Power and Authority - (cópia)

Number of activities: 5 adapted tasks, including guided rewriting, spot-the-difference game, syllable counting, matching, and word completion.

Target audience:
Students in the process of literacy who have difficulties with reading, writing, interpretation, and recognition of social concepts. Recommended for 1st to 5th grade, AEE support, and beginner EJA. Also suitable for students with Intellectual Disabilities (mild to moderate), Autism (ASD), ADHD, Dyslexia, Apraxia, Down Syndrome, and other learning difficulties.

Format:
Color printable PDF with large images, visual arrows, dotted letters for motor training, color-coded alternatives, concrete illustrations, and answer key included.

Objective:
To help students understand, in a simple and visual way, the difference between Power and Authority, strengthening early-reading skills, phonological awareness, image interpretation, and meaning-making through highly concrete activities.

Content:

Topics: Power, authority, rules, respect, leadership, influence, hierarchy.

Methodology:
Activities include guided word rewriting (p. 1), spot-the-difference (p. 1), syllable counting (p. 2), matching images and concepts (p. 2), and completing words with missing letters (p. 3).

Exercises:

• Guided rewriting of the word “Power” using dotted tracing (p. 1).

• 7-errors game comparing attitudes of legitimate authority vs. misuse of power (p. 1).

• Syllable counting for the word “Authority”, with color-coded options (p. 2).

• Matching “teacher explaining rules” (authority) with “dictator forcing people” (coercive power) — p. 2.

• Completing words such as respect, leadership, rules, responsibility, justice, obedience, influence, legitimacy, hierarchy, command (p. 3).

Differentials:

✅ Extremely accessible language, ideal for literacy and AEE.
✅ Multisensory activities: dotted writing, large images, colors, visual comparison.
✅ Teaches important social concepts in a concrete, age-appropriate way.
✅ Strengthens reading, writing, attention, and social awareness skills.
✅ Saves 5h45min of teacher preparation time.