Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary!
This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills!
Words Include: resume, employer, social security, qualified, salary, interview, overtime, supervisor, and many more.
Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5
Contents Include:
- 7 Lessons
- Activities that cover abbreviations, personal data, job applications, paychecks, safety, and much more
- Answer key
Skills Covered Include:
- Apply information
- Choose the correct word
- Expand vocabulary
- Understand meaning of words and ideas
- Use context clues
- Develop life/survival skills
- Write an original sentence
- Understand consumer information
- Spell correctly
- Apply math to real-life situations
Knowing signs, symbols, and directions is essential for students who are trying to expand their knowledge outside the classroom into the “real world.” These flash cards present words and symbols that students will encounter in their everyday lives. This instant download features 94 full-color flash cards that include bold graphics and simple, easy-to-understand definitions, which makes these ideal for students of all ability levels. A must-have addition for any life skills class.
This 24-page download includes 94 flash cards and activity suggestions. Simply print the file double-sided so that the definitions for each sign are on the back side.
Signs & Symbols Include:
- Bus Stop
- Caution Automatic Door
- Bike Crossing
- Hospital
- Camping Area
- Detour
- Elevator
- Caution
- Do Not Enter
- Fire Department
- Flammable
- Fragile
- No Parking
- No Smoking
- Out of Order
- Poison
- Police
- Restroom
- Recycle
- and Many More!
Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary!
This practical unit is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills!
Words Include: deposit, withdraw, overdraft, balance, minimum balance, overdrawn, stock, percentage, and many more.
Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5
Contents Include:
- 7 Lessons
- Activities cover: savings & checking accounts, budgets, credit, interest, discounts, and more
- Answer key
- And more!
Skills Covered Include:
- Apply math to real-life situations
- Apply information
- Choose the correct word
- Expand vocabulary
- Understand meaning of words and ideas
- Use context clues
- Use dictionary and glossary skills
- Develop consumer skills
- Find relevant facts
- Understand and use reference sources
- Understand consumer information
- Fill out forms correctly
Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary!
This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills!
Words Include: driver's manual, detour, pedestrian, tenant, vacancy, lease agreement, merchandise, reimburse, and many more.
Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5
Contents Include:
- 7 Lessons
- Activities that cover learning to drive, filing an accident report, coupons, newspaper, insurance, and more
- Answer key
- And more!
Skills Covered Include:
- Apply information
- Choose the correct word
- Expand vocabulary
- Understand meaning of words and ideas
- Use context clues
- Use dictionary and glossary skills
- Develop consumer skills
- Find relevant facts
- Understand and use reference sources
- Understand consumer information
- Analyze information
- Fill out forms correctly
Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary!
This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills!
Words Include: fitness, leisure, nutrition, acne, hygiene, deodorant, shampoo, poisonous, aspirin, and many more.
Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5
Contents Include:
- 9 Lessons
- Activities that cover dental health, hygiene, healthy eating, grooming, first aid, and much more
- Answer key
Skills Covered Include:
- Apply information
- Choose the correct word
- Expand vocabulary
- Understand meaning of words and ideas
- Use context clues
- Use dictionary and glossary skills
- Develop life/survival skills
- Find relevant facts
- Analyze information
- Write an original sentence
- Classify information
- Make decisions/choices
- Develop consumer skills
- Understand consumer information
- Evaluate information
Watch math skills improve as students work through more than 100 real-life math word problems!
Everyday Math is the perfect way to build students' math skills while helping them gain a true appreciation for math in everyday living. Students read each real-life scenario, then must decide whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve each word problem. Other exercises involve fractions, decimals, percents, and more! A real, practical application of math!
Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary!
This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills!
Words Include: vocation, attorney, electrician, dental assistant, lab technician, cardiologist, retirement plan, and many more.
Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5
Contents Include:
- 9 Lessons
- Activities that cover jobs in health care, construction, education, and much more
- Answer key
- And more!
