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I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.
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Autism and Special Needs Ideas and Training Pack
This training pack is a great resource for you to use to gain new ideas and strategies to use within your classroom for your Autism and Special Education students. There are over 80 pages included and all are packed with information, strategies and programmes that you can use within your classroom.
Just some of the pages included are;
♦ Autism - Be Aware
♦ What is Autism?
♦ What is Fragile X?
♦ How is Autism Diagnosed?
♦ What Should I Look For?
♦ I Need Help!
♦ Transition
♦ Visuals
♦ Behaviour Management
♦ Toileting
♦ Eating
♦ What Can You Put Into Place?
♦ Training to Attend
♦ Social Stories
♦ Incorporating Sensory
♦ Music Therapy
♦ Using Your 5 Senses
♦ Sensory Stories
♦ Sensory Breaks
♦ Sensory Toys
♦ Cooking
♦ Parental Communication
♦ iPad Apps
♦ Reinforcers - When and What to Use.
♦ Work Stations
♦ Communicating
♦ Adapted Work Activities
♦ On a Budget
♦ Famous Faces
♦ Helpful Links
This resource is perfect for any professional who is working with students diagnosed with Autism or with Special Needs. The pack is full of different activities, strategies, information and programs that you can introduce into your learning environment and provide a positive learning approach for your student(s).
Class Timeline, Schedule, Visual, Symbol Cards
These cards are perfect to use as a class timeline/schedule to improve your classroom management, organisation and help students to visually see what they will be doing throughout the day and preparing themselves.
There is a wide range of different symbol cards available, if you require something that is not included please contact me and I will add this.
This resource will really help keep your students focused on their task at hand while helping them to transition to the next activity but also knowing what to expect throughout the day. By having a fixed timeline in front of them students will become more aware of what is expected of them through the day - this will especially help with students who may get anxious about the unknown.
The symbols included so far;
♦ English
♦ Literacy
♦ Math
♦ Numeracy
♦ Geography
♦ History
♦ PE
♦ ICT
♦ IT
♦ Computers
♦ iPads
♦ Choice
♦ Assembly
♦ Music
♦ Outside
♦ Trip
♦ Park
♦ Walk
♦ Playtime
♦ Dinner
♦ Snack
♦ Home
♦ School
♦ Guided Reading
♦ Art
♦ Library
♦ Drama
♦ Party
♦ Birthday
♦ Celebration
♦ Science
♦ Colouring
♦ Coloring
♦ Writing
♦ Language Arts
♦ Field Trip
♦ French
♦ Bus
♦ Spelling
♦ Group Work
♦ Gym
♦ Lunch
♦ Reading
♦ Story
♦ Cookery
♦ Bathroom
♦ Playground
♦ Breakfast
All children, regardless of differing needs, can have huge benefit from having a class timeline/schedule.
This is a growing bundle and as requests are made, more symbols will be added to this pack that are appropriate for timeline/schedule use.
Social Story - Behaviours, Behaviors
This resource contains a behaviour / behavior management symbol support story that is a great resource to introduce and encourage behavior / behaviour management with yours students.
This social story is 22 page story on behaviour/behaviors.
It comes with a choice of 3 different covers (my helping story, behaviour management, behavior management).
The story is a walkthrough of different things that students may do if they get angry/sad and how you/they can help calm.
Each page comes with a descriptive image/symbol.
I recommend printing each page individually, laminating and then binding together a book so that it can be used for future/prolonged use.
The pages included are as follows;
♦ I am happy when I get to do things I like
♦ I get sad if I have to do things I don't like
♦ Sometimes, I get angry if I have to do something I hate
♦ I may get angry if something doesn't go my way
♦ When I'm angry I don't understand how to cope
♦ I might cry
♦ I may have a tantrum
♦ I may throw things across the room
♦ I may scream really, really loud
♦ I may make a mess
♦ I may hurt myself
♦ If I hurt myself I can get more upset
♦ I may hurt someone
♦ I must remember to be kind to others
♦ If I hurt someone else, they may get upset
♦ My teacher can help me if I am angry or upset
♦ I can go to a quiet area to help me relax
♦ I can blow 5 big, deep breaths
♦ I can go for a walk
♦ It is OK to ask for help
♦ Soon, I will be happy again!
