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Shark Write the Room, Shark Week
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Shark Write the Room, Shark Week

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This shark themed, write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-10 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of shark species and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your ‘Shark Week’ topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Spring Emergent Reader Books
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Spring Emergent Reader Books

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These Spring themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. There are 3 books included; • Book 1 - ‘I see a rabbit.’ • Book 2 - ‘The flowers are pretty.’ • Book 3 - ‘She is climbing.’ The variety of books allows students to experience different types of vocabulary. The books comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. Book 1 I see a bee. I see a bird. I see a butterfly. I see a chick. I see an egg. I see a flower. I see a kite. I see a lamb. I see a puddle. I see a rabbit I see a rainbow. I see an umbrella. Book 2 The flowers are pretty. The rabbit jumps high. The wind is cold. The eggs are small. The grass is green. The sun is warm. The rain is wet. Book 3 She is climbing. He is feeding chicks. The chick is hatching. He is jumping. The rabbit is eating. He is planting. He is searching. The bird is singing. He is smelling. She is walking.
Parrot Adapted Books Colour Recognition Color Recognition
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Parrot Adapted Books Colour Recognition Color Recognition

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These parrot themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills. There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs. The levels included are; ♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc. ♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red parrot” “yellow parrot” etc ♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “parrot is red” “parrot is yellow” etc. ♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the parrot is red” “the parrot is yellow” etc. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) 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. Instructions • Print out the level books that you want to use • Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book. • Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book. • Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate. • Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes. • The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
Seal Adapted Books Colour Recognition Color Recognition
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Seal Adapted Books Colour Recognition Color Recognition

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These seal themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills. There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs. The levels included are; ♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc. ♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red seal” “yellow seal” etc ♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “seal is red” “seal is yellow” etc. ♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the seal is red” “the seal is yellow” etc. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) 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. Instructions • Print out the level books that you want to use • Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book. • Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book. • Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate. • Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes. • The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
Christmas Wh Questions Adapted Book
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Christmas Wh Questions Adapted Book

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This Christmas themed wh- question adapted book is a great way for students to work on their wh- questions in an adapted and suitable way. Students read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. 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 Christmas.
Halloween Wh Questions Adapted Book
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Halloween Wh Questions Adapted Book

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This Halloween themed wh- question adapted book is a great way for students to work on their wh- questions in an adapted and suitable way. Students read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. 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 Halloween.
Shark Ten Frame Task Cards, Shark Week
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Shark Ten Frame Task Cards, Shark Week

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These shark themed ten frame task cards are a great way for your students to work on their ten frame and counting skills. Each task card contains a shark with a ten frame for his teeth and circles in each. Students have to count how many circle are in the ten frame (shark’s teeth) and then choose the correct answer out of 3 options below. Instructions: ♦ Print out the task cards that you wish to use. ♦ Laminate them so they will be stronger and longer lasting. ♦ Have dry wipe pens or pegs to use for students to choose their answer. Included: ♦ Colour option shark themed ten frame task cards ♦ Black and white option shark themed ten frame task cards Spelling is suitable for all i.e color/colour.
Brushing Teeth Life Skills Adapted Book Sequencing
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Brushing Teeth Life Skills Adapted Book Sequencing

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This adapted book is a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to brush their teeth - a very important life skill which can be hard for many of our students to master. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to brush teeth. Students have to read - or be read - the sentence on top of the page and then find the matching symbol that matches the sentence. This a great way to start having your students understand what they are reading/listening to and taking in the information. Students can then process this information and find the relevant symbol that fits with what is happening in the current situation. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. 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.)
Frog Matching Colour Recognition Color Recognition
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Frog Matching Colour Recognition Color Recognition

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This frog themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their colour sorting / color sorting skills. This resource can either be used as a simple colour matching activity where students have to match the same colour frog to the lily pad, or you can use the instruction task cards included. The instruction task cards contain a small instruction (with symbol support) for students to read/listen to and then follow. For example ‘put 3 blue frogs on the green lily pad.’ The task cards are a great way to see if your students are not only able to read the instruction, but to also take meaning and understanding from it and know what to do next. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) Instructions • Print out the lily pad pages and laminate them. • Print out the frogs, cut them out individually and laminate them. • Print out the task cards if using and laminate them. • Students can then either match the colour frogs to the matching lily pad or use the instruction task cards to complete the activity.
2D Shapes Pumpkin Matching
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2D Shapes Pumpkin Matching

