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Summer is the warm season when the days are longer, school often has a break, and many people spend more time outside.
Hidden Curriculum of Vision
Environmental Concept: Summer
Understanding the environmental changes, weather patterns, activities, routines, clothing, community events, and sensory experiences commonly associated with summer. This concept helps students recognize seasonal changes, anticipate routines, and connect environmental experiences to time of year. Applicable Learners • Blind • Low Vision • CVI • Multiple Disabilities • Autism • ADHD • AAC Users • Deafblind • Developmental Delays • Early Childhood • Elementary Students Related Concepts • Seas...
Also known as: Summer
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Why Vision Matters
Children who are sighted naturally learn about summer by observing countless environmental changes. They notice trees becoming full of leaves, playgrounds filled with children, swimming pools opening, people wearing shorts and sunglasses, flowers blooming, lawns growing, and later sunsets. These repeated visual experiences help children build a rich underst...
Why This Matters Long-Term
Understanding summer supports orientation, safety, science, social studies, planning, community participation, conversation, recreation, travel, and independent decision making.
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Environment and Community Knowledge - Readiness Framework
Shared readiness framework for concepts in the environment and community knowledge family.
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Shared learning target framework for concepts in the environment and community knowledge family.
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