Communication Book with Symbols
This is a communication book, created with symbols to provide students with an extra aide to communicate their needs and wishes with those around them.
Every day we look around for different visual prompts i.e road signs, shopping lists. These help us to go through our daily lives. Many people diagnosed with autism are thought to learn best visually. By providing this communication book you are providing your student(s) with a visual aide.
This communication book will also help your students to work on their vocabulary, language development and ability to process information. Most importantly, this resource is fantastic for promoting yours students independence and life skills.
Anyone can benefit potentially from using a communication book or similar visual aide, regardless of age or ability.
Each communication book can be personalised and differentiated to suit individual needs.
It has different pages for different categories including;
♦ snack
♦ choice
♦ people
♦ colors
♦ colours
♦ numbers.
More pages can be added to suit you and your student(s) individual needs and levels of communication.
This pack also includes numerous symbols for you to use in the book.
Included is also a walkthrough PDF directing you on how to use the book, what way to put it together etc.
This download comes as a PDF file.
It comes with an option of 4 different covers to choose from.
Each page also comes in 2 different options for you to choose from;
• border
• full colour/color.
There are 2 spellings of the 'colours/color' page to suit different spelling i.e American/UK etc. Contains 26 pages.
Editable Newsletter Templates for the Year
Keep families and carers up to date with your classroom with these editable newsletters that can be used all year long. Coming in a range of different styles, your families will love how engaging and informative these newsletters are.
Editing
These newsletters can be edited in PowerPoint or Keynote.
The editable parts are where you can add edit text, photos, shapes etc. onto the templates.
You will not be able to lift any images. This is to protect my work as a teacher-author and the work of fantastic clip artists.
How to Use
Edit using PowerPoint or Keynote - the newsletters are separated into different files to make them easier to use.
Print out the newsletters to send home with students.
Or, save the newsletter as a JPEG or PDF and then email home to your students families/carers. This will save on your ink and can make communicating with home easier.
Newsletters are a great way for you to stay in touch with families of the students in your class as well as being able to share what you have been doing in class, what is coming up and any important reminders.
Includes all months of the year and an End of Year/Graduation special.
Autism Resources: Good Afternoon Work Book
This resource contains a Good Afternoon Work Book / Greeting Book that is a great activity to use on a daily basis with your student(s). This book will help students to settle down and get ready to focus for their afternoon work. Many students may struggle with the transition in the afternoons, especially after playtimes, so by providing this work book as anchor in their daily afternoon routine, it will help them to settle quicker.
It is individualised so each student can have their own copy.
The document comes as a keynote or powerpoint file.
You can add on different wording and add pictures of your student etc. but please note you will not be able to add/change/extract any form of clipart/imagery/text from this document. This is to protect our fabulous clip artists and myself as a teacher-seller.
This is a harder, newer version of my Good Afternoon greeting book. This one encourages students to be able to write their answers (you can also add text to it for them to overwrite if they are not yet at the level of independent writing) but continue to also choose symbols for the answer.
All symbols are also included at the back of the page, you will need to add some of your own, i.e pictures of staff etc
A walkthrough is also included to explain how to use the greeting book to it's best potential.
The questions that this greeting book ask are;
♦ my name
♦ how do I feel?
♦ where do I live?
♦ when is my birthday?
♦ how's the weather?
♦ what should I wear?
Autism Morning Work Book
This adapted morning work binder is an engaging and hands-on way to start each morning with your autistic students. Using the morning binder each day will help your students get into a routine where they come in, settle down and they are ready to work.
Many of our students may struggle with transition in the mornings, so by providing this work book as a consistent routine in their daily morning routine, it will help them to settle quicker and be prepared to work.
The books are editable so each student can have their own personalized morning binder.
