Proposal Curriculum Project

Corinna Wilkins

1. Theme: Fall/Thanksgiving

Subjects: Reading

Time Line: One-Two Weeks

2. Audience: Trainable, Mentally Disabled Students

3. I picked this topic because theme units are fun, creative and purposeful when teaching students with severe and profound disabilities. I will be teaching this lesson in November. This lesson will help me interact with my students and parents on a personal level because we will be learning and discussing an important topic; Thanksgiving.

4. Content Standards:

The learner will explore sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.

The learner will relate ideas and information to life experiences.

The learner will communicate reading, listening and viewing experiences.

Technology Standards:

Digital Citizenship: Student will demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

Creativity and Innovation: create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

Technology Operations and Concepts: transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project

5. Educational goals and objectives:

The students will recall information that was learned from previous lessons. The students will

show demonstration of listening skills while interacting with games and read alouds. The

student will practice ownership of his/her ideas by selecting, and developing a story map. The student will analyze, retell and act out the story. The student will compose a demonstration of the story using manipulatives through technology.

6. Medium: I will be using literature and other resources such as, Smartboard, PowerPoint, websites, and file attachments. I will also use teacher and student created materials for instructional purposes.

7. Teaching Strategies: Direct instruction, Whole group, small group, and individualized instruction.

8. Evaluation Methods: Students will show comprehension orally, written and through acting out or drawing.

9. Resources: I will use printed materials, electronic resources, websites, literature.