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Increasing Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Unit PlanIncreasing Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Unit Plan
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5th - 9th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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5 days
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Increasing Disability Awareness and Sensitivity

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Designed to promote disability awareness and sensitivity, the five lessons and activities in this packet provide class members with information about disabilities, and with models of behaviors and language that help to break down stereotypes. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

americans with disabilities act

Additional Tags

programs

Instructional Ideas

  • Consider the abilities and disabilities of class members and consider how the exercises will impact them

Classroom Considerations

  • The resource presumes a protocol for the safe and respectful discussion of sensitive issues has been established

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  • The 75-page packet includes an overview of the curriculum, lesson plans, worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, activities, vocabulary lists, and references

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Common Core

RI.9-10.1

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