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Disability Awareness Activity Packet

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This Disability Awareness Activity Packet activity also includes:

Bring awareness to disabilities with a packet consisting of a variety of activities designed to inform scholars about disabilities—autism, hearing impairments, physical disabilities, and more! Learners test their communication skills, role play different scenarios, read text in another language, and discover which celebrities have a disability.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Gather a collection of resources highlighting individuals with disabilities such as Helen Keller
  • Speak to your school's Special Education Coordinator about best practices in implementing to packet
  • Highlight different disabilities throughout the month, showcase how unique every pupil is whether they have a disability or not
Classroom Considerations
  • Disability Awareness Month takes place in May 
  • Requires an assortment of materials depending on which activities you choose to assign, including color couple
Pros
  • Provides six pages filled with additional resources to extend the learning experience 
  • Includes a table of contents for easy navigation 
  • Offers one or two activities that pertain to each disability
Cons
  • None