activities - there are multiple files in each download - pick the ones that work for you and print only those.  Some of the activities are appropriate for all ages and some are more elementary.  Enjoy!
Download Snow and more                        Download Winter Fun

Download Winterplan         

Go online to Build A Snowman  
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~ptk1nc/frosty2001/flash/buildsnowman.htm

More holiday goodies

Here are more goodies shared from Dekalb County - thanks to Karen Barineau!  Enjoy!

Don't forget - make sure activities are age appropriate!

Download Card game rummy
Download Christmas match
Download Christmas vocabulary
Download Christmas_descriptors
Download Christmas_holidays  
Download Christmasestimation
Download Christmasfoldermatch[1]
Download Christmasmanipulatives[1]
Download Christmasvocabularyset[1]
Download Christmaswordwall[1]
Download Dear Santa
Download Dress Santa
Download Follow directions
Download Follow directions
Download Hokey pokey
Download Holiday vocabulary book
Download Lesson plans and ideas
Download Shopping trip
Download The ugly menorah
Download Xmascommunicationboards

Winter Holiday goodies in Boardmaker

Download Christmas_Winter_Activities  - 137 Pages of winter fun - interactive stories, worksheets, communication aids - enough to keep you busy until winter holidays and beyond.   Enjoy!!!

Awesome Literacy sites

Check this site for many adapted stories in powerpoint or pdf versions.

www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/wwslist.html

Also, another awesome literacy site with many books & stories.

www.tarheelreader.com

Thanksgiving fun plus more

Here are some fun activities related to Thanksgiving.  Many of them are geared to elementary level - so be sure they are age appropriate for your students.  There are several activities within each pdf.   Some of these were posted last year - the new ones are courtesy of teachers in Dekalb County.

Another Thanksgiving site - (more at bottom of page)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/

REMEMBER that powerpoints are great for single switch users - the switch hit turns the page.

Download Is this for Thanksgiving (Powerpoint)

Download Pilgrim,Pilgrim   (Powerpoint)

Download The Smell of Thanksgiving  (Powerpoint)

Download Thanksgiving Songs

Download The Turkey on the Farm

Download Thanksgiving1.pdf

Download Thanksgiving2.pdf

Download Thanksgiving3.pdf

Download Thanksgiving4.pdf

This is an interactive booklet where students can place the turkey in the correct position - over, under, on, beside, etc.  Download positional_works_for_turkey.pdf

Download indians.ppt A simple powerpoint on American Indians just in time for Thanksgiving

Check out www.schoolexpress.com  and register to receive via email a thematic unit each month.  This month is a unit on Thanksgiving. Download thanksgiving_from_schoolexpress.pdf

Thanksgiving - Intellitools activities

These activities were downloaded from www.intellitools.com - Activity Exchange.  You can register on the website for a password and access to over 3000 free activities to be used with Classroom Suite.  You must have the software or the players (OverlayMaker) to use the downloads.   Well worth checking out - many, many more on the website.

Download athanksgivingeventis.zip

Download easywritingthanksgivingis.zip

Download itmustbethanksgiving.zip

Download plusandminusthanksgiving.zip

Download thefirstthanksgiving.zip

Download themayflawer.zip