Jo Said:

How can you adapt this lesson plan for students with special needs: making a chinese dragon out of paper?

We Answered:

It depends on the ability level of the student and what exactly the students are having to do...

But in general, I would maybe have some pre-cut out shapes or have a really well defined pattern.
Also, make sure to explain each step of the craft really well- asking a lot of c/u questions and modeling.

Kristina Said:

Adapting Greeting Card Project for Special Needs?

We Answered:

i don't know the proficiency & skill level of the children. but your best bet is to keep it simple.

depending on their skills, you can choose diff media/techniques : draw [again wither with pencils, crayons, watercolors,.....], cut-and-paste, collect-and-paste, simple fold-and-paste, finger-art, vegetable or other stamping, etc.

choose some very simple designs : eg. heart, basic shapes, flower, bird, butterfly, balloon, tree, star, moon, etc.

for the younger kids, let them make any one thing. while for the older or developmentally higher kids, ask them to have atleast 2-3 items in the picture to make it meaningful.

if you are choosing a special occasion like Christmas, Diwali, etc, then use that as a theme to get them to draw something related to it. You can assist them by drawing or showing some pictures yourself or showing them diff cards so that they get an idea. do this only if you think they do not follow you - it is much better to let them be as creative as they want.

also talk about the occasion, person to whom they will be giving the card, how they feel about that person, what they want to say to that person, etc.

if you are providing the materials, make sure you have plenty of colored paper, glitter, dried herbs/flowers, beads, colors, scissors, etc. etc....

hope this helps you get started
all the very best & have fun :-))

Victoria Said:

What is something easy I can teach special needs teens?

We Answered:

dominoes learns them to recongnise numbers and inter act with others and enhance verbal skills
snap same as above verbal skills
fish same as above and verbal skills

Viola Said:

lesson plans for special needs students who are auditory impaired with cerebral palsy.?

We Answered:

Some great resources for special needs lesson plans are:
The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz and The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom by Patti Gould. Children with cerebral palsy tend to have either hypertone (rigid) or low tone (floppy) muscles. Knowing the type of cp your student has can really make a difference in the types of curriculum and adaptive equipment you will need to have. If you have these special needs children in a class with "typically developing" children, you really don't need to change the entire curriculum. You just need to adapt the ways that you use the curriculum. For example, you are working on getting your children to not use a fisted grasp on their crayons... for the child with cp, you can adapt your crayons with a ball of playdough around it so they can hold onto it easily. The second book I mentioned has really great, creative ways to easily adapt the items you already have in your class for children with all types of special needs. It is also sectioned for different types of disabilities, so it can be really helpful. Children who are auditorily impaired can benefit from having their other senses played up. Build upon your children's strengths. This is true whether your children are "typical" or "special needs". You just have to think out of the box and make a lot of adaptations yourself. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Manuel Said:

Select three important pieces of a lesson plan that is the most beneficial for a student special needs?

We Answered:

are they visual, verbal, or hands on learners?

Pick something that has all of those.

Example: History

Show pictures, films, slide shows
Talk about it
Then have them write or color about a moment in history.