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Make a Train
Youngsters should have fun learning about and making a train. The children will learn that some trains carry people and some carry goods, identify different railroad cars, and understand that trains need tracks that are in good condition...
Positively Autism
Trace the Train Track!
Learners with autism develop their fine motor skills with an activity that asks them to trace Travis the Train's track
Sea World
Marine Animal Husbandry and Training
Step into the role of a zoo director with several activities about animal training and running a zoo. Kids calculate the amount of food each animal needs, design a habitat for penguins, decide how to breed bottlenose dolphins, and train...
Illinois State Bar Association
Mock Trial Teacher Training
Whether you are new to the mock trial format or have extensive experience with the program, you'll find much to learn from this teacher training manual that includes strategies for teaching the various aspects of court room trials.
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All Aboard!
Students, in groups, create a display showing a "train trip" to a destination of their choice from a teacher-made list. They also answer a series of questions related to their trip. Groups present their displays.
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The Art of Locomotion
Tenth graders examine the artistic legacy of trains by comparing the representations of trains in the painting of Turner and the photographs of Terry Evans. They write an essay, story or poem using their own observations of trains,...
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Phonics Train: /at/ words
A well-scaffolded phonics resource awaits you and your autistic learners. Phase one in this multi-page document asks, "What is on the train?" The answer is an /at/ word, such as cat, mat, bat, or hat. In Phase two, the train is shown...
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Travis the Train Learns Colors
Reinforce color words, word recognition, and color identification with this train-themed color book. Each page contains an image of a colored train and a sentence describing that train. Additional pages show the same trains but ask,...
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Train Phonics - /an/ Words
Follow the phonics train and get your special needs class on the reading track. To promote the /an/ sound and phonemic awareness, each page contains an image of a train, and each car contains an item. The word representing that item...
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Train Phonics /ug/ words
Ask your Autistic pupils what is riding on the train. When they answer, point out that they made the /ug/ sound in each of the three-letter words they say. This is a well scaffolded resource that works toward reading with...
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Guide to Interviewing
Provide future managers with the skills they need to conduct a succesful interview with a potential employee. Establishing an interview schedule, preparing interview questions, tips for conducting an interview, and do's and don'ts are...
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Train Skip Counting: Count by 10s
Counting by 10s if fun. Assist your Autistic or special needs pupils by building strong number sense. They will count by 10s, fill in the missing 10s, then complete a 10s train all on their own. This is a well scaffolded learning...
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Guide to Communicating
Teacher, project managers, or those in a vocational training program will understand how to communicate effectively. Work place communication, listening techniques, and communication models are discussed in a resource is specific to...
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All Aboard the Safety Train
Students listen to a story about safety around trains and participate in story retelling students complete an art project.
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An Orderly Wagon Train Migration
Sixth graders work in small groups to organize a wagon train for a trek westward. They determine leadership responsibilities and rules needed to make a successful trek.
Positively Autism
Travis the Train Goes Trick-or-Treating
Travis the Train is on the move again, and this time he and his friends are going trick-or-treating. The story, employing images and concepts introduced in earlier lessons in the series, models behaviors appropriate for the night.
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Weight Training
Learners complete Internet research to learn about weight training. In this Internet research lesson plan, students visit the various websites listed to learn about weight training, its safety procedures, and routines.
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Train Skip Counting: Count by 2s
Skip counting builds number sense and prepares learners for multiplication. Intended for use with Autistic children, but appropriate for anyone, this worksheet provides a way to practice counting by 2s. There are 6 trains, the child...
Special Olympics
Train at School
Here is a fantastic compilation of adaptive physical education lesson plans that cover the major concepts of physical fitness, including: aerobic endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility, power, speed and agility, and...
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Train Skip Counting: Count by 5s
Skip counting builds number sense. Have your special needs class skip count by 5s. They count along the 5s train, fill in the missing numbers, then fill in a train completely. Great scaffolding!
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Train vs. Car: Who Wins?
Ninth graders conduct an experiment demonstrating what happens when a train hits a car using easily accessible materials. They calculate momentum, velocity, and distance using the appropriate formulas. Then they write an incident report...
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The Circus Train
Students study the safety message "Stay Back from tracks and trains!" students count animals and train cars, and repeat The Circus Train poem
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Ear Training - 7th chords
In this ear training worksheet, students listen to each measure containing the bottom note of the triad they hear played and write the correct notes that are missing and construct the requested chords on the this sheet music worksheet.
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Alphabet Train
In this alphabet activity worksheet, students color the different train cars that each have a different letter of the alphabet on them. The objective is to enhance students' knowledge of the alphabet.