This program explores the following topics: Developing and utilizing a Personal Communication Dictionary Using Real Objects for Communication Supporting Choice and Decision Making

This 5 page document highlights how visual tools, strategies and supports are specific things that we can see that enhance organization, comprehension and communication. Visuals provide information, clarify information, organize the environment, provide directions and allow other information to be shared. This is particularly important for children with autism or learning difficulties.

Social interaction should be developed in daily life settings to help the child to generalize their skills and understand what is appropriate behaviour and mannerisms. This six page resource includes various activities to support the development of listening, talking, taking turns, asking appropriate questions and commenting. All these skills are fundamental for social skill and social relatedness.

These color by positive affirmations are a great creative way to support individuals to change negative self-talk into positive self talk. Individuals are encouraged to repeat each affirmation as they color the corresponding number. There are three mandalas which include positive self-talk affirmations for: Self-Love Anxiety Depression For each mandala, there are unique positive self-talk affirmations.

This 9 page program has been developed to support children develop skills to play with other children. Playing with other children is more complex than what it seems as it involves many skills including co-operation, pro-social behaviours and joint attention. This program provides great ideas for goal oriented play with your child. This program includes activities and suggestions under the following domains: facilitating interactive play play routines vocabulary ideas in play routines

This 9 page resource has been developed for children with Autism or intellectual disabilities who require additional support to develop their communication skills. This program explores what is cueing hierarchy and how to implement it to build an individuals communication skill. Ideas and activities are provided for building vocabulary (individual and group activities) and explores visual scaffolds to support the individual to understand and retain information. Great resource to print and provide to parents/ carers….

There are a total of 28 peg cards which explores various school difficulties and problems. Each card includes one realistic problem that students can resonate with as well as reflective options to explore whether that problem is small or big. In addition a rating scale has been included to help the student reflect and isolate the severity and impact of the presenting problem. This is a great activity for individual or group counseling activity. Laminate the cards and use a white board marker or you can use pegs.

There are a total of 36 peg cards which explores various school difficulties and problems. Each card includes one realistic problem that students can resonate with as well as reflective options to explore whether that problem is small or big. In addition a rating scale has been included to help the student reflect and isolate the severity and impact of the presenting problem. This is a great activity for individual or group counseling activity. Laminate the cards and use a white board marker or you can use pegs.

This one page tip sheet includes strategies for how to respond to a child’s speech in a manner which increases their communication skills. This tip sheet explores 1. Expansion 2. Imitation and 3 use of rewards with communication attempts.

This fun game of Teacher Says is based on the game “Simon Says” and is perfect to engage little learners! These can be used as a whole class activity which encourages gross motor skills and co-ordination. Ideal for early childhood educators to support students with following directions and developing and imitating movements. Simple put each of the cards in a jar and utilize them as you wish! These are colourful and engaging cards and are versatile! Simply laminate, cut and you can use this resource over and over for years to come!

Being unkind is never okay. It is hurtful and it can impact someone for a long time. Throughout these task cards, children will be asked to explore and reflect on the difference between kind and unkind behaviours. These will help to create compassion, kindness and an anti-bullying mindset.

Estrategias para apoyar a los niños con Ansiedad Anxiety and fearful behaviour can be common in children, especially as they come across new situations and experiences. This is quite typical and children often learn to cope with different fears and worries. At times however they may need some extra support. This five page document is great to isolate what is normal anxiety in children and provides strategies and interventions to support children who are experiencing concerning anxiety which requires support and intervention.

This resource has been developed to support the Speech Therapy Goal of strengthening lungs for breathing and speaking. This resource includes visuals to support individuals to understand the program. There are numerous and specific exercises included to support this goal. This is a great handout to provide to parents and caregivers to reinforce and extend upon Speech Therapy goals. Additionally, some colouring pages which shows illustrates the “lungs” are included to support the individual to understand where the lungs are within their body.

This one page handout is designed to support parents/carers to understand and implement basic strategies to build the child’s communication skills whilst meeting their needs and wants. To become good communicators, children must recognize that communication can meet their needs and wants. This way the child associates communication with something positive. For example, communication = getting needs/wants met. Your child must NEED and WANT to communicate. This document shows how you can implement strategies to increase the child’s development of communication skills.

