Modified Lesson Plans

A Guide for Teachers and Parents on Intellectual Disabilities in the Classroom

Special education services can help students with intellectual disabilities succeed in the classroom and learn important life skills. The articles in this guide to teaching students with intellectual disabilities can help you find the resources you are...

Fun Art Lesson Ideas for Students with Disabilities

Art lessons for disabilities in the primary grades are displayed throughout this article. Sensory, open-ended, and project based art ideas can help the teacher incorporate more art throughout their day. Teachers will gain ideas on how to develop their...

Lessons for Students with Behavior Problems

Students with behavior problems can disrupt classes and impede the smooth academic progress of other students. School lessons for students with behavior problems require some effort on the part of the teacher to modify the lessons to cope with such behavior...

Modified Lesson Plan for Special Needs Students: Writing a TV Review

Having students write a television review on their favorite program would get an entire classroom engaged in the learning objective. Let's face it, most students love watching television more than they like doing homework. Why not use the medium in...

Media Literacy Activities in the Special Needs Classroom

So how does advertising work? What makes us notice an ad in print or online in the first place? And what happens when we find ourselves unable to resist the lure of a new and exciting purchase?

Special Ed Math Lessons: Meeting Diverse Needs in Self-Contained Classes

Several considerations need to be kept in mind when developing math lessons for self-contained special education classes. Read on for information and a sample lesson plan.

Educational Audiology in the Classroom

The need for educational audiology is growing with the number of children with hearing impairments now included in school systems. This article explains educational audiology and classroom acoustics, key terms to know, new technologies, and how to implement...

Special Education and Emotional Disabilities

Emotional and behavioral disability is one disability that most people find hard to diagnose and because of that, we have seen a lot of students being wrongly classified as having emotional disabilities. This article focuses on behavior management and...

Summer Activity Ideas for Occupational Therapists to Use

The coming of warm weather brings opportunities for outdoor gross motor activities, use of messy tactile media such as sand or paint and summer arts and crafts themes. The following occupational therapy summer activity ideas will help develop strength...

Differentiation of Instruction in the Classroom Defined

Students have a vast majority of needs and educators need to teach to meet the needs of the students. Learn more about the definition of differentiation and read about its practical applications.