The document comes as a Keynote and PowerPoint file. You can add on different wording and add pictures of your student etc. but please note you will not be able to add/change/extract any form of clipart/imagery/text from this document. This is to protect our fabulous clip artists and myself as a teacher-author.
This book comes in 2 levels;
Level 1 - Students match images or symbols to each of the pages.
Level 2 - Students match images or symbols and words to the pages. They can also use a dry-wipe pen and write their answers to make it harder again.
What’s Included?
Level 1 Morning Work Binder
Accompanying Walkthrough to Put Together the Level 1 Morning Work Binder
Level 2 Morning Work Binder
Accompanying Walkthrough to Put Together the Level 2 Morning Work Binder
What’s Included in the Books?
The books include;
Front Cover
Me and My Name
How Do I Feel?
My School
What Day Is It?
What Months Is It?
What Season Is It?
How’s the Weather?
What Should I Wear?
Finished
Front Cover
You can either add your students name using a text box and then print out, or have students write their name once printed.
You can also put a white shape square over the image on the front cover and then insert an image of your student if you want their photo on the front cover.
What Should I Wear
This comes with 4 different options. You only need to print one per book used. 2 boy options, and 2 girl options are included.
Students use the clothing pieces included to dress the person appropriately for how the weather is outside.
Build Up
If you feel there are too many pages to start for your students, use less pages to start.
First, just use ‘Me and My Name’ ‘What Day Is It?’ ‘How’s the Weather?’ and 'Finished’
Then, as students progress with this, start adding more of the pages in.
Finished
My students love these books - but they love the finished page too.
Having the finished page is a visual way to show your students that they have completed the activity. And that’s the end of the book.
All symbols are included in this resource. You can also add your own too.
Bundle
CVC Activity Bundle
This is a huge $$ saving bundle consisting of a variety of different CVC activities and worksheets, including some no prep worksheets. This CVC pack will keep your students engaged and learning for a very long time with over 200 pages included!
These activities/worksheets are great to introduce to your literacy sessions or even in small group sessions.
The activities included are;
♦ CVC Gum Ball Sorting
Students have to match the medial sound of the CVC word on the gum ball into the correct/matching gum ball machine.
♦ CVC Shadow Matching Task Cards
Students have to match the correct image to the shadow of the image shown from a choice of 3 options.
♦ CVC Medial Sound Task Cards
Students have to find the correct medial sound for the image shown on the task card out of a choice of 3 options.
♦ CVC Write the Room
Hide the cards around the room or in sensory bins etc. and have students hunt them out and then record them on their sheet!
♦ CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards
Students fill in the spelling frames to spell the CVC word of the image on the task card. Laminate them to make them re-usable!
♦ CVC Spelling Jigsaws
Students look at the image and word on to of the puzzle then find the matching pieces to spell it.
♦ CVC Read and Find
Students read through the passage and have to find and highlight the CVC words included in the box at the bottom of the page.
♦ CVC Bingo
Enough for up to 5 players to play at once/in small groups etc.
♦ CVC Word Search Activities
Differentiated into two different levels of difficulty.
♦ CVC Word to Picture Matching
Students match the word cards to picture cards.
♦ CVC Handwriting Practice Worksheets
6 worksheets included on each vowel so 30 pages in total. A great way for students to practice their handwriting while learning CVC words.
♦ CVC Missing Letters Worksheets
Students have to work out what is the missing letter in these CVC themed worksheets.
♦ CVC Scrambled Letters Worksheets
Students have to unscramble the letters given to them to make a CVC word.
♦ CVC Code Word Cracker
Students have to follow the code to see if they can break it and make CVC words!
♦ CVC Word to Picture Worksheets
Students draw a line to match the word to picture of CVC words.
♦ CVC Magnetic/Foam Letter Spelling Task Cards
Students can use magnetic or foam letters to spell the CVC words in the image shown on the task card in the gaps at the bottom. 30 task cards in total.
♦ CVC Fly Swat Game
Students have to swat the corresponding fly to the image/cvc word that they are given.
♦ Fishing for CVC Words
Students have to go fishing for the fish with their corresponding CVC word on.
