Worksheet all about the number 5!

Lego challenge cards, symbol supported for non / early readers. Some are Christmas themed as I’ve just made them to try and keep my children busy during this last week. Children choose or are given a card which gives an instruction - e.g. build a Christmas tree / first letter of your name and use Lego to build as instructed. It’s a fairly open ended activity but my hope is to provide more structure and purpose to play for my children with autism as some have very short attention spans and flit from activity to activity without any meaningful engagement. 24 cards in all, best printed onto card or laminated so they last.

Activity 1: Children need to count the items (1 - 5) on a baseboard and place the corresponding number digit card and dice card appropriately. Designed to reinforce familiarity with numbers 1 to 5 and their matching digit and dice face. Best laminated with velcro to attach cards to baseboard but also suitable for use as a cut and paste worksheet. Activity 2: 4 worksheets of varying difficulty. Children need to complete 10 squares to make specific numbers. This could be made more fun by using bingo dabbers or an ear bud dipped in paint.

4 resources I’ve used with my class of children with autism to develop understanding of 1 more / 1 less. Suitable for mainstream children and learners with SEN. I have kept these sheets very simple and visual for my learners. 3 worksheets and set of peg cards which I use as a TEACCH workstation task (box job). Learners identify the correct answer by placing a peg on the card.

Number matching activity. Laminate main 'I can make..' board. Children need to find cards showing the identified number in various forms - tally, coins, dice, counters. Used for children with autism in KS1 and KS2, would be suitable for mainstream children in KS1 or children with other SEN.

3 and 4 times table peg cards. Chop and laminate. Children use clothes pegs, clipping the peg on the correct answer. Domino groups of 4 - my children will stick in book then write which 4 x table sum matches the group. x 2 and x 4 function machine - my children struggle to understand that multiplying by 4 is the same as doubling twice. Designed for SEN / autism mixed age class but equally appropriate for mainstream / SEN.

Cards show British coins up to £1 in value, stating “I have…” Underneath is a statement saying how much an item costs. Learners need to count the coins and decide whether they can afford the item. Many learners with ASD / SEN struggle with money sense and the idea of whether an item is affordable or not. This activity could be extended to ask how much change the student would receive if the item is affordable, or alternatively, how much more money they would need. Designed as an independent workstation task for learners with autism but could also be used in a small group. Learners use clothes pegs to answer the question yes / no to make the task more interactive and to focus those who find sitting and writing to be difficult.

I made these as a re-useable task while we were learning about pattern. I chopped and laminated the strips, put those of the same colour together and made a hole with a holepunch in the end with the larger amount of white. I used a keyring ring to keep the strips together. There are 3 different degrees of differentiation and the strips are colour coded. Children use teddy shaped counters to finish the pattern.

Cards to cut and laminate. These are designed to be used with clothes pegs - the child attaches the clothes peg to the correct answer. Identifying written numbers (1 - 10) Identifying the number 1 before or one after (1-20) Identifying initial letter Identifying last letter Suitable for KS1, SEN, Autism tasks. Basic literacy and maths reinforcement activity.

I use these as TEACCH workstation tasks (Box Jobs) within my autism classroom. I laminate the baseboards and cards, adding velcro so the resource is reusable. It could however be used as a worksheet task. One set is to sort items into the categories - fruit / vegetable / animals. One set involves learners sorting prepositions - in / on / under One set involves sorting colour

8 A4 pages with differentiation. Meters and centimeters - converting each way, comparing. Centimeters and millimeters - converting between, comparing, ordering Table: measure classroom items and record results in millimeters and centimeters / millimeters. Subtract length from meters Subtract length from meters (bar models)

Pattern Cards. Pupils are given a card with a pattern and need to reproduce this pattern onto a blank card. Used with KS3 pupils with autism and other special needs to develop visual perception, together with organisational and fine motor skills. Some pupils find these very easy, others really struggle. Various cards with various levels of difficulty. Some are single colours, others have a variety of colours. Cards with 9 squares and 16 squares. Blank cards and coloured squares to place on cards are included. Also suitable for younger pupils and those without SEN.

This worksheet shows 8 different coloured balloons and asks students to state which balloon is on top / next to / under. Simple language used.

Graph and tally templates used during introductory lessons for tally counting, graphs and pictograms. Used for KS1 and KS2 children with autism but also suitable for mainstream children or KS3 pupils with SEN. Pictogram has differentiated questions.

I use these for workstation TEACCH tasks in my autism classroom. I laminate the baseboard and cards and add velcro so activities are reusable but they are also appropriate for use as a stick and paste worksheet task. Set 1 categories are hot / cold Set 2 categories are less than 4 / 4 - 7 / greater than 7 Set 3 categories are bathroom / bedroom / kitchen

10 pages of activities designed to co-ordinate with White Rose, Y1, Block 2, Place Value to 50. Would also be useful to develop / reinforce basic maths skills with any age group or SEN / intervention groups.

I used this to develop very basic counting skills in a child with significant needs. It can be used as a cut and paste worksheet (3 worksheets if you print the table 3 times) or laminated and used as a re-useable sorting / workstation task. I also used the laminated cards to play counting games with the child - giving him a selection of cards (all of the cards would have been overwhelming) and asking him to find 3 apples / 2 bananas etc. Once he became more confident with this, the next step would be to give him a selection of cards and ask him to find all of the threes / all of the twos etc. As this child was particularly motivated by superheroes, I included some superhero cards too.

4 A4 sheets in total - 2 car parks and 2 sheets with corresponding cars. 1 activity is based on adding 10 to numbers from 0 to 10 and the other is based on doubling single digits. A cut and stick activity. Learners are given the car park sheet and have to work out the sum and stick the correct car in the car park space. Sums are on the car park places, answers are on the cars. I designed this for a Y2 learner with autism and limited motivation in maths as he loved cars. It did capture his interest and engaged him well. Other pupils who weren’t quite as fixated on cars still enjoyed the activity. Also suitable for mainstream pupils working at this level, or older pupils with SEN.

Christmas peg cards - cut cards and laminate, children count the number of items on the card and place peg on correct number. These could also be used as a worksheet with the child circling / stamping the correct answer. 8 cards in total, up to 12 items to count. Christmas hundred squares - continue to develop number sense. Child identifies which number has been hidden by a Christmas picture. Includes 2 hundred square sheets and one fifty square.

3 x table peg cards - learners attach clothes pegs to the correct answer for each sum in the 3 table. Designed as a work task for learners with autism / SEN but equally useful for mainstream learners. Chop and laminate cards to use.