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This pumpkin themed 2D shape task card activity is a great way for your students to work on their shape recognition skills, while introducing the theme of autumn/fall/halloween into your learning environment. This activity includes 9 different task cards. Each task card contains an image of a pumpkin in a different 2D shape. Then, there are simple 2D shapes for you to cut out, which students match to the pumpkin task cards- or you can use real shapes that you have already, in your classroom. Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their ten frame counting skills. Comes in both b/w and col option for your printing preference.
Christmas Number Puzzles Counting to 10
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Christmas Number Puzzles Counting to 10

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This Christmas themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their math, number, counting, fine motor and problem solving skills. As well as all these skills, this activity will provide your students with the opportunity to look at images of Christmas and use these as a talking point. The puzzles come in 3 different difficulty levels; • Level 1 - 0-3 • Level 2 - 0-5 • Level 3 - 0-10 There is a range of ways that these can be used in your classroom such as; • Print out the b/w puzzles, cut them up and hand them out to your students. Have your students put the puzzles together, sticking them onto a piece of paper/into their work book, then colour them in. • Print out the puzzles, cut them up and laminate them. Use them as a center activity where your students have to look at the numbers on the bottom of each puzzle piece, put them into numerical order to make the puzzle. • Print out two copies of each puzzle (one copy can be b/w), laminate one as a full puzzle (i recommend the b/w one) and then cut out the puzzle pieces on the other puzzle. Laminate the puzzle pieces. Have your students match the individual pieces onto the completed puzzle. This provides a lower ability option for students struggling. Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their ten frame counting skills. Comes in both b/w and col option for your printing preference.
Woodland Forest Role Play Packet
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Woodland Forest Role Play Packet

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This resource is a perfect way for you to introduce an Woodland Forest into your classroom/work setting. This resource is packed full of different resources that will help you to to create a great role play area for your students to play with and continue to learn. The pack includes: ♦ Bunting - in Forest or Woodland option ♦ Footprint Posters ♦ Movement Posters ♦ Vocabulary Posters ♦ Role Play Word Cards ♦ Signs Posters and role play word cards include; animals bear deer forest fox hedgehog log mole moose mouse owl porcupine rabbit raccoon skunk squirrel (grey/gray) squirrel (red) toadstool tree wolf woodland
Animal Adapted Books Color Recognition Colour Recognition
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Animal Adapted Books Color Recognition Colour Recognition

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These animal themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills. There are 4 different level sentence building books included for each animal and all vocabulary/images are of different color animals. The levels included are; ♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc. ♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red parrot” “yellow parrot” etc ♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “parrot is red” “parrot is yellow” etc. ♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the parrot is red” “the parrot is yellow” etc. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) 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. Instructions • Print out the level books that you want to use • Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book. • Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book. • Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate. • Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes. • The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
Halloween Character Sorting Pages
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Halloween Character Sorting Pages

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This Halloween themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their categorising (categorising) and recognition skills. There are two different pages included which contain: • Spider v Witch • Pumpkin v Ghost Students are encouraged to sort the images into the correct category. The theme is linked to Halloween and is a great way for you to introduce some Halloween fun into your classroom while continuing your students work on categorisation. Instructions are also included on first page of the PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual pieces so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
Community Helpers Emergent Reader Books
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Community Helpers Emergent Reader Books

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These Community Helper themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their community helper recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. The book comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The books included are; • Community Helpers - ‘I see a firefighter’ ‘I see a chef’ ‘I see a forest ranger’ etc. • Bakery - ‘I see a chef’ ‘I see a cake’ ‘I see a spoon’ etc. • Dentist - ‘I see a dentist’ ‘I see a toothbrush’ etc. • Farmer - ‘I see a farmer’ ‘I see a barn’ etc. • Fire Station - ‘I see a firefighter’ ‘I see a fire engine’ etc. • Forest Ranger - ‘I see a forest’ ‘I see a car’ ‘I see a flashlight’ etc. • Hospital - ‘I see a doctor’ ‘I see a hospital’ etc. • Life Guard - ‘I see a life guard’ ‘I see a life preserver’ etc. • Police - ‘I see a policeman’ ‘I see a policewoman’ ‘I see a car’ etc. • Post Office - comes in two variations - mailman/postman etc. - ‘I see a letter’ ‘I see a box’ ‘I see a mailman’ ‘I see a postman’ etc. • Restaurant - ‘I see a chef’ ‘I see a waiter’ ‘I see a menu’ etc. • Vets - ‘I see a vet’ ‘I see a bandage’ etc. These emergent reader books will be a great addition to your community helpers unit and a great way to encourage your students to work on their vital reading and vocabulary skills.
Halloween Instruction Activity
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Halloween Instruction Activity

