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 resource contains 24 different task cards giving students the choice of two answers - yes or no - to the question at the top. Each task card contains 1 question, 1 image and 2 answers.
The task cards are all in the theme of Feelings / Emotions.
These task cards come in col and b/w option for your preference.
They are a great way to encourage students to pay attention to detail, the image that they are looking at and to answer appropriately.
I recommend cutting out each card individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Students can complete with a dry wipe pen or a peg so that they can be used again.
This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the theme of Spring. These worksheets are great time fillers and a great way to encourage students to use their imagination and work on their creative writing skills.
All the worksheets comes in b/w option and are no prep - simply print and go.
The worksheets contain an image with the start of a sentence at the top of the worksheet with writing lines underneath for students to finish the sentence.
This activity is great to take part with small or large groups. All themes are linked to the theme of Autumn / Fall. This comes with image bingo cards, image and word flash cards as well as small word/image cards and just word cards.
The second page of the PDF contains instructions on different ways you can use this bingo resource in your classroom.
10 different boards in total - up to 10 players during one game.
I would recommend laminating each board individually for them to be stronger and longer lasting but this is personal choice.
This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the theme of Autumn / Fall. These worksheets are great time fillers and a great way to encourage students to use their imagination and work on their creative writing skills.
All the worksheets comes in b/w option and are no prep - simply print and go.
The worksheets contain an image with the start of a sentence at the top of the worksheet with writing lines underneath for students to finish the sentence.
This activity is great to take part with small or large groups. All themes are linked to the theme of Easter. This comes with image bingo cards, image and word flash cards as well as small word/image cards and just word cards.
The second page of the PDF contains instructions on different ways you can use this bingo resource in your classroom.
10 different boards in total - up to 10 players during one game.
I would recommend laminating each board individually for them to be stronger and longer lasting but this is personal choice.
This activity includes 10 different write the room flashcards. All images and vocabulary are linked to the theme of Dental Health.
There is a recording sheet and answer key included for students to take part in this activity, they can then either self mark their answers - or you can with ease with the answer key provided.
All flashcards are ready numbered. An answer key is provided on the bottom page of the recording sheet PDF file.
Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. This download includes two PDF documents - one for the flashcards and one for the recording sheets.
I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual flashcards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
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 practising their vocabulary and spelling skills.
This Animals themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Animal word searches and also 4 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 21 (8 words)
♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 11 (16 words)
♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Animal theme word searches
♦ Vocabulary posters with all the words from the word searches
♦ Answer keys
Word search puzzle themes (pages) include;
• mammals
• amphibians
• reptiles
• insects
• jungle animals
• wetland animals
• pets
• desert animals
• ocean animals
• arctic animals
• rainforest animals
• farm animals
Vocabulary included; aardvark, adder, alligator, amphibians, animal, ant, anteater, arctic , armadillo, baboon, bear, bearded dragon, beaver, bee, beetle, birds, boa, bugs, bullfrog, camel, cat, caterpillar, chameleon, cheetah, chicken, clownfish, cobra, cockroach, common, cow, coyote, crayfish, crocodile, desert, dog, dolphin, duck, eagle, eel, elephant, elk, farm, fish, fly, fox, frog, gecko, giant, giraffe, goat, gopher, gorilla, grizzly bear, groundhog, hamster, hare, hedgehog, heron, hippo, horse, humming bird, iguana, insects, jaguar, jellyfish, jungle, kangaroo, koala, larvae, leopard, lice, lion, lizard, lobster, mammals, manatee, mealworm, monkey, moose, moth, mouse, newt, ocean, octopus, orangutan, otter, panda, parrot, pets, pig, platypus, polar, pufferfish, puffin, python, rabbit, rainforest, rattle, reindeer, reptile, rooster, salamander, scorpion, seahorse, shark, sheep, skunk, sloth, slug, snake, snapping, spider, spiders, starfish, stingray, quail, tarantula, tiger, toad, tortoise, toucan, tree, turtle, types, viper, vulture, walrus, wasp, wetland, whale, wolf, zebra
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 Dinosaurs themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Dinosaur word searches and also 1 vocabulary poster that includes 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 Dinosaur 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.
This Pirate themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Pirate word searches and also 3 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches.
This resource includes;
♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 10 (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 Pirate 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 25 different animal matching poke cards. Students have to match the skin of the animal to the correct animal out of a choice of 3 below. Simply put an object/coffee stirrer etc. through the hole to select the answer. Students can self check their answers and also record their answers on a recording sheet.