Skills Covered Include:
- Apply information
- Choose the correct word
- Expand vocabulary
- Understand meaning of words and ideas
- Use context clues
- Use dictionary and glossary skills
- Develop life/survival skills
- Find relevant facts
- Spell correctly
- Understand and use reference sources
- Analyze information
- Write an original sentence
- Classify information
- Determine alphabetical order
- Express/justify an opinion
- Make decisions/choices
A strong sense of character and positive self-esteem are key ingredients to a student's success in school and in life. Writing About Me gives your students a real chance to develop and reinforce 38 all-important attributes, while simultaneously improving their writing skills. Each page presents a specific attribute, such as "honesty" or "responsibility," to stimulate group discussion. To help students further understand these characteristics and how they apply to their daily lives, a series of fun and relevant writing activities are included to help students focus on their individual and collective attributes. So let Remedia Publications help your students have fun learning the very important concepts of character, self-esteem, and writing with this easy-to-use, "accentuate-the-positive" book.
Improve reading comprehension and help students get started on the road to a life-long pattern of nutrition, exercise, and grooming with these high-interest/low readability stories. Content is informative, yet simple. Activities involve using charts, graphs, glossaries, answering questions, summarizing, and more.
Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12
Relevant, high-interest activities follow each reading selection and challenge students to:
- read for details
- make inferences
- find the main idea
- find facts
- summarize data
- build vocabulary
- draw conclusions
- restate information
- make decisions
Contents Include:
- High-Interest/Low Readability Stories
- Pre/Post-Test
- Word Search
- Glossary
- Answer Key
SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS TO IMPROVE EVERYDAY BEHAVIOR. Are you always late? When is it okay to lie? Help students learn about themselves and challenge them to become the best they can be, with these light-hearted and relevant social skills lessons! Each high-interest reading passage is followed by standards-based reading comprehension and sentence writing activities!
Real-life scenarios and sticky social situations challenge students to learn about themselves and the consequences of various behaviors such as: always being late, being unable to forgive, being too nice, and more. They also learn the value of being honest, courageous, easy-going, generous, and optimistic.
Teens and ‘Experts’ offer helpful advice through text messages and keep things light-hearted and non-threatening. A great way to improve students’ everyday social skills!
STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES:
Each social-skills lesson is followed by specific reading comprehension and writing activities that require complete-sentence answers. Additional activities encourage students to ‘look within’ and relate each scenario to themselves and their own daily actions. Finally, students decide how they might better handle each daily scenario in the future. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets.
STANDARDS:
• Locate Information
• Summarize
• Generalize
• Compare & Contrast
• Cause & Effect
• Form Opinions
• Draw Conclusions
• Main Idea
• Make Inferences
• Use Context Clues
• Sequence
• Determine Author’s Viewpoint
• Analyze, Evaluate & Apply
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• How do I know if I’m being a good person?
• How can I be honest with my friends without hurting their feelings?
• I never have a good day at school! How can I do better?
• How can I stop being jealous?
• How can I NOT be late all the time?
• I want people to trust me. What can I do?
• How can I be kind without being a doormat?
• Forgiveness is hard. Should I always forgive people?
• Why should I be patient? I hate to wait around!
• Can being optimistic make me happy?
Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4
Interest Level: Gr 6 - 12
Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading, Writing, Math |
Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting activities give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Credit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve using a credit card.
Students will learn how to understand and apply the information on the front and the back of a credit card. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract. multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Some activities require students to know how to figure percentages.
Skills Include:
• Applying information to real-life situations
• Following directions
• Reading for details
• Finding relevant facts
• Solving word problems using the appropriate operations
Questions:
Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and writing the answer in an answer box.
This Resource Includes:
• 46 Slide Pages
• Answer key pages
Engaging Lessons, Tips, & Techniques to help students learn how to find AND get a Job! * Job Search * Applying for a Job * Resume * Cover Letter * Interview * Wages * Salary * Real-life Situations * Help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job with these new life-skills lessons!
The first step towards REAL independence is getting a job… But how do you FIND one… and how do you GET one? These life-skills lessons help students learn the best tips, strategies, and techniques for Getting a Job! These realistic lessons answer many questions such as, “Do I need a resume?” “How do I stand out?” “What should I wear to an interview?” “What should I ask?” “How do I choose between two job offers?” and more…
Google Slides:
136 Ready-to-Use Google Slides! Engaging Lessons, Tips, & Techniques to help students learn how to find AND get a Job! * Finding Jobs * Applying for a Job * Resumes * Cover Letters * Interviews * Wages * Salaries * Real-life Situations * Help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job with these new life-skills Google Slides lessons! (see the product preview to see TONS of sample pages).
