I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.
I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.
Christmas themed conversation prompt cards to encourage your students to work on their communication, social and conversation skills in a fun and engaging way this Christmas. This resource includes 72 different prompt cards to help and encourage students to make conversation.
Conversation is a hard skill for our students to master, especially when trying to start one. These prompt cards help to break the ice and encourage your students to feel more supported and confident when starting a conversation. A conversation helps to build relationships between students or even staff. It's also a great way for you to find out more about your students in class - especially if you have many shy students who usually struggle to keep a conversation flowing.
The cards are bright and fun to keep students engaged throughout the activity.
The prompt cards come in b/w and col. option as well as with UK and US spelling options.
These are fantastic for prompting students to start conversations with each other, especially for morning work, social skills groups etc.
This resource contains an adapted work folder that targets a range of different money skills for your students.
★ 23 activities included. ★
This resource also comes with different levels for many of the pages.
This resource contains Canadian currency.
All the activities in this work folder are for your students to work on money life skills, to learn the value of money and also to recognise different coins/notes. Money is an important skill for our students to work on and this adapted folder will provide us with another way to work on this with our students.
Some of the activities included are;
• Matching coins
• Matching notes
• Matching heads to tails on coins
• Matching pice tags to coins
• Which costs more
• Shopping and paying for groceries
• Paying for toys
• Paying for clothes
• Paying for groceries
• Paying for food in a restaurant
• Counting money in piggy bank
• Putting together coins/notes to make a price
13 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to look at the image on the page, then choose the corresponding symbol to place into the box below it.
This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism. It's a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to deal, become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols.
The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Scotland.
This Dinosaurs themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Dinosaur word searches and also 1 vocabulary poster that includes all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 8 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 4 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Dinosaur theme word searches
♦ Vocabulary poster with all the words from the word searches
♦ Answer keys
These worksheets come in b/w for ink friendly printing and are appropriate for all spelling types - UK/US etc. The worksheets require no prep, simply print and hand out. These are great time fillers, literacy centres, or even to be left on sub days. They provide a different way for students to pay close attention to detail and encourages the recognition of letters and vocabulary.
3 adapted books linked to the theme of Five Senses. All books come in b/w and col option.
This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism.
The 3 books are suitable for 3 different levels of learners, they are a great way to differentiate between learners individual abilities and work on learning about their five senses. You can see the different books in the preview option.
Each book comes with instructions included on the first page on how you can put this book together to get the best possible use out of it.
The vocabulary is suitable for American and British/Canadian etc classrooms. Eg - colour and color.
These books are great to help students build up and work on their sentences. It encourages students to select the correct words(symbols) to match the picture they are looking at as well as being able to place them in the correct order to build an appropriate sentence.
All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Five Senses.
This Pirate themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Pirate word searches and also 3 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 10 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 5 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Pirate theme word searches
♦ Vocabulary posters with all the words from the word searches
♦ Answer keys
These worksheets come in b/w for ink friendly printing and are appropriate for all spelling types - UK/US etc. The worksheets require no prep, simply print and hand out. These are great time fillers, literacy centres, or even to be left on sub days. They provide a different way for students to pay close attention to detail and encourages the recognition of letters and vocabulary.
This Aesop's Fables themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Aesop's Fables word searches and also 4 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 10 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 10 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Aesop's Fables theme word searches
♦ Vocabulary posters with all the words from the word searches
♦ Answer keys
Aesop's Fables included;
• Belling the Cat
• The Country Maid & Her Milk Pail
• The Crow And The Pitcher
• The Dog & His Shadow
• The Fox & The Stork
• The Fox And the Grapes
• The Lion & The Mouse
• The Miller His Son & The Donkey
• The Shepherd Who Cried Wolf
• The Tortoise & The Hare
These worksheets come in b/w for ink friendly printing and are appropriate for all spelling types - UK/US etc. The worksheets require no prep, simply print and hand out. These are great time fillers, literacy centres, or even to be left on sub days. They provide a different way for students to pay close attention to detail and encourages the recognition of letters and vocabulary.
This resource includes 9 different comprehension activities. Each worksheet includes a short passage on top with 3 accompanying questions underneath - you can see examples in preview/thumbnail pictures.
This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions.
