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 includes 9 different comprehension activities. Each worksheet includes a short passage on top with 3 accompanying questions underneath - 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 the story of Old Tracks, New Tricks 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 resource contains 19 different CCVC words and 18 spelling strips. 9 spelling strips are blank for students to write onto, 9 spelling strips contain dotted letter templates for students to overwrite the letters to form the CCVC words.
This resource comes in b/w and col option for your preference. I highly recommend cutting out and laminating each of the individual CCVC spelling strips so that they can be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable.
This resource is a great way for students to work on their CCVC words as well as spelling and handwriting skills.
This resource contains 13 different CVCE words and 26 spelling strips. 13 spelling strips are blank for students to write onto, 13 spelling strips contain dotted letter templates for students to overwrite the letters to form the CVCE words.
This resource comes in b/w and col option for your preference. I highly recommend cutting out and laminating each of the individual CVCE spelling strips so that they can be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable.
This resource is a great way for students to work on their CVCE words as well as spelling and handwriting skills.
10 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to look at the image on the page, then choose the corresponding symbol to place into the box below it
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 England.
13 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to look at the image on the page, then choose the corresponding symbol to place into the box below it.
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 Scotland.
This resource contains 47 different task cards where students have to follow the instructions at the top of the task card to complete the action. Comes in 2 different types; find the food to feed the monkey and feed the food to a colour/color monkey. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
These task cards are a fun way to have your students work on a variety of different skills such as; reading and following instructions, colour/color recognition, food recognition etc.
The best part about these task cards are that students can self-correct or change their answer without worrying about the answer they previously chose.
Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms - color/colour.
This activity includes 10 different write the room flashcards with recording sheets for students to fill in. All images and vocabulary are linked to the theme of Fire Safety.
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.
3 adapted books linked to the theme of Five Senses. All books come in b/w and col option.
This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism.
The 3 books are suitable for 3 different levels of learners, they are a great way to differentiate between learners individual abilities and work on learning about their five senses. You can see the different books in the preview option.
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 and British/Canadian etc classrooms. Eg - colour and color.
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 linked to the theme of Five Senses.
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 download contains a variety of file folder activities that are aligned to Kindergarten Common Core English Language Standards.
★ 17 activities included. ★
Each activity comes with a cover for your file folder with the common core targets that the activity meets on the bottom.
This resource comes in col. option only - no b/w.
Simply cut out the pieces, stick the pages into file folders with the cover on front then pull them out throughout the year to use. If you want the activities to be re-usable simply laminate them before sticking them into the file folders.
The activities included are;
♦ Reading short passages.
♦ Reading letters of alphabet.
♦ Match upper to lower case letters.
♦ Overwrite alphabet letters.
♦ Write alphabet letters.
♦ Match initial sounds to images.
♦ Match rhyming images/words.
♦ Counting syllables.
♦ Spelling CVC words.
♦ Changing letters to make new words.
♦ Read and match sight words.
♦ Form plural nouns.
♦ Answer wh- questions.
♦ Prepositions.
♦ Matching nouns.
♦ Matching verbs.
Common Core Standards
RF.K.1a, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e
This resource contains 10 different 'Halloween' 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 = 90 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 Ramadan themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Ramadan 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 9 (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 Ramadan 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 resource contains 10 different comprehension activities related to the theme of Easter.
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.
All stories are linked to Easter.
This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions.It is related to Easter to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. This activity is a great way for you to introduce the theme of Easter into your teaching while still providing students with their valuable learning.
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 resource contains 7 different comprehension activities related to the celebrate of St. Patrick's Day.
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 St Patrick's Day 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 Superhero themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Superhero 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 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 Superhero 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 any classroom, although especially with non-verbal students. It can help to encourage and promote reading and recognition of vocabulary related to objects found in a standard home. 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.
This contains 17 different activities.
All vocabulary linked to items you would find in a standard home.
This resource includes 10 different comprehension activities. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. They are all based on different fables from Aesop's Fables collection.
This includes;
♦ Belling the Cat
♦ The Country Maid and her Milk Pail
♦ The Crow and the Pitcher
♦ The Dog and his Shadow
♦ The Fox and the Stork
♦ The Fox and the Grapes
♦ The Lion and the Mouse
♦ The Miller, his Son and the Donkey
♦ The Shepherd who cried Wolf
♦ The Tortoise and the Hare
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 Aesop's Fables 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 resource contains 273 different literacy worksheets related to the theme of Community Helpers. These worksheets are easy to print with no prep required, and a great way to introduce the theme of Community Helpers into your teaching.
The activity includes the following community helpers;
♦ Chef
♦ Crossing guard
♦ Detective
♦ Doctor
♦ Farmer
♦ Firefighter
♦ Fisherman
♦ Forest ranger
♦ Lifeguard
♦ Mail man
♦ Mechanic
♦ Miner
♦ Nurse
♦ Policeman
♦ Ski guide
♦ Teacher
♦ Tour guide
♦ Trash collector
♦ Vet
♦ Waiter
♦ Waitress.
The worksheets that are included in this pack are;
• when i grow up
• talk about/draw people (jennifer the chef, joe the detective etc)
• writing prompts/discussion
• describing 'what am i'
• describing 'what am i' easier version - handwriting practice
• coloring pages with handwriting practice
• fine motor skills
• letter/name jigsaws
• color/spell the word
• color the letters
• research activity
• labelling
• a to z community helpers
• matching tools to career
• wanted posters
• missing letters
• practising handwriting letters
• matching lower case to upper case
• your spelling is on fire! (Fireman)
• animal overload! (Vet)
• taking temperature (Nurse)
• can i take your order please? (Waiter/Waitress)
• chef, we need more pizza! (Chef)
• posting letters (Mail Man)
• take the trash out (Trash collector)
• down in the forest (Forest ranger)
• grab your ski's! (Ski Guide)
• where's the tour guide? (Tour Guide)
• rate your teacher! (Teacher)
• vehicle patterns (Mechanic)
• fishing for -an words (Fisherman)
• beginning sound match (Farmer)
• detecting mistakes (Detective)
• crossing guard rhyming (Crossing Guard)
• lifeguard costume design (Lifeguard)
• scrambled letters
• missing letters
As you can see there are a HUGE amount of worksheets/resources included in this bundle.
All require no prep, print and hand out!
This resource includes 7 different comprehension activities. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. They are all based on the theme of World War 1.
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 World War 1 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.