When I was in the classroom, I found that my students thrive on consistency. Once they learned their expectations in a group, they were able to work more independently and experience more success. One of the best tools I used to maintain consistency were monthly or thematic bundles. I loved using bundles because it ensured my student’s success.
The main concept, whether it be an adapted book or a poem, stayed the same. That helped them know exactly what to do when presented with a task. Changing the theme on a monthly basis, however, allowed my students to never get bored.
I started creating growing bundles to help meet this need, and they are now some of my favorite products. I can’t wait to show you what we used!
Adapted Thematic Bundles
This is the biggest bundle in my store. Adapted Thematic Packs are comprehensive packs that covers Reading, Language Arts and Math concepts for students on a pre-academic level through a second grade skill set. Additional fun activities help to expand this pack across a school day. Each pack comes with 4+ weeks of instruction. 40 packs are in the mega bundle (that would last you more than 3 years!) and I also offer mini bundles of 10 packs, perfect to cover a school year. I have 4 pre-set mini bundles (animals, variety, age-appropriate and holiday/seasonal) as well as a choose your own mini bundle.
Adapted Daily Skill Sheets
This product pairs with the thematic packs, but it can also be used as a standalone product. Each pack comes with 5 differentiated levels and 20 worksheets per level. This makes it perfect for morning work or homework. Grab the growing mega bundle and have morning work for years, or check out the mini bundles if you just need a year’s worth. I have 4 pre-set mini bundles (animals, variety, age-appropriate and holiday/seasonal) as well as a choose your own mini bundle.
Academic Resources
I taught in Virginia, and most of my students participated in the Virginia Alternative Assessment Program. I started creating adapted resources to help teach academic concepts to my class. I tried to keep the layout of each pack similar to help my students generalize their skills. You can grab bundles of my math resources, science resources, and social studies resources. You can also grab the lifetime bundle and save even more money!
Monthly Adapted Books
Monthly Adapted Books were one of the first products I created. Not only do you get 3 adapted books for each month, but every book also comes with 3 file folders for an extension. Grab the bundle and get 36 books and 108 file folders to use throughout the year!
Intermediate Adapted Books
Do your students need more of a challenge than typical adapted books? This product is for you! These books offer a more complex plot to help meet student’s needs. These books come with differentiated worksheets. Each book has 3 sets of worksheets, with 5 worksheets in each set.
Easy Prep Boards
Easy prep boards are meant to help you get seasonal items into your classroom without demanding a lot of work on your end. Each set comes with 8 counting boards, 4 mixed ELA and Math boards, and 4 errorless boards. A bonus set is also included, which means the bundle comes with 208 boards for the year!
Easy Prep Boards Level 2
These boards are similar to level one but have more challenging work. Each set comes with 8 addition and subtraction boards, 5 mixed ELA and Math boards and 4 errorless boards. A bonus set is also included, which means the bundle comes with 221 boards for the year!
Seasonal Errorless Books
Do you have students that you want to engage with adapted books, but they aren’t ready for traditional books? That’s who I created this product line for! These errorless books are meant for early learners. It allows my students to interact with books but ensures they will always complete the books correctly. The bundle comes with 5 books for each month as well as a bonus set-that’s 65 books for the year!
Monthly Poem Packs
I wanted to introduce a poem of the week in my classroom, but most of the poems I found were not accessible. This poetry pack helps meet that need. Each volume comes with 4 poems for the month. As of now, each poem has 2 levels of supporting worksheets. A third level, meant to reach more learners, is being added. The third level of each poem will be made available before the start of that month. Grab the bundle and get 48 poem packs for the year! **This purchase is included in the lifetime license to academic resources.
Seasonal Graphic Organizer Journals
This product is meant to be used in a writing center-it comes with everything you need to make a center run! There are 4 seasonal volumes. Each volume comes with 28 prompts, complete with a graphic organizer and paper. Just print the whole PDF and pop in a binder to be set for months! This product also comes with brainstorming cards to help students generate ideas for each prompt, as well as a cut and paste option for non-writers. The cut and paste option included picture supports to fill out the graphic organizer, tracing strips and coloring pages. Grab the bundle and have writing set for the year!
Picture Scene Writing Sheets
Do you want to incorporate writing in your classrooms, but the graphic organizer journal isn’t what you are looking for? Try these picture scenes sheets! These one-pagers are meant to be a quick writing activity, and with 6 levels it’s easy to meet a variety of needs! Supports include tracing, cut and paste, copying, filling in a word, using keywords and open-ended prompts. 9 volumes are included now and 4 more will be added by September. That will be 150 prompts for the year!
Party Packs
Party packs are the perfect way to have fun in the classroom while maintaining the structure. Party packs come with tools to allow students to vote and graph results to design their own party. This ties in social studies and math concepts and it gives your students ownership of their own party! Each pack comes with 3 options for edible recipes, sensory recipes, crafts, books, and games! Visual schedules help make the party a success. Grab the pack and have 12 parties to choose from!
Emergency Sub Plans
As prepared as we love to be, every now and then you might find yourself calling off work with no plans. The last thing you want to do when your down with the flu is to try and pull together activities that are appropriate and accessible for your students. These emergency sub plans are designed with special learners in mind. Each pack is completely print and go and comes with 18 activities to help cover the school day. Grab this set and never worry again about what your class is going to do when you wake up sick!
I hope this blog was helpful and I hope you found some bundles to make this school year the best one yet! Happy teaching!