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Oral communication speech therapy simulations
Fairy Tale Court - a mock trial mini unit
Fairy Tale Court is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that's highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. They will learn all about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesFairy Tale Court InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteSix Classic Fairy TalesExhib
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Mock Trial Scenarios 1 - court simulation for middle school
Mock Trial Scenarios 1 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteCasesTemplate for the Prosecutio
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6th - 9th
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Going to School Separation Anxiety Social Narrative
The Going to School Separation Anxiety Social Narrative helps ease students' anxiety by saying goodbye to family members and going to school by reviewing emotions and things that could make them feel better. This social story includes options for various family members and modes of transportation. How I use this resource: I keep one copy at school to reinforce and school and provide one copy at home for families to read before coming to school.Family members included:momdadparentsgrandma grandpa
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
The Tell-tale Heart Mock Trial - Edgar Allan Poe - Real life and Speaking Skills
Ignite your students' passion for "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe with this immersive Mock Trial! Turn your classroom into a thrilling courtroom drama where the lines between fiction and reality blur. Prepare for an educational experience that will leave your students spellbound and craving more!Watch as your students step into the shoes of the characters, ready to take on the roles of the narrator, police officers, mental health psychiatrist, and more in a riveting courtroom showdown.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Taxation without Representation! Simulation & Reader's Theater
Students will actively engage in this hands on activity that was developed to give students a solid understanding of the unfair taxing practices on the colonists by the British in 1773. Students will participate in various roles to simulate how the feelings and actions resulting from this time in history ultimately led to the beginning of their fight for independence!√ Purchase this within my American Revolutionary War Bundle of Activities to save money!Please visit my store (JB Creations) for
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
New School and Class Social Narrative
This customizable new school, grade, and class social story will ease student's anxiety when transitioning for the upcoming school year. Help prepare students for their new classroom and teachers. Customize with name, pictures, or provided pictures with both symbolated and standard text to create six different books! Option to include pictures of the new school and/or classroom. With so many options this resource is very versatile and can address many student's needs!For the distance learning, O
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Nap and Rest Time Social Narrative
The rest and nap time social story teaches students nap time expectations. With positive behavior visuals and symbolated text, you can teach and reinforce rest time rules. Includes both symbolated and standard text. For the bedtime social story click HERE.Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KFree Do Not Disturb Nap and Rest Time SignSocial Distance Greetings Social StoryRiding the Bus to School Social StoryFire Drill Social StorySubstitute Teacher Social StoryCalm Down Book Soc
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Reader's Theater: Branches of Government (intermediate grades)
Students will bring the 3 branches of our government to life in this whole class script of We the People! The fast moving script reviews the roles and responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in a fun, relaxed way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standards such as fluency and ex
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
Gentle and Nice Hands Social Narrative
The Gentle and Nice Hands Social Story teaches students how to use gentle hands and how to use their hands nicely during play. With positive behavior visuals in both standard and symbolated text, you can teach and reinforce how to use gentle and nice hands. Perfect for early readers and learners. Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KSocial Distance Greetings Social StoryRiding the Bus to School Social StoryFire Drill Social StorySubstitute Teacher Social StoryCalm Down Book Soc
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Holes Mock Trials - a court simulation activity
This resource is included in Holes available at our store. Holes Mock Trials is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. They will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Proced
Grades:
5th - 8th
Social Skills Unit based on My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
This mini-unit is designed to teach and review with students the importance of being polite, respectful friends by not interrupting. Taking turns is an important life skill that students need to practice and learn. The unit can be used to teach and/or review with students in pre-K through 5 grade at any level, including a great resource for special education. The book "My Mouth is a Volcano" by Julia Cook is a great addition to this unit, but is not required for this unit to be successful.
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Impromptu Interviews - perfecting the art of conversation
Impromptu Interviews is a mini unit about the art of interviewing where students analyze what happens in a good interview. In the culminating activity, students will participate in impromptu interviews. They will prepare for these as interviewers without knowing beforehand who they will interview. This will help to preserve the true nature of interviews, which are not rehearsed in advance. Interviewees, chosen at random, will play the role of the person being interviewed. A wide range of scenari
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mock Trial Scenarios 2 - a court simulation
Mock Trial Scenarios 2 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCasesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteExhibitsJudge InstructionsJ
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6th - 9th
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Talking to Friends BINGO Game-teaching Social Interactions
This is a simple game where young children can play and practice simple social interactions. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have a difficult time understanding appropriate ways to greet, complement, comment and ask questions to peers and adults. This game gives them a fun way to practice over and over again simple forms of communication.