Instructions
1. Print out the cards onto card stock - 4 per page.
2. Laminate each of the cards.
3. Hole punch each of the cards on the + sign with a single-hole puncher.
4. Turn each card over and use a marker to circle the hole that corresponds with the correct answer.
5. (Optional) Hole punch each card in the upper left hand corner so that you can keep them altogether with a keyring.
6. Find coffee stirrers or cupcake picks for your students to use as ‘safe pokers’
An answer key is included for you to be able to check students answers quickly.
This activity is great to take part with small or large groups. All themes are linked to the theme of Christmas. This comes with image bingo cards, image and word flash cards as well as small word/image cards and just word cards.
The second page of the PDF contains instructions on different ways you can use this bingo resource in your classroom.
10 different boards in total - up to 10 players during one game.
I would recommend laminating each board individually for them to be stronger and longer lasting but this is personal choice.
This Halloween bingo activity is great to take part with small or large groups. All themes are linked to the theme of Halloween. This comes with image bingo cards, image and word flash cards as well as small word/image cards and just word cards.
The second page of the PDF contains instructions on different ways you can use this bingo resource in your classroom.
11 different boards in total - up to 11 players during one game.
I would recommend laminating each board individually for them to be stronger and longer lasting but this is personal choice.
This is a huge classroom decor pack that will transform your setting into a mesmerising circus theme.
Most parts of this resource are editable, however there are a few that are not. If the part isn't editable, it will state so below in the list of what is included.
Editable parts of this resource come in keynote and powerpoint formats. Non-editable parts come as PDF files. There are also a variety of different backgrounds included for your preference.
Includes the following:
♦ Alphabet Posters non-editable PDF
♦ Binder Covers and Spines
♦ Birthdays Posters
♦ Book Marks
♦ Calendar Squares
♦ Circle Labels
- bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils
♦ Class Jobs
- caboose, calendar helper, cleaner, door monitor, librarian, line leader, lunch monitor, messenger, pencil monitor, table wiper, teachers assistant, technician, attendance monitor, bathroom monitor, board cleaner, chair stacker, litter monitor, paper monitor, plant monitor, pledge leader, recycling monitor, substitute, sweeper, weather reporter, computer helper, first aid helper, sanitizer monitor, homework monitor, journal helper, vest helper, mat helper, messages helper, pet helper, bell ringer, sink helper, snack helper.
♦ Days of the Week
♦ Folder Labels
♦ Groups and Leaders
♦ Hall Passes
- girls bathroom pass, boys bathroom pass, nurses pass, hall pass.
♦ Long Labels
- bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils
♦ Lower Case Bunting non-editable PDF
♦ Monthly Calendar
♦ Months of the Year
♦ Name Plates
- Comes with alphabet - including highlighted vowels, left/right reminders and number line to 20. Also comes with handwriting lines - students can either handwrite their names onto the name tags or you can add them on ready to print.
♦ Name Plates
- Blank space for you to add text/image as you wish.
♦ Newsletters
- Comes with and without monthly toppers.
♦ Number Bunting non-editable PDF
- 0-50
♦ Number Posters non-editable PDF
- Posters with number, number name and matching ten frame. 0-20.
♦ Rectangle Labels
- bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils
♦ Reward Coupons
- sit with a friend, use any pen, no homework, bring a toy to s
This resource contains 70 different flashcards related to the theme of feelings / emotions. These are a perfect way for trying to introduce and encourage students understanding of different feelings / emotions.
The feelings included are;
♦ abandoned
♦ afraid
♦ angry (boy and girl option)
♦ anxious (boy and girl option)
♦ ashamed (boy and girl option)
♦ awesome
♦ bored (boy and girl option)
♦ brave (boy and girl option)
♦ cheerful
♦ cold
♦ concerned (boy and girl option)
♦ confident (boy and girl option)
♦ confused (boy and girl option)
♦ crazy (boy and girl option)
♦ curious (boy and girl option)
♦ determined
♦ disappointed (boy and girl option)
♦ disgusted (boy and girl option)
♦ dizzy (boy and girl option)
♦ doubtful
♦ embarrassed
♦ excited
♦ exhausted
♦ fidgety
♦ frustrated
♦ funny
♦ good
♦ grateful
♦ great
♦ grumpy
♦ home sick
♦ hot
♦ hungry
♦ in pain (boy and girl option)
♦ irritated
♦ lonely
♦ lucky
♦ mad (boy and girl option)
♦ proud
♦ relaxed
♦ sad
♦ shy (boy and girl option)
♦ sick
♦ silly
♦ sleepy
♦ surprised
♦ talkative
♦ terrified
♦ thirsty
♦ thoughtful
♦ tired
♦ uncomfortable
♦ wonderful (boy and girl option)
I would recommend cutting out and laminating each of the individual flashcards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and it also means that you can pull them out through the year when needed.
