The No Limits Method®
Digital Lessons
*Includes 36 courses
A uniquely enhanced approach... a catalyst to advance exceptional education, the No Limits Method® connects brain, body, and environment.
  • 36 digital video lessons
  • Resources, materials, and assessments for each lesson
  • TD Snap and Boardmaker integration
Our Digital Lessons are PK –3rd grade concepts taught by NLM Therapeutic Educators for Exceptional Student Education Instructors to view with their students or recreate in their own way. These lessons are infused with educational strategies to increase each student’s self-determination, conceptual knowledge, and mastery of academic content. Users will experience enhanced instructional delivery, decreased planning time, and the ability to monitor student progress when utilizing the accompanying deliverables.
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NLM - Personal Items - 1 - Prepositions - Digital Lesson

Students will gain a stronger understanding of their relationship to their surroundings as they learn to identify prepositions. 

ELA.K.V.1.1 
Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing. 
ELA.K.V.1.3 
Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge. 
SS.K.G.1.1 
Describe relative location of people, places, objects by using positional words.
 

NLM - Personal Items & Personal Space - 2 - Personal Items: Identification - Digital Lesson

Students will identify their everyday items that they use and interact with.

ELA.K.V.1.1 
Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing. 
ELA.K.V.1.3 
Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge. 
SS.K.G.1.1 
Describe relative location of people, places, objects by using positional words.

NLM - Personal Items & Personal Space - Lesson - 3- Personal Items: Usage & Identification

Students will observe and identify the common items that assist them in daily living. Students will apply this knowledge to communicate daily choices.

 

ELA.K.C.4.1

Recall information to answer a question about a single topic.

ELA.K.V.1.3

Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge.

NLM - Choices-Lesson - 4- Likes & Dislikes

Students will practice expressing themselves in a variety of ways by communicating their likes and dislikes. They will come to understand the value of emotional expression in communication.

 

ELA.K.C.1.3

Using a combination of drawing, dictating, and/or writing, express opinions about a topic or text with at least one supporting reason.

NLM - Choices - 5 - Wants vs. Needs - Digital Lesson

Students will understand the difference between wants and needs. Students will sort items based on whether the item is a want or a need.

SS.K.E.1.4
Identify the difference between basic needs and wants.

NLM - Choices - 6 - Sequencing - Digital Lesson

Students will learn about sequencing and the role it plays in our daily activities.

ELA.K.R.3.2 (b)
Retell a text orally to enhance comprehension.

NLM - Weather - 7 - Temperature - Digital Lesson

Students will learn to observe and discuss temperature as it relates to personal comfort. Students will understand how to communicate preferences about temperature and the items or actions they may need to be comfortable.

ELA.K.C.1.3 
Using a combination of drawing, dictating, and/or writing, express opinions about a topic or text with at least one supporting reason.
 

NLM - Weather - 8 - Types of Weather 14:40 - Digital Lesson

Students will identify the different types of weather.

ELA.K.C.4.1 
Recall information to answer a question about a single topic. 
ELA.K.V.1.3 
Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge. 
SS.K.G.3.3 
Describe and give examples of seasonal weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment. 
 

NLM - Weather - 9 - Seasons & Clothing Choices - Digital Lesson

Students will identify each season and explore how differences in weather affects activities and clothing choices. Students will apply this knowledge and choose clothing for each season. 

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Describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way people live in our community.
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Compare and describe changing patterns in nature that repeat themselves, such as conditions including temperature and precipitation, day to day and season to season. 
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Describe how animals and plants respond to changing seasons.
 

NLM - Body Parts - 10 - Body Parts: Identification - Digital Lesson

Students will grasp the concept that their bodies play a significant role in their everyday life experience.

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Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.
 

NLM - Body Parts - 11 - Body Parts: Usage & Identification - Digital Lesson

Students will identify the names of parts of the body and understand how each body part can be used.

 


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Recognize the five senses and related body parts.
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Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses.

NLM - Body Parts - 12 - Five Senses - Digital Lesson

Students will learn the awesome purpose of the 5 senses in helping discover the world around them.

