Special Education

A Smile as Big as the Moon

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John Corbett plays Mike Kersjes, a special education teacher who helps his students achieve their impossible dream: to attend Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Their inspiring journey is based on a true story.

Director:

James Sadwith

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Professional

Length:

01:35

Treasure, Ready, Go!

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The object of the game is to obtain the most treasures. Treasures are awarded by completing tasks. Each turn the player turns over the hour glass, then turns over the first treasure card.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Content Area:

Math

Special Education

Play Time:

15 min.

Catan Junior

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Explore the seas! Catan: Junior introduces a modified playing style of the classic Settlers of Catan, giving players as young as five a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Content Area:

Math

Special Education

Play Time:

30 min.

Save the Fairy Tale Treasure!

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Story: An evil king has burned all fairy tale books. Only one is left, and its sheets have been shredded and scattered in an enchanted garden. Now the players must hurry and find the matching pieces, and leave the garden with them, before the king returns.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Content Area:

Special Education

Play Time:

25 min.

Dixit Jinx

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Jinx is a new Game in the Dixit family but unlike the original game the drawings are not realistic illustrations depicting scenes but images halfway between abstraction and figuration.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Content Area:

Special Education

ELA

Fine Arts

Play Time:

15 min.

Strong Stuff

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Bruno the Bear is ravenously hungry, so hungry that he's prone to grabbing honey jars recklessly and taking off for the woods. But will you be able to help him carry his ever-growing pile of honey jars without knocking them over?

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Content Area:

Special Education

Play Time:

20 min.

Inspector Rabbit

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Inspector Rabbit is hard on the crooks’ heels. But oh dear! Each crook has a twin and they can only be convicted as a pair. Helped by good memory skills and some luck with the dice you can assist inspector Rabbit in finding the crook couples being searched.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Content Area:

Special Education

Play Time:

20 min.

Robin Hound

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Look, it‘s the famous Robin Hound! He will help us outwit the mean Count of Merciless Greed who reigns over the forest, stealing the gold of the inhabitants.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Content Area:

Special Education

Play Time:

20 min.

Mummy's Treasure

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Each player, or treasure hunter, has an excavation site board, or a rectangular cardboard grid decorated to look like an Egyptian archeological site. Stacks of treasure tiles are set up between the players, sorted by size and shape.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Content Area:

Math

Special Education

Play Time:

10 min.

It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Learning Disabled Child Find Social Success (2005)

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The lives of most children are filled with joy, laughter, and their daily adventures with friends, classmates, and teammates. Some children, however, seem unable to make these important connections with peers and, as a result, are often isolated and ignored.

Grade Level:

Professional

Length:

01:30

Special Education

It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Learning Disabled Child Find Social Success (2005)

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