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.
These fox 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 and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
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 fox” “yellow fox” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “fox is red” “fox is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the fox is red” “the fox 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.
These turkey 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 and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
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 turkey” “yellow turkey” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “turkey is red” “turkey is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the turkey is red” “the turkey 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.
This adapted Halloween work book contains a variety of different activities for students to work on a variety of skills such as counting, colour / color recognition, shapes, vocabulary and so much more.
★ 42 activities included. ★
Comes with both spelling options - color/colour.
The activities included;
• Matching identical images
• Matching b/w to colour images
• Matching words to pictures
• Matching symbols to pictures
• Matching numbers
• Counting candy in a jar and matching numbers
• Match feelings
• Match symbols to feelings
• Match words (emotion names) to feelings
• Matching colour Frankensteins
• Matching colour pumpkins
• Match colour Frankensteins to colour splats
• Match colour pumpkins to colour splats
• Sequence matching
• Visual discrimination matching - different directions
• Point to vocabulary (“point to the witch” etc.)
• Shopping list - shop for Halloween items - 2 different levels
• Match basic 2d shape outlines to pumpkin shapes
• Match 2d shape names to pumpkin shapes
★ Also comes with a recording sheet for you to be able to record and track student progress as they complete the different activities included in this resource. ★
This Halloween themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their math, number, counting, fine motor and problem solving skills. As well as all these skills, this activity will provide your students with the opportunity to look at images of Halloween and use these as a talking point.
The puzzles come in 3 different difficulty levels;
• Level 1 - 0-3
• Level 2 - 0-5
• Level 3 - 0-10
There is a range of ways that these can be used in your classroom such as;
• Print out the b/w puzzles, cut them up and hand them out to your students. Have your students put the puzzles together, sticking them onto a piece of paper/into their work book, then colour them in.
• Print out the puzzles, cut them up and laminate them. Use them as a center activity where your students have to look at the numbers on the bottom of each puzzle piece, put them into numerical order to make the puzzle.
• Print out two copies of each puzzle (one copy can be b/w), laminate one as a full puzzle (i recommend the b/w one) and then cut out the puzzle pieces on the other puzzle. Laminate the puzzle pieces. Have your students match the individual pieces onto the completed puzzle. This provides a lower ability option for students struggling.
Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their counting skills.
This simplified story is based on the bible story The 7 Days of Creation. It includes 11 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story.
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.
This is a fun, and simple way to introduce a Bible story into your classroom and Religious Education lessons. You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library.
Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills.
This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference.
This simplified story is based on the bible story Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand. It includes 13 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story.
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.
This is a fun, and simple way to introduce a Bible story into your classroom and Religious Education lessons. You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library.
Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills.
This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference.
This Community Helpers 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. This also provides your students with a great opportunity to further their understanding of community helpers, what they do and who they can go to for help in different situations.
Comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
This adapted book is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail, become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols and start to build upon their language and vocabulary skills.
The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Community Helpers.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support and help to understand why they need to have their nails cut, and how this might make them feel. This social story will hopefully encourage them and help them to understand the process.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ My fingernails grow everyday.
♦ When my fingernails get too long, I need to have them cut.
♦ If my fingernails are too long, they might snap or scratch me or someone else.
♦ My family will help me cut my nails.
♦ My teacher will help me cut my nails.
♦ I should sit really still when I’m having my nails cut.
♦ Sometimes, I might get scared of the nail clippers. This is ok.
♦ My family will be happy when my nails are cut.
♦ My teacher will be happy when my nails are cut.
♦ When my nails are cut, they won’t be as sharp.
♦ Once my nails are cut, I can go back to playing.
This Christmas crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your Christmas - or Elf - themed topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where an elf has been frozen! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects.
This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels.
This crime scene includes the following activities;
• Time/Clock Recognition
Students need to look at the CCTV images and match the time (clocks) to when the elf was frozen to give you the time frame. The suspects are then asked where they were at that time.
