Click on a course description and you'll find detailed objectives for special education students for grades 6-12. Use to create your own curriculum, come up with IEP objectives or use as abilities checklists. From the Florida Department of Education (less)Click on a course description and you'll find detailed objectives for special education students for grades 6-12. Use to create your own curriculum, come up with IEP objectives or use as abilities ch... (more)

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Article by Lisa Ackerman urges parents to help children learn to stand on their own in regards to life skills. Offers steps for getting a child to move from a baby bottle to a cup. From TACA

Tags: home life skills, self management, early childhood, drinking from a cup

If you have Boardmaker 5.0 or newer you will have access to these great detailed picture symbol recipes. From Miami Dade Schools made for their Pre-K special ed class.

Tags: cooking visual support, modified activity, visual recipes, picture symbol recipe, cooking skills, life skills

NSTTAC created this lesson plan starter to teach adults functional life skills. It includes lesson objectives, setting and materials, lesson content, teaching procedures and evaluation methods for going to an entertainment venue to for pinball and bowling. (less)NSTTAC created this lesson plan starter to teach adults functional life skills. It includes lesson objectives, setting and materials, lesson content, teaching procedures and evaluation methods for go... (more)

Tags: life skills lesson plan, modified lesson, community outing, community life skills

The Practical Money Skills for Life website explains how to add up your income, estimate expenses and figure out the difference. Also has a budgeting worksheet. See side link for Living within your Means. (less)The Practical Money Skills for Life website explains how to add up your income, estimate expenses and figure out the difference. Also has a budgeting worksheet. See side link for Living within your ... (more)

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Free and easy to use tools to help young people prepare for adulthood. The scores and responses in the Report reflect a youth's strengths as well as areas for growth. This information can be very useful in goal planning and in starting discussions about life skills strengths and directions. From Casey Life Skills (less)Free and easy to use tools to help young people prepare for adulthood. The scores and responses in the Report reflect a youth's strengths as well as areas for growth. This information can be very usef... (more)

Tags: transitioning to adulthood, life skills, career planning, vocational skills

Learn how to clean a bathtub with these simple tips. From About.com

Tags: self help, housekeeping, home life skills, house cleaning, cleaning bathroom

NSTTAC created this lesson plan starter to teach adults functional life skills. It includes lesson objectives, setting and materials, lesson content, teaching procedures and evaluation methods.

Tags: life skills lesson plan, modified lesson, cleaning skills, house cleaning, housekeeping, washing clothes, doing laundry

Get your closet back in shape with a few simple organizational tools. From About.com

Tags: organize your life, organize your closet, home life skills, house cleaning, housekeeping

Visuals for going to camp, community groups and events, the mall, recreation, travel and work. From SET

Tags: community life skills, community visual support, community outing, augmentative communication, AAC, recreation, picture symbol