MAKING BENCHMARKS AND GLCE’S COME
TO LIFE WITH LOW INCIDENCE
POPULATION
Session will provide demonstrations of lesson plans and
activities that are aligned with the extended benchmarks
and grade level content expectations of the participation
and supported independence populations . Experience how
the content areas ARE relevant for all students!
INTRODUCTION
Name: JuLee Chapman
 Teacher at Heartwood
School-Center based
 Students with Moderate
to Severe Cognitive
Impairments
 Worked last year with
Statewide Curriculum
Committee
 Taught in SXI, Autism &
Resource Rooms
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TODAY: GLCE’S ARE IN YOUR LESSONS
ALREADY…CAN YOU FIND THEM?
Themes/Curriculums
 Implementation &
Planning
 Lesson Ideas
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THEMES-MONTHLY TO WEEKLY
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Monthly Themes
Songs
Color
Food Groups
Leisure Focus
Crafts
ELA Language Focus
Signs of the Month
Sign Language
Literacy Books
Math Focus
Science Focus
OT-PT Group follows
school wide theme-includes
EGLCE’s
SAMPLE : FEBRUARY FOCUS
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Math: AM vs. PM &
Patterns (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
ELA: Before, After, Next
Social Studies-Chinese
New Year
Science: Wild AnimalsTiger
Food: 3 meals a day
Color: Pink Shape: Heart
Songs: The Month is Feb.
The Color is Pink
Valentine’s Day
3 meals Song
To practice spatial terms before, after, next as
well as first, next and last…the students line up
with support on a square with their picture.
February
FEBRUARY CALENDAR
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See Handout
(some activities/dates could change)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Monday
Friday
Color of the
month: Pink
Food: 3 meals/day
*Send in February
snacks
Science: Wild
Animals, Common
Healthy Foods,
Exercise
Letters: V, L, E
Math: pattern,
position 1st, 2nd,
3rd, AM vs. PM
activities-time
ELA: Feelings &
“before, after,
next”
*Chinese New
Year-year of the
TIGER!
March
10th-no school
19th-1/2 day AM
24th-evening conf.
25th-1/2 day, PM
conference
1
2
3
41-1 OT/Speech
5
Gym
Weekly Reader
“Let’s Go to the
Dentist”
Activity: I take
Care of my teeth
Hot Dog & Maccheese Day
*Suzanne’s B-Day
8
Gym
Story: “Tiger
Story”
Activity: Paint
Tiger Wooden
Spoons
15
8
All most 100 days
of school
completed!
Gym
Poem: I’m a Little
Snowman
Activity: Wrap a
Snowman Race
Library
Story: Valentine
Story
Craft: Chews a
Card (v-day box
collector)
Open Gym
Practice Lining up
1,2,3 & before, after
next
11
Music Class
Weekly Reader
Story: Valentine’s
Day
17
18
23
24
Activity: Making
Flower Valentines &
Eye on You
Music Class
Song/Poem: 10
Little Snowballs
Activity: Indoor
Snowball Fight
10
Sessions
Swim Class
Group Speech
Library
Facts: Chinese
New Year
Activity: Dragons
First Note Music
Lesson
Music Class
Story: Healthy
Foods
Craft: Red
Firecrackers
16
NO School
Presidents Day
22
Music Class
Groundhog’s Day
Story: It’s
Groundhog Day
Activity: AM vs.
PM
Library
Story: Foods
Book
Activity: Plan 3
Healthy Meals
Rhythm Sticks
Library
Story: 5 Little
Snowmen
Activity: Pink
Yarn Yuppie
Puppet
First Note Music
Lesson
1-1 OT/Speech
Sessions
Swim Class
*Make Scallion
Pancakes-Asian
Snack & Sushi Rolls
Music Class
OT/PT Group
Story: Lots of
Hearts
Cooking: Peanut
Butter and Jelly
Sushi Rolls
Movie: Mulan
12
No School
Planning Day
Chinese New Year
Parade
1-1 OT
Speech Sessions
Swim Class
Open Gym
19
25
26
Practice Lining up
1,2,3 & before, after
next
1-1 OT Speech
Sessions
Swim Class
Open Gym
We will have a Valentine Exchange on the 16th!
Music Class
OT/PT Group
Cooking: Apple
Rolls
Kung Fu Panda
Music Class
OT/PT Group
Cooking: Apple
Grape Popsicles
Movie Student
Choice
Names:
SAMPLE LESSONS
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Morning vs. Night
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ELA: Identifies objects/pictures in a
book, listen to a variety of narrative
text, answer simple questions about
the story
 PE6 XVI P2 6.
