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Letter Recognition Upper and Lower Case Matching Fried Egg Game
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Letter Recognition Upper and Lower Case Matching Fried Egg Game

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This letter recognition game is a great way for your students to work on their letter skills in a fun and engaging way. Students have to look at the upper case letter on the frying pan and then find the matching lower case letter on an egg, putting the egg into the correct frying pan. To make this activity extra fun, use a spatula for your students to pick up the eggs with and put them into the frying pan! This includes an activity for every letter of the alphabet and there are a number of ways that this can be used in your learning environment; • 1:1 work stations • Group work centers • Literacy stations • Hide the ‘eggs’ in a sensory train for students to dig out and match to the clouds This activity will also provide a great language activity, encouraging students to sound out the letters. You can also use this to encourage them to think of words that start with this letter. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the pieces individually to make them stronger and prolong the use of them. These are an excellent addition to your classroom to see if students are able to recognise and match their upper and lower case letters.
Letter Recognition Weather Game
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Letter Recognition Weather Game

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This letter recognition game is a great way for your students to work on their letter skills in a fun and engaging way. Students have to look at the letters on the cloud and then find the matching uppercase letter, lowercase letter and image that starts with the letter. This includes an activity for every letter of the alphabet and there are a number of ways that this can be used in your learning environment; • 1:1 work stations • Group work centers • Literacy stations • Hide the ‘rain drops’ in a sensory train for students to dig out and match to the clouds This activity will also provide a great language and vocabulary activity, encouraging students to sound out the letters and say/discuss the images. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the pieces individually to make them stronger and prolong the use of them. These are an excellent addition to your classroom to see if students are able to recognise initial sounds and match their upper and lower case letters.
Goldilocks Adapted Book
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Goldilocks Adapted Book

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This Goldilocks adapted book is a great way for students to read through the story of Goldilocks and take part, in an interactive way, by finding the matching symbols for each part of the story. This is a great way to involve your students more in their reading, and also to get them working on their sentence recognition skills. This will in turn, help them work on their sentence building and language skills. 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.)
Animal Adapted Books Color Recognition Colour Recognition
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Animal Adapted Books Color Recognition Colour Recognition

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These animal themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills. There are 4 different level sentence building books included for each animal and all vocabulary/images are of different color animals. The levels included are; ♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc. ♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red parrot” “yellow parrot” etc ♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “parrot is red” “parrot is yellow” etc. ♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the parrot is red” “the parrot is yellow” etc. 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. Instructions • Print out the level books that you want to use • Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book. • Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book. • Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate. • Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes. • The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
Food Toy Companion Sandwich Set
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Food Toy Companion Sandwich Set

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This toy companion resource is a great way to encourage your students to learn while playing with their toys. This resource contains a variety of different levels of task cards for students to use to target a variety of individual abilities. Each task card contains instructions on what the ‘customer’ has ordered for their sandwich. For this resource, I highly recommend purchasing a sandwich set - we purchased the Melissa & Doug Sandwich Felt Set which is perfect to use with this activity.
Autumn Fall Emergent Reader Books
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Autumn Fall Emergent Reader Books

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These Autumn / Fall themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. There are 3 books included; • Book 1 - ‘I see an apple’ • Book 2 - ‘The leaves are crunchy’ • Book 3 - 'He is gathering The variety of books allows students to experience different types of vocabulary. The books comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The books come with 2 different options of Fall or Autumn for your preference. Book 1 I see an acorn. I see an apple. I see a basket. I see a ball. I see hay. I see a leaf. I see a pinecone. I see a scarecrow. I see a squirrel. I see a sunflower I see a sweater. I see a tree. Book 2 The girl is cold. The skies are cloudy. The leaves are crunchy. The sky is foggy. The scarecrow is happy The pie is hot. The leaf is orange. The seeds are soggy. The pinecone is prickly. Book 3 He is chopping. He is collecting. She is dressing. She is drinking. She is gathering. He is harvesting. She is raking. She is reading. He is stacking. She is sweeping.
Spring Emergent Reader Books
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Spring Emergent Reader Books

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These Spring themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. There are 3 books included; • Book 1 - ‘I see a rabbit.’ • Book 2 - ‘The flowers are pretty.’ • Book 3 - ‘She is climbing.’ The variety of books allows students to experience different types of vocabulary. The books comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. Book 1 I see a bee. I see a bird. I see a butterfly. I see a chick. I see an egg. I see a flower. I see a kite. I see a lamb. I see a puddle. I see a rabbit I see a rainbow. I see an umbrella. Book 2 The flowers are pretty. The rabbit jumps high. The wind is cold. The eggs are small. The grass is green. The sun is warm. The rain is wet. Book 3 She is climbing. He is feeding chicks. The chick is hatching. He is jumping. The rabbit is eating. He is planting. He is searching. The bird is singing. He is smelling. She is walking.
Winter Emergent Reader Books
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Winter Emergent Reader Books