• Taste
Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Cookies) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it.
• Smell
Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Milk) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this.
• Addition/Subtraction
Laminate the sums and freeze them into ice cubes. Students have to work out how to get the clue out of the ice (melting it, cracking through it etc). They then work out the sum and match it to the suspect who has the same number as the answer to the sum.
• Clue Book
Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think froze the elf.
• Wanted Poster
Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead.
Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works.
This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc.
Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to cookies and milk for students to taste/smell.
This adapted St Patrick’s Day work book contains a variety of different activities for students to work on a variety of skills such as counting, colour / color recognition, shapes, vocabulary, sequencing, directional skills and so much more.
★ 54 activities included. ★
Comes with both spelling options - color/colour.
The activities included;
• Matching identical images
• Matching b/w to colour images
• Matching symbols to images
• Matching symbols to verb images
• Matching identical shamrock numbers
• Counting gold coins in the pot 0-5
• Counting gold coins in the pot 5-10
• Putting the amount of gold coins into the pot (numbers included)
• Matching numbers to ten frames 0-5
• Matching numbers to ten frames 5-10
• Match 2d basic shapes to shamrock shapes in clouds
• Order the sequence of life cycle of a leprechaun
• Matching identical feeling images - leprechauns
• Matching symbols to feeling images - rainbows
• Matching words to feeling images - rainbows
• Matching identical color leprechauns
• Matching color leprechauns to color splats
• Matching sequences of images
• Matching the different directions of images
• Point to the images (upon request) or name them (upon request)
• Shopping for items at the store - follow shopping list
• Match basic 2D shapes to shamrock shapes
• Match words (shape names) to shamrock shapes
• Match the shamrock alphabet
• Order the shamrock alphabet
• Match the shamrock upper case to lower case alphabet
• Match images to initial letters
• Follow the pattern and fill in the missing picture
• Read the story and then order the images
• Overwrite/form numbers 0-5 and 6-10
• Sort big and small shamrocks
• What comes next? Counting onwards
• What comes before? Counting backwards
• Counting how many coins are in the pot and writing (or using the numbers included) to match
• Counting the shamrocks in the ten frames 10-20 and writing (or using the numbers included) to match
• Who is heavier/lighter? Shamrock v leprechaun
• Greater than, less than and equal to
This visual communication fan is a great way for your students to communicate with you where they are in pain. Many of our students struggle to explain where they feel pain - or where is hurting. This visual, symbol supported fan is going to help aide with the communication barriers - and get your student the help that they need.
There are a range of different body parts included on this fan, and you can put them together with a keyring and keep on you at all times. Visuals are very important to your autism and special education students. By having them portable, and on the go, it means that we can continue our communication outside of the classroom.
Body parts included are;
arm
head (boy)
head (girl)
ear
eye
finger
foot
knee
ankle
leg
lips
nose
shoulders
stomach
teeth
thumb
toe
tongue
hand
wrist
I highly recommend cutting out each of the individual fan pieces, laminating them then hole punching the bottom and attaching to a keyring so that they can be used to show students quickly and easily.
This pet adapted book is a great way for students to work on learning about different pets and being able to match the image symbol to the correct page and photograph of the pet. This adapted book will allow your students to learn more about the different pets that people keep at home with them.
This adapted book uses photos of different pets - and for this reason, comes in col. option only for printing. This is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail and to become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols.
The pets included are;
• turtle
• rabbit
• cat
• chinchilla
• dog
• fish
• parrot
• snake
Instructions
• Cut out, laminate and bind each of the pages together to make this into a book.
• Cut out and laminate each of the individual symbols.
• Print and laminate the base board (last page in PDF file)
• Put velcro onto the blank boxes on the pages in the adapted book and onto the back of the symbols. Also put velcro onto the base board.