This resource contains 6 different color/colour sorting worksheets that can be laminated and re-used as part of a binder pack or as worksheets for students to cut and stick.
There are 6 cols included; red, green, yellow, purple, blue and orange.
★ The pages come in b/w and col option but the photos only come in col option. ★
A great way to see if students are able to recognise different col objects and sort them into the correct col.
Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms - color/colour.
This resource contains an adapted work folder that targets a range of different life skills for your students.
★ 20 activities included. ★
This resource also comes with 2 different levels for the grocery shopping/payment pages as well as girl/boy options for some pages.
This resource comes in both spelling options of colour and color. It comes with different PDFs to suit a variety of different countries (mainly because of the coins used when purchasing food in the grocery store)
This resource contains UK coins.
The activities included in this folder are;
♦ Writing/Spelling name
♦ Doing the laundry
Putting dirty washing and detergent into the washing machine, transferring clothes from washing machine onto the washing line, then off the washing line and into the basket
♦ Matching socks
♦ Putting items away - kitchen v garden
♦ Grocery shopping - 2 different levels
Finding items on your shopping list, taking them off the shelves and into your trolley. Then paying for them at the end by choosing the correct coins from your purse.
♦ Recycling - recycle cardboard into the green bin and food into the white bin
♦ Building a face - boy and girl option
♦ Label the body
♦ Brush teeth
Put pen on the teeth then rub off with toothbrush
♦ Wash face
Put pen on face, then wipe off with baby wipes/wet cloth
♦ Wash hands
Put pen on hands, then wipe off with baby wipes/wet cloth
♦ Dressing kids for weather - cold/hot option boy/girl option
♦ Set the table
Put fork, knife, spoon and plate into correct places on the table
If there are any life skills activities that you feel could be added to this folder, then please get in touch and I'll be happy to try and help you.
This pack includes 10 different sentence building / adapted books all related to St Patrick's Day theme. This is a great resource to use with students who may have autism / spec ed needs. The books come in differing abilities so that you can differentiate for individual abilities.
6 books come in b/w and col option, 4 books come only in col option.
The books include;
♦ What col Leprechaun? - two symbols
♦ How many objects? - two symbols
♦ How many col Leprechauns? - three symbols
♦ I can see objects - four symbols
♦ I can see col Leprechauns - five symbols
♦ I see counting col Leprechauns - five symbols
♦ Easy prepositions - one symbol
♦ Harder prepositions - three symbols
♦ Full sentence prepositions - six symbols
♦ What object? - one symbol
♦ Verbs - one symbol
♦ What doing? Verbs - one symbol (fit into sentence)
Each book comes with instructions included on the first page on how you can put this book together to get the best possible use out of it.
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.
All images/vocabulary is used to St Patrick's Day.
This pack includes 12 different sentence building / adapted books all related to Easter theme. 11 books come in b/w and col option, 1 book comes only in col option.
This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism.
The books include;
♦ What? object book - one symbol
♦ How Many? How many objects? - two symbols
♦ Easy Prepositions - two symbols
♦ Harder Prepositions - three symbols
♦ Full Sentence Prepositions - six symbols
♦ What can you see? objects - four symbols
♦ Counting and Describing Eggs - three symbols
♦ What Col eggs? Two tone - five symbols
♦ Rabbits in hedge counting - five symbols
♦ What shape is the rabbit? - two symbols
♦ Chick feeling - two symbols
♦ Chick feeling - three symbols
Each book comes with instructions included on the first page on how you can put this book together to get the best possible use out of it.
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.
All images/vocabulary is used to Easter.
This pack includes 6 different sentence building / adapted books all related to the theme of Chinese New Year. These books are great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism. It helps them pay closer attention to detail of what they are seeing, and slowly start to explain what they can see through symbols, and start to build sentences.
The books include;
♦ What? object book - one symbol
♦ What? zodiac animal book - one symbol
♦ Zodiac animal book - 'I can see a monkey' - four symbols
♦ Prepositions - one symbol (end of sentence)
♦ Prepositions harder - three symbols (animals/objects and position)
♦ Prepositions hardest - full sentence, six symbols
Each book comes with instructions included on the first page on how you can put this book together to get the best possible use out of it.
Every book comes in color/colour or black and white option.
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.
All images/vocabulary is used to Chinese New Year.
10 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to 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 Spring.