Seasonal Life Skills - Omar and Olivia Celebrates Juneteenth

Olivia teaches Omar about Juneteenth, a significant day for African-Americans commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Omar Celebrates Juneteenth National Independence Day.

Key Features:

The Juneteenth life skills worksheet focuses on the historical significance of Juneteenth, commemorating the announcement of freedom for enslaved people on June 19, 1865.

Olivia explains that Juneteenth is a day when African-Americans come together and commemorate their heritage, reflecting on their community's resilience and strength.

This worksheet discusses how people celebrate Juneteenth, such as family gatherings, cookouts, barbecues, music festivals, and parades.

The story teaches essential social skills, including initiating conversations, showing interest in others, and building connections. It highlights the benefits of socializing, such as learning from others and establishing meaningful relationships.

Interactive dialogues and thought-provoking questions actively engage learners, reinforcing their comprehension of the story and its underlying concepts.

Real-world examples and age-appropriate visual aids, including illustrations and diagrams, make this conversational story an excellent resource for teaching social narratives.

This social narrative's simple and direct language sets clear expectations, making it suitable for high school students and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Enhance their social skills and facilitate meaningful connections, all while promoting appreciation for the hard work of professionals.

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 (7) pages. Color and black-and-white versions of each page are available for this pdf resource.