The following 20 page “Supporting Communication in the Classroom” package includes information and strategies to support the development of communication within a classroom context. Overview of Contents include: • Communication – what is communication? How do we communicate? Levels of communication complexity. • Supporting Communication in the classroom – AAC in the classroom • The teachers role as a communication partner • Instructional Strategies – Prompts and Questions • Teaching Strategies • Strategies for Managing a Differentiated Classroom

This 25 page program has been developed to provide ideas and activities to support a child to develop their communication skills. Inside this program, you will find activities and ideas for actions and gestures, singing songs and communicating at different times of the day. This program has been developed collaboratively by an Occupational Therapist, and Speech Therapist. Using Key Word Sign is introduced with clear visuals exploring how to use it within your child’s day to day life. This is a great program for children with autism, intellectual disabilities or communication delays. Great resource to print and provide to parents/ carers….

These printable cards help students to be able to identify their feelings and emotions. Supporting students to isolate their feelings and emotions and getting them to attribute them to the source can often be very difficult. Sometimes a little bit of extra support is needed to help build emotional literacy and development. My Feelings and Emotions cards include 24 cards in both colour and 24 cards in black/white outline (great for colouring in!) Cards include a visual and the written word. The cards include: mischievous, in love, shock, disgusted, jealous, calm, frustrated, courageous, bored, angry, confused, curious, embarrassed, disappointed, excited, grumpy, happy, nervous, proud, sad, scared, shy, silly and surprised.

This speech therapy resource has been developed to assist you in teaching your child to use tactile cues as a means of enhancing their communication development. Tactile cues are used with some individuals who may requires further support to encourage communication development and to support existing communication skills. This may be children with Autism, intellectual disability and learning difficulties. This handout explores: What are tactile cues? Why use them? Introducing tactile cues into everyday life Program example of utilizing tactile cues for independent living skills

THERE ARE OVER 40 DAILY TEMPLATES. EACH OF THESE DAILY TEMPLATES INCLUDE A SELF-LOVE DAILY WRITING PROMPT AS WELL AS A MOTIVATIONAL SELF-LOVE QUOTE. This Self-Love Journal is a tool that allows you to process complex thoughts and emotions which can help promote positive thinking, self-talk and self-love. Journaling is a powerful tool which can help improve self awareness by clearing mental clutter, focus your mind and build awareness of your own thoughts, feelings and behaviours. We encourage you to use this Self-Love journal as part of your everyday routine. Doing this will help you to become more conscious of your mindset, enable personal growth and shift your mind towards gratitude and self-love and acceptance. STORE CREDITS - Did you know…? • Each time you give feedback on a product, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. Feedback to TpT Sellers, just like feedback to students, is a valuable tool to aid improvement of future products. Go to your “My Purchases” page to view past downloads, and provide a rating and comment. • You can be the first to know about new discounts, freebies and product launches. Look for the green star next to the TpT store logo and click it to become a follower and receive email updates about the store.

This is a fun, engaging, creative and non-threatening intervention which is great for students to explore emotional regulation, anger management, reflective practice and self care. What to do? 1.Encourage students to explore each of the 24 realistic scenarios on each page and reflect on how that scenario would make them feel. This also encourages empathy, compassion and consideration into the feelings and actions of others as they resonate with each scenario. 2.The next step is for the students to explore the “Anger Management Strategy Ingredients” list and tick what anger management strategy they could or would employ and use for that particular scenario. This helps students to reflect, explore and gain insight into their own feelings and behaviours. 3.Students then put those ingredients into the “blender” which is located on each page to cement the lesson. There are 24 visuals for already developed anger management strategies which students can utilize. There are an addition 12 blank visual cards for students to explore some of their own individual and unique self-care strategies that work for them. 4.Lastly, students can create a name for that particular anger management smoothie. This heightens the learning outcomes and students become more likely to explore and employ these anger management strategies within their everyday life. NOTE – There is a COMPLETED example page so students can see this resource in action!