 PE6 XVI B5 9.
 PE XVI B5 9. & PE1 I E 11.
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Math : Identifies/Name common
“activities” for morning, afternoon,
evening
 PE6 XV C2 11, 12, 13.
 PE1 III J 4.
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Social studies- studying “families”
(What does your family do?)
 No EGLCE’s at this time –still
need to include
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Communication: Increases Vocab. &
Uses Lang. Effectively, Communicates
in appropriate ways
 PE6 XVI A4. & PE6 XVI A 3.
LOOK AT YOUR LESSONS DIFFERENTLY-THEY ARE
FULL FILLING GLCE’S…TAKE A LOOK
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Read a story and use
pictures to ask if a story
happened during the
day/night or inside/outside
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Show one related and one
unrelated and ask…”What
was the story about?”
Did you know that asking a
student to locate the
bathroom/lunch room is
Algebra…finding an
We read a story about snowmen and added
unknown!
some math and language by counting
buttons and using our spatial directions to
wrap our snowmen(girls).
BUSY TOES…WHAT WAS MY JUST FOR FUN BOOK!
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“Busy Toes” by C.W. Bowie
Science:
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PE6 XVIII B2 3. Looks at object with
flashlight
PE6 XVIII A4 2.
Observes/demonstrates ways body
parts move
PE6 XVIII B5 1,2 Items on motion toys
PE6 VIII A 8. Explores a variety of
objects/textures
PE6 EVIII o 4. Comprehends/expresses
descriptors (hot/cold, soft/hard, color,
big/little, wet/dry etc…)
Reading:
PE6 XVI B2 6.
Identifies/recognizes pictures in a
book/magazine
 PE6 XVI B5 9. Reads/listens to a
variety of text
 PE6 XVI B3 6. Identifies objects
associated with content of text
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1-1 ACADEMIC WORK
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Reading
 Inside/outside & Day/night
 5- “W’s” ?-drawing
Math
 Counting/recognizing
 Money/Time
 Most/least
Writing
 Scribble/tracking
 Tracing/Copying/Reproducing
Shapes/Colors (cutting/pasting)
 Naming/choosing
 Sorting/finding
Objects
 Naming
 Matching
Sensory Bucket
 Measuring/scooping/finding
Computer
 Touch screen/switch/mouse
 Vocabulary/cause &
effect/academic
RESOURCES: WEEKLY READER, FAMILY FUN
MAGAZINE, ROCKIN’ WITH ROBIN….
The Scholastic Weekly Reader:
References well with GLCE’S
 Provides lesson ideas
 Usually matches monthly
holidays /themes
 Poster that can be used as an
instructional aid
Family Fun Magazine:
 Matches most themes
 Projects to match many
themed books
Rockin’ with Robin:
 Songs
 Worksheets
MAASE Wiki Site-Center Based
Programs
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INTRODUCTION
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Name: Kris Bour
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Teacher at Ottawa Area
Center
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Students with Severe
Multiple Impairments
ranging in age from 7-11
years
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Taught in MOCI and SCI
classrooms
OAC MATERIALS LIBRARY
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School Wide Themes
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Departments develop
“theme supporting
units/lessons”
incorporating EGLCE’s
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Units/lessons are stored
in the OAC Materials
Library
UNIT /LESSONS
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Butterflies
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Hand out: Butterfly
thematic Unit/Lessons
Read: Butterfly Book as
an activity:
 EGLCE: Identify books
and/or other sources of
information: respond to a
science related question
by eye gaze, touching,
vocalizing
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SMOOTHIE FUN
EGLCE:
 Math:
 Identify which of 2
choices is needed to
answer a question/solve
problem. What do we use
to stir? A cup or spoon?
 Differentiate between
warm and cold
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POGO ART / USE BUTTERFLY PATTERN
EGLCE:
 ELA
 Create personal work
 Generate own name and
simple label to
demonstrate
ownership/convey
meaning
 Use early forms of
writing(letter like marks)
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RIDING LICORICE
EGLCE:
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Demonstrates finding
targeted areas. (small
gym/Licorice)
Science:
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Identify observable
characteristics and/or
body parts of a variety of
animals
POINTS TO PONDER
Look closely…..an
existing activity in your
daily lesson plan may
(and probably does)
contain at least one
EGLCE!!!