♦ CVC Mini Work Books
These mini work books are a great way for students to read and write some CVC words.
CVC NO PREP Worksheet Bundle
This CVC Worksheet pack consists of 88 no prep printable worksheets. There are a wide range of different no prep worksheets included in this pack all related to the theme of CVC while working on different skills.
It includes:
♦ CVC handwriting practice - 25 pages
♦ Missing letters worksheet - 5 pages
♦ Scrambled letters worksheet - 5 pages
♦ Word to picture matching worksheet - 11 pages
♦ Code Word Cracker - 5 pages
♦ Word Search - 27 pages
♦ Read & Highlight - 10 pages
Contains 88 pages of activities in total.
CVC Activities: Word Search
This CVC themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own CVCword searches and also a vocabulary poster that includes all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 13 (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 CVC 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.
CVC Word to Picture Matching
The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for any classroom, although especially with non-verbal students. It can help to encourage and promote reading and recognition of vocabulary related to the theme of CVC words. This resource is a great strategy to encourage students to read the words that they can see, but also to be able to understand that they can link the word to an actual image,
Many students may learn to just read words but not understand the meaning behind them, this will help to work with students on working towards achieving this skill.
Instructions on first page of how you can use this resource to it's best potential within your classroom.
This resource will be great for group work, speech sessions, 1:1 activities. english/literacy sessions, vocabulary work and farm activities.
CVC Words included are;
♦ a - car, cat, dam, ham, pan, wag
♦ e - bed, den, hen, net, pen, wet
♦ i - dig, fin, hit, lid, pig, pit
♦ o - dog, fox, hop, log, mop, top
♦ u - bun, cub, gum, hut, mud, sun
Comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Contains 15 pages.
CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards
CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards
This download includes spelling frame task cards related to CVC words.
There is a total of 30 different task cards included and they come in col and b/w option.
I recommend cutting out each of the task cards individually and then laminating them so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. This will also mean you can use them over and over with students using a dry wipe pen.
The CVC words included are:
♦ car, cat, dam, ham, pan, wag
♦ bed, den, hen, net, pen, wet
♦ dig, fin, hit, lid, pig, pit
♦ dog, fox, hop, log, mop, top
♦ bun, cub, gum, hut, mud, sun
Contains 30 task cards, 15 pages.
CVC Spelling Jigsaws
This download includes 6 different spelling jigsaws for each vowel - a,e,i,o,u.
Comes in b/w and col option for your preference.
Vocabulary includes:
♦ car
♦ cat
♦ dam
♦ ham
♦ pan
♦ wag
♦ bed
♦ den
♦ hen
♦ net
♦ pen
♦ wet
♦ dig
♦ fin
♦ hit
♦ lid
♦ pig
♦ pit
♦ dog
♦ fox
♦ hop
♦ log
♦ mop
♦ top
♦ bun
♦ cub
♦ gum
♦ hut
♦ mud
♦ sun
Students simply look at the image/word on the top jigsaw box then use the individual letters to build the jigsaw to spell the corresponding CVC word.
Contains 30 pages.
CVC Shadow Matching Task Cards
This download contains 30 different task cards. All comes in col option - no b/w.
There are 2 task cards per page.
Students have to choose 1 out of 3 possible answers to match the image to their shadow.
There are instructions included on the front page of the document. I recommend cutting them out individually and then laminating them, this will make them stronger and longer lasting - meaning you can use them over and over again.
All images related to CVC theme.
CVC Read and Highlight
This resource contains 11 different CVC Read and Highlight no prep worksheets. These worksheets are a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, reading and attention to detail skills.
Students simply read through the passage and use the box on the bottom to see what CVC words they need to find and highlight them.
This is a great and different way to help students with their CVC/word recognition.
It comes with instructions on the first page and all pages come as black and white for ink friendly printing.
This is a no prep activity - just print and hand out!
You can either use these as paper worksheets to hand out to students or you can laminate them so that they can be re-used throughout the year.
Contains 11 pages.
