Journal entry: Autism awareness month
April 26, 2025 Navigating the First Year: A Special Educator’s Reality in NYC As a first-year special education teacher in a New York City middle school, I walked into the
Waya and the Fire of Memory character development guide
These characters are designed to resonate with children, each symbolizing a theme—memory, balance, courage, and forgetting—and can be used for animation, puppet shows, or school plays. Main Character Profiles 1.
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Love, Ego, and a Downfall: Upper East River Valley
Amidst the bright lights and fast-paced life of New York City, Nasreen Ahmed remained a mystery. At 65, she had been married four times, yet none of her marriages lasted.
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The Case of the Missing Homework
In Ms. Patel’s third-grade class, little Rayyan was the most punctual student. Rain or shine, he showed up every morning with a bright smile, his uniform perfectly neat, and his
Lesson Plan for NY.SS.7.2.D (Colonial Developments)
Grade: 7 Student Needs: Dyslexic, bilingual, visually impaired Lesson Topic: Life in the 13 Colonies Lesson Objectives: • Students will describe the daily life, economy, and geography of the 13
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Journal Entry – History Repeats: X, Trump, and the Power Behind the Throne
Scrolling through TikTok today, I came across a viral clip of Elon Musk’s son, X, pointing at Trump in the White House and declaring, “He is not the president.” The
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Wings of Defiance: The Heroism of Motiur Rahman and the Tuskegee Airmen
The sun burned bright over Karachi’s airfield, just as it once blazed over the Alabama training grounds. Two different men, two different worlds—yet bound by a struggle against prejudice and
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Henry’s Dream to Fly The Tuskegee Airmen ✈️👦🏾 1
✈️ Henry’s Dream to Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen. 👦🏽 Henry Gooding always dreamed of flying. Every day, he would watch birds soar in the sky and imagine himself in a
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Social Lesson Plan: Identify Civic Movements in the 19th Century
Grade Level: 7th Grade Special Education (Kindergarten Skill Level)Duration: 30–40 minutesStudent Needs: Intellectual Disabilities, Speech Impairment, Vision Impairment Lesson Theme: Students will explore 19th-century civic movements through the political cartoon
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Social Lesson Plan: My Community Helpers
A Social Studies Lesson Plan tailored for Kindergarten-level students in a 7th-grade special education class, including students with intellectual disabilities, and speech, and vision impairments. Grade Level: 7th Grade Special