Gardening ESY Summer Lessons Plan and Pacing Guide

A file or printable companion for Boom Cards

by Boom Transition

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Subjects: specialed,lifeSkills,Special Autism,developmentalSkills,specialAdults

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Description: This printable PDF is designed to help teachers plan and pace a complete ESY summer unit focused on gardening. With an organized overview of included decks and flexible pacing templates, this resource makes it easy to structure meaningful, cross-curricular instruction while supporting student engagement and independence. The guide includes a full breakdown of lessons across subject areas such as life skills, cooking, ELA, writing, math, science, and communication, helping teachers see how skills connect across the unit. It also provides multiple pacing options, including 4-week, 5-week, and 6-week planning templates, along with weekly and daily scheduling pages (pages 2–6). This flexibility allows teachers to adapt the unit to their ESY schedule while maintaining consistent routines and skill progression. This resource works well for lesson planning, team collaboration, or organizing daily instruction. Skills addressed: - Planning and pacing ESY instruction - Integrating life skills, academics, and communication - Organizing cross-curricular units - Supporting structured and predictable routines - Aligning activities to student needs and goals This resource is especially helpful for: - Special education classrooms - ESY and summer programming - Teachers using Boom decks for instruction - Differentiated and structured lesson planning - Building engaging, real-world themed units