• Store symbols on the base board. When students work their way through the book they will choose the symbol that they need from the base board and then put it onto the page in the adapted book.
The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
This I Have, Who Has Game, is a fun way for students to work on so many different skills, while also working on yoga skills. This will also double up as a fun, brain break/movement break where you can have your students to demonstrate the different yoga moves that they have on their cards. There are 39 different yoga movement cards included, and a total of 40 participation cards - meaning you could have up to 40 players taking part at once - or you can hand out more than 1 card to students - or get staff members involved in the fun!
Yoga moves included are:
♦ Airplane
♦ Archer
♦ Balancing Table
♦ Boat
♦ Bow
♦ Bridge
♦ Butterfly
♦ Camel
♦ Cat
♦ Chair
♦ Child
♦ Child Forward
♦ Cobra
♦ Corpse
♦ Cow
♦ Crab
♦ Crescent Moon
♦ Dolphin
♦ Downward Dog
♦ Dragon
♦ Eagle
♦ Flower
♦ Frog
♦ Gate
♦ Happy Baby
♦ Lion
♦ Mountain
♦ Namaste Kneeling
♦ Namaste Sitting
♦ Rag Doll
♦ Reverse Table
♦ Shark
♦ Swan
♦ Table
♦ Tree
♦ Triangle
♦ Warrior 1
♦ Warrior 2
♦ Waterfall
Instructions
• Print out each of the pages included
• Cut out and laminate each of the individual cards so that they will be stronger and longer lasting.
• Hand out the cards to each of your students - you can have up to 40 players. If you have less players than this, some students can have more than 1 card (or staff members can get included).
• Start with the ‘start here’ card and then have your students read out their cards. EG) I have the first card, who has airplane?" the next student who has the airplane card will respond with “I have airplane, (demonstrate the movement) who has archer?” etc. and this carries on throughout the whole game.
This game is going to be lots of fun for your students to provide your students with a movement break / brain break to get them back on track with their work, while having fun and working together as a class.
Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms.
These mini symbol cards are perfect to use as a class timeline/schedule to improve your classroom management, organisation and help students to visually see what they will be doing throughout the day and preparing themselves. Please note that these symbols are small - and are designed to be used on individual schedule/timelines for your students.
This resource will really help keep your students focused on their task at hand while helping them to transition to the next activity but also knowing what to expect throughout the day. By having a fixed timeline in front of them students will become more aware of what is expected of them through the day - this will especially help with students who may get anxious about the unknown.
The symbols included so far;
♦ English
♦ Literacy
♦ Math
♦ Numeracy
♦ Geography
♦ History
♦ PE
♦ ICT
♦ IT
♦ Computers
♦ iPads
♦ Choice
♦ Assembly
♦ Music
♦ Outside
♦ Trip
♦ Park
♦ Walk
♦ Playtime
♦ Dinner
♦ Snack
♦ Home
♦ School
♦ Guided Reading
♦ Art
♦ Library
♦ Drama
♦ Party
♦ Birthday
♦ Celebration
♦ Science
♦ Colouring
♦ Coloring
♦ Writing
♦ Language Arts
♦ Field Trip
♦ French
♦ Bus
♦ Spelling
♦ Group Work
♦ Gym
♦ Lunch
♦ Reading
♦ Story
♦ Cookery
♦ Bathroom
♦ Playground
♦ Breakfast
♦ Swimming
♦ Horse Riding
♦ Science
♦ Fine Motor Skills
♦ Multi-sensory Room
♦ Speech Therapist
♦ Painting
♦ Brush Teeth
♦ Farm
♦ Beach
♦ Church
♦ Bible
♦ Religious Studies
♦ Field
♦ Sports Day
♦ Field Day
♦ Sensory
♦ Shopping
♦ Life Skills
♦ Work
♦ Drawing
♦ Play Dough
♦ Nurse
♦ Dentist
♦ Surprise
♦ Dance
♦ Museum
♦ Singing
♦ Choir
♦ Alphabet
♦ Arrive
♦ Book Fair
♦ Circle Time
♦ Zoo
♦ Fire Drill
♦ German
♦ Gifted
♦ Guidance Counselor
♦ Photos
♦ Go Home
♦ Morning Meeting
♦ Mystery Reader
♦ Phonics
♦ Physics
♦ Pledge
♦ Role Play
♦ Recess
♦ Playtime
♦ Science Fair
♦ Social Skills
♦ Spanish
♦ Task Boxes
♦ 1:1 Work
♦ Trampoline
♦ Disco
♦ Gardening
♦ Brain Break
♦ Yoga
This Easter eggs crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your Easter topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where someone has stolen Easter eggs from the Easter Bunny! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects.
