Hero image

Teaching Autism

Average Rating4.23
(based on 30 reviews)

I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.

447Uploads

150k+Views

31k+Downloads

I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.
Guy Fakes Comprehension, Bonfire Night
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Guy Fakes Comprehension, Bonfire Night

(0)
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.
Christmas Wh- Questions, Adapted Book
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Christmas Wh- Questions, Adapted Book

(0)
This Christmas themed wh- question adapted book is a great way for students to work on their wh- questions in an adapted and suitable way. Students 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 Christmas.
Halloween Word Puzzle Activities
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Halloween Word Puzzle Activities

(0)
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!
Guy Fakes Word to Picture Matching Activity, Bonfire Night
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Guy Fakes Word to Picture Matching Activity, Bonfire Night

(0)
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.
Mailing a Letter, Sequencing Adapted Book
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Mailing a Letter, Sequencing Adapted Book

(0)
This adapted book is a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to mail a letter - a very important life skill which can be hard for many of our students to master. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to mail a letter, and help to promote independence during this routine. Students have to read - or be read - the sentence on top of the page and then find the matching symbol that matches the sentence. This a great way to start having your students understand what they are reading/listening to and taking in the information. Students can then process this information and find the relevant symbol that fits with what is happening in the current situation. 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.
3 Little Pigs Write the Room Activity
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

3 Little Pigs Write the Room Activity

(0)
This 3 Little Pigs 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 numbers 1-10 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 3 Little Pigs and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your 3 Little Pigs 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.
Special Education / Autism Classroom Set Up Pack
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Special Education / Autism Classroom Set Up Pack

13 Resources
This is a bundle of autism / spec ed resources from my store that will be great to help you set up your new autism / special education classroom or just to update it and introduce some new strategies. Each resource comes with instructions so you are able to implement them and use them in the best possible way in your classroom! We use these within our classroom every year and they work wonders with our students, so I am able to personally recommend you these resources and know that you will find them just as helpful in your classroom! This bundle includes; ♦ I Am Working For Board This reward system is a great way to keep students focused and engaged on their task, they'll have a visual to show what they are working for and also how much more they have to do to achieve it! ♦ Good Morning Greeting Book Have you ever found it so hard to get students ready in the mornings to start their work day? These Good Morning books are a great way to fix a morning routine to help ease your students into their day. ♦ Good Afternoon Greeting Book Afternoons can be so crazy busy, especially if your students have been outside running around! Settling back down to do work can be a really difficult task, so these Good Afternoon books are a great way to help your students regain their focus and settle back into their work routine. Having this take place every afternoon will introduce a solid routine for your students and they will know what to expect. ♦ Year Round Editable Newsletters If your classroom is as busy as any other Spec Ed class, then you'll find having time to keep families up to date with all the goings on can be really hard work! These editable newsletters are themed year round and can be so quick to put together. It also means that you can email AND print to send home to families just in case! It's a great way to add in little reminders too! ♦ Conversation Prompt Cards It can be really hard for students to try and build conversations and relationships with others in their class. These conversation prompt cards are a great way to encourage students and help them think up new conversation ideas to help improve their social skills. ♦ Communication Book If you have students who are non verbal or have limited speech then these communication books will be a great asset in your class. Once put together, they can be hung up or stored away in a place where the student is able to learn to independently get their book when needed. Having difficulties communicating can be a huge trigger for some students, so having this communication aide set up for them will be a huge help to them and can also help to improve their independence! ♦ Behavior/Behaviour Story A lot of students learn best through visuals and stories. This visual story book is a great way to help students think about their behaviour/behavior and how it will affect others around them. ♦ Class Timeline/Schedule Cards Transition and wondering what is coming next can be a huge burden for some students and get them very anxious. By providing a timeline of the day, students are able to visually see what is happening that day, what's coming next and what they can expect. It will reduce the 'unknown' for them and also the fear that comes with that. ♦ Supporting Autism & Spec Ed Walkthrough This 66 page walkthrough is packed full of literally everything you can imagine to help make your class more suitable for the students. There are so many great ideas including visuals, reward systems, symbols, sensory toys, behaviour/behavior management, iPad apps and so much more. ♦ Home to School Liaison Book The contact between Home/School is vital to help your students with their day to day life. It will keep both of you informed with how the student is doing and if there are any major things going on in their life at the moment. It will also help you to build a stronger relationship with those involved with the home life of the student. This will help you all work together to help the student get the most out of their life and to really help push and motivate them to achieve their best. ♦ Traffic Light Behaviour/Behavior Posters This traffic light system has proved to be a big hit in many classrooms. You can set it up whichever way you like - it could be for behaviours/behaviors or noise levels etc. It's a great way for students to visually see what you are thinking and how the classroom/student are doing right now. ♦ First, Then Visual Boards & Symbols This pack comes with a variety of different boards in 2 different levels as well as over 60 symbol cards! This is a great resource to help your students cope and to provide them with a visual of what is expected over a short period of time - also to encourage them should a 'choice' or 'reward' activity be coming up. ♦ Hitting / My Hands Social Story This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with hitting. A lot of children hit others as a sign of frustration, anxiety, pain etc. - sometimes we may even find no explanation for why they are hitting but hopefully this social story will help reduce hitting behaviours. ♦ Biting / My Mouth Social Story This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with biting. A lot of children bite others as a sign of frustration, anxiety, pain etc. - sometimes we may even find no explanation for why they are biting but hopefully this social story will help reduce biting behaviours.
Feed the Monkey Instruction Task Cards
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Feed the Monkey Instruction Task Cards

