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Primary School Teacher 👩‍🏫 and Speech & Language Therapist 🗣 based in Ireland 🇮🇪 Activities & Ideas 💭✍️ for School 🏫 and Home 🏡

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Primary School Teacher 👩‍🏫 and Speech & Language Therapist 🗣 based in Ireland 🇮🇪 Activities & Ideas 💭✍️ for School 🏫 and Home 🏡
Communication Passport Editable Template (New School, Starting School) PowerPoint
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Communication Passport Editable Template (New School, Starting School) PowerPoint

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Communication Passport Editable Template (New School, Starting School) - PowerPoint template to personalize. Autism, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning, SPED A great resource to give to a new school so they can learn about how your child communicates, what their sensory preferences are, what makes them happy and sad, if they are on medication or need assistance with feeding/toileting etc.
Strength Cards - (Anxiety, self esteem, confidence, stammering)
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Strength Cards - (Anxiety, self esteem, confidence, stammering)

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Strength Cards - (Anxiety, self esteem, confidence, stammering) This is a tangible way for your child to learn about their strengths. This activity/tool is great for confidence building and is a great tool to use for children who are anxious, have poor self esteem/low confidence, with autistic children, children with language delays/disorders and children who stammer.
Social Story about Strangers. Special education, autism, communication, safety, early int
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Social Story about Strangers. Special education, autism, communication, safety, early int

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**Social Story about Strangers ** Discusses how to identify strangers, what to do if you meet a stranger and who is safe. Includes 2 activity sheets. SPED, special education, autism, communication, safety, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning. #socialstories #socialstory #autism #autismacceptance #autismawareness #autismacceptancemonth #asd #autism #autistic #spededucator #specialeducation #specialeducationteacher #specialneeds #development #teachersfollowteachers #teachingassistants #teacher #speech #speechandlanguage #speechandlanguagetherapy #speechtherapy
*Lunch Time at School Social Story** - autism, lunch, early intervention
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*Lunch Time at School Social Story** - autism, lunch, early intervention

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Lunch Time at School Social Story - autism, lunch, early intervention Discusses lunch time at school, eating your own lunch, asking for foods you would like and explaining when you don’t like your food. Includes activity sheet. SPED, special education, autism, communication, road safety, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning.
Change Social Story
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Change Social Story

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Change Social Story Autism, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning Discusses change, coping methods and how to stay calm. Includes staying calm activity sheet.
Understanding Anger Activities & Games Anger Management regulation SEL SPED PDF
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Understanding Anger Activities & Games Anger Management regulation SEL SPED PDF

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Understanding Anger Activities & Games - Anger Management, regulation PDF SEL, social emotional learning, Autism, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning, SPED, fine motor skills Emer the Emotions Elephant Activities: Emer is an elephant who changes color depending on her emotions. Here, she focuses on teaching children the basic emotions of angry and happy and how to identify these emotions in themselves/others Activities to help children identify how anger looks and to be able to compare it to and distinguish it from happiness. Once children have grasped this they will be able to consider if they are feeling angry or happy and move onto learning how to regulate and manage their anger. Activities also help children practice fine motor skills. Includes: Matching sheets - identifying anger and happiness - uses photos, symbols and cartoons Jigsaws Coloring sheets Drama activity - Make a Mask - can be used to act out anger & happiness & learn physical responses Scissors Skills worksheets Maze activities
Alternative ABC Behavior Tracking Chart - Neurodiversity-affirming
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Alternative ABC Behavior Tracking Chart - Neurodiversity-affirming

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challenging behavior management, classroom behavior, classroom management, neuro-inclusive, anger management, behavior tracking, sensory sensitivities/needs, autism SOLVE THE WHY CHART: A neurodiversity-affirming way of identifying and documenting what is causing challenging behavior, tantrums, or meltdowns What are ABC charts? (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) Ever wonder why a child has suddenly become so angry? Or is struggling with challenging behavior? An ABC helps you keep a record of these moments, uncover the triggers, figure out why they are becoming so upset and how to best support them. Concerns about ABC charts: However, recently, the neurodiversity movement has raised some concerns about these charts and whether they are overly focused on neurotypical expectations and interpretations of behavior. Our Solve the WHY chart, addresses these concerns and provides a neurodiversity-affirming alternative for supporting children. It is also useful for gathering evidence for school inspections, writing IEPs, developing behavior support plans, SNA applications and applications for more resources and support within your school. Includes: Step-by-step instructions Examples of how to use Solve the WHY charts Information on ABC charts Information about the concerns regarding ABC charts
VISUAL SCHEDULE home school autism neurodiversity PDF
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VISUAL SCHEDULE home school autism neurodiversity PDF

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timetable, Autism, visuals, SPED, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, neurodiversity-affirming Visual Schedule are simple, clear timetables which use pictures to explain the events and order of the day, parts of the day or routines to children. They support communication and reduce anxiety. * Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes: Schedule background 86 location/activity/events cards 42 editable cards Instructions
NOW/NEXT/THEN VISUAL COMMUNICATION BOARDS - School, home, locations, activities
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NOW/NEXT/THEN VISUAL COMMUNICATION BOARDS - School, home, locations, activities

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first/then, Autism, visuals, SPED, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, neurodiversity-affirming Visual Communication Cards can be used to support communication between the adult and child. These cards are designed to help communicate which locations/activities/events the child will be going to/doing now, next and then. This increased understanding can help to reduce anxiety. Children and adults can use different combinations to explain where they are going/would like to go and things they are going to do/would like to do. Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes: 3 now/next boards (different colors) 2 now/next/then boards (different colors) 86 location/activity/events cards 42 editable location cards
Gestalt Language: Maze Game - Let's Go. Autism, SPED, Speech therapy. PDF
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Gestalt Language: Maze Game - Let's Go. Autism, SPED, Speech therapy. PDF

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Autism, Gestalt language processors, sentence, SPED, vocabulary, building, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, GLP, NLA, Natural language acquisition ‘LET’S GO’ is an important phrase for helping children communicate. The Map Game uses imagination to allow children to use their new vocabulary and ‘LET’S GO’ phrase while having fun exploring the map of an imaginary town. It is also an opportunity to continue modeling the phrase “let’s go” for the child. Includes: 10 mazes of different levels. The maze activities allow children to apply the phrase ‘Let’s go’ to finding their way through a maze. How to use: Print out the mazes (below) that suit your child’s ability level. In each maze, the child will need to guide a character to a certain location. While the child is solving the maze, model the phrase ‘let’s go.’ Eg. If the aim is to get the character to the shop, say, “Let’s go to the shop.” Support your child in solving the maze, or solve the maze as a team if needed. Praise your child when they complete the maze.