They are related to the story of Old Tracks, New Tricks to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing.
The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the theme of Autumn / Fall. These worksheets are great time fillers and a great way to encourage students to use their imagination and work on their creative writing skills.
All the worksheets comes in b/w option and are no prep - simply print and go.
The worksheets contain an image with the start of a sentence at the top of the worksheet with writing lines underneath for students to finish the sentence.
This resource contains 148 different task cards giving students the choice of two answers - yes or no - to the question at the top. Each task card contains 1 question, 1 image and 2 answers.
The task cards are all in the theme of Food.
These task cards come in col and b/w option for your preference.
They are a great way to encourage students to pay attention to detail, the image that they are looking at and to answer appropriately.
I recommend cutting out each card individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Students can complete with a dry wipe pen or a peg so that they can be used again.
This resource includes 6 different comprehension activities. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. They are all based on the theme of Birthday Party. The worksheets follow the order of the story but has been simplified into shorter passages.
There is a short amount of information provided on each page and then 4 questions on another page - you can see examples in preview/thumbnail pictures.
This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions.
They are related to Birthday Parties to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing.
The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
This resource contains 10 different 'Spring' themed scenery images accompanied with two different types of recording sheets/questions.
Each scenery image comes with:
♦ non-verbal question/recording cards
♦ verbal question/recording cards
to suit individual student needs. The question/recording cards also come with space to record two different dates to track student progress.
The wh- questions are; who, what, where.
10 questions included for each scene = 100 questions in total.
A great way to improve student understanding, attention to detail and question/answering techniques.
This resources comes in col option only - no b/w option.
This activity contains 11 different mystery puzzles in the theme of Spring. The mystery puzzles are a great way for students to work on their number skills as well as paying close attention to detail, following instructions and colour / color recognition.
This resource comes in both spelling options of - colour and color.
Included are finished examples of how the puzzles should look when completed for you to have examples on hand as well as using as answer sheets for you to check students work.
At the bottom of each page are instructions for students to colour / color certain numbers in certain colours / colors. At the end of the activity students are able to write what they can see at the bottom of the page.
This resource contains 10 different comprehension activities related to the theme of Easter.
Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. There is a short amount of information provided on each page and then 4 questions on another page - you can see examples in preview/thumbnail pictures.
All stories are linked to Easter.
This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions.It is related to Easter to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. This activity is a great way for you to introduce the theme of Easter into your teaching while still providing students with their valuable learning.
Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing.
The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
This download contains a variety of file folder activities that are aligned to Kindergarten Common Core English Language Standards.
★ 17 activities included. ★
Each activity comes with a cover for your file folder with the common core targets that the activity meets on the bottom.
This resource comes in col. option only - no b/w.
Simply cut out the pieces, stick the pages into file folders with the cover on front then pull them out throughout the year to use. If you want the activities to be re-usable simply laminate them before sticking them into the file folders.
The activities included are;
♦ Reading short passages.
♦ Reading letters of alphabet.
♦ Match upper to lower case letters.
♦ Overwrite alphabet letters.
♦ Write alphabet letters.
♦ Match initial sounds to images.
♦ Match rhyming images/words.
♦ Counting syllables.
♦ Spelling CVC words.
♦ Changing letters to make new words.
♦ Read and match sight words.
♦ Form plural nouns.
♦ Answer wh- questions.
♦ Prepositions.
♦ Matching nouns.
♦ Matching verbs.
Common Core Standards
RF.K.1a, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e
These number matching poke cards are a great way for students to work on number recognition and being able to identify different visuals mean the same number i.e five vs 5. There are 2 packs included - 1 pack contains numbers 0-9 and the other contains numbers 0-20.
Students simply look at the image on the card then choose the corresponding/matching number out of 3 possibilities on the bottom of the card either with a coffee stirrer or similar thin object.
The cards are also designed to allow students to self check their own work when completing as well as a recording sheet for them to record their answers as they go along.
Instructions
1. Print out the cards onto card stock - 4 per page.
2. Laminate each of the cards.
3. Hole punch each of the cards on the + sign with a single-hole puncher.
4. Turn each card over and use a marker to circle the hole that corresponds with the correct answer.
5. (Optional) Hole punch each card in the upper left hand corner so that you can keep them altogether with a keyring.
