The Cromwell Center
for Disabilities Awareness
Disabilities Awareness
Resources and Activities
The lesson plans and activities are grade-level appropriate, provide hands-on activities that engage students, and promote critical thinking resulting in a deeper understanding that we all have strengths to bring to the community. I like the message, delivered throughout the lessons, that we are not defined by a disability but instead by our strengths.
Book Lesson Plans for Schools & Families
We have donated books to each classroom library with every program in order to reinforce and supplement our key messages. As a follow-up for teachers who have hosted our sessions or for families that want to further explore disabilities awareness through literature, we are pleased to offer lesson plans and follow-up activities for some of the books that we have given out.
- Grade 1 – Susan Laughs
- Grade 1 & 2 – A Friend Like Simon
- Grade 3 – How Katie Got a Voice
- Grade 3 – Tom's Special Talent
- Grade 4 – It's Hard to be a Verb
- Grade 4 – The Thing About Georgie
- Grade 5 – Mockingbird
- Grade 5 – Zipper. The Kid with ADHD
- Grade 6 – Trueman Bradley
Lesson Plans & Activities for Home-Based Learning
Our program follow-up lesson plans are now open to all teachers and all families that want to adapt these for home-based learning. Maine Learning Results Common Core Performance Indicators are included for each lesson plan. These resources are primarily for grades 3-5 but may be adaptable for other grades.
Go To Lesson PlansAdditional Activities
For younger elementary grades:
- Coloring Activity: Abilities/Kindness
- Coloring Activity: Happy To Be Me
- Coloring Page: Let’s Play Together
For middle elementary grades:
For older elementary grades:
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