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Finding a Job:
Students learn about the various ways to find a job using online companies such as Monster.com, Indeed.com, CareerBuilder.com and Snagajob.com. Lessons also help focus on employment agencies, company websites, networking, want ads, and more.
Applying for a Job:
Students learn about creating memorable cover letters, successful resumes, and completing job applications.
Job Interviews:
Lessons cover what to wear, the importance of being punctual, what to say and questions to ask.
Job Details:
Students are introduced to the world of wages, salaries, commissions, benefits, paid holidays, sick days, health insurance & more.
Real-life Situations:
Students get realistic hands-on practice as they follow five people through their job searches from the beginning of the process all the way to the end.
READY-TO-USE:
These ready-to-use pdf lessons are sure to save you time! Simply download and start assigning them to your students.
THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERIES:
Part of the new Independent Living Series, Getting a Job provides practical advice and helpful information to teach students how to successfully prepare for, locate, and get a job. This series offers a large, easy-to-read font, colorful photos and illustrations, and a low reading level to ensure these lessons are accessible and usable for all students. (See the product preview for more sample pages).
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES: READING, WRITING & MATH!
Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas.
VOCABULARY:
These essential lessons include a glossary of key words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases. These words and phrases are highlighted in bold throughout the text.
ENGAGING LESSONS: These sequential lessons walk students through key topics and guides them along the path towards Independent Living.
This action-packed book is sure to capture and hold student interest while building essential reading skills. Each intriguing story is followed by step-by-step activities that improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and more! The truly high-interest topics and low reading levels make this book ideal for reluctant readers, those reading below grade level, and teachers who simply want to spice up their reading curriculum.
Reading Level 1-3 | Interest Level 3-12
136 Ready-to-Use Google Slides! Engaging Lessons, Tips, & Techniques to help students learn how to find AND get a Job! * Finding Jobs * Applying for a Job * Resumes * Cover Letters * Interviews * Wages * Salaries * Real-life Situations * Help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job with these new life-skills Google Slides lessons! (see the product preview to see TONS of sample pages).
The first step towards REAL independence is getting a job… But how do you FIND one… and how do you GET one? These life-skills lessons help students learn the best tips, strategies, and techniques for Getting a Job! These realistic lessons answer many questions such as, “Do I need a resume?” “How do I stand out?” “What should I wear to an interview?” “What should I ask?” “How do I choose between two job offers?” and more…
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Finding a Job:
Students learn about the various ways to find a job using online companies such as Monster.com, Indeed.com, CareerBuilder.com and Snagajob.com. Lessons also help focus on employment agencies, company websites, networking, want ads, and more.
Applying for a Job:
Students learn about creating memorable cover letters, successful resumes, and completing job applications.
Job Interviews:
Lessons cover what to wear, the importance of being punctual, what to say and questions to ask.
Job Details:
Students are introduced to the world of wages, salaries, commissions, benefits, paid holidays, sick days, health insurance & more.
Real-life Situations:
Students get realistic hands-on practice as they follow five people through their job searches from the beginning of the process all the way to the end.
READY-TO-USE:
These ready-to-use lessons are sure to save you time! Simply download and start assigning them to your students. Assign the entire set or just a few for today’s lesson.
THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERIES:
Part of the new Independent Living Series, Getting a Job provides practical advice and helpful information to teach students how to successfully prepare for, locate, and get a job. This series offers a large, easy-to-read font, colorful photos and illustrations, and a low reading level to ensure these lessons are accessible and usable for all students. (See the product preview for more sample pages).
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES: READING, WRITING & MATH!
Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas.
VOCABULARY:
These essential lessons include a glossary of key words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases. These words and phrases are highlighted in bold throughout the text.
ENGAGING LESSONS:
These sequential lessons walk students through key topics and guides them along the path towards Independent Living.
You Just Got Your First Job… Now What?
Prepare students for the ‘real world’ with these essential life-skills lessons!
