The Cromwell Center
for Disabilities Awareness
Respecting Abilities Curriculum
Our free Respecting ABILITIES Curriculum Kit for grades 1-6 includes everything school counselors and teachers need to deliver The Cromwell Center’s awareness and inclusion activities in their own classrooms (and within social distancing limits when necessary.) It contains the same content as our in-person classroom programs and allows us to serve Maine schools outside of southern and central Maine.
Each kit includes:
- A comprehensive, detailed, scripted lesson plan for each grade
- Supplies and materials needed to carry out the activities
- Video book readings and activities
- Books and posters for each school
- Resources and information for educators
- Understand that disabilities are an aspect of human diversity and do not define a person
- Break down stereotypes about differences and similarities
- Explore the power of unkind words, exclusion, and bias
- Identify and role-play solutions to disability-related mistreatment and bullying
- Practice empathy and inclusion
Grade by Grade
- Grade 1 – Setting the stage: a read-aloud introduction to disabilities awareness
- Grade 2 – It’s OK to be different
- Grade 3 – We’re all OK: Respecting differences and celebrating strengths
- Grade 4 – How would YOU feel? Hidden challenges, inclusion, and sensitivity
- Grade 5 – We all do things differently: The importance of strategies and the power of our words
- Grade 6 – Just kidding vs. bullying, human commonalities, respect, and inclusion
Curriculum Order
Fill out our curriculum request form and we will ship directly to you. We are only able to provide the curriculum to schools in Maine.
“It was well prepared, easy to implement, and contained a variety of resources that were highly engaging for students.”
“The layout and materials were outstanding!”
“The scripts were incredibly helpful! It was even helpful to have the ‘likely answers’ to the questions that were asked of students.”
“The curriculum was so well organized and well laid out. Visually appealing and very easy to utilize!”
What schools say about the curriculum
“It was well prepared, easy to implement, and contained a variety of resources that were highly engaging for students.”
“The layout and materials were outstanding!”
“The scripts were incredibly helpful! It was even helpful to have the ‘likely answers’ to the questions that were asked of students.”
“The curriculum was so well organized and well laid out. Visually appealing and very easy to utilize!”
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