This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels.
This crime scene includes the following activities;
• Taste
Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Cheese) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it.
• Smell
Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Chocolate) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this.
• Interview
The Easter Bunny has interviewed an eye witness - the moose! Students need to read through the interview and answer the comprehension questions to find out more information about the suspect and try to work out who stole the Easter eggs.
• Comparing Evidence
We have found a before and after photo of the crime scene! Students need to look at the pictures and then answer questions about the two photos to find out the clues.
• Matching Footprints
Footprints were left at the scene. Students need to match these to the suspects footprints.
• Clue Book
Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has stolen the Easter Bunny’s eggs.
• Wanted Poster
Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead.
Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works.
This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc.
Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to cheese and chocolate for students to taste/smell.
This counting activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during the run up to St David’s Day or Spring. Students follow the instructions on the page to put the daffodils into the field of grass.
There are printable daffodils included - or you can use real daffodils to add some extra sensory fun to your learning.
Two boards are included (daffodil and daffodil’s). Numbers go from 0-10. On the top of the board there is a blank box. This is where you change out the numbers (included) for students to follow. The instructions come with visual, symbol prompts to support your learners.
For example;
“Put 5/five daffodils in the grass” - and then the student has to put 5 daffodils onto the grass.
This activity is also a great way for students to work on their fine motor skills, picking up daffodils - printed or real.
I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future.
Instructions
Print out the base boards and laminate them (two boards)
Print, cut and laminate the individual number cards (0-10) and daffodils.
Put the number cards onto the board to complete the instruction for students to follow i.e ‘Put 6 daffodils in the grass.’
Your students will love working on their attention to detail skills with these Spring themed ‘Same or Different?’ task cards. These task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to pay close attention to detail and look for similarities and differences in different images.
Each task card contains 2 images and students then need to decide whether these images are the same as each other, or different. They then choose their answer out of the 2 choices - ‘same’ or ‘different’ on the right hand side of the task card.
Students can either use a dry-wipe pen or clothing peg to choose their answers. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future.
This activity will be a great addition to your Spring centers. There are 28 different task cards included in this pack.
Instructions
Print out the task cards.
Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards.
Have your students use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg to choose their answer.
These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their fine motor and attention to detail skills during Spring. Students need to look at the the different puzzle pieces, paying close attention to detail, and match the jigsaw halves together. When the halves are put together, they will form a Spring themed image.
There are 20 different puzzles included in this pack and they will be a great addition to your Spring activities and centers.
Your students will love working on their fine motor and attention skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the puzzle pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future.
Instructions
Print out the puzzle pieces.
Cut the puzzles in half and laminate them.
Lay them out for your students to piece the puzzle pieces together.
These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
These wh question task cards are perfect to add some Spring fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different spring themed task cards included in this pack. Each task card contains a wh- question on top and then 4 images underneath. Students need to answer the wh- question by pointing to the correct, corresponding image.
The wh- questions are;
Who?
What?
Where?
Which?
Your students will love working on their wh- question and answering skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
This The Princess and the Pea 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 1-8 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 The Princess and the Pea and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your The Princess and the Pea 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.