 

SS.K.N.1.2 
Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.
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Recognize the five senses and related body parts.

NLM - Transportation - Lesson - 13 - Vehicle Motion

Students will use critical thinking skills to determine what type of vehicles Mr. Jared is discussing.

ELA.K.C.4.1

Recall information to answer a question about a single topic.

ELA.K.V.1.1

Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

SC.K.P.12.1

Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

NLM - Transportation - Lesson - 14 - Transportation: Functions & Classifications

Students will identify the names, functions and classifications of different types of vehicles used for transportation.

ELA.K.C.4.1

Recall information to answer a question about a single topic.

ELA.K.V.1.1

Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

NLM - Transportation- Lesson - 15 - Transportation: Classifications

Students will use inquisitive thinking skills to determine appropriate vehicle types based on transportation mode, speed, and cargo.

ELA.K.C.4.1

Recall information to answer a question about a single topic.

ELA.K.V.1.1

Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

NLM - Colors - 16 - Colors: Recognition - Digital Lesson

Students will learn basic colors in association with relevant objects.

ELA.K.C.4.1 
Recall information to answer a question about a single topic. 
ELA.K.V.1.1 
Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing."

NLM - Colors - 17 - Colors: Association & Sorting - Digital Lesson

Students will identify the color of an object, determine whether or not it is shown in its natural color, and identify what color each object would be in its natural environment.

ELA.K.C.4.1
Recall information to answer a question about a single topic.
ELA.K.V.1.1
Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.
ELA.K.V.1.3
Identify and sort common words into basic categories, relating vocabulary to background knowledge.

NLM - Colors - 18 - Primary & Secondary Color Mixing - Digital Lesson

Students will learn about and understand what happens when you begin to mix together the three primary colors, red, blue, and yellow. We get secondary colors like orange, green, and purple.

ELA.1.C.4.1
Participate in research to gather information to answer a question about a single topic.

NLM - Space - 19 - Sun, Moon, Stars, & Light - Digital Lesson

Students will learn about the nature of Space and the Earth’s relation to the Sun, Moon, and Stars. They will gain an understanding of light, and its impact on life.

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Demonstrate that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one medium to another. 
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Demonstrate that light can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed. 
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Identify the sun as a star that emits energy; some in the form of light.

NLM - Space - 20 - Planets - Digital Lesson

Students will learn factual information about the characteristics the planets in our solar system.  

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Distinguish among the following objects of the solar system- sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets – and identify earths position in it.

NLM - Space - 21 - Orbit & Axis - Digital Lesson

Students will learn about the Earth’s orbit and axis.

SC.K.E.5.3 
Recognize that the sun can only be seen in the daytime. 
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Recognize that earth revolves around the sun in a year and rotates on its axis in a 24-hour day.
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Relate that the rotation of earth (day and night) and apparent movements of the sun, moon, and starts are connected.
SC.5.E.5.3 
Distinguish among the following objects of the solar system- sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets – and identify earths position in it.

NLM - Animals - 22 - Animal Habitats - Digital Lesson

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the importance of animal habitats through sensory experience and creative activities.

 

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Observe & create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
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Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life.
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Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.
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Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only a le to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.

NLM - Animals - 23 - Animals: Classification & Habitats - Digital Lesson

Students will identify the animal and what habitat it inhabits.

 

SC.K.N.1.4
Observe & create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
SC.1.N.1.1
Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.
SC.2.L.17.2
Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only a le to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.

NLM - Animals - 24 - Animals: Classification - Digital Lesson

Students will learn how to classify animals based off of features, habitat, and grouping.

 

SC.1.N.1.1
Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.
SC.2.L.17.2
Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only a le to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.
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Classify animals into major groups according to their physical characteristics and behaviors.

NLM - Letters - Lesson - 25 - Letter Case

Students will experience the concept of upper and lower case letters through drawing, sculpting, and AAC choice.

 

ELA.K.F.1.1 (f)

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of print.

ELA.K.C.3.1

Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

ELA.K.C.1.1

Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

ELA.1.C.1.1

Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

ELA.2.C.1.1

Demonstrate legible printing skills.