Along with learning an appropriate way to initiate communication, they also learn an appropriate way to respond to another person. T
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PreK - 1st
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Boom Cards: Following Real Recipes for Life Skills (distance learning w/ audio)
*Find many more speech and language and special education Boom cards here*This virtual Boom deck contains multiple recipe options (pancakes, macaroni and cheese, cake) that use real recipes from boxes. Each recipe walks through the whole process and includes multiple activities such as identifying appropriate tools, gathering ingredients, sequencing steps, and reading directions. This deck can be paired with actual cooking activities made with common household ingredients.Information on Boom fro
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Dog Safety Social Narrative
The dog safety social story teaches students the expectations of interacting with dogs and how to safely. Learn about where we might see dogs, how to pet dogs, and what to do if they bark too loud. The dog safety social story helps ease students anxiety interacting with dogsOther Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KPets Study Adapted Book BundlePets Study Interactive SlidesSocial Distance Greetings Social StoryRiding the Bus to School Social StoryFire Drill Social StorySubstitute Te
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Taking Turns Social Narrative
The taking turns Social Story teaches students the expectations of taking turns. With positive behavior visuals in both standard and symbolated text, you can teach and reinforce how to take turns. This is perfect for early readers and AAC users. Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KRiding the Bus to School Social StoryFire Drill Social StorySubstitute Teacher Social StoryCalm Down Book Social StoryNew Classmate Social StoryPre-K AssessmentAdapted and Interactive Book BundleI Am
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Substitute Teacher Social Narrative
This customizable substitute teacher social story will ease student's anxiety when you are absent. Help prepare students for teacher, paraprofessional, or assistant absences. Customize with name, pictures, or provided pictures. This substitute teacher social story includes both standard and symbolated textOther Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KSub Binder: Special EducationRiding the Bus to School Social StoryCalm Down Book Social StoryFire Drill Social StoryNew Classmate Social S
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Playground Rules Social Narrative
The Playground Rules Social Story teaches students the playground rules while providing positive behavior visuals in both standrd and symbolated text. The Playground Rules Social Story includes a follow-up activity with two levels. Students can sort good and sad playground choices. Perfect for back to school and teaching playground expectations. Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KSocial Distance Greetings Social StoryRiding the Bus to School Social StoryGentle and Nice Hands
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Seizure SocialnNarrative Set
The seizure social story set includes two social stories I Have Seizures and My Classmate Has Seizures. Each book comes in standard and symbolated text for a total of four books. The seizure social story set helps ease student's anxiety if a classmate or themselves has a seizure. It provides a description of what a seizure is, how a seizure looks, and what we can do to help. Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KFree Do Not Disturb Nap and Rest Time SignSocial Distance Greetings
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PreK - 2nd
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The Tell-Tale Heart Mock Trial
Assembled here are eight individual resources used with 8th graders to conduct a mock trial based on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. For my classes, this was a major-fun!- culminating project in the 2nd trimester. However, I think it could easily be adapted to other purposes, including part of an existing unit on mock trials or a short project within a short story unit.
The key skills addressed with this unit are using evidence from text to build and make an argument, as well as speak
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8th - 12th
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The Odyssey Mock Trial - Unit Study - Greek Mythology - Real World Skills Script
Get your students into the characters and events of "The Odyssey" by Homer with this comprehensive Mock Trial resource! Your students will love playing their roles when you transform your classroom into a courtroom!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Detailed teacher guide, complete with daily lesson plans✅ Introduction Google slideshow✅ Student directions✅ Roles guide✅ Expectations and rubrics for all roles✅ Worksheets for all roles✅ General script✅ Webquest jury duty assignment✅ Links to relevant videos✅
Grades:
7th - 10th
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The Burger Bar Vocabulary Memory and Recall Boom Cards
This 61-card Boom Learning deck is a simulation of a Burger restaurant where learners get to experience taking orders, assembling burgers, and getting fries and drinks. It mainly targets memory and recall, as well food vocabulary and qualitative concepts (sizes). This FUNctional activity can be used for students who are developing life skills and also for those who are looking to explore less common vocabulary and concepts.The details of the deck are as follows:Taking the order - learners read t
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Not Grade Specific
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Persuasive speaking activity/game - The Mafia Game
This persuasive speaking game will engage your students and get them debating to try and capture the mafia members.
Students are given a random card and then take on the role of a mafia member, police, nurse, vigilante, or citizen. The class must then work together to try and capture the mafia, through class debates and votes before the mafia have killed everyone.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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