40 activities

45 comprehensionquestions Special Needs for Special Kids

Al Capone doesmy Shirts Novel Unit

(for special ed)

These novel units aresomething I created and

started using in myclassroom. I had students

with significantchallenges and most werenon-readers (like my littleguy).They were the bestthing I ever did, and mystudents LOVED them.

This novel unit has 40different activities.

There is 1 activity foreach chapter that is NOTcomprehension based. So,even if your students donot pay attention, theycan still complete the

activity.

For example, I was notsure students would be

familiar with California letalone Alcatraz. Thisoutlined map will givethem a better feel forwhere the story takes

place.

Suggestions on how Ifound this activity workedbest in my classroom are

provided. I typically had 6-8 students in grades K-5

with one adult assistant inthe room with me.

This entire novel unitcomes in 2 separate files.One is completely in colorand one is completely in

black and white.

This unit comes with avocabulary board.

Vocabulary boards aregreat for ALL students toassist with participationand engagement in group

discussions.

Tips on how to use in theunit!!

There are circle maps inthis unit.

Circle maps are a greatway for students to seethe big idea.

Each circle map comeswith 2 choices:

An errorless option withonly correct answers

An option that haswrong answers mixed instudents will need to setaside.

There are sortingactivities.

Directions on how to addcolor coding fordifferentiation is included.

There are matchingactivities.

Directions on how to addcolor coding fordifferentiation is included.

There are several writingprompts in this unit. Thisis an errorless activitythat allows students towrite their own story andshare it with the class.

Because there are somany activities, you canchoose the ones that fityour students the best.

Finally this unit does come with45 comprehension questions.These chapters were so short, Ihad a hard time coming up with3-5 for each one. So, instead, Ihave a key that tells you whichchapter each question comesfrom. Each question has 3pictures choices.

Answer key included!!

I realize there will besome students out thereunable to do cuttingactivities. I have a blogpost with ways tocomplete activitieswithout a pair of scissors!!

Click Here to read more!!