NLM - Letters - Lesson - 26 - Alphabetic Ordering

Students will identify the letters in the alphabet and how they are ordered.

ELA.K.F.1.1 (f)

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of print.

LA.K.C.1.1

Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

ELA.1.C.1.1

Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

ELA.2.C.1.1

Demonstrate legible printing skills.

NLM - Letters - Lesson - 27 - Vowel Sounds

Students will grasp the concept of vowel sounds and their impact on words.

ELA.K.F.1.3 (b)

Use knowledge of grade-appropriate phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words accurately.

NLM - Numbers - 28 - Numbers: Recognition - Digital Lesson

Students will recognize and count with numbers 1-5 while associating one to one correspondence with objects.

MA.K.NSO.1.1
Given a group of up to 20 objects, count the number of objects in that group and represent the number of objects with a written numeral. State the number of objects in a rearrangement of that group without recounting.
MA.K.NSO.1.2
Given a number from 0 to 20, count out that many objects.
MA.K.NSO.1.4
Compare the number of objects from 0 to 20 in two groups using the terms less than, equal to or greater than.

NLM - Numbers - 29 - Simple Addition - Digital Lesson

Students will learn how to add 1 to digits 1-10 and find the sum.

MA.K.AR.1.3
Solving addition and subtraction Real-world problems using objects, drawings or equations to represent the problem.
MA.K.NSO.3.1
Explore addition of two whole numbers from 0 to 10, and related subtraction facts.

NLM - Numbers - 30 - Place Values - Digital Lesson

Students will learn about place value. Students will identify the place values for tens and ones places, numbers 10-30.

MA.K.NSO.2.2
Represent whole numbers from 10 to 20, using a unit of ten and a group of ones, with objects, drawings and expressions or equations.

NLM - Shapes - 31 - Shapes: Recognition - Digital Lesson

Students will learn about the concept of shapes. Students will think inquisitively as they recognize and identify shapes using objects in their environment. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of shapes by completing shape puzzle problems.

MA.K.GR.1.1 
 Identify two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of their size or orientation. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders

NLM - Shapes - 32 - Shapes: Properties - Digital Lesson

Students will identify the properties of a circle, triangle, square, and rectangle.

MA.K.GR.1.1 
Identify two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of their size or orientation. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
MA.K.GR.1.2 
Compare two-dimensional figures based on their similarities, differences and positions. Sort two-dimensional figures based on their similarities and differences. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles and squares. 
MA.K.GR.1.4 
Find real-world objects that can be modeled by a given two- or three-dimensional figure. Figures are limited to spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.

NLM - Shapes - 33 - 2D & 3D Shapes - Digital Lesson

Students will learn how to identify two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) shapes. Students will recognize the difference between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.

 

MA.K.GR.1.1
Identify two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of their size or orientation. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
MA.K.GR.1.2
Compare two-dimensional figures based on their similarities, differences and positions. Sort two-dimensional figures based on their similarities and differences. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles and squares.
MA.K.GR.1.4
Find real-world objects that can be modeled by a given two- or three-dimensional figure. Figures are limited to spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.

NLM - Money - 34 - Know Your Coins - Digital Lesson

Students will become familiar with the basic coin types and how to count them.

MA.1.M.2.2
Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and express their values
using the cent symbol. State how many of each coin equal a dollar.
SS.1.E.1.IN.9
Identify coins and bills as forms of money that can be used to buy things.

NLM - Money - 35 - Value of Coins - Digital Lesson

Students will learn the value of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter.

MA.1.M.2.2 
Identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and express their values using the cent symbol. State how many of each coin equal a dollar.

NLM - Money - 36 - Addition with Coins - Digital Lesson

Students will learn how to combine different coins so that they add up to specific sums of money.

MA.1.M.2.3 
Find the value of combinations of pennies, nickels and dimes up to one dollar, and the value of combinations of one, five and ten dollar bills up to $100. Use the cent and dollar symbols appropriately. 
MA.K.AR.1.3
Solving addition and subtraction Real-world problems using objects, drawings or equations to represent the problem.