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These Winter themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. There are 3 books included; • Book 1 - ‘I see a blanket.’ • Book 2 - ‘His feet are cold.’ • Book 3 - ‘She is coughing.’ The variety of books allows students to experience different types of vocabulary. The books comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. Book 1 I see an avalanche. I see a blanket. I see a coat. I see a lodge. I see a mitten. I see a mug. I see a skate. I see a ski. I see a snow cloud. I see snowballs. I see a snowman. I see a snowsuit. Book 2 The tree is bare. His feet are cold. The girl is cozy. The mittens are fluffy. The polar bear is frozen. The snow is cold. Her cheeks are rosy. The icicles are sharp. The girl is stuck. The fire is warm. The snow is white. Book 3 She is building. She is coughing. The penguin is diving. He is drinking. The raccoon is hibernating. The snowman is melting. She is shivering. He is shovelling. She is shuffling. He is skating. He is skiing. He is sneezing. He is throwing.
Cinco de Mayo Emergent Reader Book
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Cinco de Mayo Emergent Reader Book

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This Cinco De Mayo themed emergent reader book is a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. The book comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The book includes; I see a cactus. I see a chilli. I see chips. I see a donkey. I see a flag. I see a girl. I see a guitar. I see a maraca. I see a dancer. (boy) I see a dancer. (girl) I see a hat. I see Mexico. I see salsa.
Snow White Write the Room
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Snow White Write the Room

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This Snow White themed 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 Snow White and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Snow White or Fairy Tale 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.
Shark Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
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Shark Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

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These shark fact themed comprehension packs are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their comprehension, reading and writing skills. There are 10 different comprehension activities included and all are based on facts of different species of sharks. Each activity consists of 2 pages - a reading passage page and an accompanying questions page. All images and stories in this comprehension pack are based on facts about different species of sharks and will be a perfect addition to your Shark Week. There is a short amount of information provided on each page and then 4 questions on another page. This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. All pages come in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
Shark Adapted Books, Shark Week
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Shark Adapted Books, Shark Week

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These Shark themed adapted books are a great way to introduce ‘Shark Week’ into your learning environment in an adapted and more suitable way for your students. This adapted book is a great way to encourage learners to pay close attention to detail, recognise and understand the images they are seeing, linking this to vocabulary and being able to start building sentences. This resource contains 2 adapted books which comes in colour/color option only. The books included are; ♦ Level 1 Color/Colour Recognition - “blue”, “red”, “yellow” etc. ♦ Level 2 Color/Colour Recognition - “blue shark”, “red shark” etc. 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, Grey/Gray etc.)
Shark Alphabet Recognition Game, Shark Week
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Shark Alphabet Recognition Game, Shark Week

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This shark themed alphabet game is a great way for students to work on their instructional skills, listening skills, and letter recognition skills. This shark game will be a great way for you to celebrate shark week in your setting. Instructions: ♦ Print out the pages that you wish to use ♦ Cut out the mouth of the shark and laminate the shark page so students can post through his mouth. Or cut out the shark on his own, cut out his mouth and then put onto a box so that students post the letter through his mouth into the box. ♦ Cut out and laminate each of the challenge cards and letter cards. ♦ Read the challenge cards to the students i.e 'Feed the shark the letter a’ ♦ Student finds the matching letter and feeds it to the shark. Included: ♦ Shark page - see instructions above on how to use. ♦ Lower case letter flashcards ♦ Upper case letter flashcards ♦ Lower case challenge cards ♦ Upper case challenge cards
Shark Write the Room, Shark Week
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Shark Write the Room, Shark Week

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This shark themed, 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 shark species and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your ‘Shark Week’ 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.
Where is the baby shark? Interactive, adapted book
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Where is the baby shark? Interactive, adapted book

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This interactive and adapted book is a great way to introduce students to books. The interactive aspect will keep students engaged and focused while reading through this short, adapted book. The book is based on a baby shark going missing. You have to help mommy shark look through parts of the ocean to find him. Instructions • Print pages 3-7 • Cut pages 3-5 in half and laminate. Then bind together as a book. • Pages 6-7 cut out all the pieces individually then laminate. On page 6 there are two seaweed options for you to choose - the large one sits over the entire picture or the two smaller ones can be put together with split pins for students to pull apart. • Staple the bottom of the seaweed on top of daddy shark and the writing, students then lift up the seaweed to reveal daddy shark and the sentence. Or if using the smaller seaweeds, make two small holes on the bottom and split pin the seaweed onto the picture covering the picture of daddy shark and the sentence below. Students then pull them apart to reveal daddy shark and the writing. • The shell goes on UPSIDE DOWN to cover grandma shark and the sentence. Staple the small end of the shell onto the top of grandma shark so that it covers the shark and sentence. Students peel this up to reveal grandma shark. • Staple bottom of rock on top of grandpa shark and sentence. Student peels it back to reveal image and sentence. • The small mouth goes on top of the whale’s actual mouth. You can either velcro this for students to pull off, use a split pin for students to slide it around or staple it for students to lift up. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color/Colour, Grey/Gray etc.
Sequencing Adapted Books Bundle
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Sequencing Adapted Books Bundle

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These adapted book are a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to complete a number of different daily tasks that are important life skills. The This adapted books go through each of the steps required to support and promote independence during the routines. 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. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color/colour etc.)
Growing a Plant, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Growing a Plant, Sequencing Adapted Book

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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 grow a plant. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to grow a plant. 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. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
Washing Dishes, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Washing Dishes, Sequencing Adapted Book

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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 wash their dishes - 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 wash dirty dishes and to put them away. 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. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
Brushing Teeth, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Brushing Teeth, Sequencing Adapted Book

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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 brush their teeth - 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 brush teeth. 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. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
Crossing the Street, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Crossing the Street, Sequencing Adapted Book

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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 safely cross the street - 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 safely cross a street. 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. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)