Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Activity Pack | Life Skills & Transition
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## About the Resource
The **Self-Advocacy & Self-Determination Curriculum** is a structured **Grades 6–12 Special Education transition resource** designed to help students understand their strengths, needs, rights, accommodations, and role in their own education and future planning.
Students build **disability self-awareness, self-advocacy, communication, accommodation awareness, IEP participation, goal setting, decision-making, and transition readiness** through explicit instruction and guided practice.
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Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Activity Pack | Special Education Life Skills & Transition (Grades 6–12)
Equip your special education students with the functional life skills they need for greater community independence! This comprehensive, print-and-go **Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Activity Pack** provides a structured way to teach, practice, and track community skills across five essential real-world settings.
Designed specifically for **middle and high school Life Skills and Transition programs**, this resource helps connect classroom instruction with practical community-skill practice and generalization.
## 📋 WHAT’S INCLUDED — 5 COMPLETE SETTING PACKS
For each setting—**Grocery Store, Restaurant, Public Transit, Bank, and Post Office**—you receive:
### Pre-Teaching Lesson Plan
A structured, step-by-step classroom lesson including:
* Objectives * Vocabulary * Materials * Differentiated scaffolding
**Tier 1:** Grades 6–8 **Tier 2:** Grades 9–12
### Community Skill Worksheets
Hands-on functional academic activities relevant to each setting, such as:
* Calculating tax and tips * Reading receipts * Budgeting * Reading bus schedules * Filling out deposit slips * Calculating postage
The description states that all calculations are **mathematically verified**.
### Picture-Based Social Narrative
A **6-scene visual social story** with picture placeholders to help prepare students for community expectations and behavioral norms.
### Data Collection Sheet
Each setting includes **10 target skills** with a **4-trial tracking grid** using the standardized prompt hierarchy:
**I, V, Ve, M, P, NV**
A session summary is also included.
### Generalisation Tracking Chart
A **5-date tracking grid** for monitoring skill maintenance and prompt fading across multiple outings, with **mastery criteria and decision rules**.
## 🧠 SKILLS COVERED
**Functional Math:** Budgeting, calculating change, tax and tips, reading schedules, fare calculation, deposit math
**Functional Reading:** Receipts, menus, bus schedules, deposit slips, community signs
**Social Skills:** Ordering politely, waiting in line, greeting cashiers/tellers, appropriate voice levels
**Independent Living:** Navigating checkout, paying for items, mailing letters, using public transit
**Self-Determination:** Self-monitoring, setting outing goals, and tracking personal progress
## 🛠 HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE
**Pre-Teach:** Deliver the classroom lesson and complete the relevant worksheets before the community outing.
**Prepare:** Read the picture-based social narrative with the student **1–2 days before** the outing.
**Practice:** Take the Data Collection Sheet on the CBI trip and record prompt levels.
**Track:** Transfer the data to the Generalisation Tracking Chart to monitor progress over time.
**Reflect & Fade:** Use the included mastery criteria to systematically fade prompts.
## 🎓 GRADE SUITABILITY
Designed for **Grades 6–12 Special Education**, including:
Life Skills Transition Functional Academics Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Autism
The differentiated tiering is intended to make the materials adaptable across a wide range of learner needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which community settings are covered?
The pack includes complete setting packs for the **Grocery Store, Restaurant, Public Transit, Bank, and Post Office**.
What is included for each community setting?
Each setting includes a **Pre-Teaching Lesson Plan, Community Skill Worksheets, Picture-Based Social Narrative, Data Collection Sheet, and Generalisation Tracking Chart**.
What kinds of functional math skills are practiced?
Activities include **budgeting, calculating change, tax and tips, reading schedules, fare calculation, and deposit math**.
Are functional reading skills included?
Yes. Students practice reading **receipts, menus, bus schedules, deposit slips, and community signs**.
What prompt hierarchy is used for data collection?
The Data Collection Sheets use **I, V, Ve, M, P, and NV** as the standardized prompt hierarchy, with a 4-trial tracking grid for 10 target skills per setting.
How is skill generalization tracked?
The Generalisation Tracking Chart provides a **5-date tracking grid** for monitoring skill maintenance and prompt fading across multiple outings, with included mastery criteria and decision rules.
Are social narratives included for community outings?
Yes. Each setting includes a **6-scene picture-based social narrative** with picture placeholders to prepare students for expectations and behavioral norms.
How should teachers use the resource before an outing?
Teachers are directed to **teach the pre-outing classroom lesson, complete the worksheets, and read the social narrative 1–2 days before the community outing**.
What grades is this resource designed for?
It is designed for **Grades 6–12 Special Education**, with Tier 1 scaffolding for Grades 6–8 and Tier 2 scaffolding for Grades 9–12.
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