Today, Tomorrow & Yesterday Shelley Moore Age-appropriate calendar systems for students District Pro D Day Richmond, BC with low-incidence disabilities in secondary February 8, 2013 schools Why do student’s with special needs need a calendar system?
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Why can’t I just buy or use the calendar systems designed for primary students?
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Why can’t I just buy or use the calendar systems at the teacher store or online?
5. Exposes students to information and interests of their peers 4. Stigma attached to special needs. How can we designing materials that everyone will WANT to use 3. Accessible content builds con idence and motivation for students, but if it isn’t interesting and relevant they may not engage 2. The language and content is not age appropriate 1. They are not babies … they are teenagers.
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 What does an age appropriate calendar system look like?
0 Age appropriate names 0 An age-appropriate look 0 Age appropriate content 0 Age appropriate resources 0 Age appropriate supplies
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Shape of the Day or Agenda of the day?
0Class Meeting 0Work Clubs 0Work Experience/ P.E. 0Agendas
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Carpet Time Teenager name: Class Meeting
Description: The class meeting is the structure for the calendar system. There are daily activities and weekly activities for the students and staff to do which exposes them to a variety of topics.
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Carpet Time
Teenager name: Class Meeting
Supplies: - Class meeting binder for each student - Title page, dividers - Electrical tape - Magnets - Card stock - Personal student white boards - 1 magnet boards - Planning template - Laminator - Colour printer - Boardmaker - Bingo Dabbers - Your school SLP - Lots of help! - Small baskets for pcs symbols - envelopes
Resources: - Michaels, dollar store, IKEA
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 The GOALS of the ‘Class Meeting’
0 Oral Language 0 Reading & Viewing 0 Writing & representing 0 Health 0 Social Studies 0 Science 0 Numeracy 0 Other goals (behaviour, communication, socialization, self regulation….)
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Goals
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Class Meeting 0 Everyday Activities 0 Sign In 0 How are you feeling? 0 Calendar 0 What’s the forecast?
0 Every Week Activities 0 Top Story 0 Question of the day 0 Communication temptation 0 Bring & Brag 0 Top of the Charts
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Attendance
Teenager name: Sign In
Description: Students sign in before every meeting. They ind their name or picture and move it to a chart labeled “here” or “not here.” Teacher/EA debriefs with the class after everyone chooses.
How could you make this work for one of your students?
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Baby name: Attendance
Teenager name: Sign In
Supplies: - Magnets - Photos of each student’s face - Photos of each staff members face - Sign in chart
Resources:
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: How are you feeling?
Teenager name: ???
Description: Student ind their name or picture and move it to the column which describes how they are feeling that morning. Teacher/EA debriefs with the class after everyone chooses.
How could you make this work for one of your students?
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: How are you feeling?
Teenager name: ???
Supplies: - Magnet stickers - Photos of each student’s face - Photos of each staff member’s face - Feelings chart
Resources: - Google images
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Calendar time
Teenager name: ??? Description: Teacher/EA models the calendar activity labeling ‘today,’ ‘tomorrow,’ & ‘yesterday’ with picture symbols. Any special events or activities are discussed. Student follow model in they personal binder either crossing off,, stamping or using sticker to mark off the days of the month. This information is used to write out the calendar sentence: Today is…… Tomorrow will be… Yesterday was…. Students practice write the calendar sentences on their personal whiteboards.
How could you make this work for one of your students?
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Calendar time
Teenager name: ???
Supplies: - Electrical tape - Magnet stickers - Basket/ envelope for pieces - A large calendar - A personal calendar for each student - Bingo dabber - Stickers - Stamps - Personal White board
Resources: - Kindergarten teachers. - www.calendarlabs.com
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Weather
Teenager name: What’s the forecast?
Description: A group of students go outside, or go to a window. With their personal forecast rings, students choose which weather it is for that day. A magnet is put up in the forecast box. To check the temperature and forecast for the next day, Type into Google: ‘What is the forecast’ and a local forecast will pop up.
A graph can also be made tracking the days in a month of weather
How could you make this work for one of your students?
What goals does this activity address? T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Weather
Teenager name: What’s the forecast?
Supplies: - Electrical tape - Portable weather rings/ communication boards - A large graph - A personal graph for the student - Bingo dabbers - Individual weather pcs symbols
Resources: - www.google.com
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Current events
Teenager name: Top Story
Description: Every day or two News2You posts a world news story. It is a paragraph with symbols describing an interesting event in the world. The class reads it together on a projector. A you tube video can then be watched about the news story. The article is then read again after.
Stories can be grouped by subject to have a themed week of top stories. E.g. animals, sports, etc.
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Current events
Teenager name: Top Story
Supplies: - News2You ‘World news’ stories - Videos of the stories - Top story re lection sheet - Projector and screen
Resources: - https://www.n2y.com/news2you/ - www.YouTube.com - www.keepvid.com
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Top Story
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Question of the Day/Week
Teenager name: ???