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This Halloween activity is a great way for your students to work on their reading, recognition and instruction following skills. Students have to read the instructions on each of the task cards included, and find/point to the matching items on the Halloween scene. This is a great way for students to pay close attention to detail and start to work on their symbol > image matching/recognition skills. The theme is linked to Halloween and is a great way for you to introduce some Halloween fun into your classroom while continuing your students work on these important skills. Instructions are also included on first page of the PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual pieces so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
Octopus Adapted Books Colour Recognition Color Recognition
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Octopus Adapted Books Colour Recognition Color Recognition

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These octopus themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills. There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs. The levels included are; ♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc. ♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red octopus” “yellow octopus” etc ♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “octopus is red” “octopus is yellow” etc. ♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the octopus is red” “the octopus is yellow” etc. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) 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. Instructions • Print out the level books that you want to use • Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book. • Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book. • Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate. • Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes. • The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
Umbrella and Raindrop Matching Colour Recognition Color Recognition
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Umbrella and Raindrop Matching Colour Recognition Color Recognition

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This umbrella and rain drop themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their colour sorting / color sorting skills. Students have to find the rain drops (you can either have these out or hidden in a messy tray for them to find) and then match them to the same colour umbrella. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) Instructions • Print out the umbrella pages and laminate them. • Print out the raindrops, cut them out individually and laminate them. • Students can then match the colour raindrops to the matching umbrella.
Community Helper I Have, Who Has? Game
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Community Helper I Have, Who Has? Game

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This I Have, Who Has Game, is a fun way for students to work on so many different skills, while continuously learning about the different Community Helpers. There are 37 different community helpers included in this pack, which come in both col and b/w option for your printing preferences. The cards come in random order to ensure that students are constantly paying attention and engaged in the activity. Community Helpers included are: ♦ Judge ♦ Fisherman ♦ Air Hostess ♦ Farmer ♦ Cleaner ♦ Crossing Guard ♦ Dentist ♦ Garbage Collector ♦ Detective ♦ Forest Ranger ♦ Hairdresser ♦ Businesswoman ♦ Construction Work ♦ Firefighter ♦ Lifeguard ♦ Mechanic ♦ Plumber ♦ Bell Boy ♦ Doctor ♦ Nurse ♦ Chef ♦ Pilot ♦ News Reporter ♦ Mailman ♦ Oil Worker ♦ Astronaut ♦ Policeman ♦ Soldier ♦ Businessman ♦ Ski Guide ♦ Teacher ♦ Policewoman ♦ Vet ♦ Zookeeper ♦ Waiter ♦ Tour Guide ♦ Waitress Instructions • Print out each of the pages included • Cut out and laminate each of the individual cards so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. • Hand out the cards to each of your students - you can have up to 38 players. If you have less players than this, some students can have more than 1 card (or staff members can get included). • Start with the ‘start here’ card and then have your students read out their cards. EG) I have the first card, who has a judge?" the next student who has the judge card will respond with “I have a judge, who has a fisherman?” etc. and this carries on throughout the whole game. This game is going to be lots of fun for your students to get involved with while working on their community helpers skills. Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms.
Valentine's Day Initial Letter Matching
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Valentine's Day Initial Letter Matching

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These initial letter matching puzzles are a fun addition to your Valentine’s unit to continue learning with your students. There are 2 different levels of puzzles included for you to differentiate for your students. Included in this resource; • matching letters to images to connect the two pieces of the hearts together • matching upper case letters, to lower case letters, to images to connect the three pieces of the hearts together. These puzzles will be a great addition to your Valentine’s Day unit and a fun way for your students to work on their initial letter recognition skills.