Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Activity Pack | Life Skills & Transition
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Quick overview
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.
Research supports teaching self-determination and student-directed transition skills as part of secondary Special Education, with studies linking self-determination to stronger goal attainment and positive post-school outcomes.
Product description
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 community independence! This comprehensive, print-and-go Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Activity Pack provides everything you need to systematically teach, practice, and track community skills across 5 essential real-world settings.
Designed specifically for middle and high school life skills and transition programs, this resource bridges the gap between classroom instruction and community generalization.
📋 WHAT’S INCLUDED (5 Complete Setting Packs): For each of the 5 community settings (Grocery Store, Restaurant, Public Transit, Bank, Post Office), you receive:
Pre-Teaching Lesson Plan: Structured, step-by-step classroom lesson with objectives, vocabulary, materials, and differentiated scaffolding (Tier 1: Gr 6-8, Tier 2: Gr 9-12). Community Skill Worksheets: Hands-on functional academic activities (e.g., calculating tax/tip, reading receipts, budgeting, reading bus schedules, filling out deposit slips, calculating postage). All calculations are mathematically verified for zero errors. Picture-Based Social Narrative: 6-scene visual social stories with picture placeholders to prepare students for community expectations and behavioral norms. Data Collection Sheet: 10 target skills per setting with a 4-trial tracking grid using the standardized prompt hierarchy (I, V, Ve, M, P, NV) plus a session summary. Generalisation Tracking Chart: 5-date tracking grid to monitor skill maintenance and prompt fading across multiple outings, complete with mastery criteria and decision rules. 🧠 SKILLS COVERED:
Functional Math: Budgeting, calculating change, tax, and tips, reading schedules, fare calculation, deposit math. Functional Reading: 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, goal-setting for outings, tracking personal progress. 🛠 HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE:
Pre-Teach: Deliver the classroom lesson and complete the worksheets before the community outing. Prepare: Read the social narrative with the student 1-2 days prior. Practice: Take the data collection sheet on the CBI trip and record prompt levels. Track: Transfer 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 (Life Skills, Transition, Functional Academics, Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disabilities, Autism). Differentiated tiering makes it adaptable across a wide range of learner needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's included in this resource?
This resource contains 50 pages of ready-to-print materials. It is differentiated, visual supports, hands-on.
Is this resource differentiated?
Yes, this resource includes differentiated or scaffolded versions to support diverse learners at different readiness levels.
Is this resource suitable for special education?
Yes, this resource is designed to support students in special education settings. It includes visual supports and scaffolded activities that are appropriate for diverse learners.
Is this a hands-on activity?
Yes, this resource includes hands-on activities that engage students through physical manipulation and discovery-based learning. Students learn by doing, not just by completing worksheets.
