Calculating the Distance Lesson by Rick Hansen Foundation
5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade Sharon Pennock 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade Sharon Pennock

Calculating the Distance Lesson by Rick Hansen Foundation

In this lesson, students complete grade-appropriate math problems using facts and figures from Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour. Students will examine mathematical problems evolving out of the day-to-day challenges of Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour. Students will apply multiplication and division skills to real-life math problems. Students will apply conversion skills to real-life math problems.

Image Description: Logo of Rick Hansen Foundation.

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Demystifying Pennhurst State School Lesson
10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade Sharon Pennock 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade Sharon Pennock

Demystifying Pennhurst State School Lesson

In this lesson students will compare and contrast 3 videos on Pennhurst State School. Students will delve into two narratives, The “horror” and “historical”. In a class discussion, students will discuss the implications of each narrative on how society views mental illness and intellectual disability. Students will learn about Pennhurst and the historic self-advocacy of the residents and the eventual closing of the PA institution.

Image description: Black and white photograph of Pennhurst

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One Out of Five - Disability History in Washington State
6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade Sharon Pennock 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade Sharon Pennock

One Out of Five - Disability History in Washington State

The purpose of this lesson is to increase awareness of local and state disability history, including discrimination, advocacy, and grassroots movement. This is the fourth in a series of 5 lessons by Washington State’s One Out of Five Disability History and Pride Project.

Image Description: Groups of students sit and stand, talking in clusters. The profiles of the students of different ages, races, and abilities is on a colorful background of yellow, orange, and green. The dominant image is the silhouette of a male student in dark blue reading a book. The title is: One Out of Five: Disability History and Pride Project. “One” and “five” are spelled out in American Sign Language. At the bottom, Braille reads: “pride” and “history.”]

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