 A simple morning circle
using a calendar and
weather chart includes
many EGLCE’s!
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Resources:
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www.maase.org/Resources
Click on the Maase Wikke
Site Link
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Google Images is a great
source for pictures if
making books
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Share Ideas!!! 
INTRODUCTION
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Name: Jill Merriman
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Cloverdale SCI Classroom
Teacher
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Eastern Michigan
Undergraduate Degree
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Masters in Special
Education
SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER
High School SCI Classroom
Participation Level
R.AT.M7.P.EG01A: BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ACCESSING TEXT (E.G.,
SELECTING A VARIETY OF AGE APPROPRIATE TEXTS FOR READING,
LISTENING, AND VIEWING ENJOYMENT.
EHSCE.P.L1.1.1C: ASSOCIATE VALUE WITH THE NUMBER 1 (E.G.
“TAKE JUST ONE”).
EHSCE.P.2.1.11A: LISTEN RECEPTIVELY AND INTERACT
APPROPRIATELY IN CONVERSATIONS AND AS PART OF AN AUDIENCE.
EHSCE.P.1.2.2A: BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT USING WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION AND/OR COMMUNICATION DEVICES.
EHSCE.P.G1.1.6A: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ROUND AND
SQUARE OR SPHERE AND CUBE.
EHSCE.P.G1.1.6A: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ROUND AND
SQUARE OR SPHERE AND CUBE.
EHSCE.P.A1.1.1A: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WARM AND COLD
ITEMS.
C.CN.P.EB.I.1.M.3ADDH: IDENTIFY AND/OR USE SIMPLE
DEVICES (E.G., REMOTE CONTROL).
EHSCE.P.A1.1.1A: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WARM AND COLD
ITEMS.
E.AW.P.EB.V.3.E.1ADDH ~ IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE CLOTHING
AND/OR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PARTICULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS.
R.RO.P.EB.II.1.H.3A: IDENTIFY AND/OR EXPLORE SCIENCE
ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
Introduction
Name: Stephanie Jend
 Teacher at Wesley
School, Muskegon Area
Intermediate School
District
 ASD Classroom,
Secondary and Transition
 Second year using the
Unique Learning System
as a curriculum resource
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Unique Learning System
ULS is from the company
who publishes News-2-You
Unit from October 2009
 Unit Topic: Knowing Our
Ecosystem
 Grade Band: High School
 Focus will be on 3 lessons
 Lesson 1 Leveled Book
 Lesson 19 Math Story
Problems
 Lesson 26 Science
Experiment
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Lesson Plans
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I teach 1-2 lessons, 3-4 days
a week
I do not always follow
lessons in order or use all
the lessons in the unit
I differentiate for individual
students by using varying
levels of materials
I use supplemental
materials to make content
real
English Language Arts
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Lesson 1: Leveled Book
Who Has a Pet?
Instruction Targets:
-Reading Fluency
-Acquisition of Vocabulary
Michigan High School Content
Expectation: CE 2.1.3
Michigan Supported Independence
Extended High School Content
Expectation: EHSCE.SI.2.1.3a
Apply an increasing number of the
following aspects of fluency: naming
letters, associating letters and their sounds,
recognizing a few words paired with
pictures and/or objects both when
encountered in context and isolation, and
demonstrating understanding of concepts
of print, pausing and emphasizing, using
punctuation cues, using appropriate
intonation, recognizing sight words
Math
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Lesson 19: Math Story
Problems
Circle of Life
Instruction Targets:
-Number Sense
Michigan High School Content
Expectation: L1.1.1
Michigan Supported Independence
Extended High School Content
Expectation: EHSCE.SI.L1.1.1b
Count up to 100 using whole numbers
Science
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Lesson 26: Science
Experiment
Bird Cakes
Instruction Targets:
-Life Science
-Scientific Inquiry
Michigan Science Benchmark: I.1.h.2
Michigan Supported Independence
Extended Benchmark: C.CN.SI.EB.I.1.h.2
Explore scientific investigations.
Key concepts: Observe, predict, collect
data, question, hypothesis
Student Work!
QUESTIONS? THANKS!
Contacts:
 Kris Bour:
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Stephanie Jend:
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sjend@muskegonisd.org
Jill Merriman:
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kbour@oaisd.org
Jill.Merriman@farmington.k12.mi.us
JuLee Chapman:
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jchapman@ingahmisd.org