Featuring easy-to-use tips, techniques, and strategies students learn what it takes to make a good impression, get along with co-workers, understand the difference between gross pay and net pay, and become a valuable employee. Students get tons of ‘real-life’ practice while also improving reading comprehension and practical application math skills.
Topics Include:
Meeting Co-Workers:
How do I make a good impression? Is there a ‘right’ way to shake hands? Is eye contact important? What should I wear? How do I remember my co-workers’ names? Should I wear deodorant or cologne?
‘Real-life’ Jobs:
From working in a restaurant, to becoming a receptionist, carpenter, graphic designer, 911 dispatcher, or nursing assistant, students get a sneak-peek of job requirements, on-the-job training, pay scales, and a typical workday.
‘Real-life’ Paychecks:
Scenarios include everything from federal & state income tax deductions, to FICA, insurance and vacation pay. Students practice computing gross pay, net pay and more.
Top 10 Qualities of a Good Employee:
Follow these helpful tips and advice to KEEP your job!
Common Qualities of a Bad Employee:
Break those bad habits! Being late, wasting time, and using your phone are just a few of the ways to put your job at risk…. From improving your attitude to accepting criticism, these lessons are sure to help you to become a better employee.
Reading Level: Grades 3-4
Interest Level: Grades 8-12
Easy-to-Use:
Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just a few for today’s lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use!
Benefits of Google Slides:
If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL!
How do Google Slides Work?
Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.
The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job and living on their own. Preparing for a Job provides detailed information about different kinds of jobs, educational requirements, and how students can find their perfect job.
This is a Google Slides product with a total of 133 slides.
The first section, Job Descriptions, features 28 jobs in 9 different job categories. The practical information tells what each job is like, what kind of education and training are needed, what the average salary is and, to help with planning, the expected growth rate for each job.
The next section, Skills and Interests, gives examples of tests that help students understand what they’re good at and what kind of job is right for them. The Education and Training section explains college degrees and trade schools. It also tells how on the job training, internships, and volunteering can help prepare students for specific jobs.
Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas.
The vocabulary section includes a glossary of words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases. These words and phrases are highlighted in bold throughout the text.
Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards
Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards introduce students to the basics of credit cards. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. This step-by-step approach thoroughly answers the question: “What is a credit card?”
“Parts of a Credit Card” are pointed out in detail over a series of task cards. “Types of Credit Cards” are then explained over the next series of task cards so students have the knowledge they need to make a decision about what type of card they should get when the time comes.
Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These quick task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card.
A Glossary of Terms is included to familiarize students with words and phrases that might be new to them.
VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities require no writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank.
Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills |Reading, Writing, Math |
Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting activities give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Debit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve using a debit card.
Students will learn how to understand and apply the information on the front and the back of a debit card. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract. multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Some activities require students to know how to figure percentages.
Skills Include:
• Applying information to real-life situations
• Following directions
• Reading for details
• Finding relevant facts
• Solving word problems using the appropriate operations
Questions:
Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and writing the answer in an answer box.
Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading, Writing, Math |
Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting activities give students lots of practice with practical application reading writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Checks focuses on everyday-life situations that involve filling out deposit slips, writing checks, and filling out a transaction register.
Students will learn the correct way to fill out a deposit slip, write a check, and keep track of withdrawals and deposits by filling out a transaction register. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract. multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution.
Skills Include:
• Applying information to real-life situations
• Following directions
• Reading for details
• Finding relevant facts
• Solving word problems using the appropriate operations
• Writing numbers in different forms
Questions:
Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and writing the answer in an answer box.
Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills |Reading, Writing, Math | Google Slides
Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Debit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve using a debit card.
Students will learn how to understand and apply the information on the front and the back of a debit card. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract, multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Some activities require students to know how to figure percentages.
Skills Include:
• Applying information to real-life situations
• Following directions
• Reading for details
• Finding relevant facts
• Solving word problems using the appropriate operations
VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES:
We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today’s daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use.
Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank – which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer – and typing out the answer in an answer box.
BENEFITS OF GOOGLE SLIDES:
If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL!
HOW DO GOOGLE SLIDES WORK?
Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.