CVC Mini Work Books
Mini booklets for each of the vowels - a,e,i,o,u. Each medial vowel has their own mini booklet, containing 6 different images/words.
These mini booklets are a great way for your students to work on their CVC words, while making it more interactive and fun for them. Simply staple/put together the pages so that it makes a mini book, then have the students color/colour in the CVC images, read the words and then write them. There is a writing prompt on the bottom of each page for students to overwrite.
This is a great way to introduce CVC words to your students. Once the mini booklets are completed they can either be put on display, sent home or kept close for your students to look back on and use throughout the year when needed to look back over and use for different CVC activities.
Contains 10 pages - 4 mini pages to 1 standard page.
CVC Medial Sound Task Cards
These task cards use CVC images, there are 30 task cards in total.
They come in black and white and color/colour option for your preference.
I recommend cutting out and laminating each task card individually to make them stronger and prolong the use of them.
There are 3 choices of answers on the bottom for students to select the correct answer of the medial sound of the CVC word.
You can choose whether you want students to draw a circle around the correct answer with a wipe-off marker or put a peg on it etc.
These are an excellent addition to your classroom to see if students are able to recognise initial sounds in different aspects.
Contains 30 task cards.
Christmas Comprehension
This activity includes 8 different comprehension activities all related to the theme of Christmas. 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.
It is related to Christmas 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.
Sight Words - Word Picture Matching
The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for any classroom, although especially with non-verbal students. It can help to encourage and promote reading and recognition of vocabulary related to the theme of sight words. This resource is a great strategy to encourage students to read the words that they can see, but also to be able to understand that they can link the word to an actual image,
Many students may learn to just read words but not understand the meaning behind them, this will help to work with students on working towards achieving this skill.
Instructions on first page of how you can use this resource to it's best potential within your classroom.
This resource will be great for group work, speech sessions, 1:1 activities. english/literacy sessions, vocabulary work and farm activities.
18 different activities boards in total.
The first page in the PDF is the instructions page to help you use these to their best potential.
Sight words include are:
♦ in
♦ find
♦ can
♦ down
♦ blue
♦ here
♦ run
♦ jump
♦ play
♦ red
♦ look
♦ little
♦ go
♦ up
♦ all
♦ small
♦ help
♦ yellow
♦ black
♦ where
♦ one
♦ I
♦ funny
♦ who
♦ you
♦ two
♦ away
♦ we
♦ three
♦ me
♦ ate
♦ no
♦ get
♦ good
♦ brown
♦ four
♦ he
♦ eat
♦ now
♦ like
♦ new
♦ warm
♦ on
♦ ran
♦ ride
♦ please
♦ say
♦ our
♦ under
♦ there
♦ white
♦ she
♦ want
♦ they
♦ yes
♦ after
♦ give
♦ ask
♦ fly
♦ ten
♦ her
♦ over
♦ open
♦ old
♦ stop
♦ him
♦ take
♦ before
♦ walk
♦ think
♦ buy
♦ thank
♦ call
♦ first
♦ found
♦ fast
♦ five
♦ cold
♦ green
♦ sing
♦ off
♦ pull
♦ sit
♦ read
♦ sleep
♦ work
♦ wash
♦ wish
♦ tell
♦ write
♦ your
♦ clean
♦ drink
♦ draw
♦ carry
♦ cut
♦ eight
♦ hurt
♦ hot
♦ grow
♦ fall
♦ laugh
♦ light
♦ show
♦ seven
♦ six
♦ together
♦ small
Fine Motor Skills Task Cards, Pre Handwriting
These fine motor skill tracing task cards are a great way to encourage students some engaging fine motor skill practice. This pack includes 53 different task cards. Each task card includes one type of fine motor/pre handwriting skill.
Each page comes with 4 task cards on, I recommend printing them out and cutting them individually. Laminate them to prolong the use of them - you will be able to use them over and over.
These are great to help students improve their handwriting/fine motor skills/pen control. Set them up ready then store them away, ready to pull out whenever you need them. These are great time fillers or extras for your literacy centres.