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.
This Goldilocks adapted book is a great way for students to read through the story of Goldilocks and take part, in an interactive way, by finding the matching symbols for each part of the story. This is a great way to involve your students more in their reading, and also to get them working on their sentence recognition skills. This will in turn, help them work on their sentence building and language skills.
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.)
This space themed wh- question resource contains 6 different space 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 = 60 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 Diwali themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Diwali word searches and also vocabulary posters that include 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 Diwali 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 resource contains 7 different comprehension activities linked to the celebration on Diwali. 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.
This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions while working on their reading and writing skills.
It is related to Diwali to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. The pages come in black and white for ink friendly printing.
The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
This Diwali 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 contain numbers 1-10 for students to record and come in two different options; with or without handwriting lines.
Each image is linked to the theme of Diwali and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Diwali 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 Guy Fawkes activity bundle is packed full of different activities that are a great way to introduce the theme of Bonfire Night into your classroom while continuing learning.
The following activities are included in this pack;
♦ Flashcard Story
♦ Word to Picture Matching
♦ Flashcard Prompts
♦ Fact Flip Book
♦ Word Search
♦ Ten Frame Counting Task Cards
♦ Shadow Matching Task Cards
♦ Write the Room
♦ Comprehension Worksheets
All activities in this pack are linked to the theme of Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes.
This Halloween themed bundle is packed full of different task card activities that target a variety of different skills for students to work on, while being quick to grab and hand out throughout the day, being re-usble each year and introducing the theme of Halloween into your learning environment.
There are a HUGE amount of different task cards included in this bundle which you and your students are sure to love. This pack also contains editable 'titles' to use in the front of storage boxes where you can write the activities that can be found in that storage box. I store these in photo keeper boxes, making them quick to grab out and go, then work my way through the different boxes so students get a chance at working on a variety of different activities.
You can use these cards as 1:1 work, group centre work or even as full class activities. 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 resource contains 17 different Halloween word puzzles. Each word puzzle is to be cut into individual strips so that students have to figure out the puzzles to make vocabulary linked to the theme of Halloween.
Each puzzle contains contains an image and the matching word. This is a great activity to tie into your Halloween unit, students will love working on their spelling with this fun activity, plus it comes in b/w for ink friendly printing!
This resource is a great way for your students to work on their spelling and handwriting skills, plus it's linked to the theme of Halloween.
Each page comes with two task cards on it with the same image/vocabulary. One task card is for spelling or handwriting - it comes with a prompt above so students can either use the included letters to match them or they can write in the boxes underneath to work on their handwriting skills.
The second task card on the page is for students to work on their handwriting by having a prompt underneath, this is where students will overwrite the word.
The task cards come in b/w and col option for your preference.
♦ Task Card 1: Students have a picture, prompt and then cut out letters to match to the words or use the prompt above to work on their handwriting in the boxes below.
♦ Task Card 2: Students over write the Halloween word.
This activity does require you to do a bit of cutting and laminating but it is well worth it and will be long-lasting and beneficial to your pupils.
Cut out the task cards and laminate them as your 'base'. Then cut out the individual letters and laminate these. I recommend laminating as they will last longer but if you want to use as a cut/paste activity with your students these will also be great.
This includes 32 different task cards.
16 of which come in color/colour or black and white option, the remainder come only in color/colour.
There are instructions on the first page of the PDF.
Students just color/colour or place a counter/peg on the answer of the initial sound of the picture shown in the task card.
All images linked to Halloween theme.
This resource is great for practising alphabet and initial letter recognition skills and is perfect to keep it linked to the theme of Halloween.
There are two candy corn puzzles per page and a puzzle for each letter of the alphabet.
It comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Cut out each piece of the candy corn, laminate and spread out across the floor, get your students to match the pieces together to build letter/pic candy corns!
Students have to match Upper Case, Lower Case and a picture.
This Guy Fawkes 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 2 different options of numbers 1-10 and 1-20 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 Guy Fawkes and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Bonfire Night 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 Bonfire Night themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Bonfire Night 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 11 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 6 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Bonfire Night 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.
The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for the autism classroom, especially with non-verbal students although can also be used within Spec Ed or General Ed Classrooms to promote reading.
It will allow you to be able to monitor if your students are able to recognise and understand different words and link them to the appropriate picture. Many students may learn to just read words but not understanding the meaning behind them, this will help to promote that.
3 different activities boards in total.
The first page in the PDF is the instructions page to help you use these to their best potential.
All vocabulary and images linked to the UK celebration of Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night on 5th November.
Comes in colour/color or black and white option.
Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes, Flashcards, Prompts
A total of 19 different flash cards all related to Bonfire Night/ Guy Fawkes.
Comes in colour/color option.
Appropriate for American and British classrooms.
These come two to a page. I recommend cutting them out individually and laminating. They can be used as flashcards, introducing the topic Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night, or just as writing prompts.
This download includes a 12 page mini story book of the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot.
Each mini page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it'll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you.
It has been simplified into a short story, with bright, eye-catching graphics.
This download comes in colour/color or black and white option.
Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k.
This fact, flip book comes with 2 pages of reading passage for you to use for students if they are unsure of the facts, it comes in two difficulty levels depending on student's individual abilities. Once they have read the passages, they then complete the flip book. This is an interactive book where students can cut, stick and colour/color the different pieces for each page.
Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) is a celebration that takes place every year on the 5th November in the UK. This is a great way to introduce a British celebration into your classroom with lots of great activities to take part in.
There are two options for the cover page; color/colour or black&white.
Each page has two options for students to choose the answer from. They cut out the correct answers and stick them onto the page.
Put it together and make a flip book!!
There are instructions included on the first page of the document
There are also small instructions included on the bottom of each of the pages, as well as photos of the finished style on the last page for you to see it finished.
This resource works great in both British & American classrooms i.e color/colour.
This resource includes 4 different comprehension activities. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. They are all based on the theme of Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes.
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 Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes 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 Christmas 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 2 different options of numbers 1-10 and 1-20 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 Christmas and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Christmas 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.
Halloween themed conversation prompt cards to encourage your students to work on their communication, social and conversation skills in a fun and engaging way this Halloween. This resource includes 34 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 i.e favorite/favourite.
These are fantastic for prompting students to start conversations with each other, especially for morning work, social skills groups etc.