Minnesota Permit Prep: 13-Session Virtual Course for Students with Disabilities

Help your students get ready for the Minnesota written permit test. This is a complete 13-session course made for students with disabilities. It is built for virtual one-on-one or small-group sessions on Google Meet, Zoom or Teams. Everything is based on the Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026 edition. Every fact and every test answer lists the manual page, so you can check it fast.

What's included

• 13 lesson plans (PDF + editable Word). Each one has goals, key words, a timed 45 to 60 minute virtual plan, script cues, activities and accommodation ideas.
• 13 PowerPoint slide decks (319 slides in all) with speaker notes. Slides use polls, chat questions, annotation and real-life scenarios. Each deck ends with the Session Test and an answer key slide.
• 13 practice quizzes (10 questions each) with answer keys.
• 13 Session Tests (12 questions each; Session 13 has 15 review questions). Fillable PDFs: students click to answer. Answer keys list manual pages.
• A 40-question Full Practice Permit Test (multiple choice and true/false). Fillable PDF + answer key.
• Vocabulary and Sign Reference (5 pages): 78 key words, 62 simple drawn signs, signals and markings, and a "numbers to know" chart.
• Student Progress Tracker: an Excel sheet that figures percentages for you and turns green at 80%, plus a printable one-student page with a test-day checklist.
• Course Overview with scope and sequence, a one-page Package Guide, and a START HERE guide with Google Meet tips.

The 13 sessions

1. Your Road to a License

2. Your Vehicle and Passenger Safety

3. Signs Part 1: Shapes, Colors and Regulatory Signs

4. Signs Part 2: Warning, Work Zone and Guide Signs

5. Traffic Signals and Pavement Markings

6. Speed, Signaling, Lanes and Turns

7. Passing, Backing Up and Parking

8. Right-of-Way, School Buses and Emergency Vehicles

9. Sharing the Road: People, Bikes, Motorcycles, Trucks and Trains

10. Driving Smart: SIPDE, Following Distance, Night and Freeway Driving

11. Weather, Winter and Emergencies

12. Alcohol, Drugs and Your Driving Privileges

13. Test-Taking Strategies and Test Day

Fits your schedule: 4, 8, 12 or 13 sessions

The Package Guide shows which sessions to teach live and which to give as self-study.

• 4 sessions: teach Sessions 3, 6, 8 and 13 live.
• 8 sessions: teach Sessions 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 13 live.
• 12 sessions: teach every session except Session 2 (self-study).
• 13 sessions: teach the full course.

Every package ends with Session 13 and the Full Practice Permit Test.

Made for students with disabilities

• Plain language at about a 5th-grade reading level. Key words are taught first.
• Short chunks with a check for understanding after each one.
• Supports for read-aloud, extended time, breaks, and oral, typed, AAC or private answers.
• Big, clean slides with one idea at a time and simple drawn signs.
• Students aim for 80% on each Session Test, the same score needed on the real test.

Great for transition programs, Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), special education teachers, life skills classes, vocational rehabilitation providers, and driver's ed support.

Please note

• This resource is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) or Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS). Students should also study the official Minnesota Driver's Manual.
• The manual does not list how many questions are on the real test or a time limit, so this course does not promise a number.
• Laws can change. Check the newest manual edition before each new group.
• License: one teacher. Please buy additional licenses for colleagues.

Original L&S Consulting resource. Digital download, for use by one teacher or provider. Questions: info@lsconsultingmn.com