6. Find coffee stirrers or cupcake picks for your students to use as ‘safe pokers’
An answer key is included for you to be able to check students answers quickly.
This American Presidents themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own American President word searches and also 2 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 46 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 7 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own American President theme word searches
♦ Vocabulary posters with all the words from the word searches
♦ Answer keys
These worksheets come in b/w for ink friendly printing and are appropriate for all spelling types - UK/US etc. The worksheets require no prep, simply print and hand out. These are great time fillers, literacy centres, or even to be left on sub days. They provide a different way for students to pay close attention to detail and encourages the recognition of letters and vocabulary.
Presidents included;
• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• Andrew Johnson
• Barack Obama
• Benjamin Harrison
• Bill Clinton
• Calvin Coolidge
• Chester A. Arthur
• Donald Trump
• Dwight D Eisenhower
• Franklin Pierce
• Franklin Roosevelt
• George Bush Jr.
• George Bush Sr.
• George Ford
• George Washington
• Grover Cleveland
• Harry Truman
• Herbert Hoover
• James Buchanan
• James Garfield
• James K. Polk
• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Jimmy Carter
• John Adams
• John Quincy Adams
• John F. Kennedy
• Lyndon Johnson
• Martin Van Buren
• Millard Fillmore
• Richard Nixon
• Ronald Reagan
• Rutherford Hayes
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Warren G. Harding
• William H. Taft
• William Henry Harrison
• William McKinley
• Woodrow Wilson
• Zachary Taylor
This Animals themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Animal word searches and also 4 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 21 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 11 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Animal theme word searches
♦ Vocabulary posters with all the words from the word searches
♦ Answer keys
Word search puzzle themes (pages) include;
• mammals
• amphibians
• reptiles
• insects
• jungle animals
• wetland animals
• pets
• desert animals
• ocean animals
• arctic animals
• rainforest animals
• farm animals
Vocabulary included; aardvark, adder, alligator, amphibians, animal, ant, anteater, arctic , armadillo, baboon, bear, bearded dragon, beaver, bee, beetle, birds, boa, bugs, bullfrog, camel, cat, caterpillar, chameleon, cheetah, chicken, clownfish, cobra, cockroach, common, cow, coyote, crayfish, crocodile, desert, dog, dolphin, duck, eagle, eel, elephant, elk, farm, fish, fly, fox, frog, gecko, giant, giraffe, goat, gopher, gorilla, grizzly bear, groundhog, hamster, hare, hedgehog, heron, hippo, horse, humming bird, iguana, insects, jaguar, jellyfish, jungle, kangaroo, koala, larvae, leopard, lice, lion, lizard, lobster, mammals, manatee, mealworm, monkey, moose, moth, mouse, newt, ocean, octopus, orangutan, otter, panda, parrot, pets, pig, platypus, polar, pufferfish, puffin, python, rabbit, rainforest, rattle, reindeer, reptile, rooster, salamander, scorpion, seahorse, shark, sheep, skunk, sloth, slug, snake, snapping, spider, spiders, starfish, stingray, quail, tarantula, tiger, toad, tortoise, toucan, tree, turtle, types, viper, vulture, walrus, wasp, wetland, whale, wolf, zebra
These worksheets come in b/w for ink friendly printing and are appropriate for all spelling types - UK/US etc. The worksheets require no prep, simply print and hand out. These are great time fillers, literacy centres, or even to be left on sub days. They provide a different way for students to pay close attention to detail and encourages the recognition of letters and vocabulary.
This resource includes 6 different comprehension activities. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. They are all based on the theme of Candy World. The worksheets follow the order of the story but has been simplified into shorter passages.
There is a short amount of information provided on each page and then 4 questions on another page - you can see examples in preview/thumbnail pictures.
This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions.
They are related to Candy World to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing.
The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
This activity is great to take part with small or large groups. All themes are linked to the theme of Autumn / Fall. This comes with image bingo cards, image and word flash cards as well as small word/image cards and just word cards.
The second page of the PDF contains instructions on different ways you can use this bingo resource in your classroom.
10 different boards in total - up to 10 players during one game.
I would recommend laminating each board individually for them to be stronger and longer lasting but this is personal choice.