(0)
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.
CVC Write the Room Activity
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

CVC Write the Room Activity

(1)
This activity includes 20 different write the room flashcards. All images and vocabulary are linked to the theme of CVC words. This come with 2 levels of difficulty. Students can either use flashcards 1-10 or 1-20, depending upon which you think is most suitable to your students. There are 2 different recording sheets to accommodate the 2 different levels. One uses 1-10 and one uses 1-20. All flashcards are ready numbered. An answer key is provided on the bottom two pages 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.
CVC Activities: Spelling Task Cards
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

CVC Activities: Spelling Task Cards

(1)
This resource contains 30 different task cards. There are 6 task cards per vowel - a,e,i,o,u. Each task card contains an image and 3 boxes below for students to either write in or to place magnetic letters/foam letters. I highly recommend cutting each task card out individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Using magnetic or foam letters is a great way to make an activity more interactive and enjoyable for your students. I recommend purchasing some letters from a local store or on Amazon for this activity. You can either leave letters out on a table or make the activity even more fun by hiding the letters in sensory trays and/or using fishing rods to catch the magnetic letters. Great fun to help students practice their CVC words. Comes in colour or black and white option for ink friendly printing. Contains 15 pages.
CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards

(0)
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.
March Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

March Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws

(0)
This resource contains 7 different, short story, sequencing jigsaws. Students simply read the short story then use the information that they have read to figure out which order to place the image into the jigsaw. All the jigsaws comes in b/w option and col option for your preference. The stories are; * St David's Day (Welsh celebration 1st March) * St Patrick's Day * The Ugly Duckling * Barry the Bug (and his Spring walk) * Life cycle of a caterpillar
June Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

June Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws

(0)
This resource contains 7 different, short story, sequencing jigsaws. Students simply read the short story then use the information that they have read to figure out which order to place the image into the jigsaw. All the jigsaws comes in b/w option and col option for your preference. The stories are; ★ I jump out of bed and rush to my daddy, “Happy Father’s Day!” I shout. I jump onto his bed and hand him the mug that I bought him. On the bottom of his bed I hang the bunting of ties that I made. Daddy says he loves them, he picks me up into the air and puts me on his shoulders! ★ Me and my friends are talking about what we love about our dads. I love it when my dad carries me on his shoulders, Dave loves when his dad cooks a bbq. Alicia loves when she can just spend time with her dad, and Alice loves watching her dad rock her baby sister to sleep. ★ Today I’m at a pool party. When I arrive, I run straight for the water slide, and slide all the way down! I can see Dave holding some water bombs, then he throws a green one at me, splashing all over me. I hurry and pick up a red water bomb to throw back. ★ Me and my grandma have been making a summer to do list. First, we are going to go camping. Then, we are going to drive all the way down to the beach so I can go surfing! Then, finally, we are going to go to a hotel and relax in the sun. ★ My teacher asked me to name 4 things that remind me of Summer. I said the ocean is 1st, because we always go to the beach in the Summer. Then, a crab, because we try to find them at the beach. Then, there’s ice cream - the best cold treat! And, finally, of course, the sun! ★ It’s the first day of Summer, so dad is cooking us a bbq. First, I have to put the table cloth on our table, then dad starts to put food on the bbq to cook. I put on a special apron and hat so that I can be dad’s assistant chef. Finally, once the food is all cooked, I get to eat a cheeseburger! ★ We’re going to the beach today! Mom says I have to look for the beach sign, then we know we have arrived! When we arrive, I look up to see the sun shining, it’s very bright and hot! Mom puts an umbrella in the sand so we have some shade. Then, she helps to bury me under all the sand!
Adam and Eve Bible Story Flashcard Story
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Adam and Eve Bible Story Flashcard Story

(1)
This resource contains an 18 mini page simplified story of Adam and Even from the Bible. 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 to keep students engaged. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k and to introduce the Bible into your setting
Noah's Ark Bible Flashcard Story
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Noah's Ark Bible Flashcard Story

(0)
This resource contains a 22 mini page simplified version of the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible. 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 to keep students engaged. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k. This resource is a great way for you introduce a bible story into your teaching.
Animals Adapted Sentence Building Book
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Animals Adapted Sentence Building Book

(0)
This resource contains an animal themed adapted / sentence building book that is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail and be able to build sentences from what they can see. This pack comes complete with matching symbols for you to put together as an adapted book / sentence building book. The sentence structure follows ' I see a dog ' ' I see a zebra ' etc. Students have to build the sentence and look at what animal they can see to match the sentence to the page. There are 21 different animals included. The symbols come on a separate page. I recommend laminating the pages with empty boxes and pictures on then binding into a book. Cut out the symbol boxes individually and laminate. You can either have these spread out on a board/table for students to choose from or stick them muddled up on the back of the page in front for students to choose from. Brilliant for building sentences with children who need symbols for prompts. Also great for non-verbal students. If you like this symbol book, you may like to view my Animal Symbol Book Sentence Building bundle, which includes 4 sets of sentence building books about animals, you can find it here. Animals included are: ♦ bear ♦ bird ♦ bug ♦ butterfly ♦ cat ♦ caterpillar ♦ dog ♦ duck ♦ elephant ♦ fish ♦ fox ♦ lion ♦ monkey ♦ mouse ♦ octopus ♦ owl ♦ parrot ♦ pig ♦ spider ♦ turtle ♦ zebra
April No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

April No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets

(0)
This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the month of April. 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.
July No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

July No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets

(0)
This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the month of July. 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 pack covers; ♦ Canada Day ♦ 4th July/Independence Day ♦ Misc Summer
David & Goliath Bible Story Flashcard Story
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

David & Goliath Bible Story Flashcard Story

(0)
This resource contains a 31 mini story book following the simplified story of David and Goliath from the Bible. 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 to keep students engaged. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option as well as British and American spellings i.e armor/armour. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k and a great way to introduce the Bible stories into your teaching.
Little Red Hen Word to Pic Matching Autism
TeachingAutismTeachingAutism

Little Red Hen Word to Pic Matching Autism

(0)
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 The Little Red Hen. 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 resource includes 2 different word to picture matching activities. Comes in col or b/w option