Seasonal Life Skills - Honoring Our Veterans on Veteran's Day

Alexa Discovers the Importance of Veteran's Day

In the narrative Alexa Discovers the Importance of Veteran's Day, Austin educates Alexa on the ways to commemorate our veterans on Veteran's Day.

• This seasonal life skills narrative centers around siblings, Austin and Alexa, who embark on an enlightening journey to comprehend the essence of Veteran's Day and discover significant ways to respect and express their gratitude to veterans.

• This narrative enlightens students about the meaning of Veteran's Day, clarifying how it pays homage to those who have bravely served in the military and safeguarded our nation.

• The life skills narrative piques interest and encourages curiosity by delving into various methods people use to celebrate Veteran's Day, including parades, special commemorations, and community gatherings in cities such as New York City and Washington, D.C.

• This material advocates community involvement by recommending visits to local veterans' homes or institutions to spend time with veterans. This can involve listening to their narratives, showing appreciation through meaningful dialogues and exchanges.

• The interactive discourse and thought-provoking questions stimulate learners and fortify their understanding of the narrative and its principles.

• The use of real-life examples and age-appropriate visual aids like illustrations and diagrams turns this narrative-based lesson into a prime teaching tool for social narratives.

• The straightforward language of this social narrative sets distinct guidelines, making it perfectly suited for high school students and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The story includes seven (7) reading comprehension questions and answers to reinforce and measure the student's understanding of the Functional Life Skills contained in the story!

This life skills story will assist high school students, and young adults in developing the necessary independent living skills to become more independent at school, at home, and in their communities.

This story is designed to be used by special education teachers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ABA therapists, registered behavior technicians (RBT), parents, supported living coaches, and life skills teachers to teach their students valuable life skills.

In addition to interactive instruction, this resource is ideal for hands-on and community-based learning, defining, setting, and measuring IEP goals.

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Engage your special education class with this highly interactive High School Functional Life Skills Story!

It's printable, easy to use, and ready to hand out!

A PDF file with seven (6) pages. Color and black-and-white versions of each page are available for this pdf resource.