Description: A question of the day or week is a class vote or multiple choice question. The question can be connected to the top story for the day or a cumulative one for the week. It can also be a question about previous concepts learned or just to engage the student in an interest survey.
Students ind their name or picture and use it to vote on the answer they want to choice. Teacher/ EA debriefs after everyone has decided.
How could you make this work for one of your students?
What goals does this activity address? T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Question of the Day/Week
Teenager name: ???
Supplies: - Questions about the top story - Questions about anything (not about bunnies or colours) - Magnet tape - Photos of each student’s face - Photos of each staff members face
Resources:
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 What could be some questions for the popcorn video?
Questions need to be:
0 Yes/ no 0 Multiple choice
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: See and Say
Teenager name: Communication Temptation
Description: A 3-D object is placed in a see through jar with a lid. Students have to make a comment in order for the jar to open. Student can make comments based on 3 descriptors 1. What they see 2. What they want 3. What they think
Communication boards are provided for students who have dif iculty expressing orally. Content of the jar can be from a variety of areas, e.g. food, toys, games, bugs etc.
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: See and Say
Teenager name: Communication Temptation
Supplies: - A see through container (glass) - Communication board - Cool stuff
Resources: - SLPs
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Show and Tell
Teenager name: Bring & Brag
Description: Students rotate the chance to bring something from home. Before sharing, someone helps the student (if needed) ill in the Bring & Brag response template. The student present their item to the class use the response sheet as a reference. A picture is taken and added to the template after so that it can go into his class meeting binder. If the student is not able to bring something from home, they can choose something from the school that they like.
How could you make this work for one of your students?
What goals does this activity address? T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Show and Tell
Teenager name: Bring & Brag
Supplies: - Bring & brag response template - A home-school communication book/ agenda - Cooperating parents
Resources:
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Humpty Dumpty Teenager name: Top of the Charts
Description: A student is assigned the task of inding out what the #1 song and #1 movie is of the week. Using the ‘top of the charts’ research template, students ind the information and share it with the class the next day. With support (if needed) a music video and a movie trailer can also be shown to the class.
How could you make this work for one of your students?
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Humpty Dumpty Teenager name: Top of the Charts
Supplies: - ‘Top of the Charts’ research template - A projector and screen (with speakers)
Resources: - iTunes - Google images - you tube
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Lets go ind the song of the day Check the charts http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Shape of the Day or Agenda of the day?
0Class Meeting 0Work Clubs 0Work Experience/ P.E. 0Agendas
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Work Clubs
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Centers
Teenager name: Clubs
Description: An organizational framework for work activities. Each subject area has a container illed with the activity and all their pieces need to complete it. Activities are changed as the unit and/or goals change. Help students gain independence.
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Centers
Teenager name: Clubs
Supplies: - A unit planning template - Different club activities - Visual Schedules - Bins - velcro
Resources: - Work systems: http:// www.specialschool.org.uk/ autismindivwksys.htm
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Work Experience
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Classroom jobs
Teenager name: Work Experience
Description: An opportunity for students to be responsible for task throughout (or outside of) the school.
*** hint*** This time is a great time to get the students to help you! Resetting the white board, calendar and sign in magnets. Finding You tube videos and/or Top of the chart rankings.
Supplies: - A unit planning template - Jobs
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Agendas
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Baby name: Communication book
Teenager name: Agenda
Description: A way for students to re lect on their day. At the end of the day students cross off, stamp or sticker what activities they completed. Through out the week taking pictures of student doing the different activities and work samples will help them choose what their favourite activity was. The picture can then be printed out and pasted into their agenda books to share with their families.
Supplies: - Agenda - Camera/ iPad, iPhone
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T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Why do student’s with special needs need a calendar system?
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 Why do student’s with special needs need a calendar system?
0 It supports cognitively appropriate goals, within an age appropriate framework 0 It provides clear direction for students and staff of the shape of their day and expectations within it 0 It enables staff to plan for the needs of the learners rather than trying to think up activities on the ly 0 It focuses on skills that are transferred into the real world and throughout their life as an adult 0 It exposes students to new information and technology and media throughout the world in meaningful, guided & safe ways 0 It is a way for us to present new topics and ideas to students to help them discover more strengths and interests 0 It gives students something to talk about with their peers in other settings 0 It helps expose students to more information to help them build their knowledge bank, enabling them to make connection for further learning T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 How do I keep track of all of this?
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 But…. Who has all that time to make it?
0 No One!!!
0 www.blogsomemoore.wordpress.com 0 Contact info and handouts 0 “Today, Tomorrow & Yesterday” for handouts 0 A list of all the activities will be below, click on it and all of the board maker templates can be downloaded 0 A News2You Starter kit with 4 sets of themed stories with a video and question for each
Thank You for all you do….
T, T & Y Shelley Moore 2013 References & Resources
0 www.google.com 0 www.youtube.com 0 www.keepvid.com 0 www.news2you.com 0 www.itunes.com 0 www.blogsomemoore.wordpress.com 0 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/welcome.php 0 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/ strongstart_bc/ 0 www.calendarlabs.com
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