Lesson Plan

Inclusion Lesson Plan: Bigs Edition

Move from bystander to upstander, see through other eyes, and measure what access really means.

This is the Bigs Edition of Inclusion: one ready-to-teach week written just for grades 7-8. Every day follows the same rhythm: Reading on Monday, Writing and Words on Tuesday, Science and Math on Wednesday, a Hands-on Project on Thursday, and Show and Tell on Friday.

The big question: What turns a bystander into an upstander, and how can a place be designed so everyone can use it?

The Week

• Mon: Bystander or Upstander? (Reading) • Tue: Through Other Eyes (Writing & Words) • Wed: Accessibility Check (Science & Math) • Thu: Pledge and Redesign (Hands-on Project) • Fri: Present and Persuade (Show & Tell)

Teaching more than one level? The all-levels edition of Inclusion has Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8) in one file, so siblings or a mixed classroom can study the same topic together.

Perfect for homeschool families, grade 7-8 classrooms, co-ops and substitute plans.

What's inside

• 5 ready-to-teach days for Bigs (grades 7-8), about 90 to 120 minutes a day
• Lab sheet: Accessibility Check
• Sequence cards (From Bystander to Upstander) and a cut-and-sort page (Bystander, Upstander or Makes It Worse?)
• Writing page: The Upstander Scene
• Hands-on project: Access Redesign
• Word search, crossword, scramble and secret code puzzles
• 8 fact cards, 9 vocabulary cards and a book list of 4 titles
• A certificate and an answer key for the grown-up

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